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, and  election law litigation.    

Licensures: State Bars of California,  New Mexico,  and Arizona.  U.S. District Courts for  New Mexico, 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:   NM Retained Counsel, Donald J. Trump 14th Amendment, Section 3 Litigation, Castro v. Trump, U.S. District Court and 10th Circuit Court of Appeals (2023-2024);  NM Retained Counsel, Second Amendment Litigation Against NM Governor, Gun Owners of America v. Governor Lujan Grisham, U.S. District Court and 10th Circuit Court of Appeals (2023-2024);  Retained Counsel, election lawsuit against NM Secretary of State,  Donald J. Trump v. NM Secretary of State, U.S. District Court (2020-2021);  Lead Attorney, NM Voter Integrity Committee of NM-GOP, Primary Election and General Election  (2022);  Election Integrity Legal Advisor, 2016 General Election, North Carolina Republican Party Statewide Elections Operation Center (2016);  State Representative, NM Legislature, Republican, Dist. 23, NM  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, NM  Municipal Boundary Commission;  Member, NM Massage Therapy Board;  Executive Director and Lobbyist, NM Right to Work Committee, NM 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 during law school);  Staff, Ronald Reagan for President, National Campaign Headquarters, Santa Monica, 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;      Volunteer, Voter Integrity Legal Advisor Donald Trump for President NM (2020);   Volunteer, Voter Integrity Legal Advisor, Nevada Republican Party Voter Integrity Project (2012);   Volunteer, Voter Integrity Legal Advisor, NM  Republican Party Statewide Elections Operation Center (2010);    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, Congressman Bob Dornan for US Senate;   Vice President, Student Government Association, Pepperdine University;  Young Americans for Freedom.      

References: Available upon request