Our Faculty
The UNM law faculty has been educated at the nation's most distinguished law schools and has practiced and taught throughout the country, bringing to UNM a healthy diversity of backgrounds, professional interests and outlooks on legal education.
Full-time Faculty
![Maryam Ahranjani Photo: Maryam Ahranjani](ahranjani/ahranjani-square.jpg)
Maryam Ahranjani
Professor of Law
- Ronald and Susan Friedman Professor
505-277-2113
maryam.ahranjani@law.unm.edu
Office: 3238
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George Bach
Professor of Law
- Lee & Leon Karelitz Professor in Evidence and Procedure
505-277-1094
bach@law.unm.edu
Office: 3116
![Reed Benson Photo: Reed Benson](benson/benson-square.jpg)
Reed Benson
Professor of Law
- Don L. & Mabel F. Dickason Endowed Chair in Law
505-277-1119
benson@law.unm.edu
Office: 3241
![Scott England Photo: Scott England](england/england-square.jpg)
Scott England
Associate Professor of Law
- Regents' Lecturer
505-277-2646
scott.england@law.unm.edu
Office: 3115
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Sonia M. Gipson Rankin
Professor of Law
- Ice Cold Caller Award, UNM Law Student Bar Association, 2021
505-277-1266
sonia.rankin@law.unm.edu
Office: 3213
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Vinay Harpalani
Professor of Law
- Don L. & Mabel F. Dickason Endowed Chair in Law
505-277-5653
harpalani@law.unm.edu
Office: 2526
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Steven K. Homer
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Professor of Law
505-277-1002
homer@law.unm.edu
Office: 1115
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John Min Kang
Associate Dean for Faculty Development
Professor of Law
- Henry Weihofen Professor of Law
505-277-7776
kang@law.unm.edu
Office: 1125
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John P. LaVelle
Professor of Law
- Don L. and Mabel F. Dickason Endowed Chair in Law
505-277-0951
lavelle@law.unm.edu
Office: 3234
![Nathalie Martin Photo: Nathalie Martin](martin/martin-square.jpg)
Nathalie Martin
Professor of Law
- Frederick M. Hart Chair in Consumer and Clinical Law
505-277-2810
martin@law.unm.edu
Office: 3239
![Serge Martinez Photo: Serge Martinez](martinez-serge/martinez-square.jpg)
Serge Martinez
Associate Dean of Experiential Learning
Professor of Law
505-277-6556
serge.martinez@law.unm.edu
Office: 3409
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Mary Pareja
Professor of Law
- Pamela B. Minzner Chair in Professionalism
505-277-2268
mpareja@law.unm.edu
Office: 3120
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Michelle Rigual
Associate Dean for Information Services and Operations
Professor of Law
505-277-0678
rigual@law.unm.edu
Office: 3329A
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Sherri Thomas
Associate Dean of Institutional Climate and Equity
Professor of Law
505-277-2228
thomas@law.unm.edu
Office: 3329B
Emeriti Faculty
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Margaret E. Montoya
Senior Adviser to Executive Vice President for UNM Health Sciences Center
Professor Emerita
- On Leave
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Robert Schwartz
Regent and Professor of Law
Professor Emeritus
505-277-3119
schwartz@law.unm.edu
Office: 3215
Inactive Emeriti
- Marsha Baum
- Barbara Bergman
- Charles T. Dumars
- Willis H. Ellis
- Myron Fink
- Richard Gonzales
- G. Emlen Hall
- Michelle S.G. Hermann
- Antoinette Sedillo Lopez
- William MacPherson
- Jose Martinez
- Carol Parker
- Sheryl Scheible Wolf