Andrew C. Efaw

Andrew C. Efaw is Of Counsel at Rodey Law in Albuquerque, where his listed practice area is professional liability. He brings more than three decades of legal and leadership experience spanning high-exposure civil litigation, military justice, and public service. Before joining the firm, he spent more than twenty years as a partner at a Denver firm defending Fortune 100 companies and other clients in complex civil cases across the country and trying matters to verdict.

Efaw earned a J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School, a B.S. from the United States Military Academy at West Point, and a master’s degree in Strategic Studies from the United States Army War College. His education reflects both legal and leadership training. He is admitted to the State Bar of New Mexico, and his professional background includes extensive work in litigation strategy, trial preparation, courtroom advocacy, military law, and leadership in demanding legal settings.

Efaw began his legal career in the US Army Judge Advocate General’s Corps, where he handled more than thirty trials as Senior Trial Counsel. He later served as a Military Judge, presiding over courts-martial in the United States and overseas. His military service included deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan, and he retired with the rank of Colonel. In private practice, he defended major corporate clients in complex, high-exposure civil litigation in jurisdictions nationwide.

Andrew C. Efaw combines professional liability practice with experience as a civil trial lawyer, military prosecutor, military judge, and senior Army officer. He has written and spoken on litigation and legal issues and later served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Kenya. His career reflects sustained work in advocacy, adjudication, leadership, and service. That broad background supports his current work on matters requiring careful factual analysis, litigation judgment, and disciplined preparation.

Law Office Affiliations

• Of Counsel, Rodey, Dickason, Sloan, Akin, & Robb, P.A.
• Member, State Bar of New Mexico

Licensed State

• New Mexico

Education

• University of Pennsylvania Law School
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• United States Army War College, Carlisle Barracks
  M. Strategic Studies
• United States Military Academy, West Point
  Bachelor of Science (BS)

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