Legal Well-Being In Action

Speakers: Honorable Judge Mateo Page has been an administrative law judge since May 2025. Before that, he spent about ten years as a prosecutor in New Mexico’s 2nd, 7th, and 12th Judicial Districts, along with five years as a Magistrate Judge in Torrance County and another five as a judicial administrator. He’s also actively involved in promoting wellness in the legal profession through his servic...

Speakers: Honorable Judge Mateo Page has been an administrative law judge since May 2025. Before that, he spent about ten years as a prosecutor in New Mexico’s 2nd, 7th, and 12th Judicial Districts, along with five years as a Magistrate Judge in Torrance County and another five as a judicial administrator. He’s also actively involved in promoting wellness in the legal profession through his servic...

Speakers: Pamela Moore, LPCC, CCTP  currently serves as a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, Certified Clinical Trauma Professional and Director of the State Bar of New Mexico’s Legal Well Being Department where she educates the legal community on positive health and well-being and assists in providing resources and services to any legal professional struggling with mental, emotional or beh...

Speakers:  Judge Sandra Engel retired from the bench in September of 2022. She served as a Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court Judge for over 16 years. She currently sits on the bench as a senior judge. She received her B.S. in Marketing from the University of Alabama and received her J.D. from the University of Alabama School of Law in 1993.  After moving to New Mexico, she spent a few years in...

Speakers:  Judge Sandra Engel retired from the bench in September of 2022. She served as a Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court Judge for over 16 years. She currently sits on the bench as a senior judge. She received her B.S. in Marketing from the University of Alabama and received her J.D. from the University of Alabama School of Law in 1993.  After moving to New Mexico, she spent a few years in...

MARIA MONTOYA CHAVEZ is President and CEO of Sutin, Thayer & Browne. She has been a lawyer since 2000 and practices exclusively in family law: divorce, child custody, child support, alimony, and the division of complex assets such as professional practices and other businesses in the divorce context. She is a Collaborative Law-trained attorney and enjoys serving as a mediator and settlement facili...

Episode Notes Speakers:  Sean Fitzpatrick, after working for a few years as a prosecutor litigating felony and misdemeanor cases, started his firm FitzPatrick Law, LLC in 2016. FitzPatrick’s current practice area is civil litigation focusing on insurance and injury law. FitzPatrick served on the Young Lawyers Division board for years as director and chair prior to his current term on the New Mexic...

Speakers:  Sean Fitzpatrick, after working for a few years as a prosecutor litigating felony and misdemeanor cases, started his firm FitzPatrick Law, LLC in 2016. FitzPatrick’s current practice area is civil litigation focusing on insurance and injury law. FitzPatrick served on the Young Lawyers Division board for years as director and chair prior to his current term on the New Mexico Board of Bar...

Speaker Bio:  Tenessa Eakins currently serves as the Case Manager of the New Mexico Lawyer Assistance Program. She thrives in guiding and aiding legal professionals in their personal and professional well-being through the program. In addition to her role as Case Manager, she is a member of the NM Well-Being Committee, where she contributes her passion for enhancing the lives of those within the l...

Episode Notes Speaker Bio:  Tenessa Eakins, currently serves as the Case Manager of the New Mexico Lawyer Assistance Program, she plays a pivotal role in guiding and aiding legal professionals in their personal and professional well-being through the program. In addition to her role as Manager, she is a member of the NM Well-Being Committee, where she contributes her passion for enhancing the live...

Briggs Cheney,  Esq., Dixon•Scholl•Carrillo•P.A., and the Co-Chair to the NM LAP Committee. Disclaimer: Thank you for listening! This episode was produced by the State Bar of New Mexico’s Well-Being Committee and the New Mexico Lawyer Assistance Program. All editing and sound mixing was done by the State Bar of New Mexico and/or the State Bar Foundation. Intro music is by Gil Flores. The views of...

Speaker Bio:  Tenessa Eakins, currently serves as the Case Manager of the New Mexico Lawyer Assistance Program, she plays a pivotal role in guiding and aiding legal professionals in their personal and professional well-being through the program. In addition to her role as Manager, she is a member of the NM Well-Being Committee, where she contributes her passion for enhancing the lives of those wit...

