SBNM eNews: BBC and ATJ Fund Grant Commission Vacancies

March 8, 2019

Notice of “Help Levi” Email Scam

Please be aware that some members have reported receiving a scam email that appears to have come from the State Bar of New Mexico. The email was sent from "info@nmbar.org" and claims to be raising funds through the online fundraising website "Go Fund Me." Both the email campaign and the email account are fake. Please do not forward the email or click on the links in the email. The State Bar is investigating the situation. If you receive an email from the State Bar and would like help authenticating it, please call 505-797-6000 for assistance. No member information was compromised

Board of Bar Commissioners: Commissioner Vacancy First Bar Commissioner District (Bernalillo County)

A vacancy exists in the First Bar Commissioner District, representing Bernalillo County. The appointment will be made prior to the May 17 Board of Bar Commissioners meeting to fill the vacancy until the next regular election of Commissioners, and the term will run through Dec. 31, 2019. Active status members with a principal place of practice located in the First Bar Commissioner District are eligible to apply. The remainder of the 2019 Board meetings are scheduled for May 17, August 1 (Hotel Albuquerque, in conjunction with the State Bar of New Mexico Annual Meeting), Oct. 25, and Dec. 11 (Santa Fe). Members interested in serving on the Board should submit a letter of interest and resume to Kris Becker, at kbecker@nmbar.org or fax to 505-828-3765, by April 15.

New Mexico Access to Justice Fund Grant Commission: Vacancy

One vacancy exists on the State Bar of New Mexico ATJ Fund Grant Commission. The term for the position is for the remainder of 2019 along with two optional three year terms. The ATJ Fund Grant Commission will solicit and review grant applications and award grants to civil legal services organizations consistent with the State Plan for the provision of civil legal services to low income New Mexicans. active status attorneys in New Mexico, not affiliated with a civil legal service organization which would be eligible for grant funding from the ATJ Fund, who are interested in serving on the Commission should send a letter of interest and brief resume by April 15 to Kris Becker at kbecker@nmbar.org or fax to 505-828-3765.

Important Announcements and Deadlines

For details about these deadlines and announcements, click here .

• Second Judicial District Court Mass Case Reassignments Notice to Attorneys

• Eighth Judicial District Court Announcement of Vacancy

• Eighth Judicial District Court Notice of Mass Case Reassignment

• Board of Bar Commissioners: Commissioner Vacancy First Bar Commissioner District (Bernalillo County)

• 2019 State Bar of New Mexico Annual Awards Call for Nominations

• New Mexico Access to Justice Fund Grant Commission: Request for Proposals

• State Bar of New Mexico Access to Justice Fund Grant Commission Vacancy

Upcoming Events

For details about the events listed below, visit the State Bar's Event Calendar .

• March 11: Young Lawyers Division: Volunteers Needed for Veterans Civil Legal Clinic

• March 12: Albuquerque Bar Association Monthly Luncheon

• March 16: YLD Home Safe Home Pro Bono Fair

• March 19: Solo and Small Firm Section:

Legislative Session Overview with Senator Daniel Ivey-Soto

• March 20-23: 10th Annual Corporate Counsel Conference & 24th Annual Uvaldo Herrera Moot Court Competition

• March 29: 2019 Justice Mary Walters Awards Dinner

• March 29: UNM Tribal Law Journal 20th Anniversary Symposium

• April 6: NMJLAP Committee Meeting

• April 25: ADR Superpower Skills Workshop