June Board Meeting

The New Mexico Hispanic Bar Association will hold a general meeting of the Board of Directors on Tuesday, June 4, 2013 at 5:45 p.m. at the Rodey Law Firm. The tentative agenda for this meeting is below.

Trailblazers en el Camino Sponsorship

The NMHBA is proud to be a Silver Sponsor of the Trailblazers en el Camino, honoring legacies of Hispanic Supreme Court Justices in New Mexico.

Bar Scholarship Recipients

Alex Flores and Britt Marie Baca-Miller received bar scholarships from the NMHBA this week.  Britt Marie Baca Miller was selected for the Eddie Benavidez award.  The award recognizes an individual who has served as a positive role model or mentor in the community, has an interest in working in an area of law that advocates for the underprivileged or underrepresented community, has a desire for change or social movement that broadens opportunities for Hispanics in New Mexico, and has actively participated in an organization with a mission that furthers the achievements and/or opportunities of minorities.   Eddie Benavidez' sons, Mario and Javier Benavidez, presented the award to Britt.

 

2013 Annual Meeting

The New Mexico Hispanic Bar Association will hold its 2013 Annual Meeting on Friday June 28, 2013, at 2:30 p.m. at the Santa Fe Community Convention Center, 201 W. Marcy Street, Santa Fe, NM 87501.  Room information will follow.  Please plan to attend!

Candidates for Board of Directors Sought

The New Mexico Hispanic Bar Association is now accepting candidates for twelve seats on its Board of Directors.  Those elected will serve a two-year term from July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2015.  To become a candidate please request a candidacy form from and return it to chrismelendrez@gmail.com by no later than June 7, 2013 at 5:00 p.m.

 

Election procedures and candidate bios will be distributed to the Members by June 14, 2013, and all votes must be cast prior to the close of the 2013 Annual Meeting on June 28^th (see below for more information on the annual meeting).  Please consider serving as a Director!

May Board Meeting

The New Mexico Hispanic Bar Association will hold a general meeting of the Board of Directors at the Rodey Law Firm on Tuesday, May 7, 2013 at 5:45 p.m. The tentative agenda for this meeting is below. To obtain a copy of the proposed bylaws to be considered at the meeting, please contact NMHBA President Chris Melendrez. Any comments or questions would be most useful if received as soon as possible, and no later than Monday, May 6, 2013, at 5:00 p.m.

Luncheon & CLE: ICE Holds and ICE Bonds

Friday, May 31, 2013

11:30 a.m. – Luncheon, 12:30-1:30 p.m. – CLE

Seasons Rotisserie & Grill

2031 Mountain Rd. NW

Albuquerque, NM

“I.C.E. Holds and I.C.E. Bonds”

(1.0 General CLE Credit)

Overview of Immigration and Customs Enforcement Holds

How to Request and Receive an Immigration Bond

 

CLE Presenters:

Iris Calderon, Esq., Calderon Law Firm, LLC, Immigration Attorney

Jose Quiroz, Immigration & Customs Enforcement, Assistant Field Director

Azucena Sanchez, Immigration & Customs Enforcement Officer

 

	CLE ONLY	LUNCH ONLY	CLE & LUNCH
NMHBA MEMBERS	FREE	$30	$30
NON MEMBERS	$30	$35	$60

Register Early!  Space Is Limited.  Pre-payment is required. 

Register via PayPal below or send a check and registration form to Damian Lara, NMHBA Treasurer, c/o State Bar of New Mexico, P.O. Box 92860, Albuquerque, NM 87199.  

Registration

NMHBA Member: CLE Only $0.00 USD NMHBA Member: Lunch Only $30.00 USD NMHBA Member: CLE & Lunch $30.00 USD Non Member: CLE Only $30.00 USD Non Member: Lunch Only $35.00 USD Non Member: CLE & Lunch $60.00 USD

Name & Bar Number:

Phone or Email:

Luncheon Sponsored In Part By:

Tony Madrid Bail Bonds

505 5^th Street NW

Albuquerque, NM 87102

(505) 242-1800