Lori M. Bencoe
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About Lori M. Bencoe
Licensed and practicing trial lawyer in New Mexico for 20 years Litigated and mediated hundreds of claims for people against insurance companies and healthcare corporations, involving complex medical and legal issues Investigated hundreds of potential claims against health care corporations and other types of corporations and insurance companies Obtained multiple multi-million dollar settlements for clients in wrongful death, medical malpractice, brain injury, and catastrophic personal injury claims in New Mexico Tried approximately 10 jury trials and assisted with others Avid researcher and writer Experienced in all aspects of civil litigation First female partner at prior law firm (employed there for 12 years before founding Bencoe Law Firm in 2004) Personal Hobbies & Interest Albuquerque, New Mexico native Spending time with family and dogs Gardening, cooking Movies, music and Reading Del Norte High School Graduate with Honors, 1985 Awards and Honors Super Lawyers® Selectees Lori M. Bencoe included in a Super Lawyers® list Other Sources of Feedback About Lori M. Bencoe Included on the 2026Southwest Super Lawyers list Past Lists 2025 Southwest Super Lawyers list 2024 Southwest Super Lawyers list 2023 Southwest Super Lawyers list 2022 Southwest Super Lawyers list 2021 Southwest Super Lawyers list 2020 Southwest Super Lawyers list 2019 Southwest Super Lawyers list 2018 Southwest Super Lawyers list 2017 Southwest Super Lawyers list
Education
Legal Education
- University of New Mexico School of Law, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 1993
- J.D.
- Honors: Teaching Assistant, Legal Research and Writing Program
- Law Review: New Mexico Law Review, Article Editor
Non Legal Education
- University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, 1990
- B.A.
- Honors: magna cum laude
- Honors: Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society
- Honors: Rhodes Scholar semifinalist
- Honors: Minor in Music Performance (attended on full music scholarship - oboe)
- Honors: Mortar Board Honor Society
- Honors: Student House Manager, Centennial Hall
- Major: Communications
Pro Bono Activities
- New Mexico Medical Review Commission volunteer, 2004 - Present
Bar Admissions
- New Mexico
- U.S. District Court District of New Mexico
Other Affiliations
- New Mexico Trial Lawyers Association, 1991 - Present (Member)
- American Association for Justice (Member/Sustaining Member, 1995)
- American Association for Justice (Member, Litigation and Medical Negligence Section)
- New Mexico Medical Review Commission, 1994 - Present (Member/Volunteer)
- National Association of Professional Executive Women, 2010
- New Mexico Trial Lawyers Association, 2002 - Present (Board of Directors)
- New Mexico Trial Lawyers Association, 2007 - 2008 (Secretary/Treasurer)
Attorney Details
| Full Name | Lori M. Bencoe |
| Firm | Bencoe & LaCour Law, PC |
| Address | 9201 Montgomery Boulevard NE, Suite 404, Albuquerque, NM 87111 |
| Phone | 505-633-8949 |
| New Clients | ✓ Currently accepting |
| Consultation | ✓ Free initial consultation |