James C. Wilkey

James C. Wilkey is a shareholder and director at Dixon Scholl Carrillo P.A. in Albuquerque, New Mexico. His practice includes personal injury, wrongful death, professional malpractice, and commercial litigation. James represents individual plaintiffs as well as insurers and business clients in contested civil matters. His work involves evaluating liability, damages, insurance issues, and litigation strategy while helping clients navigate disputes in New Mexico state and federal courts.

James earned his J.D. from the University of Idaho College of Law in 2011. During law school, his clinical experience included preparing appellate briefing and appearing for oral argument before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. He also successfully litigated a cancellation of removal matter before the EOIR Immigration Court. This early advocacy experience provided a foundation for courtroom work, legal writing, and complex civil litigation.

Before becoming a shareholder, James practiced with Dixon Scholl Carrillo as an attorney beginning in 2013 and previously worked at Guebert Bruckner P.C. His experience has included insurance defense, professional malpractice, commercial litigation, personal injury, and wrongful death matters. He has represented institutional clients as well as injured individuals and has handled disputes involving both business and tort claims. His reported appellate work includes National Roofing, Inc. v. Allstate Steel, Inc.

James C. Wilkey is admitted to the New Mexico courts, the U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. He belongs to the New Mexico and Albuquerque bar associations and has served on the editorial board of a defense lawyers organization. James has also taught continuing legal education on taking and defending depositions through the University of New Mexico School of Law.

Law Office Affiliations

• Shareholder, Dixon, Scholl, Carrillo, P.A.
• Member, State Bar of New Mexico
• Member, Albuquerque Bar Association
• Member, Defense Lawyers Association (Member, Editorial Board)
• Member, State Bar of New Mexico (admitted 2011)
• Member, Federal Bar of New Mexico (admitted 2011)
• Guardian Ad Litem, CASA, Second Judicial District, ID, WA

Licensed State

• New Mexico

Education

• University of Idaho College of Law, Moscow, ID
  Juris Doctor (JD)

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