Richard P. Jacobs

Richard P. Jacobs is a personal injury attorney at The Law Firm of Jacobs & Jacobs in Albuquerque, New Mexico. His practice focuses on automobile and motorcycle accidents involving serious injuries or death, pedestrian accidents, slip and falls, and civil assault and battery claims. He represents people seeking compensation after injuries and helps clients address the insurance issues that can accompany these cases.

Richard graduated with honors from Brown University and received his Juris Doctorate Degree from St. John’s University School of Law. He began practicing with small personal injury firms in New York before establishing his own practice representing injured people. His education and early professional work laid the foundation for a career centered on evaluating injury claims, legal responsibility, and the losses clients experience.

Richard has practiced personal injury law since 1973 and opened a New Mexico sole practice in 1983 after earlier work in New York and California. His experience includes claims against bars under Dram Shop laws, negligence actions against governmental entities, and insurance disputes under the New Mexico Unfair Trade Practices Act. Over the years, he has represented hundreds of injured New Mexicans.

Richard P. Jacobs combines a longstanding injury practice with community service, including volunteer work as an attorney and tutor at Haven House Women’s Shelter. At Jacobs & Jacobs, the firm’s approach emphasizes personal contact, written explanations, and pursuing compensation for medical bills, lost income, and other expenses. Richard’s work helps clients manage the legal demands of an injury claim while they concentrate on recovery.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, The Law Firm of Jacobs & Jacobs
• Member, The State Bar of California
• Member, State Bar of New Mexico
• Coach, Corrales Soccer Club
• Certified Reading Instructor, ReadWest
• Tutor, Albuquerque Reads
• Attorney and Tutor, Haven House Women’s Shelter
• Grant Writer, Seed2Need

Licensed State

• California
• New Mexico

Education

• St. John’s University School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)

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