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New Mexico Pedestrian Injury Attorney
Pedestrian Accidents | Crosswalk Accidents | Right-of-Way Accidents
If you or someone you love has been hit by a car as a pedestrian, chances are the injuries are severe, regardless of how fast or slow the vehicle was traveling. Statistics indicate that, in four of every five car-pedestrian collisions, the driver is at fault. If you or someone you love has sustained any type of injury as a pedestrian in a motor vehicle accident, you want a knowledgeable and proven lawyer to help you pursue full and fair compensation for all your losses.
At Buchanan Law, we have more than 20 years of experience successfully handling a broad range of personal injury claims, including pedestrian accidents. Attorney Deena Buchanan is a seasoned trial lawyer who has served as lead counsel in many complex legal cases. She’s litigated a number of personal injury claims involving millions of dollars in potential damages, including wrongful death claims. She’s respected by colleagues, clients and judges for her ability to remain calm and composed at all stages of a legal dispute.
A personal injury victim herself, Deena knows how an accident can affect every aspect of your life. She’s also worked as a defense attorney in personal injury litigation, so she knows how to anticipate the strategies and tactics insurance companies will employ to defeat, delay or diminish your claim.
At Buchanan Law, we maintain offices in Albuquerque, but can meet with you face-to-face anywhere across New Mexico. Deena Buchanan has handled legal disputes in more than 20 states, but focuses her personal injury practice in New Mexico. She lives in Albuquerque and has raised her family there. Her husband is a native New Mexican whose family has been in the Land of Enchantment for many generations. We have a comprehensive knowledge of the culture, laws and courts in New Mexico, as well as how our judges often handle personal injury claims.
We know that every personal injury claim is different, so we’ll take the time to learn exactly what happened, as well as what you need to resolve your claim. We provide a free initial consultation to most individuals with a potential personal injury claim. For an interview, call our offices at 505-900-3559 or contact us online to arrange an appointment.
Our Pedestrian Accident Injury Practice
We offer full-service legal counsel to people who have been hurt as pedestrians in a motor vehicle accident. We’ll carefully evaluate and preserve all the evidence, traveling to the site of the accident, if necessary. We’ll consult with expert witnesses, such as accident reconstruction specialists, medical costs authorities and financial professionals, so that we can make the most compelling arguments for your full financial recovery.
We handle all types of pedestrian accident claims, including cases involving:
- Drivers who strike pedestrians in a crosswalk or right-of-way
- Drivers who lose control of a vehicle and collide with pedestrians on a sidewalk, lawn or other off-road site
- Drivers who fail to stop at a stop sign or light
- Drivers who fail to give appropriate right-of-way to pedestrians legally walking alongside the road
Buchanan Law will help you pursue damages for all your losses, such as wages and income, loss of enjoyment of life, unreimbursed medical expenses, loss of companionship or consortium, and physical pain and suffering. We take cases involving all kinds of personal injury, from soft-tissue trauma to serious and catastrophic injury. We also litigate wrongful death claims.
Contact a Results-Oriented New Mexico Personal Injury Lawyer
Let Buchanan Law Firm, LLC ensure that all your legal rights are protected after a pedestrian accident. For a private consultation, send us an e-mail or call us at 505-900-3559. We are available to meet with you evenings or weekends, if necessary. We represent pedestrian accident victims on a contingency basis. We won’t charge attorney fees unless we recover compensation for your injuries.
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.
We have recovered tens of millions of dollars for our clients.
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.
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.
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.
Semi-truck and corporate negligence caused wrongful death. Our client died 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.
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.