Thomas Lynn Isaacson

Thomas Lynn Isaacson is a Partner at Mason & Isaacson, P.A. in Gallup, New Mexico. His practice includes Trial Practice, Appellate Practice, Insurance Defense Law, Governmental Defense Law, Indian Law, and General Litigation Defense Law. He also handles Real Estate Law, Corporate Law, and Partnership Law. Thomas’s work brings together litigation and business-related legal concerns within a practice serving clients in a region with state and tribal jurisdictions.

Thomas earned his B.A. from the University of New Mexico in 1978, graduating magna cum laude, and his J.D. from the same university in 1981. He is a member of Phi Beta Kappa and served as Processing Editor of the New Mexico Law Review from 1980 to 1981. His academic background supports the research and legal writing involved in trial preparation and appellate advocacy.

Thomas was admitted in New Mexico in 1981, to the Zuni Tribal Court in 1982, and to the Navajo Nation and Laguna Tribal Courts in 1995. His insurance and governmental defense work is part of a firm representing clients in state, federal, and tribal courts. These matters require attention to the legal framework governing the dispute as well as the client’s institutional, financial, or property interests.

Thomas Lynn Isaacson served as president of the McKinley County Bar Association and on the State Bar of New Mexico’s Young Lawyers Division board. His professional affiliations include tribal bar associations, the New Mexico Defense Lawyers Association, and the Defense Research Institute. Thomas’s practice combines regional court experience with a broad defense background, assisting clients with contested claims and the legal issues connected to government, business, and real estate matters.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, Mason & Isaacson, P.A.
• Member, State Bar of New Mexico
• Member, Board of Directors, Young Lawyers Division, State Bar of New Mexico (1985-1989)
• President, McKinley County Bar Association (1983-1984)
• Member, Navajo Nation Bar Association
• Member, Zuni Tribal Bar Association
• Member, Laguna Tribal Bar Association
• Member, New Mexico Defense Lawyers Association
• Member, Defense Research Institute
• Member, Phi Beta Kappa

Licensed State

• New Mexico

Education

• University of New Mexico
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• University of New Mexico
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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