Faculty
Professor Alfred D. Mathewson
Professor of Law
B.A. 1975, Howard University
J.D. 1978, Yale University
Member of the Colorado Bar
Alfred Mathewson joined the UNM law faculty in 1983 after working as a corporate, securities and banking lawyer in Denver. From 1997 through 2002, he was Associate Dean of Academics. In that position, he oversaw the curriculum, clinical law program, faculty appointments, the faculty promotion and tenure process, library, faculty development and related issues.
Mathewson's teaching and research focus on sports law, minority business enterprises and corporate governance. He frequently supervises in the Business and Tax law Clinic and has served as Acting Director of the Clinical Law Program for the past three summers. He has published numerous articles and given speeches in these areas and he brings this expertise to his teaching.
He is a member of the American Bar Association and the American Law Institute. He has served on several ABA Accreditation Inspection Teams. He is a member of the AALS Section on Law and Sports Law of which he has previously served as chair. He currently serves on and is a former chair of the UNM Athletic Council. He is a member of the Judicial Education Advisory Committee for the Judicial Education Center at the UNM Institute for Public Law and serves as the faculty adviser of the UNM Chapter of the Black Law Students Association. He is active in various community organizations, including the Albuquerque Council on International Visitors and the Strategic Action Forum. He is the president of the New Mexico Black Lawyers Association and is a member of the board of directors of Legal FACS, a nonprofit organization that provides social services to families affected by domestic violence.
Contact Information
Ph.: 505-277-5820
Fax: 505-277-0068
Office: 1111
Email: mathewson@law.unm.edu
