Cherie L. LaCour

Cherie L. LaCour is a partner and attorney at Bencoe & LaCour Law, PC in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Her practice focuses on medical malpractice, birth injuries, wrongful death, and serious personal injury claims. Cherie represents children, families, and other injured plaintiffs in cases involving hospitals, physicians, health care systems, insurers, and other defendants. She emphasizes careful preparation and clear communication while helping clients understand significant legal and medical issues.

Cherie earned her J.D. from the University of Tulsa College of Law, where she served as Managing Editor of The Tulsa Journal of Comparative & International Law. She received her B.S. from the University of Texas at Arlington, majoring in Political Science. During law school, she also served as a mediator in the Northeast Alternative Dispute Resolution Program, helping resolve matters referred by judges in courts around Tulsa.

Cherie began her legal career with a medical malpractice litigation firm handling complex medical negligence claims. In 2006, she joined Lori Bencoe to establish Bencoe & LaCour Law, PC. Her experience includes birth injury claims and specialized training in labor and delivery care and electronic fetal monitoring. The firm reports that she has helped recover tens of millions of dollars in verdicts and settlements for clients throughout New Mexico.

Cherie L. LaCour is admitted in New Mexico and before the U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico. She serves on the Board of Directors of the New Mexico Trial Lawyers Association and is a sustaining member of the American Association for Justice. Her profile also lists Best Lawyers recognition for 2025, Martindale-Hubbell peer review recognition, and Super Lawyers selections from 2024 through 2026.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, Bencoe & LaCour Law, PC
• Member, State Bar of New Mexico
• Member, Board of Directors, New Mexico Trial Lawyers Association (1991-Present)
• Member/Sustaining Member, American Association for Justice (1995-Present)
• Member/Volunteer, New Mexico Medical Review Commission (1994-Present)

Licensed State

• New Mexico

Education

• University of Tulsa College of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• University of Texas at Arlington
  Bachelor of Science (BS)

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