Personal Injury

Due to my experience on both the plaintiff and defense side of these suits, I am often appointed Guardian Ad Litem (GAL) in personal injury cases involving children. My role is to protect the child, to insure that the child is getting a fair and legal settlement, and more importantly, to insure that the child's financial recovery is protected and maintained until the child becomes an adult. I enjoy these cases. It is an honor and privilege to be entrusted with this responsibility, and I take it very seriously.

NM, May 1993
Bar Number: 7432

New Mexico and United States District Court (District of New Mexico).

New Mexico State Bar and Member of the Trial Lawyers Section.

I attend continuing legal education seminars. Most of these are related to personal injury and litigation. However, I have taken also courses in probate, adoption and mediation. I have taught one continuing education seminar on personal injury case evaluation.

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A recent case involved a woman who had suffered years of abdominal pain following the birth of her daughter by c-section. After years of complaints and seeking medical attention, a CT scan revealed the presence of a sponge in her abdomen. Claims were brought against the hospital where the c-section was performed and initial malpractice occurred. Claims were also brought against the contractor for healthcare services provided to the Indian Health System in which our client sought care. These claims related to the years of poor healthcare provided to our client, including the failure to order a simple test to diagnose the problem. Both claims resulted in positive settlement outcomes.

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New Mexico

Collins & Collins, P.C. handles a personal injury matters throughout the State of New Mexico in both State and Federal Courts. Collins & Collins, P.C. handles a variety personal injury and negligence actions including auto accidents, trucking accidents, slip & fall, defective products, assault and battery, dog bites and animal attacks, medical malpractice, nursing home abuse, and wrongful death. Parrish Collins focuses his practice on criminal defense and personal injury and I focus almost exclusively on personal injury. Sarah Armstrong focuses on family law and divorce.

The firm was established in 2001 as Parrish Collins, Attorney at Law. In 2003, Alysan Boothe Collins joined the firm after leaving the Insurance Defense firm of Guebbert & Yeomans. At that time, the firm became Collins & Collins, P.C.

Throughout high school, I worked in the usual fields for teens: retail and childcare. During college I taught aerobics and worked in restaurants. After graduating college and prior to going to law school, I worked in an administrative role at a law firm and also worked in a restaurant/bar. While at law school, I continued to work in retail and teaching aerobics during the school year, and with a professor one summer and as an intern for a non-profit another. After graduating law school, I worked as an attorney with several law firms in the Albuquerque area and also as general counsel for a local title company. After many years working with insurance defense firms, I joined my husband's practice in 2003. My practice is now concentrated in personal injury. Due to my substantial past experience in general civil litigation, probate, adoption, and an occasional real estate matter, I still handle these cases on a limited basis.

BV-Rated by Martindale-Hubbell.

(505) 242-5968

Monday through Friday
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

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Mailing Address
P.O. Box 506
Albuquerque, NM 87103

Collins & Collins, P.C. takes personal injury and negligence actions strictly on a contingency fee basis. There are no fees on the front end of the case. In addition, if there is no recovery to the client, there are no attorney fees to the client.

$225.

We offer free initial consultations for the purposes of determining the rights and obligations of the client in their particular circumstances. The length of the consultation varies according to the circumstances but generally takes no more than 20 minutes unless the case is particularly complex.

There is never a retainer for our personal injury cases. However, if the case has significant issues related to liability (fault) or damages (injuries), we may require the client to pay for an expert review of the file prior to proceeding. The most common example of this is where a medical expert is needed to determine medical negligence of a doctor or a hospital. These are often complex issues requiring careful evaluation prior to litigation and expensive pre-trial discovery which more often than not will lead to the same conclusions as the expert review. On a case-by-case basis, we may require payment in advance for an expert witness.