BIO

Mark J. Caruso,  Caruso Law Offices, PC 4302 Carlisle Blvd. NE,  Albuquerque, NM 87107 (505) 883-5000    [email protected]   https://www.carusolaw.com    

Occupation/Current Employment:  Civil Trial Attorney  focused on personal injury and wrongful death litigation including commercial truck litigation, civil rights litigation, transportation litigation, and  election law litigation.    

Licensures: State Bars of California,  New Mexico,  and Arizona.  U.S. District Courts for  New Mexico, Arizona,  Central District of California,  Southern District of California,  and Northern District of California,   U.S. Court of Appeals for 9th Circuit  and  10th Circuit .     

Education: Pepperdine University Caruso School of Law, Malibu, CA., JD with honors;   Pepperdine University, Malibu, CA., BS with honors in Business Administration;   National College of Trial Advocacy;  Honor Board, Pepperdine University School of Law;   American Jurisprudence Awards, Administrative Law and Labor Law;   Morton Blackwell's Youth Leadership Institute.      

Political and Government Employment: 

Election Integrity Legal Advisor Deployed, Donald Trump for President, Arizona Republican Party Statewide Election Operations Center (2024) under direction of Harmeet Dhillon and GOP Chairman Gina Swoboda;   

New Mexico Retained Counsel by Donald J. Trump,  14th Amendment, Section 3 Litigation, Castro v. Donald J. Trump, U.S. District Court New Mexico and 10th Circuit Court of Appeals (2023-2024); 

New Mexico Retained Counsel, Second Amendment Litigation Against NM Governor, Gun Owners of America v. Governor Lujan Grisham, U.S. District Court New Mexico and 10th Circuit Court of Appeals (2023-2024); 

New Mexico Retained Counsel by Donald J. Trump, election lawsuit against NM Secretary of State,  Donald J. Trump v. NM Secretary of State, U.S. District Court New Mexico (2020-2021); 

Lead Attorney, New Mexico Voter Integrity Committee of NM-GOP, Primary Election and General Election, New Mexico Statewide Election Operation Center (2022) Managed war room with 25 statewide attorneys and paralegals;

Election Integrity Legal Advisor Donald Trump for President, New Mexico Republican Party Statewide Election Operations Center (2020) under direction of Thomas Lane;   

Election Integrity Legal Advisor Deployed, 2016 General Election, North Carolina Republican Party Statewide Election Operations Center (2016);  

Election Integrity Legal Advisor Deployed, Clark County, Nevada Republican Party Voter Integrity Project, Nevada Statewide Election Operations Center (2012); 

Election Integrity Legal Advisor, New Mexico Republican Party Statewide Election Operations Center (2010);

State Representative, New Mexico Legislature, Republican, Dist. 23, New Mexico House of Representatives Committee Memberships (Judiciary, Consumer and Public Affairs and Labor) and Interim Legislative Committee Memberships (Courts, Corrections and Justice Committee and Workers Compensation Oversight Committee); 

Chairman and Member, New Mexico Municipal Boundary Commission;  Member, New Mexico Massage Therapy Board; 

Executive Director and Lobbyist, New Mexico  Right to Work Committee, New Mexico Employee Rights Campaign Committee, and  Oklahoma Freedom to Work Committee; 

Campaign Manager, Boulter for U.S. Congress, (TX, 13th); 

Law Clerk, Federal Trade Commission, Los Angeles, CA (part time paid employment as duty officer during law school); 

Staff, Ronald Reagan for President, National Campaign Headquarters, Los Angeles, CA (part time employment during law school, drove press van in presidential motorcades).      

Memberships/Volunteer Activities: 

Life Member and Advisory Council, Republican National Lawyers Association;   Member, NM Trial Lawyers Association;   Member, American Association for Justice;   Member, National Trial Lawyers;   Member, Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys;  Founder, NM for Term Limits;  Primary legislative sponsor of first term limits constitutional amendment in NM Legislature;    Alternate NM Delegate, Republican National Conventions;   Sandoval County Chairman,  Bush for President;   NM Free Enterprise Advocates, Platinum Award;   Young Republicans, Pepperdine University School of Law;   College Republicans, Pepperdine University;   Volunteer, Student Coordinator, Congressman Bob Dornan for US Senate (California);   Vice President, Student Government Association, Pepperdine University;  Young Americans for Freedom.      

References: Available upon request