Profile

Alejandro Rettig y Martinez is a Visiting Assistant Professor at the University of New Mexico School of Law, where he teaches Civil Procedure I and Elements of Legal Argumentation I, II, and III. His research focuses on federalism, jurisdiction, civil procedure, and consumer finance.

Following law school, Professor Rettig y Martinez clerked for Judge Michael S. Kanne of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. He then practiced as a litigation associate at Ballard Spahr LLP, an AmLaw 100 firm. At Ballard Spahr, Professor Rettig y Martinez represented clients in complex commercial disputes and enforcement actions involving state and federal regulators.

Professor Rettig y Martinez earned his J.D. with honors from The University of Chicago Law School, where he was a David M. Rubenstein Scholar and a member of The University of Chicago Law Review.