First Judicial District Bar Association
About us
The 2025 First Judicial District Bar Association
Board of Directors:
Kathryn Becker, President
Gwen Shaw, Vice-President
Damon Hudson, Secretary
Christina Brennan, Treasurer
Our team
Kathryn Becker
Ms. Becker is a government lawyer for state and tribal natural resource and land use agencies for 22 years, familiar with administrative agency processes, state and federal environmental laws and federal Indian law. She graduated in May 2000 from the University of North Dakota’s School of Law. Ms. Becker has been employed with New Mexico Environment Department as an Assistant General Counsel and Tribal Liaison for the last 17 years, the Energy, Minerals, and Natural Resources Department before that and previously worked for the Navajo Nation Department of Justice. Her interest to serve on the FJDBA Board of Directors stems from years of participation and seeking to expand representation and cross pollination of all types of practioners.
Gwen Shaw
After moving to Santa Fe in 1999, Gwen Shaw graduated from Santa Fe Preparatory Academy in 2005, attended Sarah Lawrence College, graduating in 2010, and worked in location sound for film and television production before attending Law School at the University of Colorado, Boulder. Gwen was admitted to the New Mexico State Bar in June of 2019, and worked for the Law Offices of the Public Defender from that time until leaving in March of 2022 to begin a career in private practice. Gwen presently operates a solo practice, focusing on criminal defense and matters which arise as a consequence of the State charging an individual with a crime. She is grateful to the legal community of New Mexico for its support, and eager to contribute as a member of the First Judicial Bar Association..
Damon Hudson
Damon, the founding parter of Hudson Injury Law, is a native New Mexican residing in Santa Fe, and practicing throughout the state. He obtained his BBA and MPA from the University of New Mexico and his law degree from the University of Nebraska College of Law. He was the 2023 chair of the Young Lawyers Division, previously chairing the Wills for Heroes Program and the Ask-A-Lawyer Call-in Day Program, and he was a member of the Board of Bar Commissioners. In his free time, he enjoys woodworking, gardening, reading, learning guitar, hiking, eating copious amounts of green chile, and spending time with his wife, daughter, and two dogs.
Christina Brennan
Christina has been licensed in New Mexico since 2006 and she has represented clients in New Mexico state district courts and Court of Appeals, the U.S. District Court in the District of New Mexico, the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals, and the U.S. Supreme Court. Prior to joining Serpe Andrews, she was a managing partner of Brennan & Sullivan, P.A. in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Christina has over fifteen years of litigation experience in New Mexico state and federal courts, including first and second chair practice representing defendants in jury trials.
Christina lives in Santa Fe with her husband and two children. She enjoys hiking, spending time in the outdoors, and is an avid reader.
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