... However, New Mexico has a strong public policy in favor of arbitration as a form of dispute
resolution, as expressed in the Uniform Arbitration Act, NMSA 1978, §§ 44-7A-1 through -32
(2001). See Fernandez v. Farmers Ins. Co. of Ariz., 115 NM 622, 625, 857 P.2d 22, 25 (1993). ...