Dennis E. Jontz

Education

  • M.B.A., Drake University, 1974
  • J.D., Drake University Law School, 1973
  • B.A., Drake University, 1970

Bar Admissions

  • New Mexico, 1977
  • Iowa, 1973

Dennis E. Jontz

Partner
201 Third Street NW
Suite 1950
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87102
Phone 505.764.5405
Fax 505.764.5469

About Dennis Jontz

Mr. Jontz is a partner in the firm’s Litigation and Business Transactions Practice Groups.

From large corporations to enterprising individuals, Mr. Jontz represents clients in business transactions, mergers and acquisitions, capital acquisitions, real estate deals, and land development. He has been involved in some of the largest real estate transactions in New Mexico. In addition, he provides business formation planning for all types of businesses, including government contractors and new technology companies. He is experienced in name/trademark registration, business management agreements, and software licensing.

As a litigator, Mr. Jontz has broad-based experience in many different areas. He routinely serves as legal counsel for banks and credit unions, helping resolve issues involving foreclosures, breach of contract, bank sales disputes, negotiable instruments, and lender liability. His real estate litigation experience includes disputes over easements, construction defects, development loan defaults, and related issues. In addition, he has litigated patent infringement, trademark infringement, and director/officer liability cases.

In his government contract work, Mr. Jontz represents government contractors in disputes before the Board of Contract Appeals, the Federal Court of Claims, and the General Accountability Office. He is also experienced in Cost Accounting Standards compliance disputes and has worked on Qui Tam cases for relators, the U.S. Attorney and defendants.

From 1974-1998, Mr. Jontz was a Judge Advocate in the United States Air Force, both active and reserve. He was assigned to the Defense Logistics Agency from 1990 to 1998, performing duty on-site at various contractor locations including Boeing, Lockheed, General Dynamics and Hughes.

Mr. Jontz is listed in the 2005-2011 editions of Chambers USA America’s Leading Business Lawyers, by Chambers and Partners Publishers, in the category of Corporate/Commercial.

Representative Cases/Matters

  • Has prosecuted and defended professional liability cases in the intellectual property and accounting fields
  • Has prepared planned unit development documentation for a large successful land development

Memberships and Affiliations

  • New Mexico Board of Bar Commissioners, Member (2000-2009)
  • State Bar of New Mexico, Past President (2007)
  • American Bar Association, Member
  • National Contract Management Association, Member
  • American Arbitration Association Panel of Commercial Mediators and Arbitrators, Member
  • Albuquerque Economic Forum, Board Member
  • Oso Grande Technologies, Inc., Chairman of the Board
  • Albuquerque Economic Development, Board Member
  • Kirtland Partnership Board, Board Member and General Counsel
  • New Mexico Better Business Bureau, General Counsel and Former State Chairman
  • Explora Science Center & Children's Museum, Founding Board Member

Publications

Court Admissions

  • Supreme Court of Iowa, 1973
  • Supreme Court of New Mexico, 1977
  • U.S. District Court, New Mexico, 1977
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit, 1977
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit, 1977
  • U.S. Supreme Court, 1977
  • U.S. Court of Federal Claims, 1977

Other Distinctions

Mr. Jontz has been named to the 2012 Chambers USA© in Corporate/Commercial Law. He was named to the 2010 edition of Best of the Bar by New Mexico Business Weekly. He is also listed in the 2007-2013 editions of The Best Lawyers in America, by Woodward/White, Aiken, S.C. in the categories of Corporate Law, Real Estate Law, Litigation-Real Estate and Commercial Litigation. He is included in the 2007 edition of Southwest Super Lawyers in the category of Real Estate, in the 2008-2011 editions in the category of Business/Corporate, and in the 2009 Corporate Counsel edition in the category of Business/Corporate.

Mr. Jontz has an "AV/Preeminent Attorney" rating with Martindale-Hubbell.