Thomas W. Banner
Experienced, knowledgeable and responsive
Thomas Banner has extensive experience representing both public and private sector interests in litigation before judges, juries and administrative tribunals throughout New Mexico.
For roughly half of his career, Mr. Banner represented the people of New Mexico as a government attorney: he served first as an Assistant District Attorney prosecuting criminal cases; he went on to advocate for the public's interests in utility and insurance rate-making proceedings; most recently, he served as prosecutor for the New Mexico Medical Board in licensing and disciplinary cases.
Now in private practice, Mr. Banner is continuing his successful litigation practice offering counseling and advice to individuals and businesses concerning real estate, probate, estate planning, personal injury and administrative law.
From 2020 until 2023, Mr. Banner operated a local title insurance company providing real estate settlement services and title insurance products in Santa Fe County, New Mexico.
Mr. Banner is admitted to practice in the following courts: New Mexico state courts (2006); New Mexico Federal District Court (2008); District of Columbia (2008); and U.S. Supreme Court (2010).
- Real Estate Law
- Commercial Real Estate, Easements, Homeowners Association, Land Use & Zoning, Mortgages, Neighbor Disputes, Residential Real Estate
- Probate
- Probate Administration, Probate Litigation, Will Contests
- Estate Planning
- Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills
- Personal Injury
- Animal & Dog Bites, Car Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
- Gov & Administrative Law
- Administrative Law
- Credit Cards Accepted
- District of Columbia
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- New Mexico
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- U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico
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- U.S. Supreme Court
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- English: Spoken, Written
- Attorney
- The Banner Firm, LLC
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- General Counsel
- Paramount Title, LLC
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- Associate Attorney
- Hays & Friedman, PA
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- Chief Legal Counsel / Administrative Prosecutor
- New Mexico Medical Board
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- Staff Attorney
- New Mexico Public Regulation Commission
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- Attorney
- The Banner Firm, LLC
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- Associate Attorney
- Cassutt, Hays & Friedman, P.A.
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- Assistant District Attorney
- Office of the First Judicial District Attorney
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- University of Baltimore School of Law
- J.D (2006)
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- University of Missouri - Columbia
- B.A (1998)
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- District of Columbia Bar
- Member
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- New Mexico State Bar
- Member
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- American Land Title Assocaition # 1185666
- Member
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- Santa Fe County Teen Court
- Teen Court Judge
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- Activities: The Santa Fe County Teen Court Program offers teens who admit being responsible for a traffic or misdemeanor offense, alternative sentencing options including community service, counseling and crime prevention education.
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- American Bar Association
- Member
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- Titlle Insurance Dissection: Real World Examples, NBI: Legal Descriptions, Title Insurance, and Surveys in New Mexico Real Estate Transactions
- National Business Institute
- Presented CLE on Real Estate Title Insurance
- Website
- The Banner Firm, LLC
