Briggs F. Cheney

Briggs F. Cheney is Of Counsel at Dixon Scholl Carrillo P.A. in Albuquerque. His long legal career includes litigation, professional liability defense, arbitration, mediation, insurance-related matters, and general business disputes. He has practiced with several New Mexico firms since the early 1970s, developing broad experience in contested civil matters and dispute resolution. His work reflects a career focused on helping clients assess legal risk, prepare cases, and resolve difficult conflicts through litigation or negotiated processes.

Briggs earned a J.D. from the University of New Mexico School of Law and a Bachelor of Business from the University of New Mexico. He entered New Mexico practice in 1973 and is admitted before the US District Court for the District of New Mexico and the US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. His legal education and decades of courtroom experience provide a foundation for evaluating complex disputes and guiding clients through formal and alternative dispute resolution.

Briggs has served as a partner and Of Counsel with Albuquerque firms across more than five decades of practice. His professional work has included legal malpractice defense, arbitration, mediation, and civil litigation. He has also held leadership roles in state and local bar organizations and served on committees addressing professional conduct and client protection. These responsibilities reflect experience not only in litigation, but in the professional standards and institutions that shape legal practice in New Mexico.

Briggs F. Cheney has received long-term recognition from Best Lawyers in America, including listings connected to arbitration and mediation, and has been recognized by Southwest Super Lawyers and Martindale-Hubbell. He has served as president of the New Mexico Bar Foundation and the Albuquerque Bar Association and spent years on the State Bar of New Mexico Board of Bar Commissioners. His practice combines extensive dispute-resolution experience with sustained professional leadership.

Law Office Affiliations

• Of Counsel, Dixon, Scholl, Carrillo, P.A.
• Board of Bar Commissioners, State Bar of New Mexico (1984-1993)
• President, New Mexico Bar Foundation (1994)
• President, Albuquerque Bar Association (1993)
• Delegate, American Bar Association (1995-2004)
• Chair, Commission of the State Bar’s Client Protection Fund (2009-2013)
• Past Chair, New Mexico State Bar’s Professional Liability Committee
• Member, State Bar’s Client Protection Fund
• Appointed by the to Serve as a Member of the Code of Professional Conduct Committee, New Mexico Supreme Court
• Member, New Mexico Supreme Court’s Lawyer Succession and Transition Committee
• Member, Proactive Attorney Regulation Committee
• Member, Lawyer’s Assistance Committee
• Chair, Bernalillo County Labor Relations Board

Licensed State

• New Mexico

Education

• University of New Mexico School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• University of New Mexico
  Bachelor of Business

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