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Roswell Personal Injury Lawyer – The Longhorn Law Firm
NM Roswell · Chaves County

Roswell's tough injury attorneys.

From US-70 to US-285, from downtown to the surrounding agricultural areas — when negligence in southeastern New Mexico injures you, we fight for full compensation.

Roswell Quick Facts

  • Largest city in southeastern New Mexico
  • Major roads: US-285, US-70, US-380
  • Chaves County District Court handles local cases
  • Significant oil & gas industry presence
  • Agricultural and ranching industry creates worker injury cases
Licensed in TX & NM
MILLIONS+ Recovered
No Fee Unless We Win
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From US-285 corridor crashes and US-70 commuter wrecks to dangerous Main Street intersection accidents and downtown collisions, Longhorn Law Firm represents injury victims throughout Roswell and Chaves County.

Why Roswell victims choose us

  • Oil & gas industry case experience. The Permian Basin extends into southeastern NM, creating significant oilfield injury cases.
  • Agricultural and ranching cases. Farm equipment, livestock incidents, and rural-road crashes are common.
  • Real attorney access.
  • No fee unless we win.

Common Roswell accidents

Commercial Trucking on US-285

US-285 carries massive oil and gas industry traffic between New Mexico and Texas. Crashes are frequent and often involve commercial vehicles.

Oilfield Vehicle Crashes

Service trucks, water haulers, and oilfield-related vehicles operate at high volumes in the surrounding Permian Basin region.

Rural Road Accidents

Long stretches of rural highways with high speeds and limited emergency response create severe crash outcomes.

New Mexico law

Statute of Limitations: 3 Years

Pure Comparative Fault

"Southeastern NM cases involve oil, agriculture, and long rural highways. We handle them all."

If you've been hurt anywhere in Roswell or Chaves County, call us. The consultation is free, the conversation is confidential, and you'll talk to a real attorney. Get your free case review now.

What We Handle in Roswell

All injury cases — any neighborhood.

Areas We Serve in & Around Roswell

All of Chaves County. And beyond.

We represent injury victims throughout the Roswell metro and surrounding communities.

Neighborhoods & Communities We Serve
Roswell · Dexter · Hagerman · Lake Arthur · Artesia · Carlsbad · Hope · Cloudcroft · Ruidoso · Mescalero · Ruidoso Downs · Capitan · Lincoln · Tularosa · Alamogordo · Lovington · Hobbs · Tatum · Eunice · Jal
Highways & Corridors

The roads where we fight your case.

Local knowledge matters. We know the highways, surface streets, and dangerous corridors where serious injury crashes happen here — and how each crash type plays out in negotiation and court.

US-285
US-285
Major north-south corridor through Roswell.
US-70
US-70
Major east-west route.
US-380
US-380
Major route through region.
Main Street
Main Street (US-70/285 Business)
Downtown corridor.
Hobbs Highway
Hobbs Highway (US-380)
Major route east.
Berrendo Road
Berrendo Road
Major arterial.
High-Risk Intersections

Where local crashes happen most.

These intersections come up over and over in our case files. If you were hit at one of them, that pattern itself can become evidence of foreseeable danger and contribute to your case.

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US-285 at US-70
Major Roswell convergence.
2
Main Street at College Boulevard
Heavy intersection.
3
US-285 at Main Street
Active corridor intersection.
4
Berrendo Road at US-285
Major commuter intersection.
5
US-380 at US-285
Heavy traffic crossing.
6
Main Street at 19th Street
Downtown intersection.
Commercial Trucking

Where the 18-wheelers run through.

US-285 through Roswell carries significant oilfield-related commercial truck traffic from the Permian Basin to points north. US-70 adds east-west commercial volume.

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Local Courts

Where we file your case.

Fifth Judicial District Court

400 N Virginia Ave, Roswell, NM 88201

Fifth Judicial District Court covers Chaves County and surrounding areas. Handles oilfield-related and commercial vehicle litigation regularly.

  • Chaves County MagistrateSmaller cases
  • U.S. District Court — NMFederal matters
Chaves County Pop
~65,000
Oilfield Traffic
Significant
Statute of Limitations
3 Years
Comparative Fault
Pure (Favorable)
Local Insurance Climate

The insurance landscape locally.

Roswell's insurance market includes significant oilfield-related commercial vehicle activity, agricultural operations, and standard NM personal auto insurance dynamics.

Local Facts & Figures

By the numbers.

Chaves County Pop
~65,000
Oilfield Traffic
Significant
Statute of Limitations
3 Years
Comparative Fault
Pure (Favorable)

Hurt in Roswell?
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