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It is impossible to entirely predict how a case will resolve, but historically, the Fine Law Firm has recovered compensation for its clients, through settlement or verdict 99% of the time.
Our attorneys are available by phone or appointment after hours and on weekends. We can come to where you are, if necessary.
Unlike many law firms that only handle cases hoping they will settle, the Fine Law Firm routinely takes cases to and wins at trial.
Our fees are designed in a way that maximizes our client's recovery. Compare them to other firms to see the difference.
The Fine Law Firm only gets paid if we are successful. This means that our clients have no risk in pursuing a case.
The Fine Law Firm is one of the few elite firms that have achieved the highest possible rating with both Martindale Hubbell and Avvo.
Unlike many firms that are based out-of-state & just have offices in New Mexico, our firm & its lawyers have long been part of the community, & have been recognized by local magazines & readers' choice awards.
The Fine Law Firm has deep roots in New Mexico and has established itself as a leader in legal services over four decades and two generations of lawyers.
It is impossible to entirely predict how a case will resolve, but historically, the Fine Law Firm has recovered compensation for its clients, through settlement or verdict 99% of the time.
Our attorneys are available by phone or appointment after hours and on weekends. We can come to where you are, if necessary.
Unlike many law firms that only handle cases hoping they will settle, the Fine Law Firm routinely takes cases to and wins at trial.
Our fees are designed in a way that maximizes our client's recovery. Compare them to other firms to see the difference.
The Fine Law Firm only gets paid if we are successful. This means that our clients have no risk in pursuing a case.
The Fine Law Firm is one of the few elite firms that have achieved the highest possible rating with both Martindale Hubbell and Avvo.
Unlike many firms that are based out-of-state & just have offices in New Mexico, our firm & its lawyers have long been part of the community, & have been recognized by local magazines & readers' choice awards.
The Fine Law Firm has deep roots in New Mexico and has established itself as a leader in legal services over four decades and two generations of lawyers.
The Fine Law Firm has represented seriously injured clients in Albuquerque, New Mexico since 1975. We focus solely on handling personal injury cases, allowing us to provide extensive but focused experience to each and every case we handle. Our Albuquerque injury attorneys have over 100 combined years of experience handling all manner of personal injury cases, including automobile accidents, product liability, medical malpractice and wrongful death cases.
If you or loved one has suffered an injury in an accident in Albuquerque, New Mexico, The Fine Law Firm can help.
The Fine Law Firm has the skill, experience, and dedicated attorneys to achieve the best possible results for your case. Whether you’ve suffered injuries due to a recent New Mexico car accident, sidewalk defect, or construction work injury, contact us.
We will provide an unmatched level of representation in the state of New Mexico. Discuss your case in more detail with one of our Albuquerque personal injury attorneys today. Call (505) 889-FINE.
In selecting injury attorneys, the client should consider the following questions:
[1] Do the attorneys have a history of winning cases like mine?
[2] Do I trust the attorneys to act in my best interest rather than their own?
[3] How do the attorneys' fees compare with others?
During the insurance claims process, insurance companies may try to take advantage of claimants and offer less than the case is worth. Some insurance companies will deny injury claims altogether, or unfairly delay settlement payout. The best way to handle the insurance claims process after suffering a personal injury is with help from a lawyer. Hiring a personal injury lawyer in Albuquerque will ensure someone protects your rights during insurance settlement negotiations. It can also give you the power to take your case to court if necessary.
A personal injury lawyer can inform you of your rights, take care of legal paperwork and injury documentation, hire expert key witnesses to testify, build a strong personal injury case, and fight for fair compensation. From day one, you’ll enjoy better peace of mind after retaining an accident attorney in Albuquerque. Your lawyer can obtain a greater settlement or verdict award than you might get on your own. While you concentrate on healing, your lawyer will focus on financial recovery.
The Fine Law Firm has more than 40 years of experience successfully representing victims of personal injury. We use our talents in various personal injury case types, from autonomous vehicle accidents to nursing home abuse. Contact us after any type of accident in Albuquerque. We will discuss your case and potential steps moving forward during a free consultation.
Various organizations have recognized our firm and lawyers for excellence, including Super Lawyers, Martindale Hubbell, the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers, and Albuquerque the Magazine. Our goal, however, is not to achieve accolades in these publications, but to benefit our clients. If you or a loved one has injuries from any type of accident in New Mexico, call our Albuquerque car accident lawyers for legal counsel. We represent many different types of serious injury cases.
The Albuquerque personal injury lawyers at The Fine Law Firm operate on a contingency-fee basis. That means you won’t pay anything unless we secure a monetary award on your behalf. We won’t charge you for our time, effort, or resources if your case doesn’t win a settlement. If we win a settlement or verdict, we’ll deduct our attorney’s fees directly from the amount we obtain from the defendant or insurance company. That way, you never pay for our services out of your own pocket.
The Fine Law Firm keeps its fees at a flat rate of 33% (one-third) of your settlement. If you received a $100,000 settlement, for example, our fees would total around $33,000. We will reduce our fees, if necessary to receive less compensation than our client does. Our goal is to help our clients, not turn a profit. A lawyer representing your case will almost always garner better results – even after subtracting the attorney’s fees – than you could on your own.
The Albuquerque injury lawyers at The Fine Law Firm operate on a contingency-fee basis. That means you won’t pay anything unless we secure a monetary award on your behalf.
A personal injury case allows an accident victim in New Mexico to seek justice and financial compensation for injuries, medical bills, lost wages and other damages suffered through the civil court system. Yet not all accidents in Albuquerque give rise to personal injury claims. There must be a legal foundation for the case, such as someone else’s negligent, careless, reckless or wrongful act.
