Faculty Emeriti
Professor Theodore Parnall
Professor Emeritus of Law
B.A. 1963, University of Michigan
J.D. 1967, University of New Mexico
Member of the New Mexico and New York bars
Professor Parnall had a twenty-seven year career in U.S. legal education, including serving 5 years as Dean of the University of New Mexico School of Law. In addition he has worked as a long term resident legal advisor in more than ten overseas posts in countries as diverse as: Liberia, Senegal, Ethiopia, Egypt, Tunisia, Laos, Indonesia, Vietnam, Madagascar, the Kyrgyz Republic and Serbia/Montenegro.
Following graduation from UNM School of Law in 1967, he practiced law with Paul Weiss, Rifkind Wharton and Garrison, a major New York City law firm, where he specialized in corporate and securities law. From 1970 to 1997, he taught and advised on business-related subjects, including corporate law and international business transactions.
Since becoming Emeritus Professor in 1997, he has been the director of projects dealing with more general law development efforts involving training for the judiciary and for public prosecutors, and he has helped design and implement legal information systems in several countries. His positions have often required a combination of skills including those of corporate legal technician, teacher, facilitator, mediator, and administrator.
Contact Information
Ph.: 505-277-0798
Fax: 505-277-0068
Office: 3243
Email: parnall@law.unm.edu
