Indian Law Section

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 2010:

• SAVE THE DATE: NOVEMBER 4, 2010
  INDIAN LAW SECTION CLE & ANNUAL MEETING
  Place: State Bar Center
  Topic: TBA
  Presenters: TBA
  Co-sponsored by the Indian Law Section and the State Bar of New Mexico

  
  Chair: Helen Padilla
  Email: padilla@law.unm.edu

Outreach and Recruiting

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

• Indian Law Section Mixer - Thursday, August 19, 2010
  
  
  Please join the Indian Law Section for a Fall Mixer at the imbibe Rooftop Patio, 3101 Central Ave. NE, Albuquerque, on Thursday August 19, 2010 from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. Light appetizers will be served and a cash bar will be available. This social event will provide an opportunity for new and existing members of the Section to gather in an informal setting to relax, get acquainted, and catch up with other attorneys that are interested in Indian law.
  
  Section members are admitted for free. Non-section members can join the Section for $20. All other guests can join the fun for $20. All mixer attendees will be eligible for door prizes to be given away at the event.
  

Chair: Georgene Louis
Email: georgenelouis@yahoo.com

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

2009 – Ms. Alicia Sanasac and Mr. Aaron Choneska

2008 – Ms. Gertrude Lee, Ms. Carrie Martell and Mr. Jonathan Tsosie
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 and 2009)
Cuddy, Kennedy, Albetta & Ives, LLP (2006, 2007, 2008)
Dr. Robert A. Currier (2007)
Mr. Robert Gruenig (2007)

John D. Wheeler & Associates (2008)
Leubben, Johnson & Barnhouse, LLP (2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009)
Long, Pound & Komer, PA (2007)
Modrall Sperling (2006 & 2007)
Nordhaus, Haltom, Taylor, Taradash & Bladh, LLP (2006, 2008 and 2009)
Pueblo of Acoma (2007)
Pueblo of Sandia (2006 and 2007)
Rothstein, Donatelli, Hughes, Dahlstrom,
Schoenberg & Bienvenu, LLP (2006 and 2008)
State Bar Young Lawyers Division (2007)
Sutin, Thayer & Brown (2008 and 2009)

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: Delilah Tenorio Choneska
Email: delilaht@nmlegalaid.org

Newsletter & Media

The Newsletter & Media Committee is responsible for publishing The Indian Times newsletter and maintaining the section website.

Chair: Danny Jarrett Email: jarrettd@jacksonlewis.com