Name: Deena L. Buchanan
Item: Deena L. Buchanan
Author: dbuchanan

Georgetown University Law Center, Juris Doctor, 1998, cum laude

University of Pittsburgh, Bachelor of Arts, 1995, summa cum laude

AV Preeminent Peer Review Rating by Martindale-Hubbell, 2017-present

Recent Professional Experience:

Buchanan Law Firm, LLC

Managing Partner, January 2019- present

I represent injured people in wrongful death, injury, malpractice, and premises liability cases.
I represent employees who have suffered from workplace discrimination, wrongful termination, harassment and pay violation cases.
I advise small businesses as an outside general counsel about employment law compliance, contracts and risk management.

Ray, McChristian & Jeans, P.C., Albuquerque, New Mexico

Shareholder, July 2013 – January 2019 (merger with my own firm in June 2014)

Handled a variety of complex litigation in the areas of personal injury, trucking, medical malpractice, construction/real estate, products liability, wrongful death, employment law and commercial litigation. Represented multiple clients in jury trials in large exposure cases, with tens of millions of dollars at issue.
General counsel for small businesses, gave legal trouble-shooting solutions, corporate planning, contract review, and risk mitigation advice. This work often related to employment law, regulation compliance, and contract negotiation/risk avoidance.
Clients included insurers, physicians, commercial carriers, builders, employers, government entities, and businesses of all sizes.

Deena L. Buchanan

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