Lori M. Bencoe was born in Albuquerque in 1967. She is a second-generation native New Mexican. After graduating from Del Norte High School in 1985, Lori attended the University of Arizona in Tucson on a music performance scholarship. Lori majored in communications and minored in music performance, served as a member of phi beta kappa and Mortar Board, and graduated magna cum laude and with honors. Lori obtained her law degree from the University of New Mexico in 1993.At UNM, Lori was a member of the UNM Law Review publication, and focused on courses emphasizing civil procedure and litigation. Lori has dedicated her entire legal career to helping people who are injured by the carelessness of others. During school, Lori took various jobs with personal injury firms to learn about the legal process and the effect it had on everyone involved. Since she became licensed in 1993, Lori has worked as a lawyer to obtain justice for people and families who suffer serious injuries or losses caused by carelessness, neglect or greed of companies and those in positions of power.Cherie LaCour was born and grew up in Duncanville, Texas. After graduating from Duncanville High School with honors in 1986, she attended The University of Texas at Arlington, and obtained a degree in Political Science with a Pre-law/Paralegal minor. Cherie then worked as an editor for a publishing company, gaining valuable experience in paying attention to detail.Cherie attended the University of Tulsa law school and obtained her juris doctor in 1997. While in law school Cherie focused on dispute resolution and negotiation, and even worked for a District Court judge, assisting parties in mediating their disputes. At TU, Cherie was Managing Editor of the Tulsa Journal of Comparative & International Law publication. Cherie became drawn to using the law as a tool to help people with injuries when she worked as a law clerk for a plaintiffs' personal injury litigation firm in Dallas during the summers while in law school.Cherie met her husband Allen Giles in law school. After graduating, they chose New Mexico to call home, because they enjoyed the beauty of New Mexico's great outdoors. Since 1997, Cherie has dedicated her law practice to helping people and families who are injured by hospitals, doctors and corporations.
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