Top Rated Personal Injury Attorney in Albuquerque, NM

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.