Vaughn Thomas

Vaughn Thomas

THOMAS LAW FIRM, Chartered --- Albuquerque, NM USA; Washington, DC USA, Livermore, CA, USA, London, UK, Hong Kong,SAR, PRC
  • Business Law, Energy, Oil & Gas Law, Estate Planning ...
  • California, District of Columbia, New Mexico
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Biography

AV RATING: Vaughn Thomas has been top-ranked since 1989 by the intenational lawyer rating firm of Martindale Hubbell.

PRACTICE AREAS: Business Law, Corporations, Limited Liability Companies, Business Succession Planning, Asset Protection, Contracts, Mergers & Acquisitions, Exit Strategies, Estate and Tax Planning, Oil & Gas.

Education
Southwestern Law School
J.D | BUSINESS
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Honors: American Jurisprudence Awards for top academic performance in Corporations, Corporate Taxation, Estate Planning, Estate and Gift Tax, Business Associations, Contracts
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University of Utah
M.S | MBA - Finance
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Honors: Graduated with Honors
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University of Utah
B.S | Aeronautical Engineering + Finance
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Honors: Graduated Cum Laude
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Professional Experience
Sr. Managing Partner
THOMAS LAW FIRM, Chartered
- Current
Business Law, Corporations, Limited Liability Companies, Asset Protection, Banking Transactions, Mergers & Acquisitions, Exit Strategies, Estate and Tax Planning, Oil & Gas. ADMITTED to bar 1979 California, 1980 New Mexico, District of Columbia. Education: University of Utah (BS Aeronautical Engineering, cum laude 1974; BS Finance cum laude 1974) University of Utah Eccles School of Business (MBA with honors 1975); Southwestern University School of Law (JD with honors 1979). Member: American Bar Association, International Association of Bank Law Firms, State Bar of California, Southern California Business Law Practitioners, State Bar of New Mexico, New Mexico Estate Planning Council, District of Columbia Bar Association. TRANSACTIONS: New Mexico Remote Financial Services Unit Act (ATM/POS), Department of Agriculture EBT Statements of Protocol, DERA International Transaction Regulations and Protocols. PRACTICE AREAS: Business Law, Corporations, Limited Liability Companies, Asset Protection, Banking Transactions, Mergers & Acquisitions, Exit Strategies, Estate and Tax Planning, Oil & Gas, International Transactions. REPRESENTATIVE CLIENTS: Bank of America; Bank of the West; HSBC Private Banking Group; Kestrel Corporation; McKay Oil & Gas Group; NM Society of CPAs, DBS&A (Environmental and Water Resource Engineers); Intercontinental Research Institute; QOSCAR; Wells Fargo Bank. REFERENCES: Bank of America (Commercial and Trust), HSBC Private Bank (Trust), Wells Fargo Bank (Commercial and Trust).
Managing Partner
ASHFORD & THOMAS, PA
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Vaughn Thomas and Amanda Ashford transferred their practices from the Campbell Law Firm in December, 1986, and with other staff and attorneys formed Ashford & Thomas, PA. Practice areas expanded into Banking Law, Business Law and Oil & Gas.
Attorney,then Partner
Campbell Law Firm
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Fast-track to partnership in the Campbell Law Firm.
Awards
AV Rated since 1989
Martindale-Hubbel
The international lawyer rating service of MARTINDALE-HUBBELL has awarded Vaughn Thomas, Attorney at Law, with its highest (“AV”) rating. The AV rating awarded to Mr. Thomas applies to the entire THOMAS LAW FIRM, Chartered, and, as asserted by Martindale-Hubbell, identifies the firm with preeminent legal ability, reflecting expertise, experience, integrity and overall professional excellence in the firm’s practice areas. The rating system employed by Martindale-Hubbell indicates that the firm holds and demonstrates the highest professional and ethical standards.
LAWYER OF THE YEAR - 2018 - BUSINESS and CORPORATE LAW
FINANCE MONTHLY (INTERNATIONAL)
Professional Associations
New Mexico State Bar
Member
- Current
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Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
California
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District of Columbia
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New Mexico
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Practice Areas
Business Law
Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
Energy, Oil & Gas Law
Utilities
Estate Planning
Guardianship & Conservatorship Estate Administration, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills
Real Estate Law
Commercial Real Estate, Condominiums, Easements, Eminent Domain, Homeowners Association, Land Use & Zoning, Mortgages, Neighbor Disputes, Residential Real Estate, Water Law
Languages
  • English: Spoken, Written
Websites & Blogs
Website
Website
Contact & Map
ABQ Office
2632 Mesilla St NE
P O Box 21580
ALBUQUERQUE, NM 87154
Telephone: (505) 837-2344
Fax: (505) 212-0443