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Deena Buchanan

Founding Partner

505-900-3559

BIO

Attorney Deena Buchanan has handled trucking crash cases, wrongful death, catastrophic injury, and employment cases in more than 20 jurisdictions. As former BigLaw and in-house counsel to a Fortune 500 company, she traveled the country advising corporate executives and litigating multi-million dollar disputes for insurance companies and large corporations. After seeing some very sad results in tragic cases, she left her defense career to represent real people and their families. Now she teaches other lawyers about how to take on these big companies using her training and experience from the other side.

She has a personal, as well as professional, understanding of personal injury claims, having been a victim of someone else’s negligence herself.

Deena is board-certified by the National Board of Trial Advocacy in trucking crash cases, making her one of the first few women in the nation to achieve that honor. In 2024, Deena was elected to the American Association for Justice Trucking Litigation Group Executive Board, which oversees motor-carrier and owner-operator liability legal matters in accordance with Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations. The group also provides members with the necessary resources to successfully litigate trucking accident liability cases.

Deena has served as trial counsel on a number of high-profile, complex cases, including wrongful death and catastrophic injury claims. She’s a highly respected trial attorney, earning praise from clients, colleagues and judges for her skill in the courtroom.

Deena spends her free time with her family unwinding in the beautiful outdoors – hiking, skiing, scuba diving, and photographing nature.

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EDUCATION

  • University of Pittsburgh

    BA - Bachelor of Arts1995

  • Georgetown University

    JD - Juris Doctor1998
ADMISSIONS
  • State of New Mexico1998
  • State of New Jersey2000
  • State of Pennsylvania2000
MEMBERSHIPS

  • American Association for Justice Trucking Litigation Group

  • Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys

  • New Mexico Trial Lawyers Association

  • National Employment Lawyers Association

  • American Association for Justice

  • New Mexico State Bar Association

My Promise to You

We Prepare Each Case for Trial

We prep every case as if it will be going to trial. There is no better way to make sure you get the compensation that you deserve than to be ready to fight for you and exhaust all legal remedies. Some firms shy away from trial, we embrace it.

This is a Team Effort

We recognize that every legal matter is different. We’ll listen carefully to learn the details of your situation, as well as your goals. We’ll keep you involved and informed at all times, making certain you know where you stand, what your options are, and your likelihood of success.

We Will Be Straight With You

Whether it is about the value of your case, or how good or bad the evidence is, we will tell it to you straight. We want to help you make the best decisions about your case by giving you the information you need.

Notable Case Results

We have recovered tens of millions of dollars for our clients.

$11.6 Million
Hospital Negligence

Hospital negligence resulted in catastrophic injury. This was a case involving a patient who entered the hospital for routine observation but left the hospital with catastrophic and permanent injuries due to neglect and improper treatment. This case involved extensive expert testimony on all aspects of the client’s care, both by hospital administration, hospital employees, and contractors who were involved in her treatment.

$8 Million
Semi Truck Wrongful Death

Semi-truck negligence caused wrongful death. This case involved a semi-truck driver who was intoxicated on illegal substances and killed our client. The key to this case was both aggressive discovery work, and understanding the trucking laws that regulate truck drivers and motor carriers, so we could prove how reckless it was to put the driver on the road that day.

$3.5 Million
Semi Truck Catastrophic Injury

Semi-truck negligence caused catastrophic injury. This case involved a semi-truck driver who lost control of his vehicle in a high-traffic area, causing devastating injuries to our client. We were able to reconstruct every step of the events leading up to the crash that day to piece together why this happened, using sophisticated experts in reconstruction engineering.

$3.0 Million
Semi Truck & Corporate Negligence

Semi-truck and corporate negligence caused traumatic brain injury. Our client suffered a traumatic brain injury as a result of the defendant’s negligence in parking a commercial vehicle. The key to this case was understanding trucking regulations and local ordinances at play to show how the situation should have been handled safely.

$1 Million
Semi Truck Wrongful Death

Semi-truck causing wrongful death. This sad case involved the tragic death of our clients when a semi-driver was high on illegal substances. The key to this case was working closely with law enforcement and our reconstruction expert to identify all of the assets we could recover for these clients so that they could be as fully compensated as possible.

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We're ready to fight for you. We're ready to be your ally and we are ready to begin right now. Don't waste another day, contact our law office today.
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We understand that serious injuries do not happen only during normal business hours which is why we are always available to help if you have been injured. Our team is available around the clock to take your call and provide the support that you need.