For more information or to become involved with any committee, please contact the chair of the respective committee

Indian Law Section

Section Committees and Activities

For more information or to become involved with any committee, please contact the chair of the respective committee

Continuing Legal Education

The CLE Committee is responsible for planning and organizing CLE courses sponsored by the State Bar of New Mexico and/or the Indian Law Section. The following CLE events are scheduled for 2008:

Indian Law: Key Concepts for the Practicing Criminal and Civil Attorney Sponsored by the Indian Law Section

Presenter: Vincent Knight
State Bar Annual Conference
Scottsdale, Arizona – Friday, July 18, 2008
SAVE THE DATE: NOVEMBER 6, 2008
INDIAN LAW SECTION CLE & ANNUAL MEETING
Topic: TBA

Presenters: TBA
Co-sponsored by the Indian Law Section and the State Bar of New Mexico
State Bar Center - Thursday, November 6, 2008

Chair: Zackeree Sean Kelin
Email: zkelin@dnalegalservices.org

Outreach and Recruiting

The Outreach & Recruiting Committee was created to increase section membership and participation in section events.

Chair: Helen B. Padilla, Esq.
Email: padilla@law.unm.edu

Bar Preparation Scholarship

The Bar Preparation Scholarship was established to help defray the costs of bar examination application fees and preparation courses for third-year UNM law students who intend to take the New Mexico Bar and practice Indian Law.

Congratulations to the ILS Bar Preparation Scholarship Recipients

2007 – Ms. Nelissa Kennedy
2006 – Mr. Casey Douma and Ms. Suzanne Martinez

Thanks to following Bar Preparation Scholarship Donors

1st Judicial District Bar Association (2007)
Chestnut Law Offices (2006)
Cuddy, Kennedy, Albetta & Ives, LLP (2006 & 2007)
Dr. Robert A. Currier (2007)
Mr. Robert Gruenig (2007)
Leubben, Johnson & Barnhouse, LLP (2006 & 2007)
Long, Pound & Komer, PA (2007)
Modrall Sperling (2006 & 2007)
Nordhaus, Haltom, Taylor, Taradash & Bladh, LLP (2006)
Pueblo of Acoma (2007)
Pueblo of Sandia (2006 & 2007)
Rothstein, Donatelli, Hughes, Dahlstrom, Schoenberg & Bienvenu, LLP (2006)
State Bar Young Lawyers Division (2007)
Sutin, Thayer & Brown (2008)

The ILS continues to accept tax-deductible donations throughout the year. Please send your check as follows:

Payable to: Indian Law Section Bar Preparation Scholarship

Mail to: State Bar of New Mexico, 5121 Masthead NE
Albuquerque, NM 87109

Applications will soon be available!

Chair: Sarita Nair
Email: sxn@sutinfirm.com