SC Law | Long-Term Care Liability
SC Law has successfully defended long-term care providers, including nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and home healthcare providers, across the State of New Mexico and in both federal and state courts.
SC Law also defends administrators, nurses, and nursing aides, as well as doctors, physical therapists, and other providers who work in the long-term care field.
The SC Law team has handled every type of long-term care case, including cases with allegations of medication errors, resident abuse, resident falls and injuries, pressure ulcers and infections, COVID-19, and wrongful death.
The SC Law team has extensive experience in the long-term care arena. Our experience, combined with our knowledge of New Mexico courts and juries, allows us to prepare a strong defense for each case we handle.
Legal Nurse Consultant
SC Law is one of only a few law firms to employ a full-time Legal Nurse Consultant. Cheryl Reich is a registered nurse with a Master’s Degree in nursing. Ms. Reich has extensive clinical and legal experience. Ms. Reich’s expertise includes the preparation of medical chronologies, medical literature research, and analyzing the need for specific experts.
Ms. Reich is an invaluable part of the legal team on all medical cases. Having a full-time legal nurse consultant allows the SC Law team to offer cost-effective, efficient legal work for our clients.