Deian is a Family and General Practice attorney, as well as a certified Mediator and Family Mediator blending eastern and western approaches by combining his legal and mediation training with certifications in yoga and meditation.
Before becoming an attorney, Deian worked in business, employee development, technology, and the arts. He owned Nob Hill Yoga and Teaching School, advised large organizations through major operational and cultural transformations as a change management consultant, was an executive for a life-health insurance company, and supervised on-site adult and youth learning programs for Apple Retail in Albuquerque.
Deian has distinguished himself as an advocate for small firm practitioners as a Board member of the NM Bar Solo & Small Firm Section and founding chair of the section’s Interaction Committee. He has also promoted the interests of attorneys and law students with prior careers through his membership on the Committee on Diversity in the Legal Profession. In 2018, Mr. McBryde created the first scholarship specifically for students attending UNM School of Law following previous careers or homemaking experiences.
Mr. McBryde is a veteran of the United States Air Force, serving in peacetime, and a recipient of the Air Force Commendation Medal for Meritorious Service. A native of Albuquerque's South Valley, Mr. McBryde volunteers at legal clinics in the community to answer legal questions for families and veterans with limited resources, and in state court to facilitate solutions for self-represented parties in domestic relations litigation. Currently, Deian serves as a staff attorney for the State Bar of New Mexico as Law Practice Management Counsel.
