Merrie Chappell

Merrie L. Chappell is a family law attorney with Merrie Chappell Law P.C. in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She worked as a paralegal before attending law school, and her professional background includes trial work and experience as a judicial hearing officer. Her family law litigation experience includes proceedings in New Mexico’s First, Second, Fourth and Eighth Judicial District Courts, with her firm biography listing work from 1994 to 2006 and again from 2010 onward. It lists domestic violence representation during those same periods.

Earlier in her career, Chappell handled insurance defense for a self-insured debtor through the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Mexico from 1994 to 1999. Her experience also includes medical malpractice work in Los Angeles from 1997 to 1999 and construction litigation from 1994 to 2004. Before these practice roles, her legal education included service as managing editor of the Idaho Law Review.

Chappell completed both basic mediation and family law mediation courses through the University of New Mexico School of Law. Her firm biography also identifies participation in the Volunteer Attorney Program.

Merrie Chappell Law P.C. describes its practice as focused on family law, including divorce, custody and support, and says it serves clients throughout New Mexico. The firm specifically identifies the preparation of parenting plans and custody orders governing children’s time with each parent as a focus of its work.