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Experienced New Mexico Premises Liability Attorney
Slips, Trips and Falls | Injuries on Residential and Commercial Property | Dangerous Conditions on Real Property
In New Mexico, as in all states, the owner or person in control of residential and commercial property has a duty to maintain the premises so as to minimize the risk of injury to anyone legally visiting the premises. That duty may typically be met by either eliminating the dangerous condition or providing reasonable notice or warnings to the public. When a property owner fails to meet that duty and you suffer injury, you have a right to pursue full and fair compensation.
At Buchanan Law Firm, LLC we bring more than two decades of hands-on legal experience. A victim of personal injury herself, attorney Deena Buchanan has first-hand experience with the devastating impact an accident can have on every area of your life. She’s also worked as a defense lawyer in high-dollar personal injury claims, so she knows the strategies and tactics insurance companies employ to try to minimize or deny legitimate claims.
At Buchanan Law Firm, LLC we maintain a physical office in Albuquerque and meeting space in Santa Fe, but we’ll meet with you face-to-face anywhere in the state. Deena Buchanan has handled legal matters in more than 20 states, but we concentrate our personal injury practice on claims arising in New Mexico. We are a local law firm with a thorough understanding of the laws and courts in the Land of Enchantment, as well as the ways that our judges often handle personal injury claims here.
Attorney Buchanan is a highly experienced litigator who has served as lead counsel in many complex, high-stakes matters. She’s tried numerous personal injury claims where the damages were in the millions of dollars, and has successfully tried wrongful death actions. She’s respected by clients, colleagues and judges for her calm demeanor in all situations.
At Buchanan Law Firm, LLC we take an individualized approach to every personal injury claim, learning the specific details of your case, so that we can customize our counsel to get the results you seek. To set up a free initial consultation, call us at 505-900-3559 or contact our office online to arrange an appointment.
Our Representation in Cases Involving Injury on Property
We provide comprehensive legal counsel to individuals who have been hurt because of dangerous conditions on commercial or residential property. We’ll fully investigate your case, traveling to the site of the accident, if necessary. We’ll carefully gather and preserve all evidence to support your claim, prepare and file all documents, and be your advocate in all hearings, meetings and proceedings.
We handle all types of injury claims arising on poorly or negligently maintained property, including:
- Slips, trips and falls—Wet or slippery floors, damaged or loose flooring, broken steps or stairways, poorly maintained sidewalks, steps, landings, decks, ramps, parking lots, driveways and other thoroughfares, including slips and falls caused by rain, snow or ice
- Injuries caused by negligent lighting or security—Slips and falls caused by inadequate lighting, muggings or physical attacks resulting from careless or improperly maintained security systems
We will help you seek compensation for all your losses, from wages and income to medical expenses, loss of companionship or consortium, loss of enjoyment of life, and physical pain and suffering. We take cases involving any type of personal injury, from soft-tissue trauma to serious and catastrophic loss, such as brain or spinal cord injury, broken bones, paralysis, permanent scarring and disfigurement, burns and amputation or loss of limb. We also litigate wrongful death claims.
Contact Our New Mexico Premises Liability Lawyers
Let Buchanan Law Firm, LLC protect your rights when you’ve suffered injury because of a dangerous condition on residential or commercial property. We provide a free initial consultation in most personal injury matters. For an appointment, contact our offices online or call us at 505-900-3559. We will meet with you evenings or weekends, upon request. We will handle your premises liability claim on a contingent fee basis. There won’t be any attorney fees unless we recover compensation for your losses.
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.