Attorney Overview
Mary Jones is a Partner in the firm’s Albuquerque office. Mary has a wide-ranging practice, focused on litigation matters involving toxic torts, personal injury defense, professional liability, trucking and transportation, oil and gas defense, and products liability litigation. Mary takes a personal approach with clients at all stages – from emergency response and investigation, through discovery, and into case resolution or trial. She aims to foster a relationship of mutual trust and respect with every client, and prides herself on working closely with each client, on each case, to ensure maximum understanding, involvement, and outcome control.
Prior to joining Hartline Barger, Mary clerked for a federal District Judge and a federal Magistrate Judge in the District of New Mexico. This experience afforded her an inside-look at the judicial process and judicial decision-making. Mary also spent a year teaching English in Toyama, Japan.When she’s not working, Mary enjoys learning new languages, skiing, and spending time with her husband, child, and half basset hound/half golden retriever.
Education
- Temple University Beasley School of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, 2014
- Order of the Coif
- Editor, Temple Law Review
- President and Oral Arguer, Jessup International Moot Court Team
- University of New Mexico, B.A. Philosophy, 2009; B.A. Psychology, 2008
Bar + Court Admissions
- New Mexico
- Texas
- U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
- Chemical & Environmental
- Construction
- Consumer Products & Retail
- Healthcare & Life Sciences
- Insurance
- Manufacturing
- Restaurant & Hospitality
- Transportation
Litigation Experience
- Personal Injury / Wrongful Death
- Products Liability
- Premises Liability
- Trucking & Transportation
- Civil Defense
- Oil & Gas
- New Mexico Bar Association
- New Mexico Women’s Bar Association
- Vice President, 2020-2021
- H. Vearle Payne Inn of Court, 2015-2017
- State Bar of Texas