About Jeremy Pena

Jeremy Pena is a veteran trial attorney who brings 20 years of experience as a state and federal prosecutor to the civil arena. He prosecuted white-collar crimes, fraud, and public corruption for nearly 15 years at the U.S. Attorney's Office, most recently as Senior Litigation Counsel. He then joined McGinn Montoya Love Curry & Sievers to represent injured plaintiffs. A graduate of the University of Chicago Law School and Pomona College, Jeremy has conducted 45 jury trials.

His highest-profile cases include leading the investigation and prosecution of the principals of Ayudando Guardians, who stole millions from nearly 1,000 disabled clients; the conviction of Solomon Pena, who organized shootings against elected officials; and the conviction of Rio Arriba County Sheriff Thomas Rodella, which he successfully defended on appeal at the Tenth Circuit. He also spent five years as a state prosecutor focusing on child abuse cases. He approaches civil and criminal work alike with sensitivity and compassion.

Proven verdicts and settlements at McGinn Montoya Love Curry & Sievers

These results are credited to McGinn Montoya Love Curry & Sievers. A result appears under an attorney's own name only when a published source names them as counsel on the case.

A New Mexico jury found German device maker Biotronik and its sales representative liable for conspiring with a Las Cruces cardiologist and a hospital to implant medically unnecessary pacemakers in dozens of patients for profit.

3rd Judicial District Court, Las Cruces, NM · 2014Product LiabilityRead the full story →
$18.9 millionVerdictTop 20 in New Mexico · #10

A New Mexico jury found Utility Trailer Manufacturing negligent for failing to install side underride guards, awarding the family of a 16-year-old killed in a 2015 highway fire crash a net verdict of $18.9 million.

New Mexico state District Court, Albuquerque · 2019Truck AccidentsRead the full story →
$10.55 millionVerdictTop 10 in Utah · #10

A federal judge awarded $10.55 million to the family of Esther Nakajjigo, a 25-year-old Ugandan human rights activist killed on her honeymoon when an unsecured metal gate arm at Arches National Park swung into her husband's vehicle, delivering the largest federal wrongful death verdict in Utah history.

U.S. District Court, District of Utah (Central Division), Judge Bruce S. Jenkins · 2023Wrongful DeathRead the full story →
$7.75 millionVerdictTop 20 in New Mexico · #13

An Albuquerque jury awarded $7.75 million to Michael Webb and his wife after Presbyterian Hospital ICU staff failed to reposition him for extended stretches, causing a devastating Stage 4 pressure ulcer that remained unhealed more than five years later.

2nd Judicial District Court, Bernalillo County, Albuquerque, NM (Judge Valerie A. Huling) · 2017Medical MalpracticeRead the full story →

A state district judge awarded $6 million to the family of Christopher Torres, a 27-year-old man with schizophrenia, after finding that two plainclothes APD detectives escalated a routine warrant service into a fatal encounter, then shot him three times in the back without justification.

New Mexico State District Court, Bernalillo County (Judge Shannon Bacon) · 2014Wrongful DeathRead the full story →

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.

Practice areas

Education

University of Chicago Law School
J.D.
Pomona College
Undergraduate

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of New Mexico

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