About
Nick Sitterly leads Sitterly Law, LLC in Albuquerque, representing clients in criminal defense, appeals, civil rights, and business litigation. His practice includes allegations of fraud, prisoner rights, police misconduct, contractual disputes, and insurance bad faith. He also handles claims in New Mexico and Colorado. The firm emphasizes individual attention and case strategies responsive to the specific legal issues a client faces.
Sitterly earned a J.D. from the University of New Mexico School of Law in 2012. His professional development is reflected in a practice that spans trial courts and appeals. He is admitted in New Mexico and Colorado. That combination of legal training and work across jurisdictions informs his review of trial records, constitutional claims, and contested evidence.
Sitterly reports appellate success in a case involving an incorrect sentencing standard and a New Mexico Supreme Court ruling involving ineffective assistance of trial counsel through his firm. His legal practice also pursues civil claims for employment discrimination, personal injury, and prisoner rights. In business matters, He addresses contract disputes and related litigation. These matters require careful factual investigation and focused legal arguments.
Nick Sitterly has worked that reaches both defense of people accused of crimes and civil claims involving government conduct or private disputes. The State Bar of New Mexico lists him as an active attorney with practice areas including appeals, criminal law, DWI, civil litigation, and constitutional law. He brings a broad litigation perspective to protecting clients’ rights in trial and appellate proceedings.
Law Office Affiliations
- Attorney, Sitterly Law Firm
- Member, State Bar of New Mexico
- Member, Colorado Bar Association
Licensed State
- New Mexico
- Colorado
Awards & Badges


- Drug Crime
- DUI & DWI
- Homicide
- Sex Crimes
- Constitutional
- Appeals
- Litigation
- Discrimination
- Sexual Harassment
- Business Litigation





