Mark John Caruso

Managing Partner

Mark Caruso is the founder of Caruso Law Offices, PC primarily based in Albuquerque, New Mexico with satellite offices in both Rio Rancho, New Mexico and Ontario, California. Mark attended undergraduate and law school at Pepperdine University. He is a licensed attorney in New Mexico, California and Arizona. Caruso Law Offices exclusively represents victims of motor vehicle accidents including those involving passenger cars, trucks, commercial vehicles, semi-trucks, tractor trailers, 18 wheelers, vans, buses, motorcycles, bicycles and pedestrians. Mark represented insurance companies until he grew tired of helping them cheat people involved in motor vehicle accidents. He changed to start helping these same victims with their own claims against large corporations and insurance companies.

Mark served in the New Mexico Legislature from 1991 to 1995 and has been named by Republican and Democrat Governors to various Boards and Commissions. He continues to represent individuals with election law issues. Mark remains active in various community organizations and continues to give back to his Albuquerque community.

Mark Caruso has received numerous awards and commendations for his work in personal injury and civil litigation. He is a member of state and national trial lawyer associations and the ATAA (Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys). Mark is also a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum. The Forum is one of the most prestigious groups of trial lawyers in the United States. Membership is limited to attorneys who have won million and multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements. There are over 4000 members throughout the country. Fewer than 1% of U.S. lawyers are members

While the law firm continues to represent exclusively victims of motor vehicle accidents, Mark has become extremely focused on larger tractor-trailer and semi-truck collisions. Over the past few years he has had two jury trials in U. S. District Court in New Mexico with jury verdicts of $5.5 million and $7.8 million. Mark is often consulted by other attorneys on the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSR) and the application of these federal trucking regulations to New Mexico commercial motor vehicle crashes. In-state and out-of-state attorneys routinely refer their tractor-trailer and 18-wheeler cases to Mark Caruso.

Areas Of Practice

• Trucking Accidents
• Personal Injury
• Wrongful Death
• Motor Vehicle Accidents
• Rideshare Accidents
• Amazon Accidents

Bar Admissions

• California, 1982
• New Mexico, 1987
• Arizona, 2023
• U.S. District Court District of New Mexico, 1988
• U.S. District Court Central District of California, 1983
• U.S. District Court Southern District of California, 1995
• U.S. District Court Northern District of California, 1995
• U.S. District Court of Arizona, 2024
• U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 1983
• U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit, 1987
• U.S. Federal Courts, 1982

Education

• Pepperdine University School of Law, Malibu, California
  • J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence - 1982
  • Honors: cum laude
  • Honors: Pepperdine University School of Law, Honors Board
• Pepperdine University, Seaver College, Malibu, California
  • B.S., Bachelor of Science - 1979
  • Honors: magna cum laude
  • The National College of Advocacy
  • Keenan Ball Trial College (Reptile)

Honors and Awards

• Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys
• American Jurisprudence Award in Administrative Law
• Martindale-Hubbell BV Highly Rated in Skill and Ethics Rated
• Better Business Bureau, A+ Rating
• American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys, Client Satisfaction Award
• AVVO, Client Distinction Award
• Motor Vehicle Trial Lawyers Association, Top 100 Lawyers
• National Academy of Personal Injury Attorneys, Top 10 Attorneys
• The Legal Network, Top Personal Injury Lawyers in New Mexico
• Million Dollar Advocates Forum, Member

Professional Associations and Memberships

• New Mexico Trial Lawyers Association, Member
• American Association for Justice, Member
• National Trial Lawyers, Member
• American Society of Legal Advocates, Member
• Esteemed Lawyers of America, Member
• American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys, Member
• National Academy of Personal Injury Attorneys, Member
• Motor Vehicle Trial Lawyers Association, Member

Past Employment Positions

• State Representative, New Mexico Legislature, Republican, Dist. 23 (1991-1995) House Committee Memberships (Judiciary, Consumer and Public Affairs and Labor) and Interim Legislative Committees (Courts, Corrections and Justice Committee and Workers Compensation Oversight Committee)
• Chairman, New Mexico Municipal Boundary Commission (1988-1991) Member, (2011 to date)
• Executive Director and Lobbyist, New Mexico Right to Work Committee and Oklahoma Freedom to Work Committee (1984-1986)
• Campaign Manager, Boulter for U.S. Congress, (TX, 13th) (1983-1984)
• Federal Trade Commission in Los Angeles, Lobbyist

Pro Bono Activities

• NM Mothers Against Drunk Drivers (MADD), Attorney Advisory Committee
• Better Business Bureau of the Southwest (New Mexico)
• Legacy Church
• New Mexico Foundation for Open Government, Member
• New Mexico Massage Therapy Board, 2015 to 2017

Fraternities/Sororities

Sigma Phi Epsilon