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United States District Court District of New Mexico

Petition for Admission to Practice
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þÿ þÿ Name: _________________________________________________________ New Mexico State Bar No. ______________ I hereby petition to be admitted to practice before said court. I was admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of the þÿ State of New Mexico on ___________________________ and I am a member in good standing of the Bar of the State of New Mexico. I have also been admitted to practice in the following court: þÿ Court: __________________________________________________________________ Firm Name: þÿ Date: _________________

þÿ ____________________________________________________________________________ þÿ Firm Mailing Address: ____________________________________________________________________________ þÿ ____________________________________________________________________________ Phone: þÿ ____________________________________________________________________________ þÿ þÿ Firm: __________________________ Direct: ______________________________ Fax: þÿ __________________________

1. Have you ever been convicted of a felony, or have any felony charges pending against you? Yes No (If yes, please give details on attached page.) 2. Have you ever had an investigation initiated against you alleging unprofessional conduct of any kind or any complaint charging unethical professional conduct filed against you by or with any official committee representing attorneys or courts in New Mexico or elsewhere? Yes No (If yes, please give details on attached page.)

OATH OF PETITIONER
þÿ I, _____________________________________________________________________, do solemnly swear: I will support the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of New Mexico; I will maintain the respect due to Courts of Justice and judicial officers; I will not counsel or maintain any suit or proceeding which shall appear to me to be unjust, nor any defense except such as I believe to be honestly debatable under the law of the land; I will employ for the purpose of maintaining the causes confided to me such means only as consistent with truth and honor, and will never seek to mislead the judge or jury by an artifice or false statement of fact or law; I will maintain the confidence and preserve inviolate the secrets of my client, and will accept no compensation in connection with his business except from him or with his knowledge and approval; I will abstain from all offensive personality, and advance no fact prejudicial to the honor or reputation of a party or witness, unless required by the justice of the cause with which I am charged; and I will never reject from any consideration personal to myself the cause of the defenseless or oppressed, or delay any man's cause for lucre or malice. SO HELP ME GOD. __________________________________________ Signature of Petitioner þÿ _________________ Date

Please ensure to complete and submit an application for membership to the U.S. District Court, District of New Mexico Bar Association and CM/ECF account request form. The forms can be found on our website: www.nmcourt.fed.us
Submit forms and payment to: U.S. District Court, Clerk's Office Attention: Attorney Admissions P.O. Box 2384, Santa Fe, NM, 87501 Admission Fee: $150.00 Make check payable to: Clerk, U.S. District Court

SF-001 - Rev. 12/11/07

U.S. District Court, District of New Mexico ­ Petition for Admission to Practice

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Please give detailed responses below if you answered yes to questions 1 or 2 of the petition.
1. Have you ever been convicted of a felony, or have any felony charges pending against you? þÿ

2. Have you ever had an investigation initiated against you alleging unprofessional conduct of any kind or any complaint charging unethical professional conduct filed against you by or with any official committee representing attorneys or courts in New Mexico or elsewhere? þÿ

SF-001 - Rev. 12/11/07

U.S. District Court, District of New Mexico ­ Petition for Admission to Practice

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