Roger A. Wagman
505-349-0842
ROGER A. WAGMAN completed his undergraduate education with honors at Tulane University. He holds an M.A. degree in psychology from Bryn Mawr College, and received his J.D. degree from Tulane Law School. He is presently the President of the Tulane Alumni Club of New Mexico. Formerly the Municipal Judge in Corrales, his current practice is focused in the areas of insurance issues, wrongful death, construction injuries, vehicular accidents, and premises liability cases. Mr. Wagman is a member of the Albuquerque Bar Association, American Trial Lawyers Association, New Mexico Trial Lawyers Association, Trial Lawyers for Public Justice, and the New Mexico Medical Review Commission. He has been a guest lecturer with the National Business Institute and the New Mexico Trial Lawyers Association.
Areas of Practice
- Bad Faith Insurance
- Insurance Law
- Personal Injury -- Plaintiff
- Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff
- Products Liability Law
- Medical Malpractice
- Truck Accidents
- Rear End Collisions
- Drunk Driving Accidents
- Catastrophic Injuries
- Motorcycle Accidents
- Brain and Spinal Cord
- Explosions and Fires
- Pedestrian Accidents
Bar Admissions
- New Mexico, 1977
- U.S. District Court District of New Mexico, 1977
- U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit, 1980
Education
- Tulane Law School, New Orleans, Louisiana
- J.D.
- Bryn Mawr College
- M.A.
- Major: Psychology
- Tulane University of Louisiana
- B.A.
Representative Cases
- State v. Ewing, 97 N.M. 235, 638 P.2d 1080 (1982)
- O'Kelly v. State, 94 N.M. 74, 607 P.2d 1314 (1980)
- State v. Moore, 94 N.M. 503, 612 P.2d 1314 (1980)
- State v. Ruiz, 94 N.M. 771, 617 P.2d 160 (Ct.App. 1980)
- State v. Sanchez, 95 N.M. 27, 618 P.2d 371 (Ct.App. 1980)
- State v. Vigil, 97 N.M. 749, 643 P.2d 618 (Ct.App. 1982)
- State v. Wise, 95 N.M. 265, 620 P.2d 1290 (1980)
- State v. Trujillo, 99 N.M. 251, 657 P.2d 107 (1982)
Classes/Seminars
- Forum Participant, National Institute for Trial Advocacy
- Participant, ATLA Ultimate Trial Advocacy Course, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1997
- Lecturer: Advanced Personal Injury Practice, National Business Institute, 2003 - Present
- Lecturer: Reducing the Fear of Jury Selection and Other Hot Topics, New Mexico Trial Lawyers Association
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Albuquerque Bar Association, Member
- State Bar of New Mexico, Member
- The Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Member
- New Mexico Trial Lawyers Association, Member
- Trial Lawyers for Public Justice, Member
Past Employment Positions
- State of New Mexico, Assistant Attorney General, 1983 - 1984
- Corrales, New Mexico, Municipal Judge, 1990 - 1994
