Materials

NM Supreme Court Tour Meet-Up (meet at Confrence Registration - 0.4 mile walk to NMSC)

Tour of New Mexico Supreme Court

Hotel Check-In Begins
Confrence Check-In Open

Welcome Reception at Casa Espana at Hotel Eldorado (onsite)

Hospitality Suite (Suite Room 502 Patio)

All CLE programming will take place in Anasazi South unless otherwise noted. Breakfast, lunch, and snack breaks are included in registration.

Wellness Plaza Walk (Meet in lobby)

Conference Check-In (Anasazi South Hallway)
Breakfast (Anasazi North)

Opening Remarks/Welcome (Anasazi South)

Shasta N. Inman, State Bar of New Mexico Young Lawyers Division Chair

Session 1

8:45 a.m.

The Cannabis Law Path- From Illegal to Medicinal to Recreational  (1.0 G) 

Dr. Terrance Jones, CTISW; Joel Krukar, Mountain Top Extracts; Patricia Monaghan, Monaghan Law Office, PC; Brett Phelps, Phelps Law Office; Jennifer McCabe, Esq.; Moderated by Carlos Martinez, Legal Solution of New Mexico, LLC

• Session 1 Materials:
  • ​ Medical Cannabis and Its Impact on Human Health

Session 2

9:45 a.m. 

Bar Leadership: The Importance & Benefits of Bar Association Service (1.0 G) 

Jo Bahn, ABA YLD & Maryland State Bar; Tamara P. Nash, ABA YLD & South Dakota YLS; Shasta N. Inman, ABA YLD & SBNM YLD; Joi Kush, Colorado Bar Association; Holli Welch, ABA YLD & Wyoming YLD

• ABA Division of Bar Services

• ABA YLD Leadership Resources

• ABA YLD Affiliate Resources   

• ABA Bar Leadership Institute

Morning Snack Break (Anasazi North)

Session 3

11:00 a.m. 

Harnessing Your Legal Passion: Public Interest Perspectives (1.0 G)

Zoila Alvarez Hernández, ACLU-NM; Lindsay Cutler, New Mexico Center on Law & Poverty; Brian E. McMath, New Mexico Office of the Attorney General; Moderated by Caroline Andrews, UNMSOL Child & Family Justice Advocate

• No materials provided at this time

Lunch (Anasazi North)

Session 4.1

1:15 p.m.

LGBTQ Competency: Removing Closet Doors for Clients & Colleagues  (0.5 EP) 

Shasta N. Inman, The Law Office of Shasta N. Inman, LLC; J. Ryann Peyton, Colorado Attorney Mentoring Program

• Session 4.1 Materials:
  • Removing Closet Doors Presentation with Notes
  • LGBTQ Cultural Competency Presentation  
  • ABA Resolution Links
  • An Ethics & Professionalism Consideration: Cultural Competency Training Re LGBTQ Clients & Colleagues                 

Session 4.2

1:45 p.m.

Beginning Diversity/Equity/Inclusion Conversations in the Workplace (1.0 EP)

Spencer Rubin, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP; Sheila Willis, Fisher & Phillips LLP; Jessica Perez, New Mexico’s 13th Judicial District Attorney's Office; Kirk Cooper, Texas Court of Appeals (8th District) Chief Staff Attorney

• No materials provided at this time

Afternoon Snack Break (Anasazi North)

Session 5

3:00 p.m. 

DEI Hack-a-thon & Affiliate Roundtable (2.0 EP) (Anasazi North)

J. Ryann Peyton, Colorado Attorney Mentoring Program; Spencer Rubin, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP; Tamara P. Nash, ABA YLD &  South Dakota YLS; Jessica Perez, 13th Judicial District Attorney's Office

• Session 5 Materials:
  • Legal Diversity & Inclusion Hackathon
  • Legal Diversity & Inclusion Hackathon

(Optional) Happy Hour at Paxton’s Taproom (109 N. Guadalupe St. Santa Fe, NM 87501)

(Optional) Dine-Arounds: Dinner in small groups in Santa Fe Plaza

Sign up at the Registration table! 

Meow Wolf carpool meet-up (meet in lobby)

Wills for Heroes Pro Bono Opportunity (3 Pro Bono Hours, 2.0 G, 1.5 EP Credits)

CLE Programming Only (4.5 G, 2.5 EP CLE Credits)

Conference Check-In (Anasazi South hallway)

Breakfast (Anasazi North)

Wills for Heroes Volunteer Orientation (Santa Fe Convention Center)

Wills for Heroes 

Session 1: 8:45 - 10:00 a.m.

Session 2: 10:00 - 11:30 a.m.

Event Wrap-up; Summit attendees return to hotel for lunch.

Wills for Heroes Session 3: 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. (For non-summit attendees only)

Session 6

8:30 a.m.

Neuroscience & Law: A Basic Intro from a Lawyer (and a Science Nerd at Heart!) (1.0 G) 

Lyn Kiehl, Mindset Integrated

• No materials provided at this time

Session 7

9:30 a.m. 

Unbundling Ethics: What You Need to Know About Limited Scope Representation (1.0 EP) 

Danae Woody, Woody Law Firm, LLC; Katie P. Ahles, Woody Law Firm, LLC

• No materials provided at this time

Morning Snack Break (Anasazi North)

Session 8

10:45 a.m.

What I Wish I Knew (and What I Wish Young Lawyers Knew): Perspectives from the Judiciary (1.5 G) 

Justice Melissa Hart, Colorado Supreme Court; Justice David K. Thomson, Justice Briana H. Zamora, New Mexico Supreme Court; Moderated by Denisse Enriquez, University of New Mexico School of Law

• No materials provided at this time

Lunch with Judiciary (Anasazi North)

Justice David K. Thomson, Justice Julie Vargas, Justice Briana H. Zamora, New Mexico Supreme Court; Judge Jacqueline Medina, Judge Gerald Baca, Judge Zachary Ives, New Mexico Court of Appeals

Session 9.1

1:30 p.m.

Mental Health & Wellness: Attorney Pressures & Self-Care Management (1.0 EP) 

Pamela Moore, State Bar of New Mexico Judges and Lawyers Assistance Program; Sara Giddings, Law Offices of Trent Nicholas, PLLC

• No materials provided at this time

Session 9.2

2:30 p.m.

Chair Yoga for the Busy Lawyer (0.5 EP) 

Krista Garcia, Power Legal, LLC

• No materials provided at this time

Afternoon Snack Break (Anasazi North)

Session 10

3:15 p.m. 

Guardianship & Conservatorship: Exploring the #FreeBritney Movement (1.0 G) 

Laurence I. Gendelman, Gendelman Klimas, Ltd.; Molly T. Zwerdlinger, Miller & Steiert, PC

• Session 10 Materials:
  • Free Britney Outline
  • Exploring the #FreeBritney Movement CLE

Session 11

4:15 p.m. 

CLE: Hot Topics in Entertainment Law & the Streaming Era: Global Negotiations, Localizations, Distribution, & Talent Agreements (1.0 G) 

Keya Koul, Netflix; Jose Garcia, Davis Miles McGuire Gardner PLLC

• Why Hollywood is Rethinking Contingent Compensation in the Streaming Era

Closing Remarks

Shasta N. Inman, SBNM YLD Chair