New Mexico Medical Malpractice Attorney
Compassionate & Caring Representation in New Mexico
At James Wood Law, we know that when a person has been severely injured or when a family has lost a loved one at the hands of a physician, nurse, hospital, or a healthcare provider, there are often overwhelming problems.
These problems include unpaid medical bills, job loss, lost wages, funeral expenses, physical pain, emotional suffering, despair, depression, anger, frustration, guilt, and grief. We understand the difficulties you are facing.
You need to know that you are not alone. Our firm can help you. James Wood will personally participate in your case. When James is out of the office, he is normally available by cell phone or email. We believe in aggressive yet compassionate representation.
Nothing can change what has happened to you or take away your physical and emotional pain. But we will be there for you. We will care about you as a human being who has suffered a horrible loss and not as just another client or number.
If you or a loved one has suffered from medical malpractice, don't wait—contact James Wood Law today at (888) 579-3866 for a free consultation. We're here to help you get the justice you need.
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Our Areas Of Focus
We Listen to Your Story. Then We Build a Case.
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“As a physician myself, I know that without the Woods Law Firm and Arslan Umarov, I wouldn't have achieved the amazing results he got for me. If you need a personal injury attorney, this office is the one you need.”DG
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“I highly recommend James Wood Law.”Michael Edwards
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“James Wood Law is everything you could wish for in a legal representative”Anonymous
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“Both parties settled satisfactorily. Five stars are not enough.”John
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“would recommend to anyone with a wrongful death”Bryan Montoya
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“He and his team were open-minded and would listen to what we had to say and made us feel like he truly cared about our family. They worked very hard to get the justification we wanted from all parties involved!”Michael Edwards
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“Amazing service, down-to-earth, and compassionate people.”Reds Bow Shack
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“I feel like I have my good friend battling for me. I strongly, by all means, can say looking for a lawyer to have your back from beginning to end.”Anonymous
Helping People Across New Mexico
We believe that spending time with our clients is the most important part of our job. We cannot properly represent you unless we walk in your shoes and experience what you are experiencing.
We handle medical malpractice cases across New Mexico, including:
- Albuquerque
- Los Lunas
- Rio Rancho
- South Valley
- Santa Fe
- Taos County
- Farmington
- Alamogordo
- Roswell
- Carlsbad
- Clovis
- Las Cruces
What Is Medical Malpractice?
Medical malpractice is defined as negligence by either an action or inaction by a professional health care provider in which the treatment or lack thereof failed to comply with accepted standards of the medical community and either caused injury or death to the patient.
In caring for a patient a healthcare provider has a duty or a responsibility to use the skill and care ordinarily used by a reasonably well-qualified healthcare provider. A healthcare provider who fails to do so is negligent.
If a treating doctor knows or should know that another doctor with other or better qualifications is needed for the patient to receive better medical treatment, the treating doctor must tell the patient. A doctor has a duty or responsibility to inform or tell a patient about alternatives for treatment and the likely result if a medical condition remains untreated.
Consent is not a defense to negligent medical care or treatment.
Meet Our Team
Decades of Experience & Millions Recovered
Types of Medical Malpractice Claims
Our practice is limited to medical malpractice, including personal-injury and wrongful-death cases. We do not represent clients in any other area of law. By limiting our practice to these types of cases, we can provide the best representation we are capable of providing in those areas of the law.
Timing Is an Important Part of Prosecuting Your Case
Have you been injured or lost a loved one due to negligence, recklessness, or malice? Timing is often an important part of prosecuting your case.
Witnesses will need to be interviewed before their memories fade. Dangerous products will need to be examined and photographed before they are altered or repaired. Medical records will need to be gathered before they are damaged or destroyed and experts will need to be hired. An autopsy may be needed. Many steps will need to be taken to ensure a fair recovery.
What Role Does the Medical Review Commission Play in New Mexico Malpractice Cases?
In New Mexico, before a medical malpractice lawsuit may go to court, an application must first be filed with and approved by the Medical Review Commission (New Mexico Statutes Annotated, § 41-5-15).
The application must be filed by an attorney. During this process your application will be reviewed by 3 panel members from the medical field and 3 from the New Mexico State Bar commission, which will be chaired by a fourth lawyer. (New Mexico Statutes Annotated, § 41-5-17). The hearing typically occurs up to 60 days after the application is submitted.
If you have been seriously injured or lost a loved one due to the wrongdoing of medical
personnel or organization, you don't need just any attorney. You need an experienced
trial lawyer who is Board-Certified.
We have more than 60 years of combined trial
experience, and Attorney Wood is Board Certified. Less than 10 percent of all attorneys
are Board Certified Trial Lawyers.