Gregory W. MacKenzie

Attorney Gregory W. MacKenzie is a shareholder and director with the Hurley, Toevs, Styles, Hamblin & Panter, PA, law firm in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Nationally recognized as one of the top lawyers in the country, Mr. MacKenzie represents the rights and interests of clients throughout the state who have legal needs involving any of the following:

·       Fiduciary litigation

·       Contested trusts

·       Contested wills

·       Contested probates

·       Contested and uncontested guardianships and conservatorships

·       Pro bono work on international human rights issues

Throughout the course of his long and illustrious career spanning more than 26 years, Mr. MacKenzie has proven himself an invaluable legal advocate for those dealing with highly complex, pressing disputes involving contested estate matters.  He often provides legal representation in these areas nit just to families but also to professional fiduciaries, including banks, trust companies and professional guardians and conservators.   He holds his certification in mediation from the University of New Mexico School of Law and has often served as a mediator of disputes in contested trust and probate matters.  He also has taught fiduciary litigation at the University of New Mexico School of Law.

Whether inside or outside of the courtroom, Mr. MacKenzie is fully devoted to helping his clients resolve their matters in the most efficient and cost-effective manner possible while working hard to ensure they achieve the favorable outcomes they expect and deserve.

In recognition for his success as well as his exemplary professionalism and outstanding legal abilities, Mr. MacKenzie holds an AV-Preeminent peer-review rating* from Martindale-Hubbell, and The Best Lawyers in America voted him among the Best Attorneys In New Mexico in 2015. He also received the Outstanding Affiliate Member Award from the New Mexico Guardianship Association in 2008.

A 1990 magna cum laude graduate of Southern Illinois University, Mr. MacKenzie obtained his master's degree and Juris Doctor from Syracuse University in 1993. Along with practicing before all New Mexico state courts, he is also admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico.  Mr. MacKenzie handles cases in all district and appellate courts in New Mexico. 

A leader in his legal community, Mr. MacKenzie is the former president of the New Mexico Guardianship Association. He also served on the House Joint Memorial 34 Task Force on Guardianship Reform in 2007 and the 2008 House Memorial 6 Task Force on Guardianship Reform, where he served as chairman of the Post-Adjudication Committee.  He was elected Fellow to the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel in 2010 where he serves as an active member of the Fiduciary Litigation Committee.  He participated as a committee member on the Uniform Law Commission drafting committee for the Uniform Guardianship and Conservatorship and Other Protective Arrangements Act.  He is the former chair of the New Mexico State Bar Real Property Trust and Estate Section and chair of the trust and estate division of that section.  He has been the planning chair for the New Mexico State Bar Probate Institute for many years.  He serves as the chair of the education committee for the New Mexico Guardianship Association and served as the chair of the civil committee of the Senior Citizens Law Office Financial Exploitation Task Force which has recommended a civil anti-exploitation statute to the New Mexico legislature.  Mr. MacKenzie has given many presentations and presented many papers to lawyers in New Mexico and other states concerning matters related to contested probate, trusts and guardianship and conservatorship.  

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