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Attorney Profile

Richard L. Kraft

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Practice Areas

Civil Litigation; Family Law; Personal Injury/Wrongful Death; Business Law, Estate

Planning/Probates, Real Estate, Mediation.

Admitted

1982, New Mexico, U.S. District Court, District of New Mexico, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court

Law School

Baylor University, J.D.

College

Baylor University, B.A., 1980

Member

State Bar of New Mexico (President-Elect, 1997-1998; President, 1998-1999; Member, Board of Directors 1991 to 2002, Young Lawyers Division; President 1986-1987; Member, Board of Directors 1983-1991); Executive Director Pamela Minzer State Bar Leadership Institute (2000-2006); Chaves County Bar Association; American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. Super Lawyer.

Biography

Recipient: New Mexico State Bar Outstanding Young Lawyer Award, 1990 and Outstanding Contribution Award, 1986 and 2001. Author: “Just A Thought,” Syndicated Weekly Columnist 2000-present. NM State Board of Bar Commissioners, 1991-2003. President, Valley Christian Academy Board of Directors, 2003-2006, 2008. Director, Roswell Chamber of Commerce, 1991-1997; Roswell Sertoma Club, 1990; Roswell Crimestoppers, 1991-1994. Leadership Roswell President, 1991 and Executive Director, 1992 – present. Certified Specialist in Family Law 1993 – present. Presently a Super Lawyer.

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