State Bar of New Mexico

“Members are comprised of licensed attorneys who practice law in new mexico”

“State bar is divided into districts where participating lawyers elect members to the governing body.”

“It is reviewed by the executive director and executive committee of the board and the full board is notified of its availability prior to filing.”

“During our board annual orientation, we inform new board members of our conflict policy and compliance. We have not had a conflict filed.”

“The board of bar commissioners determine the executive director's compensation based on compensation data reported by the american bar association for other executive director's at state bar associations of a similar size. Discussions regarding the executive director's compensation arrangement are documented in meeting notes from the board of bar commissioner's executive director review committee. The executive director determines the compensation of the key employees.”

“The organization makes its governing documents and audited financial statements available to the public upon request. It also makes its audited financial statements available on its website. It does not make its conflict of interest policy available to the public.”

“General operations & member services the state bar center - the state bar center provides a meeting space for conferences, seminars, trainings, mediation, and other networking and social gatherings, as a service to members of the state bar. The state bar center is also available for use by the general public. Members services - services and events offered by the state bar to its members include: annual meeting - the state bar and the center for legal education collaborate on presenting the annual meeting in addition to providing educational programs at this event. Awards to recognize those who have distinguished themselves or who have made exemplary contributions to the state bar are presented. Committees, divisions, and sections - members are provided opportunities to serve on or join various standing committees, divisions, which promote the special interests of senior lawyers, and practice area sections.”

“Office of general counsel and regulatory programs the office of general counsel is a professional office that assists the state bar and the foundation with policy and regulatory functions of an integrated bar. Specifically, its functions are to protect the legal and policy interests of the state bar; assist in governance and regulatory functions; provide a professional legal resource for leadership, volunteers, and staff; assist with outreach to the judiciary; and advise in the areas of legislative, executive, and judicial processes. In addition, the office of general counsel oversees the administration of the access to justice fund (atj) and the client protection fund (cpf). The state bar's atj fund grant commission is the financial steward of the new mexico supreme court fund for the atj fund, for which the state bar is the fiscal agent. The atj fund consists of funds generated pursuant to supreme court rule, including interest on lawyer's trust accounts (iolta) and pro hac vice fees, as well as donations. The atj fund provides grants to qualified civil legal service providers selected by the atj fund grant commission. The state bar is also the iolta program administrator for new mexico. An iolta account is a pooled, interest-bearing demand deposit account used by lawyers to hold client funds. The current rules require that all new mexico attorneys who hold eligible funds to participate in iolta and that the funds be held at eligible financial institutions. The interest generated by the client funds held in a pooled, interest-bearing trust account are remitted to the state bar, which holds the funds in the atj fund and distributes them at the discretion of the new mexico supreme court and the atj fund grant commission. The commission on client protection is a statewide body whose purpose is to promote public confidence in the administration of justice and the integrity of the legal profession by reimbursing losses caused by the dishonest conduct of lawyers admitted and licensed to practice law in the courts of new mexico. The funds in the client protection fund are used for reimbursing these losses. The office of general counsel and regulatory programs also oversees the licensing of new mexico admitted attorneys and nonadmitted attorneys wishing to appear before a new mexico court in a civil matter, who are charged pro hac vice filing fees.”

“Member communications/publications member communications/publications include print and digital communications provided to membership which include official state bar of new mexico publications, such as the bar bulletin and resource deskbook. In addition, these activities include in-house branding for both the state bar and the foundation, website edits, managing social media platforms, and serving as media liaison. The state bar operated a digital print center that ceased operations in april 2024. The print center provided the majority of internal printing needs for the state bar and the foundation, as well as mailing services. These services were also available to outside parties.”