Attorneys

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.

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.

Lawson H. Stiff is an Albuquerque native. He has been with Stiff & Garcia since 2021 and focuses on litigation including auto, home, and trucking defense.

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.

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.

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.