Pia Aurelia Dominguez Salazar

Pia Salazar has been a New Mexico trial lawyer since 1994, practicing primarily in medical negligence, wrongful death, catastrophic injury, premises liability and nursing home litigation. She is an AV (best rating) rated attorney in Martindale-Hubbell, a Southwest Superlawyer, ATLA Top 100 Trial Lawyers (2007-present), Past-President of the New Mexico Trial Lawyers Association (2009-2010), AAJ Leader's Forum, and a member of AAJ. Awards and Honors Super Lawyers® Selectees Pia Aurelia Dominguez Salazar included in a Super Lawyers® list Honors AAJ Top 100 Trial Lawyers, 2007-Present Top 100 Trial Lawyer 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012 and 2014 AV Rating, Martindale-Hubbell Super Lawyer Medical Malpractice, 2010 - Present American Association of Justice Fellow American Trial Lawyers Association Top 100 Trial Lawyers, 2012 Other Sources of Feedback About Pia Aurelia Dominguez Salazar 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 2014 Southwest Super Lawyers list 2012 Southwest Super Lawyers — Super Lawyers list 2011 Southwest Super Lawyers list 2010 Southwest Super Lawyers list

• New Mexico Court of Appeals - Clerk Judge Michael Bustamante
• Durkovich, Martinez & Salazar, Attorney, 1994 - 1996
• Durkovich, Salazar & Sullivan, Attorney, 1996 - 2004
• Salazar & Sullivan, 2004 - 2010
• Languages
• Spanish

• "Coming Attractions or Distractions", 18th Annual Update on New Mexico Tort Law, April 30, 1999 - Present
• "Coming Attractions or Distractions", 22nd Annual Update on New Mexico Tort Law, April 25, 2003 - Present
• "Opening Statements", A Live Slip/Fall Wrongful Death Jury by Trial, March 4, 2005
• "Tort Claims Against State Entities", 25th Annual Update on New Mexico Tort Law, April 28, 2006
• "Advocacy Advantages: Focus Groups & Juror Bias", New Mexico Trial Lawyers Association, January 18, 2008
• "How to Maximize Damages in a Medical Malpractice Lawsuit", January 28, 2011

• Sunwest Bank of Albuquerque v. Nelson
• Citation: 125 N.M.170
• Court: New Mexico Court of Appeals
• Year: 1998

• Trustee, First Choice Health Care, 2003 - 2005
• Coach, AYSO (American Youth Soccer Organization), 2006 - 2008
• Equal Access to Justice Campaign
• UNM Mock Trial Participant

• New Mexico, 1994
• U.S. District Court District of New Mexico, 1997

• New Mexico Trial Lawyers Association, 2009 - 2010 (President)
• American Association for Justice, 1998 - 1999 (Minority Caucus State Delegate)
• American Association for Justice, 2006 - 2007 (Ambassador)
• American Association for Justice (Member)
• Hispanic Bar Association
• New Mexico Bar Association, 1994 - Present (Member)
• American Bar Association, 1994 - Present (Member)
• New Mexico Trial Lawyers Association, 1996 - Present (Board of Director)
• New Mexico Trial Lawyers Association, 2002 - 2003 (Treasurer)
• New Mexico Trial Lawyers Association, 2009 - 2010 (Nominating Committee)
• American Association for Justice (Sustaining Member)
• Attorney Information Exchange Group, 2000 - 2003
• Trial Lawyers for Public Justice, 1996 - Present
• New Mexico Review Commission, 1996 - Present
• Civil Practice Specialty Committee
• New Mexico Civil Practice Specialty Committee
• American Association for Justice, - 2003 (Leader's Forum)
• American Association for Justice, 2010 - 2011 (Leader's Forum)
• Emerge New Mexico Recruitment Committee, - 2010
• Emerge New Mexico Recruitment Committee, - 2011 (Chair)
• Emerge New Mexico, - 2011 (Board Member)
• American Association of Justice (Governor)