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The State Bar Center will be closed on Aug. 1 and phone support may be limited.⁠ ⁠ The State Bar Center and offices will be fully closed on Aug. 4. Regular business hours will resume on Aug. 5.⁠ ⁠ www.sbnm.org/AnnualMeeting2025

The State Bar of New Mexico offices and the State Bar Center will be closed on Friday, July 4 in observance of Independence Day. Regular office hours will resume on July 7.

The State Bar of New Mexico is participating in a new national research project on lawyer mental health and well-being. The project, a collaboration between the American Bar Association Commission on Lawyer Assistance Programs and lawyer behavioral health and well-being specialist Patrick Krill (J.D., LL.M, M.A.), is being led by Krill and his research partner Justin Anker (Ph.D.) from the University of Minnesota Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science...

The State Bar of New Mexico’s Access to Justice Fund Grant Commission (“the Commission”) awarded $1,900,000 in grant funds to 14 civil legal service organizations for the 2025-2026 Fund cycle. Another consecutive record-breaking year, this marks an increase of approximately $400,000 over grant funds issued for the 2024-2025 Fund cycle. The mission of the State Bar of New Mexico’s Access to Justice Fund Grant Commission is to be the financial steward of the New Mexico...

The State Bar of New Mexico offices and the State Bar Center will be closed on Thursday, June 19 in observance of Juneteenth. Regular office hours will resume on June 20.

The New Mexico State Bar Foundation’s Legal Resources for the Elderly Program (“LREP”) will be hosting a free virtual legal webinar on June 24, starting at 11 a.m. (MT). The webinar, which aims to equip attendees with integral financial knowledge, will cover information regarding debt problems, including what happens if a person can’t pay their debts, what actions debt collectors can take and what actions a person may take if they are sued for a debt they owe. New Me...

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 June. The first webinar will be held on June 10, 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. The second webinar will be held on June 17, starting at 11 a.m. (MT). This...

The State Bar of New Mexico offices and the State Bar Center building will be closed on Monday, May 26 in observance of Memorial Day. Regular business hours will resume on May 27. 

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...