Professional Experience: Mr. Franse is a director in the Albuquerque office. He practices in the Litigation Department with a particular interest in professional malpractice defense, medical malpractice defense, product liability, personal injury defense, entertainment and sports law. He is the group leader of the Professional Liability section. During law school, he was the University of New Mexico representative to the American Bar Association - Law Student Division 1985-1987, and an honor student. Mr. Franse has jury trial experience in both the state and federal courts. He has achieved the highest Martindale-Hubbell rating. Mr. Franse is listed in Chambers & Partners- America's Leading Lawyers for Business (2004) in Litigation, and in (2005) in Litigation: General and Commercial, and in (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011) for Litigation: General Commercial and Litigation: Medical Malpractice and Insurance Defense. Chambers says its' sources noted his charisma, plain-spoken style, hard work and trial skills. Mr. Franse is listed in The Best Lawyers in America for his expertise in commercial litigation, legal malpractice law-defendants, product liability litigation and professional malpractice law. He is also listed in Southwest Super Lawyers-2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 for his expertise and experience in professional liability defense. In addition, the 2011 edition of Southwest Super Lawyers lists Mr. Franse as one of the Top 25 Lawyers in New Mexico. Mr. Franse is also listed in Benchmark Litigation-The Definitive Guide to America's Leading Litigation Firms and Attorneys for his experience and expertise in healthcare and professional liability law. Mr. Franse was named Albuquerque Professional Malpractice Lawyer of the Year-2011 by Best Lawyers in America. Mr. Franse was selected by New Mexico Business Weekly as one of New Mexico's "Best of the Bar" for 2010. Professional Memberships & Activities: · Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America · State Bar of New Mexico · American Bar Association · Albuquerque Bar Association |