Randi McGinn
- Partner
Interesting Facts
Gave birth to daughter, Heather, in 1980, the day before a 3-day bar examination.
Once cross-examined a lying witness so thoroughly, he threw up on the stand!
Left a defendant's pretentious Beverly Hills doctor/expert standing in front of the jury covered with post-its and clutching a grapefruit to his chest
Has tried over 100 jury trials in both state and federal court.
Practice Areas
- Wrongful Death
- Workplace Violence
- Medical Malpractice
- Products Liability
- Oilfield or Gas Explosion
- Birth Injuries
- Catastrophic Injuries
- Truck Accidents
Education
- University of New Mexico School of Law, Albuquerque, New Mexico
- 00/1980
Bar Admissions
- New Mexico, 1980
- Colorado
- U.S. District Court District of New Mexico
- U.S. District Court District of Colorado
Honors
- AV Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
- Best Lawyers in America, Plaintiff’s Personal Injury Law and Criminal Law
- Top 25 lawyers in NM, Southwest Super Lawyers
- Top 10 Lawyers, Albuquerque Magazine
- Member of Inner Circle, US 100 Top Trial Lawyers
- Recipient, Justice Mary Walters Award, UNM Women’s Law Caucus
- Recipient, UNM Distinguished Alumni Award
- Recipient, NM Status for the Commission on Women Award
- Emerge NM Woman of the Year
- First Woman Admitted to Roehl Circle of Trial Lawyers
- Listed in the American Lawyers Magazine, “Women Leaders in the Law”
- Best 100 Plaintiff’s Lawyers in the US, Inner Circle
- Lawyer of the Year, Albuquerque Bar Association
- 500 Best Lawyers in US, Lawdragon 500
- First Woman President, Inner Circle of Advocates
- Compassionate Gladiatrix Award
Classes/Seminars
- Lecturer, National Institute of Trial Advocacy (NITA)
- American Association for Justice (AAJ)
- National Criminal Defense College (NCDC)
- Adjunct Professor, University of New Mexico Law School
- UNM Law School, Adjunct Faculty Member
- Peter Chase Neumann Lecturer, University of Arizona, 2017 to 2017
Pro-Bono Activities
- Menaul School Board of Trustees
- Emerge NM, Board of Directors, Founder
- EDO Community Development Board, President, 2011 to 2011
- Sandia Motorsports Raceway, Shareholder
Published Works
- Author, Changing Laws, Saving Lives: How to Take on Corporate Giants and Win (Trial Guides), 2014
Representative Cases
- Sowards v. Biotronik
Professional Associations
- New Mexico Trial Lawyers Association (NMTLA), Board of Directors, 1986 to Present
- New Mexico Trial Lawyers Association (NMTLA), President, 1994 to 1995
- American Association for Justice (AAJ), Board of Governors, 2003 to Present
- International Academy of Trial Lawyers, 2005 to Present
- National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL), Board of Directors, 1999 to 2005
- American Board of Criminal Lawyers (ABCL), 2004 to Present
- New Mexico Innocence and Justice Project, President, 2000 to 2007
- Inner Circle(Best 100 plaintiff’s lawyers in the US), First Woman President, 2016 to 2017
- State Bar of New Mexico