Carpenter & Associates

Carpenter & Associates’ server broke the school district’s policy by not signing in at the administrative office when they delivered court papers. All visitors must sign in at the front office, EVEN PARENTS. This should be basic common sense for a law firm since this is a place that CHILDREN learn and play. After experiencing this issue, I decided to research other complaints about this firm. It is evident they have been investigated and received penalties by the New Mexico Supreme Court Disciplinary Board. While the penalties are focused on a single attorney, it’s important to include this information because he is one of the owners and/​or partners of Carpenter & Associates.
Matter of Joshua Carpenter, Esq. (Disciplinary No. 09−2014− 700) New Mexico Supreme Court accepted a conditional agreement and entered an order indefinitely suspending respondent from the practice of law for a minimum of two (2) years for incompetence, breach of confidentiality, a conflict of interest, and other misconduct, which was deferred upon the following conditions: (a) Respondent must repay the Client Protection Fund for any claims paid to his clients; (b) Respondent may not have personal firearms of any type in his law office; © Respondent must write letters of apology to former employ– ees; (d) Respondent must submit to three law office practice management visits including unannounced site visits by the auditor and/​or the office of disciplinary counsel. Further, Respondent is under supervised probation with a licensed New Mexico attorney approved by disciplinary counsel, and he must meet with and fully cooperate with the supervising attorney once a week for the first six (6) months and then once a month for the remainder of the probationary period. Assuming successful completion of his probation, Respondent will receive a Formal Reprimand. Respondent was ordered to pay costs to the Disciplinary Board.