Kyle Harwood

Kyle Harwood is a partner at Harwood Pierpont LLC in Santa Fe, New Mexico, with approximately 25 years of experience as an attorney and water resources professional. His practice focuses on land and water law, regulation, and policy. Harwood advises clients on real estate transactions, land development, water rights, permitting, and related regulatory matters. He also serves as a special master and expert witness in appropriate matters, drawing on legal, policy, and technical experience with New Mexico’s land and water systems.

Harwood earned a B.S. in Natural Resources from Cornell University, an M.P.A. in Water Resources from the University of New Mexico, and a J.D. from the University of New Mexico School of Law. His interdisciplinary education combines natural resources science, public administration, and law. That background supports work involving water availability, agency permitting, property rights, land development, policy, and resource planning, where legal questions frequently depend on technical information and governmental processes.

Harwood’s land practice includes assisting buyers and sellers with residential and commercial property, vacant land, and ranch transactions. He works on due diligence, disclosures, contracts, access and title issues, development entitlements, and water supply considerations. His water practice includes water rights transactions, compliance, Office of the State Engineer permitting, transfers, and protests. He also contributes to broader water policy and planning discussions, allowing him to address individual client matters within the larger regulatory setting that shapes resource use in New Mexico.

Kyle Harwood has served on the State Bar of New Mexico’s Legal Specialization Commission and has participated in state water policy initiatives, including the Governor’s Water Ambassadors Task Force. His experience bridges private client representation, public policy, and technical water resource work. He helps clients understand how land, water rights, permits, contracts, and regulatory requirements interact, providing practical guidance for transactions and disputes that depend on long-term access to property and natural resources.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, Harwood Pierpont
• Member, State Bar of New Mexico

Licensed State

• New Mexico

Education

• University of New Mexico School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• University of New Mexico
  Master of Public Administration (MPA) in Water Resources

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