Faculty
Professor Sergio Pareja
Assistant Professor of Law
B.A. 1991, University of California at Berkeley
J.D. 1996, Georgetown University Law Center
Member of the Indiana and Colorado Bars
Sergio Pareja joined the UNM law faculty in 2005 after nearly nine years in private practice in Colorado and Indiana. Most recently, Pareja was a partner in the tax department at a large Denver law firm. While in private practice, Pareja specialized in Federal individual and corporate income tax planning, state and local tax matters, and estate and gift tax planning.
At the UNM School of Law, Pareja primarily teaches tax law courses. Since he started teaching at UNM, he has taught Federal Income Tax, Contracts, Practicum, Estate and Gift Tax, Taxation of Business Enterprises, and International Business Transactions.
Pareja's research interests currently include estate and gift taxation, with a focus on tax simplification and equity, as well as taxation issues related to environmental clean-up.
Outside of his interests in the law, Pareja has been actively involved in the Denver community. His public service has included board membership and active participation in Girls Inc. of Metro Denver (an organization that works to empower low income girls), volunteer work for Project PAVE (an organization that works to help people overcome violence), and volunteer work for Youth Biz (an organization that teaches low income high school students business and academic skills). In addition, Pareja is an avid guitarist who has performed at Swallow Hill in Denver as well as at numerous convalescent hospitals in the Denver area. In Albuquerque, Pareja performs (with Professor Jenny Moore) at UNM Hospital through the innovative Arts-in-Medicine program. Pareja is also actively involved in his daughters' school (East San Jose Elementary).
Contact Information
Ph.: 505-277-0995
Fax: 505-277-0068
Office: 3113
Email: pareja@law.unm.edu
