B. Kent Buckingham

Board-certified in personal injury trial law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, B. Kent Buckingham is a partner and senior attorney at Buckingham & Vega Law Firm, located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. His practice primarily represents plaintiffs in personal injury cases encompassing catastrophic accidents, medical malpractice, automobile accidents, wrongful death, complex mass torts and class action lawsuits.

Throughout his career, Mr. Buckingham has successfully obtained numerous multimillion-dollar settlements and verdicts, establishing him as a powerful advocate within the legal community. He pursued his legal education at the University of Houston Law Center, graduating with a Juris Doctor degree in 1987.

Mr. Buckingham holds bar admissions in Texas (1987), New Mexico (1994) and Indiana (2007), and is authorized to practice in the U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Western Districts of Texas, and the U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico. Before entering the legal profession, he gained valuable experience as an optometrist, giving him a unique perspective in handling medical malpractice cases.

Mr. Buckingham is an active member of prestigious organizations such as the American Association for Justice (Birth Trauma Litigation Group). He is also an internationally recognized speaker on medical negligence. He has delivered lectures at leading global conferences and has authored numerous scholarly articles on the topic.

Among his professional honors, Mr. Buckingham has earned the AV Preeminent* rating through Martindale-Hubbell. Additionally, his high-profile cases have been featured in respected publications like TIME Magazine and The Wall Street Journal, and he has made appearances on national television programs, including CBS Evening News and Good Morning America.

*AV®, AV Preeminent®, Martindale-Hubbell Distinguished and Martindale-Hubbell Notable are certification marks used under license in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell® is the facilitator of a peer-review rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Ratings™ fall into two categories – legal ability and general ethical standards.