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Albuquerque, N.M., May 15, 2025 — The New Mexico State Bar Foundation’s Modest Means Helpline is proud to announce it will be hosting its third FREE small business webinar of the year on Wednesday, June 4, from noon to 1 p.m. (MT).  The webinar is titled, “Independent Contractor or Employee? How to Navigate Legal Classification and Contracts.” This is the final webinar in the Modest Means Helpline’s 2025 three-part small business w...

The New Mexico State Bar Foundation’s Legal Resources for the Elderly Program (LREP) will be hosting a free in-person legal workshop and Power of Attorney Clinic for New Mexico residents on May 20 in Las Cruces, New Mexico at the Munson Center. Located at 975 Mesquite St., Las Cruces, N.M. 88001, the workshop and Power of Attorney Clinic will start at 10 a.m. and end at 12:30 p.m. (MT). The legal workshop, featuring a presentation by an LREP attorney, will take place from 10 to 11:30 ...

The New Mexico State Bar Foundation’s Legal Resources for the Elderly Program (LREP) will be hosting a free in-person legal workshop and Power of Attorney Clinic for New Mexico residents on May 19 in Alamogordo, New Mexico at the Alamo Senior Center. Located at 2201 Puerto Rico Ave., Alamogordo, N.M. 88310, the workshop and Power of Attorney Clinic will start at 10 a.m. and end at 12:30 p.m. (MT). The legal workshop, featuring a presentation by an LREP attorney, will take place from 1...

The New Mexico State Bar Foundation’s Legal Resources for the Elderly Program (LREP) will be hosting a free in-person legal workshop and Power of Attorney Clinic for New Mexico residents on June 2 in Roswell, New Mexico at the Roswell JOY Center. Located at 1822 N. Montana Ave., Roswell, N.M. 88201, the workshop and Power of Attorney Clinic will go from 9 to 10:30 a.m. (MT). The legal workshop, featuring a presentation by an LREP attorney, will take place from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. (MT)...

The New Mexico State Bar Foundation’s Legal Resources for the Elderly Program (“LREP”) will be hosting two free virtual legal webinars for the month of May.  The first webinar will be held on May 13, starting at 11 a.m. (MT). This webinar will cover Powers of Attorney, Advance Health Care Directives, probate, non-probate transfers (including Transfer on Death Deeds) and Institutional Medicaid. New Mexico residents can register for this free webinar online at https://bit.ly...

The New Mexico State Bar Foundation’s Modest Means Helpline is currently seeking additional callers in need of legal support and assistance. Serving New Mexicans with incomes below 500% of the federal poverty guidelines, the Modest Means Helpline is committed to the underrepresented in New Mexico. New Mexican residents can reach the Modest Means Helpline at 505-797-6013 or 888-857-9935. Phone lines are open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (MT).  The Modest Means Helpl...

The State Bar Center will be closed on Feb. 28 to allow employees to attend the funeral of a staff member. Assistance will be available via telephone at 505-797-6000.

The State Bar of New Mexico offices and the State Bar Center will be closed on Monday, February 17 in observance of Presidents Day. Regular office hours will resume on February 18. 

The State Bar of New Mexico has been supporting New Mexico attorneys and assisting the public for over 139 years. The values and mission of the State Bar of New Mexico are guided by the Supreme Court Rule 24-101 NMRA which, among other things, provides, “In order to aid the courts in improving the administration of justice…to promote and support the needs of all members, to be cognizant of the needs of individual and minority members of the profession, including the full and equal p...

Who caught the Feb. 11 Legal Resources For the Elderly FREE workshop on KRQE News 13 on Feb. 4?! We are grateful for the extra coverage on this great free legal resource for New Mexico residents!About the free workshop:The New Mexico State Bar Foundation’s Legal Resources for the Elderly Program (LREP) will be hosting a free virtual legal webinar on Feb. 11, starting at 11 a.m. (MT). The webinar, which aims to equip the elderly or their caretakers with the tools and resources they nee...