The majority of personal injury cases in Albuquerque are based on negligence. Someone is negligent if he or she does not exercise the proper amount of care based on the circumstances. Four elements must be proven to establish negligence: duty of care, breach of duty, causation and damages. The accused party (defendant) must have violated a responsibility of reasonable care owed to the injured victim or plaintiff.
If you wish to discover whether you have grounds to file a personal injury claim after a harmful accident in Albuquerque, request a free consultation at The Fine Law Firm. We will listen to your story and analyze the facts to determine whether your case has merit. If so, we can discuss your legal options in detail and help you build a foundation for your claim.
New Mexico personal injury laws give victims the right to seek recovery for a variety of economic and noneconomic damages. Economic damages refer to the financial or monetary losses associated with an accident, such as bills and expenses. Noneconomic damages are personal and intangible losses suffered due to the event, also known as pain and suffering.
Your damage amount will depend upon the injuries and losses you sustained due to someone else’s negligence. Case values can vary significantly according to the specific case. The factors involved in a settlement determination include injury severity, the victim’s age and overall health, the number of liable (legally and financially responsible) parties, and the insurance coverage available.
Economic and noneconomic damages are both types of compensatory damages, which aim to compensate or reimburse a victim for the losses he or she suffered. Economic damages encompass tangible and specific monetary losses. These can typically be established using documentation such as hospital bills and employment records.
Economic damages include:
In general, a victim with serious or catastrophic injuries has greater medical costs and related damages than a victim with a minor injury; therefore, he or she is eligible for greater amounts of compensation. Economic damages are typically calculated by adding all of the plaintiff’s bills and future foreseeable expenses together.
Noneconomic damages refer to the intangible and nonfinancial losses suffered by a victim due to an accident and related injuries. Harmful accidents are more than just expensive and inconvenient; when they cause serious injuries, they can change a victim’s daily life and well-being. The courts in New Mexico allow a victim to recover compensation for these personal losses, as well.
Examples of noneconomic damages are:
Calculating a noneconomic damage award is more difficult than economic damages. Assigning a value to invisible and highly personal losses requires an assessment of the victim’s daily life and how it has changed since the accident. Insurance companies and juries may assign their own values to these losses with or without using a specific equation.
If you think you have a personal injury case in Albuquerque, it is important not to wait to speak to an attorney to begin the legal process. In New Mexico, a law known as the statute of limitations places a general time limit of three years on the right to file. New Mexico Statutes Section 37-1-8 states:
Actions must be brought against sureties on official bonds and on bonds of guardians, conservators, personal representatives and persons acting in a fiduciary capacity, within two years after the liability of the principal or the person for whom they are sureties is finally established or determined by a judgment or decree of the court, and for an injury to the person or reputation of any person, within three years.
Unique situations can shorten or extend the filing deadline on a personal injury case. For example, New Mexico has a time limit of four years for property damage. If you need to hold a government agency responsible for a personal injury accident, the deadline is just 90 days from the date of the incident.
With rare exceptions, claims that are filed after the statute of limitations has expired are time-barred, meaning they are not allowed to proceed. It is critical to consult with an attorney as soon as possible to avoid missing your deadline, as this will most likely result in the loss of your ability to hold someone accountable for your injuries.
If an investigation of your accident by an insurance company leads to a percentage of fault being assigned to you, you can still recover financial compensation under New Mexico’s pure comparative negligence law. This rule states that if a plaintiff is partially responsible for his or her own injuries, financial compensation is still available from the other party or parties that share fault.
However, if New Mexico’s comparative negligence doctrine applies to your case, this can reduce the value of your final settlement or judgment award. The courts will reduce your award by an amount equivalent to your percentage of fault. If you are found to be 15 percent responsible for the accident, for example, a $100,000 award would be reduced by 15 percent ($15,000) for a total recovery of $85,000.
The answer to this question depends on the case. However, most personal injury claims in Albuquerque are resolved outside of court with insurance settlements. Insurance companies want to avoid the expense and uncertainty of a personal injury trial. For this reason, they will generally try to negotiate a settlement.
If an insurance provider refuses to offer a fair settlement or rejects the claim and denies liability, the case may have to go to court to pursue a better resolution. Hiring a law firm with a history of taking cases to trial and winning can reduce your odds of going to court. The insurance company will be more likely to try to resolve the case without litigation.
The Fine Law Firm is here for you in your time of need. Contact our lawyers after suffering a personal injury or losing a loved one in an Albuquerque accident. We will go over the details of your specific case for free during an initial evaluation. Call (505) 889-FINE today to speak to an experienced Albuquerque personal injury attorney.
They were totally accessible and extremely professional. They took the time to explain everything and answered every question I asked. They walked us through everything and made a horrible situation as best as it could possibly be. They just seemed extremely competent and knew exactly what to do at every turn.
They handled things with care and were sensitive to the nature of the incident. We were involved in a dog attack where two dogs attacked my son and I got in between them. We were both hospitalized for several weeks and my son almost passed away. We have health insurance, but when you have such extreme trauma the insurance company doesn't cover everything. We had medical bills and a big financial burden.
Every visit to the office I was made to feel like I was the only client. They explained everything completely. I was introduced to every member of the Fine Law Firm. They went out of their way to resolve my case. If I ever need legal help again, I would not hesitate to call the Fine Law Firm.
Our lawyers at The Fine Law Firm devote every moment of their legal practice handling a single type of law, personal injury law.
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