Attorney Kaela Holmen

Kaela Holmen was born and raised in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She attended the University of Oregon in Eugene, Oregon, where she graduated summa cum laude from the Robert D. Clark Honors College and became a member of the Phi Beta Kappa Society. While attending the University of New Mexico School of Law, Kaela served on the Natural Resources Journal, the Women’s Law Caucus, and the student Trial Lawyers’ association. Through the Marshall-Brennan Constitutional Literacy Project, she also instructed classes on constitutional law and organized mock trials for local high school students in Albuquerque. After graduating with her Juris Doctorate in 2018, Kaela soon thereafter developed a passion for representing plaintiffs in a variety of cases, including personal injury, employment, civil rights, and medical malpractice. In 2020, she joined the United States Army to serve as a Judge Advocate in the New Mexico Army National Guard, where she earned the Judge Advocate General’s Award for Excellence, a designation of superior academic achievement. She continues her commitment to her military service, both as a Judge Advocate and as a volunteer for the Veterans Legal Clinic. Whether working as a Judge Advocate or as a civilian plaintiff’s attorney, Kaela’s goal is to achieve the best results possible for all her clients.

Kaela is a member of the New Mexico Trial Lawyers Association and the Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys. She was admitted to practice in New Mexico state courts in 2018 and in the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico in 2021.

In her free time, Kaela enjoys arts and crafts, baking, hiking with her dogs, and spending time with her husband.