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David G. Crum & Associates is an Albuquerque-based law firm, which focuses its practice in the area of DWI defense. We have a sophisticated practice tailored to the individual needs of our clients, with maximum impact at minimum expense our primary goal. We have assisted countless clients in New Mexico and throughout the United States with their criminal and DWI cases, ranging from first offense DWI to vehicular homicide.

David G. Crum
Law School: George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
College: Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts
Areas of practice: DWI defense, criminal defense.
Phone: (505) 843-7303
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Prior to his arrival in Albuquerque, David G. Crum served as a law clerk in the United States Attorney's office in Washington D.C. and as a mediator for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (E.E.O.C.). Mr. Crum represents a wide range of criminal defendants around the state of New Mexico, in cases ranging from first offense DWI to serious felony offenses. Mr. Crum was the chairman of the New Mexico Bar Criminal Section in 2003 and 2004. He also serves on the finance committee of the New Mexico Criminal Defense Lawyer's Association. He was most recently a featured speaker at the NMCDLA continuing legal education seminar "364: Defense of Drunk Driving Cases in Courts of Limited Jurisdiction." (November, 2004); and at the NMCDLA continuing legal education seminar: "Nothing to Lose: Sharpening Your DWI Trial Skills (December, 2006). He has also been a guest speaker at the UNM school of law.

Cynthia Payne
Law School : University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico
College: University of New Mexico, Albuquerque New Mexico
Areas of practice: Criminal defense, DWI defense
Phone: (505) 843-7303
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Cynthia Payne joined David G. Crum & Associates, P.C. in 2005, already established as a top level trial attorney in New Mexico. While employed by the State of New Mexico, Ms. Payne engaged in and supervised a complex litigation practice spanning a ten year period. She is admitted in all New Mexico courts and is available statewide for the defense of all misdemeanor and felony cases. She is a member of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America (ATLA), the New Mexico Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, and is a board member of the State Bar’s Criminal Law Section.


Julie Bishop
Law School: University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico
College: University of New Mexico, Albuquerque New Mexico
Areas of Practice: Domestic Relations, Criminal Defense
Phone: (505) 843-7303
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Julie Bishop has specialized in assisting children and families in crisis throughout New Mexico for the past decade. In her previous employment with the Second Judicial District Court, she worked closely with judges, commissioners, and legislators in contributing to a statutory change to the New Mexico Family Violence Protection Act, and provided statewide training relating to these changes. After law school, she joined the District Attorney's Office as a prosecutor, where she handled complex multi-case felonies. Ms. Bishop is trained in family law dispute resolution and advanced mediation. She brings strong trial skills to the courtroom as well as the ability to facilitate positive resolutions for those she represents. Ms. Bishop handles all matters of domestic relations, including divorce, domestic violence, child custody and support, property division, alimony, division of retirement funds, mediation, issues related to same-sex relationships, and adoptions.
 
 
 
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