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Working with Mariah at Bustos Law Firm has been an absolute pleasure. Her expertise and dedication shine through in every interaction. Mariah goes above and beyond to ensure that her clients' needs are met with professionalism and care. I h...
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I had the pleasure of working with Ben Casey. I needed representation, was running out of time and overwhelmed. Ben did an exceptional job with my case, responded promptly. He reviewed and thoroughly explained the legal situation. Ben assur...
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My aunt passed away and in her Will named me as the Executor of her Estate. I didn't know where to begin. Ms. Trotter was compassionate and very thorough, she guided me through step by step and made the probate process so much easier! I app...
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This lawyer was extremely helpful and went above and beyond in helping us with our case. Fernando Bustos was extremely knowledgeable and efficient when it came to our case. We always felt like we were in great hands with Fernando! And, we c...
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Fernando Bustos, Brandon Callahan, and Deirdre Kelly Trotter went above and beyond for me. They took me step by step through the process, made sure I understood every decision that I had to make. They fought for me and ended up settling my ...
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About
Dustin Slade is licensed to practice law in Texas and New Mexico, and resides in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Dustin is a 2005 Summa Cum Laude graduate of Brigham Young University. As a BYU student, he interned in the nominations unit of the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary, where he researched nomination issues, managed files of all Article III nominees, and did some speech writing for the Committee Chairman. At BYU, Dustin also did research in the Center for the Study of Elections and Democracy, appurtenant to which organization he later served as Research Faculty in the Political Science Department at BYU. Dustin graduated in May of 2010 from Harvard Law School, where he served as Senior Editor for the Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy. While at Harvard, Dustin was also awarded a Seevak Fellowship in which he studied election law and redistricting issues. Also while in law school, he completed a study abroad in Santiago, Chile at La Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, where he studied Chile’s new Ministerio Publico. Dustin served on the board of directors for the Lubbock Boys and Girls Club while he was in Lubbock.
Practice areas
- Commercial Litigation
- Labor and Employment Law
- Water Law
- Civil Appeals
- Probate and Estate Planning
- Real Estate
- Corporate Creation and Advisement
Education
- J.D., Harvard Law School, 2010Senior Editor, Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy
- B.A., Summa Cum Laude, Political Science, Brigham Young University, 2005
Bar admissions
- Texas, 2011
- New Mexico, 2011
Memberships
- Lubbock County Bar Association
- State Bar of Texas
Languages
- Spanish
Published cases
- Venture Cotton Cooperative et al. v. Freeman, et. al., No 11-11-00093- CV,2013 Tex. App. Lexis 230,_ S.W.3d_(Tex. App.-Eastland)(affirming order in validating arbitration agreement due to substantive unconscionability)
- Teague v Norcold, Inc., 774 F. Supp. 2d 817 ( N.D. Tex. 2011)(defeated defendant’s motion to dismiss in products liability case under Texas economic loss doctrine)
