Marcella Alvarez Morgan

Senior Associate

Marcella Alvarez Morgan has a broad range of civil litigation experience representing individuals, businesses, and insurers. Ms. Morgan’s practice includes premises liability, construction, trucking, employment, and environmental matters. She is also experienced with commercial real estate, business transactions, trademark, and copyright matters.

Prior to joining Hall & Evans, Ms. Morgan was a litigator at firms in Albuquerque, NM and Boston, MA. While attending Northeastern University School of law, she served as an intern with a global financial services company, a real estate investment trust company, the Massachusetts Department of Revenue, and a legal aid foundation. Ms. Morgan is licensed in New Mexico, Massachusetts, and Texas.

Practice Areas

Bar Admissions

  • New Mexico, 2023
  • Massachusetts, 2020
  • Texas, 2022
  • U.S. District Court, District of New Mexico
  • U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts

Location

Santa Fe Office

Education

JD: Northeastern University School of Law, 2019

BA: Colorado College, 2012, Russian and Literature

Contact

morganm@hallevans.com

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Marcella

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Professional Associations
  • State Bar of New Mexico, Young Lawyers Division
Articles & Publications // Presentations // Webinars
  • Co-author, “New Media and Advocacy,” Understanding Nonviolence, Chapter 6, Wiley, 2015
Languages
  • Russian

Ciara N. Kimminau

Senior Associate

Ciara Kimminau’s practice is focused on labor and employment law and public entity matters. She is also experienced in handling business disputes involving contracts and property.

While attending the University of Colorado Law School, Ms. Kimminau was an ACLU Student Bar Association Representative, a volunteer for the “I Have a Dream” foundation, and the recipient of numerous scholarships. Ms. Kimminau began her career at the Colorado Civil Rights Division handling employment, housing, and public accommodation discrimination. Since moving to private practice, she has focused on employment and commercial business litigation at small firms in Denver.

Practice Areas

Bar Admissions

  • Colorado, 2019
  • U.S. District Court, District of Colorado

Location

Denver Office

Education

JD: University of Colorado School of Law, 2019

BA: University of Colorado, 2015, Sociology

Contact

kimminauc@hallevans.com

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Career Distinctions & Honors
  • Stavish Family Endowed Scholarship
  • William & Maxine Rentfro Law Diversity Scholarship
  • Gilbert Goldstein Scholarship

Aaron C. Garrett

Senior Associate

Aaron Garrett’s practice includes business transactional work, complex commercial litigation, employment law, premises liability, and construction defect matters.  Mr. Garrett frequently represents nonprofits in the areas of formation, obtaining tax exemption, legal compliance, contracts, and other transactions.

Previously, Mr. Garrett co-founded a boutique law firm, and a nonprofit legal services firm based in Salt Lake City. He also served as a trust specialist for the Utah State Board of Education.

Practice Areas

Bar Admissions

  • Utah, 2009
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit
  • U.S. District Court, District of Colorado
  • U.S. District Court, District of Utah
  • U.S. Supreme Court

Location

Salt Lake City Office

Education

JD: University of College of William & Mary Law School, 2009
BA: University of Southern California, 2003, Art History

Contact

garretta@hallevans.com

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Career Distinctions & Honors

  • Editor-in-Chief, William & Mary Law Review, 2008-2009

Professional Associations
  • Utah State Bar

Miranda R. Kennedy

Associate

Miranda Kennedy joined Hall & Evans, LLC as an Associate in 2024.  Her practice involves general civil litigation, business litigation, and medical malpractice defense in the state and federal courts of Nevada.

While attending Gonzaga University School of Law, Ms. Kennedy was an associate editor and a vested member of the Gonzaga Law Review.  She also was an intern with the school’s Intellectual Property and Business Innovation Clinics and clerked with several civil and appellate law firms in Spokane, WA and Las Vegas, NV.

Ms. Kennedy graduated cum laude from the University of Nevada-Las Vegas Honors College with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration/International Business and minors in Spanish and Violin Performance.

Practice Areas

Bar Admissions

  • Nevada, 2024
  • U.S. District Court, District of Nevada

Location

Las Vegas Office

Education

JD: Gonzaga University School of Law, 2024

BSBA: University of Nevada-Las Vegas, 2020, International Business, Minors in Spanish and Violin Performance, cum laude, Dean’s Honors List

Contact

kennedym@hallevans.com

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Career Distinctions & Honors

  • CALI Excellence for the Future Award, Criminal Procedure, 2024

  • Associate Editor & Vested Member, Gonzaga Law Review, 2022-2024

Languages
  • Spanish

Samuel M. McCarty

Associate

Mr. McCarty joined Hall & Evans, LLC in 2024 as an Associate. Currently, his practice is primarily composed of Construction & Design and Real Estate Litigation. Mr. McCarty typically represents developers, contractors, and design professionals, including both architects and engineers.

While attending the University of Denver Sturm College of Law, he was a teaching assistant and peer mentor. In addition, Mr. McCarty worked for the Hon. Judge John Wheeler of the 18th Judicial District.

Practice Areas

Bar Admissions

  • Colorado, 2022
  • U.S. District Court, District of Colorado

Location

Denver Office

Education

JD: University of Denver Sturm College of Law, 2022

BA: University of Iowa, 2019, Political Science

Contact

mccartys@hallevans.com

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Samuel

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Career Distinctions & Honors
  • University of Denver Sturm College of Law Provost’s Scholarship
  • Pi Sigma Alpha Honor Society

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