Staff Biographies
Lawrence was born in Alamosa, Colorado and moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico as a child. He attended Highland High School and graduated from the University of New Mexico with a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics. After a successful career in retail management and advertising sales, Lawrence was accepted to the University Of New Mexico School Of Law and is expected to receive his Juris Doctorate in May 2012. He began clerking for Little & Dranttel, P.C. in May 2010
Matthew A.
Danner was born and raised in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Attended New Mexico State University and graduated
with a B.A. in Criminal Justice.
Upon completion of his undergraduate degree, Matt
returned to Albuquerque to attend the University Of New Mexico School of Law.
In law school he worked in the Business and Tax
Clinic and participated in an externship with the United States Bankruptcy Court
for the District of New Mexico.
Matt, graduated from Law School in December of 2010
and passed the New Mexico Bar in April 2011. He rejoined the firm in April 2011.
Angela is a long time resident of Albuquerque, New Mexico. She
obtained her Paralegal certificate from the University of New Mexico Continuing
Education Department. Angela is a part time paralegal with the firm and also a
Notary Public for the State of New Mexico. She joined the firm in October 2009.
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A native of
Born and raised in
Kaelen was
raised in Santa Fe and Albuquerque, New Mexico.
She graduated from Point Loma Nazarene University in
San Diego, California with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Communication with a
minor in Spanish.
Kaelen had previously worked for Little & Dranttel
in the Sale Department.
For the past few years, she has been working in
Phoenix, Arizona as a Paralegal for an attorney who specialized in Commercial
Real Estate matters.
Kaelen re-joined the firm to assist in the Complaint
Department in June of 2011.
Serena was born and raised in
Albuquerque, New Mexico, and Graduated
Cum Laude from the University of New
Mexico with a Bachelor of Arts Degrees in History and Religious Studies. She
plans on attending law school in the future. Currently, she has legal experience
in areas of family law, collaborative practice law, personal injury law, trial
practice, and most recently in foreclosure law. She is a Paralegal and Team
Leader for the First Legal Action team. Serena joined the firm of Little &
Dranttel in May of 2010. Notary Public for the State of New Mexico.
Raised in New Jersey and relocated to New
Mexico. Graduated from
Dana was born on Vandenberg AFB in California and
raised in California, England, and Texas as an Air Force dependent. After
graduating from high school in 1989, she attended Allan Hancock Collage in Santa
Maria, CA. She moved to Puyallup, Washington in 1994 to attended Green River
Collage and be closer to family. She moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico in 2003.
She is a former Escrow Officer and a licensed Real
Estate Agent. She is currently working on her Associates Degree in Paralegal
Studies. Dana joined Little & Dranttel in April 2011.
Becky was born and raised in
Chris was born and raised in San Francisco, California, and
relocated to Albuquerque, New Mexico, in March 2010. Prior to joining Little &
Dranttel, P.C., she worked for four years as an Administrative Coordinator for a
non-profit Adoption Agency which places Korean born children. She later worked
for a social services non-profit organization for eight years, beginning as a
part-time office assistant and ultimately becoming the Director of
Administrative Services. Chris joined the firm of Little & Dranttel, P.C. in
June of 2010.
Born in Tucson, Arizona, Luis moved to New Mexico in 1980.
With over 27 years of experience in all aspects of Information Technology, Luis
is particularly skilled in software development, network design and network
administration. He received his Bachelors of Business Administration from the
University of New Mexico with a concentration in Operations Management and he
received his Masters of Business Administration in Finance from University Of
New Mexico. Also, he recently received his Post Masters certificate in
Information Assurance. He has also taught at University Of New Mexico. He joined
Little & Dranttel, P.C. in January 2009.
Born and raised in
Born in Big Spring, Texas,
and raised in Midland, Texas. Six
years accounting experience from Price Waterhouse in Dallas, Texas, before
moving to Albuquerque, New Mexico, in 1990. She began working with
Scott was born in Amarillo, Texas and raised in Albuquerque,
New Mexico. Scott has been working in business management for the last 20 years.
During this time, he worked his way up to General Manager of both Overhead Door
Co. and, most recently, Windsor Door Sales, Inc. where he received numerous
certifications and awards for top sales and management milestones. He also owned
and operated his own garage door company from 2000-2003 until he sold it and
took a position as regional sales manager for Cookson Door Sales, Inc. Scott
joined the firm of Little & Dranttel, P.C. in November 2010.
Rob was born in Texas and raised in New Mexico. He spent ten years in the United States Navy and has traveled all over the world. After leaving the military in 2002, he attended the University of New Mexico where he graduated Magna Cum Laude with a B.B.A in Accounting. After a two year period in southern New Mexico as the Accountant for an oil field supply shop, he returned to the University of New Mexico where he received his Masters of Accountancy. Rob joined the firm of Little & Dranttel, P.C. in November 2010.
Born and raised in Ottumwa, Iowa and moved to New Mexico after
high school. She received her Associate Degree in Accounting and Business from
Santa Fe Community College. She worked doing sales auditing and payroll for
several years. She joined the firm of Little & Dranttel, P.C. in November 2007.
Born and raised in New Mexico, Dawn has an Associate Degree in
Paralegal Studies.
Currently
attending Central New Mexico Community College for Accounting and transferring
to Anderson School of Management for Bachelor’s in accounting next year. Dawn
started as a Paralegal with the firm before moving in to the accounting
department. Dawn had several years accounting experience prior to joining the
firm in November 2007.
Debbi was born in
Born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, raised
in Chicago, Illinois and Los Alamos, New Mexico.
Worked in accounting positions in Los Alamos, New Mexico.
Prior to joining Little & Dranttel, P.C., worked as an Accounting
Assistant at the
Born and raised in Arkansas where she attended the University
of Arkansas at Fayetteville and graduated with a B.S. in Business Administration
emphasizing management of human resources. She lived in ten different
states between leaving Arkansas and arriving in New Mexico in 2007.
Professionally she’s been a mortgage loan officer, program director of a
non-profit focused on financial literacy and services to working poor families,
and most recently a commercial credit analyst before joining Little and Dranttel
in April 2011. She’s also a poet with two published books and a bead
artist creating custom designs.
Tina has spent the last 20 plus years working in the
administrative field. She enjoys spending time with her family and working in
the garden. Tina joined the firm in November, 2010.
Dana was born in Gallup, New Mexico, and raised in Sheep
Springs, New Mexico. Dana is of the Towering House Clan (Kiyaa’ aanii) and born
into the Red Running into Water People Clan (Ta’ chii’nii). Dana graduated from
the Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute with his Associate of Arts in
Liberal Arts in 2010 and plans to continue his education and earn a Master’s
Degree in Biology. He is a notary public for the state of New Mexico. He joined the law firm of Little & Dranttel, P.C. in August
2010.
Born and raised in Amarillo, Texas.
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