Cherie L. LaCour
Legal Profile
- Licensed and practicing attorney in New Mexico for 14 years.
- Assisted attorneys with state and federal trials involving complex litigation issues.
- Filed suit and mediated hundreds of claims for people against insurance companies and healthcare corporations, involving complex medical and legal issues.
- Avid researcher and writer.
- Experienced in all aspects of civil litigation.
- Obtained multiple multi-million dollar settlements for clients in wrongful death, medical malpractice, brain injury, and catastrophic personal injury claims in New Mexico.
Professional Memberships & Cerftifications
- New Mexico Trial Lawyers Association, member 1997 – date
- Board of Directors 2011 – date
- American Association for Justice, member/sustaining member 1997 – date
- Inn of Court, Master Bencher
- Licensed to practice in the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico
- Licensed by the State Bar of New Mexico
Education
- University of Tulsa, College of Law
- Juris Doctor in 1997
- Managing Editor,Tulsa Journal of Comparative & International Law
- Committee Chair, Student Advisory Board for the Center on Dispute Resolution
- Vice-Presidnet, Board of Advocates/Moot Court Board
- CALI Excellence for the Future Awards
- Conflicts of Law: International and Domestic, Spring 1996
- Interviewing, Counseling and Negotiation, Fall 1996
- Who’s Who: American Law Students, 16th & 17th Editions
- University of Texas at Arlington
- B.S. in Political Science, 1991
- Del Norte High School Graduate with Honors, 1985
Personal Hobbies & Interests
- Spending time with family
- Reading
- Cooking
- Traveling and History
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