New Mexico Legal Lowdown

Millions of New Mexicans are losing money to predatory businesses — car dealers, solar companies, banks, and credit bureaus — without knowing they have legal recourse. Nick Mattison of Feferman, Warren & Mattison joins host Feliz Rael to explain New Mexico's Unfair Practices Act, a tool that lets consumers triple their damages and recover attorney's fees when businesses engage in deceptive or...

New Mexico was the third state in the country to add sexual orientation and gender identity to its Human Rights Act — and that was back in 2003. Chris Papaleo of Atkins & Walker Law joins host Feliz Rael to break down the legal landscape for LGBTQ+ New Mexicans in honor of Pride Month. Chris draws on his own journey — coming out in the early '90s, working as a paralegal for decades, and return...

Lawsuits aren't just about money — they're one of the most powerful tools everyday people have to force corporations to change. Kathy Love of McGinn, Montoya, Love, Curry & Sievers PA joins host Feliz Rael to discuss how her firm fights for "the little guys against the big guys" in wrongful death and catastrophic injury cases. Kathy explains what clients really want after experiencing a devast...

What happens when the company you've paid to protect you does the opposite? If it’s an insurance company, it could be operating in bad faith. Albuquerque trial lawyer Ben Davis has a significant practice protecting plaintiffs from an insurance company’s bad faith. He sits down with host Feliz Rael to unpack how bad faith law works, why fiduciary obligations make insurance companies different from...

Albuquerque-based med-mal lawyer Cid Lopez breaks down the state of healthcare, insurance, and law in this conversation with host Feliz Rael . From dismantling the narrative that malpractice verdicts are driving doctors out of New Mexico to deconstructing the state’s caps on damages for hospitals to detailing private equity’s threat on rural healthcare, Cid offers part history lesson-part clarion...

Driverless semis have been tested on New Mexico roads. For Johana Bencomo, the safety risks inherent in such vehicles are one reason why New Mexicans need New Mexico Safety Over Profit , a network of victims and survivors of profit-driven systems. In September, she took over as executive director. In this conversation with host Feliz Rael , Johana explains that the group’s mission is to foster a c...

The inaugural episode of “New Mexico Legal Lowdown” – the podcast dedicated to helping non-lawyers understand how the law works for them – introduces listeners to Brian Colón , managing partner of Singleton Schreiber 's New Mexico offices. “I really try and live a life of gratitude and service. I should not be here. I'm sitting here on the sixth floor in uptown Albuquerque working for a firm that...

Every New Mexican deserves to understand how the law works for them - or why it doesn't work for them. Welcome to New Mexico Legal Lowdown, hosted by attorney Feliz Rael and brought to you by the New Mexico Trial Lawyers Association. Each episode, we sit down with trial lawyers who fight for New Mexicans' constitutional rights and for our Democracy every single day. Learn the drama and details beh...