New Mexico Personal Injury Attorney
More than 30 Years of Experience
Losing someone because of another person’s carelessness or misconduct is devastating. A wrongful death lawsuit is one way families can seek accountability, financial support, and some measure of closure after that loss. In simple terms, this kind of case allows certain surviving family members or the person managing the estate to bring a legal [...]
A hit and run accident claim can be hard to handle, but the basic path is usually clear. First, make sure you are safe and call the police. Then get medical care, report the crash, document everything you can, and notify your insurance company. If the other driver is found, you may be able to [...]
Losing a family member because of someone else’s negligence is devastating on every level. On top of grief, families are often left dealing with very real financial problems that show up almost immediately and can last for years. A wrongful death claim is meant to address that financial harm. In simple terms, it allows surviving [...]
If you receive money from a personal injury settlement, the short answer is this: a lot of it may not be taxable, but some parts can be. The tax treatment depends on what the settlement is actually paying for. Money tied to physical injuries is often excluded from taxable income, while amounts for things like [...]
Psychiatric malpractice is real, and when it happens, the harm can be deep, long-lasting, and hard to explain to people who have never lived through it. The basic truth is simple: mental health care can save lives, but it can also go badly wrong when professionals ignore standards of care, misuse power, rush diagnoses, overmedicate, [...]
Losing someone because of another person’s carelessness or misconduct is devastating. A wrongful death claim is a legal case that allows certain surviving family members or representatives to seek compensation when a death should not have happened. In simple terms, it is a way for the law to recognize both the financial and personal [...]
A catastrophic injury can fundamentally alter a person's life, leaving lasting physical, emotional, and financial scars. These devastating events, often sudden and unforeseen, require a profound reevaluation of daily living, with long-term consequences that stretch far beyond the initial trauma. The physical aftermath of a catastrophic injury is often the most visible and immediately apparent. [...]
If you are wondering how long you have to file a lawsuit in New Mexico, the short answer is this: it depends on the type of case. New Mexico, like every state, sets legal deadlines called statutes of limitations. These deadlines decide how much time a person has to bring a claim to court. Miss [...]
General liability insurance is a type of business insurance that protects your company from claims of bodily injury or property damage that occur. Think of it as a safety net for those unexpected accidents that can happen. It's not about covering your own damaged property or your employees' injuries – that's for other types [...]
Truck collisions usually come down to a small number of preventable causes. The biggest ones are distracted driving, speeding, tailgating, bad weather, fatigue, mechanical problems, and mistakes around blind spots and lane changes. Trucks are different from passenger cars in almost every way that matters on the road. They take longer to stop, need more [...]