Fletcher represents the fourth generation of Catrons in the law firm. He received his juris doctor degree from the University of New Mexico in 1973 after receiving his bachelor's degree from Stanford University in 1969. He graduated from law school as a member of the Order of the Coif, an academic honor society.
Mr. Catron's practice now focuses on estate planning (including wills and trusts), real estate and probate law. Mr. Catron is a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC).
Mr. Catron is a past president of the First Judicial District Bar Association, past chairman of the Board of Directors of the Real Property, Probate and Trust Section of the State Bar of New Mexico, and past president of the Estate Planning Council of Santa Fe. He is currently a member of the Board of Directors of the Real Property, Trusts and Estates Section and the Board of Directors of the Elder Law Section of the State Bar of New Mexico. He was co-chair of the committee of the Real Property, Probate and Trust Section that was instrumental in the New Mexico Legislature's passage of the Uniform Health-Care Decisions Act and he often represents that Section before the New Mexico Legislature with respect to the Uniform Trust Code and the amendment of the Uniform Probate Code.
Mr. Catron is a past member of the boards of directors of the Santa Fe Botanical Garden, the Witter Bynner Foundation for Poetry, several other organizations and is currently a member of the board of directors of Santa Fe Century and the Vista Encantada Neighborhood Association.
Mr. Catron's principal avocations are bicycle touring and backpacking, and he hopes eventually to rebuild the 1929 Ford sedan that he took apart several years ago.
Email:
fcatron@catronlaw.com
