Overview
Elliot Barela is an Associate in Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie’s Business Transactions practice group. In addition to being a lawyer, Elliot is a licensed Certified Public Accountant (CPA). Clients turn to Elliot for representation regarding taxation matters.
Prior to joining the firm, Elliot served as a law clerk on the United States Tax Court in Washington, D.C. He also worked as a judicial extern on the New Mexico Court of Appeals.
Prior to his clerkship, Elliot was a Senior Audit Associate at KPMG, LLP, in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Representative Matters
Publications
- Author, "Drowning in the Stream of Commerce: A Critique of Sproul v. Rob & Charlies, Inc.," New Mexico Law Review, Summer 2015
Distinctions
- State Bar of New Mexico - Taxation Section - Tax Law Scholar Award
- University of New Mexico School of Law - Tax Law Award
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