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.

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Admitted

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

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Law School

Baylor University, J.D.

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College

Baylor University, B.A., 1980

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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.

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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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