Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026 (1.0 EP bonus credit for in person attendees only)                                                                                      

2 – 5 p.m.                Attendee Arrival and Event Check-in

4 – 5 p.m.                Bonus CLE Session (1.0 EP) – in person only

                                  Basics of Trust Accounting: How to Comply with Disciplinary Board Rule 17-204

                                  Anne L. Taylor, Chief Disciplinary Counsel, Disciplinary Board of the New Mexico Supreme Court

5 -6:30 p.m.            Welcome Reception

Friday, Aug. 14, 2026 (3.0 G credits)

7 – 8:30 a.m.           Breakfast                                                                                

8:30 – 12:30 p.m.    Sessions (in person and streamed virtually)

                                  Topics and Speakers Include: 

• John Mudd, Executive Director & General Counsel, State Bar of Montana on Meeting Uncertainty with Constancy: How Our First Principles Can Help the Legal Profession Meet the Challenges of the Moment and Uphold the Rule of Law
• Chief Justice Julie J. Vargas, New Mexico Supreme Court and Aja N. Brooks, Statewide Rural Justice Program Coordinator, New Mexico Administrative Office of the Courts on Modernizing New Mexico's Legal Profession
• Prof. Joshua (“Josh”) Kastenberg, University of New Mexico School of Law on State Constitutional Authority in the Present Times

1 – 5 p.m.                 Events to Support State Bar Foundation (on-site) or Individual Time                                                                                                            

5:30 – 7 p.m.            President’s Reception                                    

7 p.m.                        Movie Night (on-site)

Saturday, Aug. 15, 2026 (1.0 G, 1.0 EIJ, 1.5 EP)

7 – 8:30 a.m.             Breakfast                                                                             

8:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.     Sessions (in person and streamed virtually)

                                               Topics and Speakers Include:

• Aja N. Brooks, Statewide Rural Justice Program Coordinator, New Mexico Administrative Office of the Courts on Geographic Justice: Confronting Rural Legal Deserts in New Mexico
• Prof. Verónica C. Gonzales and Asst. Prof. Jazmine Ruiz Johnston, University of New Mexico School of Law on The Right to Belong and the Right to Be Heard: Lawyers, Litigants, and the Rule of Law in New Mexico
• Rashmi Airan, Transformation Expert on Rise Leadership: Unleashing Clarity Through High Stakes Moments