Karen L. Reed

Of Counsel

Practice Group(s): Real Estate

Bateman Seidel Miner Blomgren Chellis & Gram, PC
Stanley M. Samuels, Senior Counsel

Education & Credentials
J.D., summa cum laude, Indiana University School of Law – Indianapolis, 1995; Associate Editor, Indiana Law Review, 1992-1993;
M.B.A., with honors, Indiana University Kelley Graduate School of Business, 1995;
B.A., magna cum laude with highest honors in political science, Butler University, 1987

Bar Admissions
United States Supreme Court, New Mexico, Oregon

Karen L. Reed is of counsel with Bateman Seidel. Her practice includes real estate, environmental and regulatory law. Karen has experience representing landlords, tenants, developers and financial institutions in real estate transactions, including office, retail, commercial/light industrial and residential properties. Prior to joining the firm, Karen represented the State of New Mexico for 10 years, as in-house counsel, handling a wide variety of matters in areas including: real property and water law; natural resources development, management and restoration; environmental law; commercial law; and business regulation.

REPORTED CASES

• Phelps Dodge Tyrone, Inc. v. New Mexico Water Quality Control Commission, 2006-NMCA-115, 140 N.M. 464, 143 P.3d 502 (Ct. App. 2006).
• Rio Grande Silvery Minnow v. Keys, 469 F. Supp. 2d 1003 (D.N.M. 2005).
• Rio Grande Silvery Minnow v. Keys, 355 F.3d 1215 (10th Cir. 2004).
• Rio Grande Silvery Minnow v. Keys, 333 F.3d 1109 (10th Cir. 2003).
• Rio Grande Silvery Minnow v. Keys, 46 Fed. Appx. 929, 33 Envtl. L. Rep. 20,060 (10th Cir. 2002).
• Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District v. Norton, 294 F.3d 1220 (10th Cir. 2002).
• Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District v. Babbitt, 206 F. Supp. 2d 1156 (D.N.M. 2000).
• In re Commission Investigation into 1997 Earnings of U S WEST Communications, Inc., 127 N.M. 254, 980 P.2d 37 (1999).
• In re Public Service Co., 196 P.U.R.4th 1 (N.M.P.R.C. 1999).

CIVIC ACTIVITIES

Karen has provided pro bono representation of disabled persons with respect to Social Security benefits determinations and employment discrimination matters. She also taught paralegal courses at a community college.

MEMBER

• Elected Board Member of State Bar of New Mexico Section on Natural Resources, Energy and Environmental Law, 1999-2007
• Member of Oliver Seth (Northern New Mexico) American Inn of Court, 1996-1998, and 2001-2006