Jay R. Mueller

Jay R. Mueller is the lead attorney at the Law Office of Jay R. Mueller, where he focuses on family law, child custody, child support, divorce, domestic violence, and DWI defense. He has practiced law since 2002 and founded his firm in 2006. Jay represents parents, children, and families in district and children’s courts throughout New Mexico. His practice emphasizes direct representation, careful preparation, and guidance through emotionally difficult family disputes and criminal matters involving serious personal consequences statewide today.

Jay earned undergraduate and graduate degrees from New Mexico Highlands University and studied law at the University of New Mexico School of Law. During his legal studies, he worked on family law, DWI defense, criminal defense, and Native American legal issues. He researched family law matters for the Navajo Nation Solicitor and handled a DWI case in the Pueblo of Isleta Tribal Court. His education and early practical work helped shape a career centered on family advocacy in practice today.

Jay has represented hundreds of parents, children, and teenagers in child custody, child support, divorce, domestic violence, and civil child abuse and neglect proceedings. His experience includes work in district courts, children’s courts, and the New Mexico Court of Appeals. He has served as court-appointed counsel in family law and children’s court matters and welcomes guardian ad litem appointments in high-conflict custody cases. His practice combines litigation, negotiation, mediation, and focused advocacy for families facing complex disputes across New Mexico.

Jay R. Mueller has completed specialized training through the Children’s Law Institute and the National Institute for Trial Advocacy, with emphasis on children’s welfare law, mediation, conflict resolution, and courtroom techniques. He has also authored legal articles, including research on Navajo traditional law published in the Tribal Law Journal. Jay’s background includes service in the United States Army Reserve and Army National Guard. His approach centers on accessibility, responsiveness, client collaboration, and practical legal support throughout challenging family and DWI matters today.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Law Office of Jay R. Mueller
• Member, State Bar of New Mexico
• With HHB, 6th BN, 200th Air Defense Artillery, New Mexico Army National Guard
• First Lieutenant in the Military Police Corps, U.S. Army Reserve

Licensed State

• New Mexico

Awards & Badges