School of Law

    School of Law, Bratton Hall
    MSC11 6070
    1 University of New Mexico
    Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001
    (505) 277-4700

    Distinguished Professor
    James W. Ellis, J.D., University of California-Berkeley

    Professors
    Marsha Baum, M.S.L.S., Columbia University; J.D., SUNY at Buffalo
    Reed Benson, J.D., University of Michigan
    Barbara E. Bergman, J.D., Stanford University
    Sherri L. Burr, J.D., Yale University
    Barbara Creel, J.D., University of New Mexico
    Christine Zuni Cruz, J.D., University of New Mexico
    Ellen Gauna, J.D., University of New Mexico
    David J. Herring, J.D., University of Michigan
    Scott Hughes, LL.M., Temple University
    April Land, LL.M., Georgetown University
    John P. LaVelle, J.D., University of California-Berkeley
    Nathalie Martin, LL.M., Temple University (Associate Dean, Faculty Development)
    Alfred D. Mathewson, J.D., Yale University
    Max Minzner, J.D., Yale University (Associate Dean, Academic Affairs)
    Jennifer Moore, J.D., Harvard University
    Aliza Organick, J.D., University of New Mexico  (Associate Dean, Clinical Education)
    Sergio Pareja, J.D., Georgetown University
    Carol Parker, J.D., Wayne State University MSI, University of Michigan (Senior Vice Provost)
    Carol Suzuki, J.D., Columbia University
    Lu-in Wang, J.D., University of Michigan
    Kevin Washburn, J.D., Yale University

    Associate Professors
    Camille Carey, J.D., University of California-Los Angeles
    Dawinder Sidhu, J.D., George Washington School of Law
    Kevin Tu, J.D., University of Washington

    Assistant Professors
    George Bach, J.D., University of New Mexico
    Yael Cannon, J.D., Stanford University
    Serge Martinez, J.D., Yale University
    Mary Leto Pareja, J.D., Georgetown University
    Alex Ritchie, J.D., University of Virginia
    Clifford Villa, J.D., Lewis & Clark College
    John Whitlow, J.D., City University of New York
    Jeannette Wolfley, J.D., University of New Mexico

    Legal Writing Instructors
    Scott England, J.D., Northwestern University
    Steven Homer, J.D., Harvard University
    Lurecia Jaramillo, J.D., New York University
    David Stout, J.D., University of New Mexico

    Professors Emeriti
    Barbara Blumenfeld, J.D., Wayne State University
    Michael B. Browde, J.D., Georgetown University
    Robert J. Desiderio, J.D., Boston College
    Charles T. DuMars, J.D., University of Arizona
    Willis H. Ellis, J.D., Indiana University
    Myron Fink, M.S.L.S., Columbia University; LL.M., New York Law School
    Denise Fort, J.D., Catholic University of America
    Christian G. Fritz, Ph.D., University of California-Berkeley; J.D., University of California, Hastings
    Richard A. Gonzales, J.D., New York University
    Frederick Hart, LL.M., New York University
    G. Emlen Hall, J.D., Harvard University
    Michele S. G. Hermann, LL.M., Harvard University
    Ruth L. Kovnat, LL.B., Southern Methodist University
    Antoinette Sedillo Lopez, J.D., University of California-Los Angeles
    William T. MacPherson, Jr., J.D., University of New Mexico
    Jose L. Martinez, J.D., University of California-Berkeley
    Margaret Montoya, J.D., Harvard University
    J. Michael Norwood, J.D., University of New Mexico
    Mario E. Occhialino, Jr., J.D., Georgetown University
    Theodore Parnall, J.D., University of New Mexico
    Elizabeth Rapaport, Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University; J.D., Harvard University
    Leo M. Romero, LL.M., Georgetown University
    Robert L. Schwartz, J.D., Harvard University
    Gloria Valencia-Weber, J.D., Harvard University
    Peter A. Winograd, LL.M., New York University
    Sheryl Wolf, LL.M., Yale University


    Introduction

    The State Bar of New Mexico having previously adopted a resolution to that end and the Legislature having financial provision, the Regents of The University of New Mexico, on March 31, 1947, as expressly authorized by Laws 1889, Ch. 138, Sec. 15, approved the establishment of a School of Law.

    Accreditation

    The school is fully accredited; it was approved by the American Bar Association on February 24, 1948, and membership in the Association of American Law Schools was granted in December 1948.


    Additional Information

    Detailed information for the School of Law is contained in the School of Law Bulletin and Handbook of Policies.

    Dismissal/Probation/Suspension

    The School of Law Policy on academic retention and suspension, found in the School of Law Bulletin and Handbook of Policies, governs law students with regard to academic probation, suspension and dismissal.

    Transfer Procedures

    The School of Law accepts a limited number of transfer students who have completed one full-time year at other ABA-approved law schools. Transfer applicants are considered for admission only if they 1) have outstanding records at the law school previously attended; or 2) are in good standing at the law school previously attended, are residents of New Mexico and have a compelling reason to continue their legal education at the University of New Mexico. Credits earned at other law schools that do not meet their minimum graduation requirements are not acceptable for transfer credit to the University of New Mexico School of Law. Information about the procedure for applying to the School of Law is contained in the School of Law Catalog. The deadline for submitting transfer applications is June 15. The deadline for completing a transfer application file is July 15. If admitted with advanced standing to the University of New Mexico Juris Doctor degree program, the student’s right to continue in that program depends entirely on work done at the University of New Mexico. Transfer students are ineligible for certain prizes and awards given by the Law School.


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    Juris Doctor


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    MSC11 6325
    1 University of New Mexico
    Albuquerque, NM 87131

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