N.M. Stat. § 42-3-10
Compensation for expenses of inverse condemnation.
A court, rendering a judgment for the plaintiff in a proceeding brought under Section
42A-1-29 NMSA 1978 awarding compensation for the actual physical taking of the
property by the displacing agency, or the agency effecting a settlement of any such
proceeding, shall, when required by federal law or by a federal grant contract governing
the project or program, determine and award or allow to the plaintiff as a part of the
judgment or settlement a sum which will reimburse the plaintiff for his reasonable costs,
disbursements and expenses, including reasonable attorney, appraisal and engineering
fees actually incurred because of the proceeding.