Emerita Professor Margaret Montoyawas surrounded by family, colleagues and friends when she was presented with the 2013 Society of American Law Teachers (SALT) Great Teacher Award at the SALT annual …

Professor Antoinette Sedillo Lopez has been selected as an inaugural member of the Academic Leadership Academy at the University of New Mexico. The academy is being established by the Office of the P…

On Friday, February 22, a sold out crowd attended the Albuquerque Business First’s (formerly New MexicoBusiness Weekly) Women of Influence event at the Sandia Resort Casino.  Over four-hu…

The 2013 edition of Water Matters!, a guide to New Mexico’s water issues published by the Utton Transboundary Resources Center, is now available on line. This year’s compilation includes …

When Aubony Burns (`13), Nina Eydelman (`13), Ana Huerta (`13) and Leah Stevens-Block (`13) signed up for the Southwest Indian Law Clinic in the fall semester, they had no idea the …

Professor Reed Benson, Keleher & McLeod Professor of Law and Chair, Natural Resources Committee, was invited by Congressman Tom McClintock, of the 4th District of California, and Chairman of the Subc…

According to the Latino Education Task Force, Professor Margaret Montoya was one of the first to write about Identity and the masks some may use to show or hide themselves, especially as Latinas and,…

In July 2013, Professor Marsha Baum was welcomed back to the University of Tasmania Law Faculty in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia in January 2013.  For the second time, she taught “Concepts o…

UNM School of Law professor Aliza Organick (C’96) has been named in the 1st Annual "50 Under 50 List", as seen in Lawyers of Color and their recent Law School Diversity Special Issue.

The "50 U…

Albuquerque Business First has announced its 2013 40 Under Forty honoree list. The 2013 list includes a number of UNM School of Law graduates and friends, and names Associate Dean for Faculty Develop…

ARTS TALK, a local-cable television show produced by Professor Sherri Burr and students in her Intellectual Property and Art Law classes, received first place in the category of Talk Show, Television…

This year’s UNM Annual Teaching Awards Ceremony held on Thursday, May 2nd in the SUB Ballroom on main campus included the Outstanding Teachers of the Year award, one of which was presented to t…

Professor Baum Presents in Animal Law ABA CLE

In July 2013, Professor Marsha Baum presented on the evolution and constitutionality of Breed Specific Legislation in the ABA CLE program "Dangerous Dogs…

The University of New Mexico School of Law opened a Not-for-Profit Art Gallery in January 2013 with a Staff Show featuring artists who are also law school staff members. In April 2013, the Art Gallery…

The University of New Mexico School of Law is proud to announce the establishment of the Burck and Sandra Bailey Scholarship in Law.

The newly established need-based scholarship fund provides that a…

A new book names Steven Homer, Interim Director of the Legal Analysis and Communications Program, recipient of the University of New Mexico’s Outstanding Adjunct/Lecturer of the Year award and …

The University of New Mexico School of Law is proud to announce the establishment of the Kathryn…

Professor Antoinette Sedillo Lopez, Dickason Professor at the University of New Mexico School of Law, is one of two UNM faculty members to receive the 2013 Presidential Luminaria Awards by the UNM Di…

Leo M. Romero, Professor Emeritus and former Dean, will receive the 2014 Spirit of Excellence Award from the American Bar Association. The award celebrates the accomplishments of lawyers who promote …

Professor David Stout has been selected to be included in the 20th Edition of The Best Lawyers in America© for his work in the practice areas of Insurance Law, Personal Injury Litigation –…