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While our team has more than 60 combined years of legal experience, our firm has spent the past 20 devoted to seeking justice for patients and families who were wronged by medical negligence. We’ve helped hundreds of people in those two decades.

As New Mexicans, we deeply understand your needs and the challenge our state has with corporate medicine prioritizing profitability over patient safety. We’re not like other firms located far away, attempting to understand New Mexico life and its unique laws.

As humans, we personally understand that, when medical malpractice occurs, there is no justice that can bring a victim back to life, restore one to their previous life, replace a limb or undue damage to a brain. Justice cannot erase trauma or suffering or reverse a loss of trust.

But justice can promote healing and provide help to those struggling financially.

As medical malpractice attorneys, our goal is to procure results that mitigate your losses and force those who harm to change. This won’t erase the past, but it will help you move forward.

Victors
We’re a New Mexico law firm focused primarily on medical malpractice. There’s a personal reason for that.

In 1981, firm founder Victor Poulos’ daughter was born severely brain-damaged due to medical negligence. After seeing firsthand how the legal system worked for those with little means, Victor dedicated his life on the spot to fighting for the rights of people with ordinary resources who’ve been wrongfully harmed by medical negligence.

Decades later, his precious daughter still requires 24-hour care, deepening his understanding of how greatly medical negligence impacts not only the victim, but their loved ones as well.

Today, his personal experience remains the purpose behind Poulos & Cavazos’ medical malpractice firm.

Read more of Victor’s story

Why Choose Us

We’ve lived your story.

We personally sympathize with your trauma and have experienced how profoundly medical negligence and malpractice impacts the victims and their loved ones. This is what motivates and makes us the most qualified to fight for you. (Read Victor’s story.)

We have 60 plus years of combined legal experience.

In that time, we have represented the seriously injured and have prosecuted lawsuits against physicians of virtually every medical specialty, physician practice, hospitals, hospital management companies, nurses, drug manufacturers, medical and pathology labs, and many others.

We’re New Mexicans.

We deeply understand the needs of New Mexicans and the unique challenges our state has with corporate medicine prioritizing profitability over patient safety. Outside firms don’t share this perspective because they aren’t practicing daily under the laws that are unique to medical malpractice in this state. We’re also intimately familiar with all of the Courts of New Mexico, having practiced for many years in each Judicial District.

We have accolades other firms can’t claim.

For years, Southwest Super Lawyers Magazine has selected our partners for the prestigious “Top 25 Super Lawyers” list. We’re also routinely recognized as top medical malpractice attorneys in New Mexico and the nation.

We’re small and dedicated.

Large law firms operate differently than we do. As a small firm, we limit the number of cases we take to ensure we’re the best we can be for our clients. If we accept your case, we’ll have the capacity to give you the personal experience and attention that big firms cannot.

Our team includes medical experts.

Our team includes a nurse and physician whom we consult with weekly on case analysis. Their inclusion on our bench means Poulos & Cavazos is well equipped to deeply understand and address the nuances of your specific case.

We’re a New Mexico law firm focused on medical malpractice.

This ensures our focus is not diluted, and we’re the strongest asset to your case that we can be. It’s why we’ve become one of the most successful medical malpractice law firms in the state, garnering more than $500 million in gross recoveries for victims and their families.

Se habla Espanol.

Entendemos que Nuevo México es una comunidad diversa que se beneficia enormemente de nuestra población hispana. Contamos con personal interno que ofrece servicios de traducción para nuestros clientes de habla hispana. Llámenos hoy mismo al 866-849-0781.

$7,000,000
Verdict
Failure to Diagnose
$2,500,000
Settlement
Surgical Error
$2,921,173
Verdict
Wrongful Death
$6,000,000
Settlement
Wrongful Death

What is Medical Malpractice?

Medical malpractice occurs when a patient is injured or dies due to the substandard actions or inactions of a medical professional or hospital. The damages must be measurable and can
include physical, emotional or financial harm.

Most victims don’t know they’re victims.

The truth is, it’s hard to know when you or a loved one has been a victim of medical malpractice. You may recognize mistreatment or a poor outcome, but without a medical background, it’s
difficult to discern when the standard of care has been breached. That’s why only about 5% of medical malpractice instances in the U.S. result in a claim or lawsuit. But we can help!

Our team of law and medical experts will investigate your story and help you determine if you have a case. The initial consultation is FREE.

If you have a case, we’ll dedicate ourselves to shifting the financial burden of the injury from you to the negligent provider. If you don’t win, nothing is lost.

So don’t hesitate to contact us — even if you only suspect you might be a victim!

Meet Our Team

Victor F. Poulos, J.D.

Managing Attorney, Trial Attorney

Andrew J. Cavazos, J.D.

Partner, Trial Attorney

Frances A. Nuno, J.D.

Associate Attorney

What Do Former Clients Have to say About Us

“Experts in medical negligence”

The lawyers at P&C are truly experts in medical negligence. They literally taught the adverse party medicine and what is expected of medical professionals.

- Linda T.
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