A Gallup firm, not a billboard
Keeler & Keeler is located at 235 W Historic Highway 66, a few blocks from the McKinley County Courthouse. We are not an Albuquerque or out-of-state firm renting a Gallup phone number. Billy Keeler grew up here, and the cases we handle come from the crashes, injuries, and losses that happen in and around this community every week.
The injury cases we handle in Gallup
- Car accidents on Interstate 40, US 491, Highway 602, and the city streets and intersections along Route 66.
- Semi-truck and commercial vehicle crashes on the I-40 corridor, including collisions near the Gallup Port of Entry.
- Accidents on or near the Navajo Nation, where the first question is which court can hear the case.
- Medical malpractice at Gallup Indian Medical Center and other IHS and tribal facilities, brought under the Federal Tort Claims Act.
- Wrongful death claims for families across McKinley County.
- Nursing home neglect, premises liability, and other serious injury claims.
Local knowledge that changes cases
Where a Gallup injury claim is filed, who investigated it, and where you were treated all shape the case. State claims from McKinley County go to the Eleventh Judicial District Court in Gallup or to Gallup Magistrate Court. Crashes may be worked by the Gallup Police Department, the McKinley County Sheriff's Office, the New Mexico State Police, or the Navajo Nation Police, and each agency keeps its reports differently. Injured people are usually treated at Rehoboth McKinley Christian Health Care Services or Gallup Indian Medical Center, and the most serious injuries are flown to Albuquerque. We know each of these systems and we request the records ourselves.
Communities we serve around Gallup
Gallup, Gamerco, Yah-ta-hey, Church Rock, Iyanbito, Tohatchi, Twin Lakes, Mexican Springs, Rock Springs, Mentmore, Vanderwagen, Zuni, Ramah, Thoreau, Crownpoint, and Window Rock, Arizona. If your injury happened anywhere in McKinley County or the surrounding Navajo Nation chapters, we can help.
Deadlines that apply to Gallup injury claims
Most New Mexico injury lawsuits must be filed within three years. Claims against a city, county, or state agency require written notice within 90 days. Claims tied to the Navajo Nation or a federal facility follow different, often shorter, clocks. Our New Mexico personal injury page explains these in detail, and the safest step is to call early.
The law behind these cases
- NMSA 1978, Section 34-6-1McKinley and San Juan counties make up the Eleventh Judicial District; Gallup cases are filed in district court on Hill Avenue.
- NMSA 1978, Section 37-1-8Three years from the injury to file a New Mexico personal injury case.
- NMSA 1978, Section 41-4-16Claims against the City of Gallup, McKinley County, or the schools need written notice within 90 days.
Each citation links to the statute, regulation, or reported opinion. How they apply depends on the facts of your case.
How Keeler & Keeler can help in Gallup
- Personal injury attorney serving gallup
- Car accident lawyer for gallup crashes
- Truck accident lawyer for interstate 40 and highway collisions near gallup
- Wrongful death attorney for gallup families
- Navajo nation accident and jurisdiction lawyer
- Ihs and tribal clinic medical malpractice lawyer
- Sexual abuse lawyer for survivors and families
- Premises liability lawyer for falls and negligent security in gallup
- Nursing home abuse and elder neglect lawyer
- Defective product lawyer
- Family law attorney for divorce and custody in gallup
We also serve Grants, Farmington, Albuquerque, the Navajo Nation. Wherever you were hurt in the Four Corners, the first call is free.