Bruce E. Thompson
Attorney Profile
Top Rated Personal Injury Attorney in Albuquerque, NM
Selected to Rising Stars: 2012 - 2013
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Since 2004, Bruce E. Thompson has been helping injured people and their families by holding wrongdoers accountable for violations of federal and state law and other safety standards. Bruce currently handles cases involving personal injury, wrongful death, medical malpractice, construction accidents, brain injury, trucking accidents and sexual abuse, in cases across New Mexico.
Bruce's entire practice is devoted to civil litigation to vindicate the rights of those injured or killed by negligence. A member of the State Bar of New Mexico, the American Association of Justice and the New Mexico Trial Lawyers’ Association, Bruce is admitted to practice in New Mexico and the U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico. For his commitment to legal ethics and professional accomplishments, he is AV Preeminent peer-review rated,* Martindale-Hubbell's highest rating. He is a Fellow of the ABOTA National Trial College.
After earning a Bachelor of Arts from St. John’s College in 1993, Bruce attended the University of New Mexico School of Law and obtained a J.D. in 2003. He was awarded the law school’s Dean’s Award and the Faculty Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Law School Community, and he is named as an advocate by the American Association of Justice National College of Advocacy.
For over a decade, Bruce has been co-chair of the New Mexico Trial Lawyers Association Annual Tort Update. He regularly speaks on topics ranging from government liability, insurance law, civil procedure and personal injury litigation at NMTLA seminars.
With a passion for protecting children, he is volunteer counsel for New Mexico Kids Matter, Inc., which advocates for children in foster care. He also serves as counsel for Albuquerque SANE Collaborative, which offers sexual assault and domestic violence victims immediate, compassionate and comprehensive medical treatment and forensic evaluation by nurse experts.
* 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 Rating™ fall into two categories – legal ability and general ethical standards.
Assault, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury - Plaintiff, Slip and Fall, Wrongful Death, Construction Accident, Brain Injury, Sexual Abuse - Plaintiff, Trucking Accidents, Premises Liability - Plaintiff, Medical Malpractice, Birth Injury, Delayed or Incorrect Diagnosis, Informed Consent, Motor Vehicle Defects, Medical Devices, Pharmaceutical
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2014 - 2022
- Rising Stars: 2012 - 2013
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About Bruce E. Thompson
First Admitted: 2003, New Mexico
Pro bono/Community Service
- Counsel for Albuquerque CASA, Inc. Counsel for Albuquerque SANE Collaborative
Honors/Awards
- AV® Preeminent ™ peer review rating by Martindale-Hubbell
- The Best Lawyers in America for work in Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs, since 2013
- Southwest Super Lawyers Rising Stars, 2012 - 2013 Southwest Super Lawyers, 2014-2018
Bar/Professional Activity
- New Mexico Trial Lawyers’ Association (NMTLA), Board Member
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Fellow, ABOTA National Trial College
- University of New Mexico Law School Dean’s Award, 2003 - Present
- U.S. District Court District of New Mexico, 2003
- American Association of Justice (AAJ), Member
- Julia Raymond McCulloch Memorial Award for Scholarship in Constitutional Law, 2003 - Present
- Faculty Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Law School Community, 2003 - Present
- Chair, NMTLA annual Tort Update CLE since 2011.
- State Bar of New Mexico
- Advocate, AAJ National College of Advocacy
- Don G. McCormick Writing Prize, 2003 - Present
- New Mexico, 2003
Educational Background
- St. John’s College, Santa Fe, B.A., 1993
- University of New Mexico School of Law, 2003
Scholarly Lectures/Writings
- Article on the interplay between the individual rights afforded by the U.S. Constitution as the "floor" or "minimum," which expressly gives the States the ability to create additional or greater protections, in light of the individual circumstances and liberty values of each State. , Author, Raising and Preserving for Review Claims for Expanded Protections for Criminal Defendants Under the New Mexico State Constitution, 2003
- Numerous talks and Continuing Legal Education presentations on various issues of tort law, civil procedure, and government liability. , Speaker
Verdicts/Settlements
- Rivera v. American General Financial Services, Inc., 2011-NMSC-033, 150 N.M. 398, 259 P.3d 803, 2011
- Fraire v. Belen Consol. Sch. Dist., 2016 N.M. App. Unpub. LEXIS 340, 2016
Last Updated: 5/15/2022