Paul Biderman, associate director for the Institute of Public Law in the UNM School of Law, has received the State Bar Public Law Sections’ Public Lawyer of the Year award. A ceremony will be held Monday, May 2, at 4 p.m. in the State Capitol Rotunda in Santa Fe, followed by a reception.
Chief Justice Richard Bosson and State Bar President Charles Vigil will speak at the event along with Attorney General Patricia Madrid.
Biderman directs IPL’s award-winning Judicial Education Center. His writing and teaching in judicial ethics earned an appointment by the New Mexico Supreme Court to the Advisory Committee on the Code of Judicial Conduct.
Biderman is the tenth New Mexico attorney to receive this recognition. The Public Law Section states that the award is made “to recognize the accomplishments of an attorney in the public sector, including significant length of service in government, excellence as an attorney, acting as a role model for other public lawyers and serving charitable institutions or nonprofit entities connected with the practice of law. Additionally, a recipient's character and dedication to public law and public service furthers the integrity and repute of the legal profession.”
Biderman’s previous public service includes four years as the cabinet secretary of Energy and Minerals, seven years in the attorney general's Consumer Division, and four years in legal services programs on the Navajo reservation and in Northern New Mexico. He also has served on numerous community non-profit boards.
Contact: Laurie Mellas Ramirez, (505) 277-5915
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