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The New Mexico State Bar Foundation’s Legal Resources for the Elderly Program is Hostinga Free In-Person Legal Workshop for New Mexico Residents in Tucumcari on May 21 Tucumcari, N.M., April 4, 2024 — The New Mexico State Bar Foundation’s Legal Resources for the Elderly Program (LREP) will be hosting a free in-person legal workshop for New Mexico residents on May 21 in Tucumcari, New Mexico at the Tucumcari Senior Center. Located at 523 South Third St., Tucumcari, N.M...

The New Mexico State Bar Foundation’s Legal Resources for the Elderly Program is Hosting a Free In-Person Legal Workshop and Clinic for New Mexico Residents in Alamogordo on May 9 Alamogordo, N.M., April 4, 2024 — 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 9 in Alamogordo, New Mexico at the Alamo Senior Center. Located ...

The New Mexico State Bar Foundation’s Legal Resources for the Elderly Program will be hosting a free virtual workshop for New Mexico residents on April 9 at 11 a.m. (MT) that will be available via video and teleconference (Zoom).The virtual workshop will cover Powers of Attorney, Advance Health Care Directives, probate, non-probate transfers (Including Transfer on Death Deeds) and Institutional Medicaid. This free virtual workshop is open to New Mexico residents of all ages who would like ...

The New Mexico State Bar Foundation’s Modest Means Helpline is proud to announce that it has officially expanded the hours callers can access the helpline to Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. (MT. This will give New Mexican residents of modest means more access to the free services of the Modest Means Helpline. The Modest Means Helpline, launched in October 2022, provides brief legal advice in many civil areas of law to New Mexico residents with incomes below 500% of the fed...

The New Mexico State Bar Foundation’s Legal Resources for the Elderly Program will be hosting a free virtual workshop for New Mexico residents on March 12 at 11 a.m. (MT) that will be available via video and teleconference (Zoom).  The virtual workshop will cover Powers of Attorney, Advance Health Care Directives, probate, non-probate transfers (Including Transfer on Death Deeds) and Institutional Medicaid. This free virtual workshop is open to New Mexico residents of all ages who wou...

The New Mexico State Bar Foundation is excited to announce the opening of the Modest Means Helpline which is a civil legal telephone helpline and pro bono referral service for New Mexico residents of modest means. The Modest Means Helpline was created through the efforts of the Access to Justice Commission, the Administrative Office of the Courts and the State Bar of New Mexico/New Mexico State Bar Foundation with funding from the New Mexico State Legislature. The MM Helpline is an expa...