Amalia Skogen Lucero Esq. - Placitas, NM
Attorney at The Law Office of Amalia S. Lucero, L.L.C.
Personal Injury Lawyers in Placitas, NM
26 Camino Don Juan Placitas, NM 87043
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27
Years
Experience
Placitas Personal Injury Lawyer
Updated: 03/10/2026
Areas of Practice
- Personal Injury
- Sexual Abuse
- Medical Malpractice
- Wrongful Death
Attorney Information
Overview
Mrs. Lucero has been practicing Plaintiff's personal injury law for twenty-one years.
Amalia graduated from the University of New Mexico School of Law in 1999, where she was a member of the National UNM Moot Court Team, and UNM National Criminal Mock Trial Team. During her training she also worked as a clerk for the United States Attorney, United States Federal District Judge LeRoy Hansen, and was an observer at the Truth and Reconciliation Hearings in South Africa. In 1999, following graduation from law school, Mrs. Lucero went to work as a law clerk for the Chief Justice Pamela B. Minizer of the New Mexico Supreme Court, the first female Chief Justice for the Court. Upon completion of her clerkship, she went to work for the firm known as Vigil & Vigil. In 2005, she left to work for the Vigil Law Firm, and then in 2009, she became partner at Vigil & Lucero. The firm changed to Curtis & Lucero and she remained a partner until May of 2019. She has done extensive work in pre-suit, litigation, trial and appellate practice in most of the Courts in New Mexico and the Federal Court system. She has been elected to the Board of Directors for the New Mexico Trial Lawyers Association and was copy editor for the New Mexico Trial Lawyers Journal for several years.
In May of 2019, Amalia left to form her own firm, the Law Offices of Amalia S. Lucero, LLC.
Amalia lives with her husband Michael and three children, Bella, Dante, and Michael in Placitas, New Mexico.
Awards and Honors
Honors
- Truth and Reconciliation Commission, South Africa, 1997 - Present
- The National Trial Layers-Top 40 under 40
- The National Trial Lawyers- Top 100 Trial Lawyers
- 2016 Client Satisfaction Award
- Whose Who
- Super Lawyers
Other Sources of Feedback About Amalia Skogen Lucero Esq.
Included on the 2026 Southwest Super Lawyers list
Past Lists
- 2025 Southwest Super Lawyers list
- 2024 Southwest Super Lawyers list
- 2019 Southwest Super Lawyers list
- 2018 Southwest Super Lawyers list
- 2017 Southwest Super Lawyers list
Education
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Legal Education
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University of New Mexico School of Law,
Albuquerque,
New Mexico, 1999
J.D.
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University of New Mexico School of Law,
Albuquerque,
New Mexico, 1999
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Non Legal Education
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University of New Mexico,
Albuquerque,
New Mexico, 1995
B.A.
Honors: magna cum laude
Honors: Magna Cum Laude in General Honors
Major: Political Science
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University of New Mexico,
Albuquerque,
New Mexico, 1995
Past Positions
- Chief Justice Pamela Minzner, Supreme Court of New Mexico, Clerk, 1999 - 2000
- Vigil & Vigil Law Firm, Associate Attorney, 2000 - 2005
Classes and Seminars
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NMTLA Tort Update, April 2010-Statute of Limitations-Update
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NMTLA Subrogation Law Update, 2007
- NMTLA Evidence Handbook- assisted in the revisions made in 2004-2005
Representative Cases
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Spencer v. Health Force
- Citation: 137 N.M. 64, 107 P.3d 504
- Court: NMSC 2
- Year: 2005
Published Works
Articles
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Copy Editor for the New Mexico Trial Lawyers Journal 2009-present
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NMTLA Litigation Series- Editor & Author
Bar Admissions
- New Mexico, 1999
- U.S. District Court District of New Mexico, 2000
- U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit, 2002
- Supreme Court of the United States of America
Other Affiliations
- Board of Directors of the New Mexico Trial Lawyers (Member)
- American Association for Justice, 2000 - Present
- Inn of Courts, 1999 - 2003 (Member)
Contact
26 Camino Don Juan
Placitas, NM 87043
Phone: 505-814-6254
Email: Send a message
Website: https://www.amaliaslucero.com
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