November 15, 2019

Upcoming Events State Bar of New Mexico Events Dec. 9: Solo and Small Firm Breakfast Roundtable Dec. 16: Solo and Small Firm Section 2019 Annual Meeting Dec. 31: Minimum Continuing Legal Education Compliance Deadline Court Events: Dec. 10: U.S. Courts Library Holiday Open House Dec. 13: New Mexico Commission on Access to Justice Dec. 20: Second Judicial District Court Holiday Giving Tree Distribution Legal Community Events Dec. 3: Christian Legal Aid Fellowship Breakfast Dec. 4: Albuquerque Lawyers Club Monthly Lunch Meeting Dec. 13: 7th Annual Wage Theft in New Mexico: Common Injustice Practice Opportunity View Events

Important Announcements and Deadlines State Bar Announcements and Deadlines Board of Bar Commissioners Appointment to New Mexico Legal Aid Board Board of Bar Commissioners Election Board of Editors Seeking Applications for Open Positions State Bar's Fee Arbitration Program Seeking Volunteer Arbitrators Court Announcements and Deadlines  Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court Closure Notice Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court Notice of Mass Reassignment Second Judicial District Court Destruction of Exhibits Third Judicial District Court Notice of Right to Excuse Judge Tenth Judicial District Court Destruction of Exhibits Thirteenth Judicial District Court Announcement of Vacancy U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico Court Closure Recent Ruling Activity Effective Dec. 31 View Announcements and Deadlines 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 2019-NMSC-017, S-1-SC-35922, STATE V. AGUILAR 2019-NMCA-018, S-1-SC-36669, STATE V. YANCEY More Content from New Mexico's Courts • Clerk's Certificates • Recent Rule Making Activity • Court of Appeals Opinions List View Online Archives

2020 Licensing Certifications and Fees: Due by Feb. 1, 2020

2020 State Bar licensing requirements are now due. To avoid late fees, submit by Feb. 1, 2020. In order to complete annual licensing requirements and pay by credit card, visit www.nmbar.org/licenserenewal . To request a PDF copy of the license renewal form, email license@nmbar.org. For questions, email license@nmbar.org . For technical support, email clopez@nmbar.org . If you have already paid to renew your license, please disregard this notice.

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Minimum Continuing Legal Education Compliance Deadline Approaching

Dec. 31 is the last day to complete 2019 Minimum Continuing Legal Education requirements. For a list of upcoming MCLE approved courses, visit www.nmbar.org/MCLE. Contact MCLE with questions at 505-797-6054 or mcle@nmbar.org.

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Featured Member Benefit

Fastcase Fastcase is a free member service that includes cases, statutes, regulations, court rules and constitutions.This service is available through  www.nmbar.org. Fastcase also offers free live training webinars. Visit  www.fastcase.com/webinars to view current offerings. Reference attorneys will provide assistance from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. ET, Monday–Friday.  Customer service can be reached at 866-773-2782 or support@fastcase.com. For more information, contact Christopher Lopez, clopez@nmbar.org or 505-797-6018.

Upcoming Programs from the Center for Legal Education

ADR Excellence: Does Practice make Perfect? (1.5 G) Dec. 3, Webinar Registration Immigration Law: Updates and Best Practices in Preparing VAWA Applications (1.0 G, 1.0 EP) Dec. 3, Live Webcast/Live Seminar Registration Current Immigration Issues for the Criminal Defense Attorney (2019 Immigration Law Institute) (2.0 G, 1.0 EP) Dec. 5, Live Webcast/Live Seminar Registration

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