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Type: Direct Certification
ABA Accreditation: No
State Programs
Appellate Practice, Bankruptcy, Civil Trial, Consumer, Criminal Trial, Employment & Labor Law, Environmental, Estate Planning Probate & Trusts, Family Law, Federal Indian Law, Local Government Law, Natural Resources, Real Estate, Taxation, Workers' Compensation
Private Programs: Business Bankruptcy, Civil Trial Advocacy, Consumer Bankruptcy, Creditors' Rights, Criminal Law Trial Advocacy, DUI Defense, Elder Law, Estate Planning Law, Family Law Trial Advocacy, Juvenile Law - Child Welfare, Legal Professional Liability, Medical Professional Liability, Social Security Disability
Regulatory Scheme: New Mexico Rule of Professional Conduct 16-704 permits lawyers to state that they are specialists in particular fields of law. However, an attorney who is certified by an entity other than the New Mexico Board of Legal Specialization must include "a prominent disclaimer that such certification does not constitute recognition by the New Mexico Board of Legal Specialization" unless the lawyer is also recognized by the board as a specialist in that area of the law or the board does not recognize specialization in that area. [Rule 16-704(C)].
Contact:
Jennifer Gardner,
Court Regulated Programs Assistant Director
New Mexico Board of Legal Specialization
5125 Masthead NE
Albuquerque, NM 87109
(505)821-1980
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