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Elizabeth Friedenstein
Attorney
Legal Field Focus:
- Real Estate
- Banking/Collections
- HOA/COAs
- Probate
Professional development:
University of New Mexico: Albuquerque, NM Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, American Studies Minor: May 2004
Oklahoma City University School of Law: Oklahoma City, OK Juris Doctor: May 2010
Certificate in Business Law: May 2010
2011
Founded Friedenstein Law Firm, LLC
Continuing Education Courses Taught
2026 Rio Rancho Real Estate Professionals
- Protecting Your Assets (1.0hr No credit)
2026 GAAR
- Protecting Your Assets (1.0hr No credit)
2024 New Mexico Land Title Association Title School
- Foreclosure Process (1.0 hr Title Insurance CE)
2024 Family Law Section of State Bar of New Mexico
- Intersection Between Divorce and Bankruptcy (1.0G)
2023 Independent Community Bankers Association of New Mexico Lenders Conference
2023 Update in Commercial and Residential Secured Lending (1.0hr No credit)
2022 Legal Descriptions, Title Insurance, and Surveys in New Mexico Real Estate Transactions: 3 CLE Presentations
- Legal Descriptions That Fail as a Matter of Law and Possible Cures (1.0G)
- Handling Complex Boundary, Easement, and Encroachment Issues (1.0 G)
- Ethics in Real Estate (1.0 E)
2021 Business Law Institute: 3 CLE presentations
- Protections for Mortgage Borrowers and Mortgage Servicer Obligations (1.0 G)
- NM District Courts Foreclosure Settlement Program (1.0 G)
- Law Firm Start-Up (1.0 G)
2016 New Mexico Land Title Association Title School
Foreclosure Process (1.0 Title Insurance CE)
2014 Business Law Institute2014 Business Law Institute
FDCPA Update 2014 (1.0 G)
Organizations:
New Mexico Women’s Bar Association: Co-President - 2026; President - 2025; Board Member 2022 - Present;
New Mexico State Bar -
Business Law Section: Board Chair 2020-2021, Board Member 2018-2021; 2013-2015; and YLD Liaison 2011-2012.
Real Property, Trust & Estate Section: Member
Bankruptcy Law Section: Member
New Mexico Land Title Association: Associate Member 2024 - Present; Education Committee Member 2024 - Present; Convention Committee Member 2025; Legislative Committee Member 2026; Secretary 2011 - 2014; Executive Director 2014-2017