Attorneys
Alexandria Dell
Arturo Ricardo Garcia
BV® DistinguishedTM by Martindale-Hubbell®
Mr. Garcia’s practice focuses on automobile litigation, homeowner’s liability, and dog bite cases. He also specializes in claims involving estates of insureds and claimants.
Julia Y. Mares
Julia Y. Mares has called New Mexico her home for the past 35 years. Her practice includes defending employment and civil rights claims and defending insureds in automobile litigation, homeowner’s liability and dog bite cases.
Edward F. Snow
BV® DistinguishedTM by Martindale-Hubbell®
Ed Snow has over 30 years of legal experience in civil and criminal law. He has appeared in over one hundred bench trials, arbitrations and adjudicatory hearings, and has appellate experience before the New Mexico Court of Appeals, New Mexico Supreme Court, and Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals.
John F. S. Stiff
John F. S. Stiff, Jr. is an Albuquerque native. He practiced several years as a litigation paralegal before joining our firm as an associate attorney in April 2020. He focuses on defending auto and homeowner claims.
John S. Stiff
AV® Rated PreeminentTM by Martindale-Hubbell®
John Stiff, the founding partner of Stiff, Keith and Garcia, has thirty years of experience in civil defense, with an emphasis on complex liability including professional liability, coverage, automobile litigation, employment law, civil rights, and construction defect.
H. Nicole Werkmeister
Nicole Werkmeister has thirty years of experience in civil defense litigation, with an emphasis on complex litigation involving constitutional and employment law, professional liability, and the defense of school districts, state entities, and municipalities in a wide variety of tort and civil rights claims. Nicole is of counsel to the firm and her expertise is available to our clients.
The Stiff, Garcia & Associates Promise
We Will:
Return phone calls promptly.
Follow your reporting guidelines.
Work in partnership with your claims professionals.
Help you to identify the reasons the case did not settle before suit and suggest creative strategies.
Prepare for trial if the case cannot be resolved.