Criminal Law Attorney in Albuquerque, New Mexico
Lisa Torraco is a New Mexico legal professional and former state senator with extensive experience in prosecution and criminal justice reform. She served as an Assistant District Attorney in the First and Second Judicial Districts and as a special prosecutor for the Second Judicial District from 1996 to 2006. She also served as Senior Managing Attorney in the Child Abuse Division, covering Santa Fe, Rio Arriba, and Los Alamos Counties. In 1993, she received the New Mexico State Bar Association Prosecutors Section’s “New Prosecutor of the Year” award.
Torraco served in the New Mexico State Senate from 2013 to 2016 and co-chaired the Criminal Justice Reform Subcommittee during the 2013–2014 interim. She advocates for criminal justice reform and voter access initiatives. She earned her J.D. from the University of New Mexico School of Law, received a Certificate of International Criminal Studies from the University of San Diego School of Law, and graduated cum laude from the University of New Mexico with a B.A. in Economics. She also served as an adjunct professor at the University of New Mexico School of Law from 1996 to 2006.
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