Benjamin F. Feuchter

Mr. Feuchter is a partner in the Albuquerque office of Hinkle Shanor LLP. He graduated cum laude from the University of New Mexico School of Law in 1999 after serving as Editor-in-Chief of the New Mexico Law Review, and has an AV Preeminent Rating from Martindale Hubbell. He assists clients with complex and sensitive tort, business, and property issues, and is considered to be a leading attorney in the emerging New Mexico medical cannabis industry. He is also an accomplished legal writer and serves on the board of several community organizations.

Past Employment

Keleher & McLeod, P.A., Attorney, October 1999 – June 2016

Honors and Awards

Outstanding Contribution to Legal Scholarship, NM Law School, 1999

Pro Bono Activities

New Mexico State Bar Young Lawyers Division, Homeless Legal Clinic, 1999 – 2004
Board Member, Center for Civic Values, 2014 – 2019
Board Member, University of New Mexico School of Law Alumni Association, 2015 – 2019
Board Member, Share Your Care, 2014 – 2019

Education

University of New Mexico School of Law, Albuquerque, New Mexico
- J.D. cum laude – 1999
- Honors: Order of the Coif
- Law Review: New Mexico Law Review, Editor-in-Chief, 1998 – 1999
University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico
- B.A. summa cum laude – 1996
- Major: Political Science
- Major: English

Bar Admissions

New Mexico, 1999
U.S. District Court District of New Mexico, 1999
U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit, 2002

Professional Memberships

American Bar Association
State Bar of New Mexico
New Mexico State Bar Cannabis Law Committee

Published Works

Practical Lessons from the New Mexico Medical Cannabis Industry, Primerus Paradigm Magazine, Fall 2019.
Home Alone: Why New Mexico Doesn’t Award Presentence Confinement Credit for House Arrest, New Mexico Law Review Vol. 28, Issue 3, 1998.