Dania Gardea

Dania Gardea is a family law attorney at Genus Law Group in New Mexico, with the firm maintaining offices in Albuquerque and Las Cruces. She has practiced law in New Mexico since 2005 and has more than 15 years of family law experience. Dania represents clients in family law matters throughout the state, drawing on a background that includes both state and federal criminal defense work before she moved into private family law practice.

Dania graduated from the University of San Francisco School of Law. Her legal education prepared her for a career involving courtroom advocacy, client counseling, legal research, and the procedural demands of contested matters. Since becoming licensed in New Mexico in 2005, she has built experience across different areas of practice and court settings, giving her a broad foundation for addressing the legal and practical issues that arise in family law cases.

Dania began her career with the Las Cruces Public Defender’s Office in 2005 and later served with the Federal Public Defender’s Office in Las Cruces. She also worked as a Criminal Justice Act panel attorney in federal court before entering private practice in 2008. Around that time, she began focusing on family law, which has remained the primary area of her practice for more than 15 years. She has handled family law matters throughout New Mexico, including Southern New Mexico.

Dania Gardea is licensed to practice law exclusively in New Mexico. Her background in state and federal public defense adds substantial courtroom and client advocacy experience to her family law work. At Genus Law Group, she practices within a firm focused on New Mexico family matters such as divorce, child custody, guardianship, support, and property issues. Her combination of public defense experience and long-term family law practice supports practical guidance for clients navigating significant family disputes.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Genus Law Group
• Member, State Bar of New Mexico

Licensed State

• New Mexico

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