Quentin Smith

After graduating summa cum laude from the University of New Mexico School of Law in Albuquerque, in 2003, Quentin Smith served as a law clerk for Justice Pamela B. Minzner of the New Mexico Supreme Court. Mr. Smith then worked as an associate for the law firm of Gilkey & Stephenson, P.A., specializing in employment and labor law. He joined Sheehan & Sheehan as an associate in May 2010 and became a Shareholder/Director in May, 2011. Mr. Smith has successfully defended small and large employers against many types of claims, including discrimination, harassment, and wrongful discharge. He is certified by the New Mexico Board of Legal Specialization as a specialist in employment and labor law. Awards and Honors Super Lawyers® Selectees Quentin Smith included in a Super Lawyers® list Honors Lewis Sutin Award for Excellence in Advocacy, 2003 Clinical Honors Award, 2003 West Book Award and Certificate for Outstanding Contribution to Scholarship by a Member of the Third-Year Class, 2003 Lexis Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement in the Third-Year Class, 2003 Bondurant Merit Scholar, 2001 Other Sources of Feedback About Quentin Smith Included on the 2026Southwest Super Lawyers list Past Lists 2018 Southwest Super Lawyers list 2017 Southwest Super Lawyers list 2016 Southwest Super Lawyers list 2015 Southwest Super Lawyers list 2014 Southwest Super Lawyers list 2013 Southwest Super Lawyers list 2012 Southwest Rising Stars — Super Lawyers list

• Shareholder/Director

• New Mexico Supreme Court, Law Clerk for the Honorable Pamela Minzner, 2003 - 2004
• Gilkey & Stephenson, P.A., Associate, 2004 - May 15, 2010

• New Mexico, 2003
• U.S. District Court District of New Mexico, 2005
• U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit, 2005
• Specialties and Certifications
• Employment and Labor Law, New Mexico Board of Legal Specialization, 2008

• American Bar Association, 2007 - Present (Member)
• New Mexico Bar Association, 2007 - Present (Member)
• Bar Association for the U. S. District Court of New Mexico, 2005 - Present (Member)
• Albuquerque Bar Association, 2007 - Present (Member)
• Defense Research Institute, 2009 - Present (Member)