Claudia J. Joseph

Claudia J. Joseph is an attorney and mediator with Simons Firm, LLP in Santa Fe, New Mexico, with more than 24 years of legal experience. Her practice focuses on estate planning, real estate law, and mediation. Joseph helps clients create wills, trusts, and asset protection plans and addresses property-related legal needs that can arise in both planning and dispute settings. Her mediation work also gives clients a structured process for evaluating issues, communicating positions, and working toward practical resolutions outside a full trial.

Joseph earned an undergraduate degree in law and sociology from the University of California, Santa Barbara. She received her J.D. from the University of San Francisco School of Law in 2000. Her education in law and social institutions, combined with years of practice, supports a client-centered approach to planning and problem solving. Estate and real estate matters often require careful attention to family objectives, ownership rights, documentation, future contingencies, and the practical consequences of legal decisions.

Joseph’s work includes preparing estate plans and helping clients structure arrangements intended to protect assets and carry out long-term wishes. Her real estate practice addresses legal issues connected to property ownership and transactions, while her mediation practice provides an alternative forum for resolving conflict. Across these areas, she helps clients organize information, identify legal risks, document decisions, and consider solutions that fit the circumstances rather than relying on a single approach to every matter.

Claudia J. Joseph also contributes to professional and public service organizations. She has served as Secretary of the Southwest Women’s Law Center board and participated in advocacy connected to New Mexico’s Pregnant Worker Accommodation Act, enacted in 2020. Her affiliations include the State Bar of New Mexico, the American Bar Association, and local legal organizations. She brings together estate planning, real estate, and mediation experience to help clients address important personal and property-related legal decisions with practical guidance.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Simons Firm LLP
• Member, State Bar of New Mexico
• Secretary and Board Member, Southwest Women’s Law Center
• Member, United States District Court, District of New Mexico
• Member, First Judicial District Bar Association
• Member, American Bar Association

Licensed State

• New Mexico

Education

• University of San Francisco School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• University of California, Santa Barbara
  Bachelor’s Degree in law and sociology

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