Tenessa Eakins , currently serves as the Case Manager of the New Mexico Lawyer Assistance Program, she plays a pivotal role in guiding and aiding legal professionals in their personal and professional well-being through the program. In addition to her role as Manager, she is a member of the NM Well-Being Committee, where she contributes her passion for enhancing the lives of those within the legal...

Speaker Bio: Pamela Moore, MA, LPCC, currently serves as a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor and Director of the State Bar of New Mexico’s Professional Programs Group where she educates the legal community on positive health and well-being and assists in providing resources and services to any legal professional struggling with mental, emotional or behavioral issues. Thank you for listening...

Briggs Cheney,  Esq., Dixon•Scholl•Carrillo•P.A., and the Co-Chair to the NMJLAP Committee. Brian Nichols, Esq. is primarily in federal Indian law and litigation, including tribal courts, with focuses on energy, natural resources, transportation and employment. Disclaimer: Thank you for listening! This episode was produced by the State Bar of New Mexico’s Well-Being Committee and the New Mexico La...

Caitlin L. Dillon is a prosecutor in New Mexico. Any views expressed here are her own, in her personal capacity as a wellness enthusiast. William Slease (“Bill”) is the Professional Development Program Director for the State Bar of New Mexico.  Disclaimer: Thank you for listening! This episode was produced by the State Bar of New Mexico’s Well-Being Committee and the New Mexico Lawyer Assistance P...

Pamela Moore, MA, LPCC, currently serves as a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor and Director of the State Bar of New Mexico’s Professional Programs Group where she educates the legal community on positive health and well-being and assists in providing resources and services to any legal professional struggling with mental, emotional or behavioral issues. Thank you for listening! This episod...

Victoria Bateman, Esq. is a licensed attorney in the State of New Mexico.  She is a business owner of Bateman Law Firm, partner of Signature Title Agency and RE/MAX Results.  She is the 2016 NAWREB Leading Lady Recipient featured in Volume 5 Issue 3 of Women in the Housing & Real Estate Ecosystem. She has built an online school for EPA related contractor Repair, Renovation and Lead Based Paint Tra...

Episode Bio: HANNAH BELL, Esq. AFC, is a financial wellness consultant and the founder of Bottom Line Personal Finance. She holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of New Mexico and a law degree from the University of New Mexico School of Law. During law school, Ms. Bell started a company helping attorneys conduct focus groups and prepare for trial. After years of operating that...

Dr. Evelyn Sandeen PhD , is  a licensed psychologist in New Mexico and  also Board-Certified in clinical psychology. She was born in the Midwest and graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Psychology from the University of Notre Dame.  She received her doctorate (PhD) in clinical psychology from Stony Brook University in New York.  She then completed her clinical internship in Los Angeles, and has l...

ELIZABETH LYNCH PHILLIPS, ESQ, PCC, CPCC: is certified as a Professional Coach by the Coaches Training Institute and the International Coach Federation. She works primarily with stressed attorneys who feel like the practice of law isn’t all it was cracked up to be, and isn’t giving them the satisfaction they’d hoped for. She is grateful to be a part of the growing, national focus on attorney well-...

Sandra Engel : is a graduate Executive Coach who comes to the field with a background in the areas of law and leadership. She has recently retired from the bench as a criminal judge in Albuquerque, New Mexico where she served her community for over 16 years. She is also a licensed and active attorney, previously serving as an Assistant District Attorney for over ten years and has practiced law in...

Episode Bios: PAMELA MOORE, MA, LPCC , is the Program Director of the State Bar of New Mexico’s Professional Programs Group and a member of the NM Well-Being Committee. ___________________________ Sherry Young, PhD, CSAT is a clinical consultant, providing assessment, referral and placement to individuals struggling with mental health, trauma, and addiction.  Her clients consist of a spectrum of t...

Pamela Moore, MA, LPCC,  currently serves as a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor and Director of the State Bar of New Mexico’s Professional Programs Group where she educates the legal community on positive health and well-being and assists in providing resources and services to any legal professional struggling with mental, emotional, or behavioral issues.  Ms. Moore served as an advisory m...

Episode Bios: PAUL ABRAMS, ESQ received his undergraduate degree in political science from Temple University; and in 1970, his law degree from Harvard Law Scholl, and a Master’s Degree in Public Administration (Government) from Harvard’s  Kennedy Scholl of Government while studying at the law school.  His first career was in government and politics, including five years as Chief of Staff for the S...