State Bar Lawyer Referral Program Sign Up Form

Lawyer Referral Services

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The State Bar has two lawyer referral programs to help members connect with potential clients: the General Referral Program and the Legal Resources for the Elderly Program (LREP). Completing this form will add you to the referral panels for both programs.
- General Referral Program panel attorneys agree to provide referral clients with a free, 30-minute consultation. Any services rendered after the initial 30 minutes are billed at the attorney's regular hourly rate. The General Referral Program receives over 10,000 calls per year.
- LREP is a free legal helpline and referral service for New Mexico residents age 55 and older. LREP referral to panel attorneys after a staff attorney has screened the case and determined that it is appropriate for referral. LREP referrals are made on full-fee, reduced fee, and pro bono basis. LREP processes approximately 5,000 cases each year with approximately 10% of the cases resulting in a referral.
To be eligible to become a referral panel attorney with the State Bar Lawyer Referral Programs, an attorney must be an active member in good stading of the State Bar of New Mexico. The attorney must also maintain professional liability insurance in the minimum amount recommended by NMRA 16-104 ($100,000 per occurrence / $300,000 aggregate).
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First Name Last Name
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Phone Number *

Area Code Phone Number
E-mail *
Fax Number

Area Code Phone Number
Mailing Address

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Licenses in Other States:
Language(s) Spoken:

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Check all counties in which you will accept referrals:

Bernalillo Catron Chaves Cibola Colfax Curry De Baca Dona Ana Eddy Grant Guadalupe Harding Hidalgo Lea Lincoln Los Alamos Luna McKinley Mora Otero Quay Rio Arriba Roosevelt San Juan San Miguel Sandoval Santa Fe Sierra Socorro Taos Torrance Union Valencia
Check practice areas in which you have experience and will accept referrals:
Administrative:

Adult SSI Child SSI IDT Medicaid Medicare SSDI Social Security Unemployment
Family:

Adoption Child Abuse Child Support Custody Divorce Personal Grandparents Rts. Guardianship Name Change Paternity Separation
Consumer:

Chapter 7 Chapter 13 Contracts Debt/Credit Fraud/Misrep. Garnishments Identity Theft Insurance Mobile Homes Repossession Auto Purchase Collections
Business

Business Planning Collections Contracts Corporations Partnerships
Employment:

Contracts/Benefits Discrim-Harrassment ERISA Wrongful Term.
Estate Planning:

AHCD POA Probate TODD Trusts Wills
Real Estate:

Boundary/Easement Convenants Foreclosure Home Sale/Purchase Landlord/Tenant Quiet Title Suits Zoning Real Prop Purchase Real Prop Sale Real Prop Title Other Real Property
Criminal

DWI / Traffic Citations Expungements Felonies Misdemeanors Children's Court
Personal Injury:

Auto Accidents General Negligence Malpractice - Dental Malpractice - Medical Malpractice - Professional Products Liability Property Damage Workers Comp. Fed Workers Comp. State Wrongful Death
Other Areas of Law

Construction Law Domestic Violence Immigration Patents/Copywrite Taxes Water Rights Civil Defense Civil Litigation General Litigation Defamation Slander Civil Rights
By submitting this form, I certify that:

I am a member in good standing of the State Bar of New Mexico;

I have professional liability insurance in the minimum amount of $100,000 per occurrence and $300,000 aggregate as recommended by Rule 16-104 NMRA; and

I have sufficient experience in the practice areas I have selected to provide competent representation in accordance with Rule 16-101 NMRA.
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Lawyer Referral Services

Increase Your Client Base and Accumulate Pro Bono Time