Rafael Amador

Rafael Amador is the founder of Amador Law Firm in Albuquerque and represents clients in criminal defense, DWI and DUI cases, expungement, personal injury, and workers’ compensation matters. He has spent most of his legal career in courtroom-focused work and handles cases where clients face criminal charges, license consequences, injury-related losses, workplace claims, or the lasting effects of a criminal record. His practice combines defense work with civil representation for injured people.

Amador earned a B.S. in Supply Chain Management, Information Systems, and Logistics from Pennsylvania State University and a J.D. from the University of New Mexico School of Law. He is licensed in New Mexico. His education combines business and systems training with legal study, while his courtroom experience has developed through prosecution and defense work. That background supports his handling of criminal cases, injury claims, workers’ compensation matters, and other disputes requiring direct advocacy.

Amador began his legal career at the Bernalillo County District Attorney’s Office, where he prosecuted hundreds of criminal cases. He later moved to criminal defense and has tried jury and felony cases. His firm represents people facing criminal charges and DWI proceedings, including the related administrative license process. He also handles personal injury claims involving vehicle crashes, unsafe premises, dog bites, and other tort matters, along with workers’ compensation and expungement cases.

Rafael Amador brings prosecution and defense experience to clients facing criminal accusations and related court proceedings while also representing people in civil injury and workplace claims. His background on both sides of criminal cases helps him evaluate evidence, procedure, and trial strategy. Through his Albuquerque practice, he works with New Mexico clients on matters involving liberty, driving privileges, criminal records, physical injuries, workplace harm, and the legal consequences that follow those events.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Amador Law Firm, LLC
• Member, State Bar of New Mexico

Licensed State

• New Mexico

Education

• University of New Mexico School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• The Pennsylvania State University
  Bachelor of Science (BS) in Supply Chain Management, Information Systems, and Logistics

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