February 14, 2020
Save the Date!
2020 Annual Meeting
June 17-20, 2020
Eldorado Hotel & Spa, Santa Fe, N.M.

We are pleased to announce the 2020 meetings of the State Bar of New Mexico and New Mexico Judicial Conclave.

Book your room now for the State Bar Annual Meeting!
Upcoming Events

State Bar of New Mexico Events
  • Feb. 18: Solo Small Firm February Lunch Series: Bob Huelskamp, private nuclear security contractor
  • Feb. 19: Appellate Practice Section Brown Bag Presentation with Justice Bacon and Justice Thomson

Court Events
  • Feb. 17: Santa Fe County Implied Consent Act/MVD Hearing Location Change
  • Feb. 18: U.S. District Court of New Mexico Open House for U.S. District Judge Kea W. Riggs

Legal Community Events
  • Feb. 19: Legal Professionals Support Group focused on Depression/Anxiety
  • Feb. 29: YLD Bernalillo County Wills for Heroes (Volunteers needed)
  • March 4: Albuquerque Lawyers Club Monthly Lunch Meeting
Important Announcements and Deadlines

State Bar Announcements and Deadlines
  • Access to Justice Fund Grant Commission Seeking Grant Applications
  • Young Lawyers Division: Applications Open for ABA YLD District Representative
  • Client Protection Fund Commission Vacancy
  • New Legal Professionals Support Group focused on Depression/Anxiety
  • Volunteer Attorneys/Paralegals Needed for Bernalillo Wills for Heroes
  • Legal Services and Programs Committee Seeking Sponsors for Breaking Good High School Video Contest

Court Announcements and Deadlines 
  • New Mexico Court of Appeals Candidate Announcement
  • First Judicial District Court Notice of Mass Case Reassignment
  • Fifth Judicial District Court Candidate Announcement
  • Eleventh Judicial District Court Announcement of Vacancy
  • Thirteenth Judicial District Court Nominating Commission
  • Thirteenth Judicial District Court Reconvened
In Case You Missed It

State Bar Classifieds and Career Center
Looking for a job? Have services to promote? Check out the State Bar's online classifieds and career center.

Recently Released Opinions by the New Mexico Supreme Court and Court of Appeals
  • 2020-NMSC-01, S-1-SC-36764, ROMERO V. LOVELACE HEALTH SYS., INC.
  • 2020-NMCA-01, A-1-CA-36619, STATE EX REL. STATE ENGINEER V. ROMERO
  • 2020-NMCA-02, A-1-CA-36284, ROGERS V. BD. OF COMM'RS OF TORRANCE CTY.
  • 2020-NMCA-03, A-1-CA-36177, STATE V. GRUBB
  • 2020-NMCA-04, A-1-CA-36856, STATE V. GARCIA
  • 2020-NMCA-05, A-1-CA-35962, STATE V. STEVENSON

More Content from New Mexico's Courts
• Clerk's Certificates
• Recent Rule Making Activity
• Court of Appeals Opinions List
Featured Member Benefit
Defined Fitness

Defined Fitness offers State Bar members, their employees and immediate family members a discounted rate. Memberships include access to all five club locations, group fitness classes and free supervised child care. All locations offer aquatics complex (indoor pool, steam room, sauna and hot tub), state-of-the-art equipment, and personal training services. Bring proof of State Bar membership to any Defined Fitness location to sign up. 
Upcoming Programs from the Center for Legal Education:
Elder Law Institute: Empowering Vulnerable New Mexicans (2019) (5.0 G, 1.0 EP)

Everything I Need to Know about Legal Ethics I Learned from the Kardashians (2019) (3.0 EP)
The Secrets of Leveraging Your Law Practice: Effective Operations, Efficiency Hacks and Outsourcing for the Modern Law Firm (2019 Annual Meeting) (1.0 G)
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