Shylah Peralta

Shylah Peralta is an Albuquerque attorney at King Law Firm whose practice includes criminal defense law and personal injury matters. Her background includes experience in personal injury and wrongful death litigation through prior insurance defense work. She has worked on matters involving serious injuries, liability disputes, and criminal proceedings. Her legal experience spans government offices, private practice, and litigation-focused roles in New Mexico.

Shylah earned her B.A. in Political Science and Philosophy, cum laude, from the University of New Mexico. She later received her J.D., cum laude, from the University of New Mexico School of Law. She earned Dean’s List honors and received the Professor Michael B. Browde Award for excellence in Constitutional Law. During law school, she served as a Teaching Fellow for the Marshall Brennan Constitutional Literacy Project and as a Constitutional Law Tutor.

Shylah gained practical experience through clerkships with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Mexico and the New Mexico Public Defender’s Office. She clerked with the Second and Thirteenth District Attorneys’ Offices and a private criminal law practice. Her work included experience with Advocacy Partners LLC Family Disability Service. After law school, she spent two and a half years in insurance defense, where she handled personal injury and wrongful death litigation.

Shylah Peralta is licensed to practice in New Mexico state courts and the US District Court for the District of New Mexico. Her professional memberships include the American Bar Association, New Mexico Bar Association, and Federal Bar Association. Her background combines constitutional law training, criminal justice experience, insurance defense work, and civil litigation involving serious injury claims. She brings that varied experience to clients facing criminal charges or pursuing compensation after an injury.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, King Law Firm
• Member, American Bar Association
• Member, State Bar of New Mexico
• Member, Federal Bar Association

Licensed State

• New Mexico

Education

• University of New Mexico School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• University of New Mexico
  BA in Political Science and Philosophy

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