Faculty

Patricia Begné

Prof. U. de Gto. School of Law, Licenciatura en Derecho, U. de Gto., Graduate Program Law School Public Notary U. de Gto.; Fulbright scholar. Teaches civil law, international law and gender and the law; writes on women’s issues, conducts research on women’s rights and gives presentations on her research at national and international conferences. Coordinator of International Relations at the U. de Gto. School of Law.

Luís Felipe Guerrero Agripino

Dean and Prof, U. de Gto. School of Law and Public Administration; licenciatura en derecho, U. de Gto. School of Law, Master’s Degree in Criminal Science, U. de Gto.; Doctorate in Law, U. de Salamanca, Spain; member of the National System of Researchers, Mexico; member of the Department of Legal Research, U. de Gto. School of Law; presenter in conferences, seminars and roundtable discussions both nationally and internationally.

William MacPherson - Profile

Prof., U. of New Mexico; B.A., J.D., U. of New Mexico; Former Director of Clinical Programs, Regent Scholar, clerk for N.M. Supreme Court Chief Justice and Deputy General Counsel for the Navajo Tribe. Taught in Guatemala, Mexico and Southeast Asia, founding Director of Summer Law Institute.

Alison G. Myhra - Profile

Prof., Texas Tech U. School of Law; LL.M., Harvard U.; J.D., U. of North Dakota; B.A., B.S. Ed., U. of North Dakota. Authored articles in the area of constitutional law; teaches civil procedure, constitutional law, comparative constitutional law, criminal procedure and jurisprudence.

Sergio Pareja - Profile

Asst. Prof., U. of New Mexico; B.A, U.C. Berkeley; J.D., Georgetown. Partner at a large international law firm; lived for extended periods in Valencia, Venezuela; teaches international business transactions, contracts, federal income tax, estate and gift tax, and taxation of business enterprises.

Fernando Patrón

Prof. at U. de Gto. School of Law and Public Administration Department. Bachelors’ Degree in Sociology, UAM, Masters Degree in Public Administration, CIDE, PhD in Government, University of Essex, U.K Research topics include: executive-legislative relations, divided governments in Latin America, public policy and political institutions.

Jorge A. Ramírez - Profile

Prof., Director of International Programs, Texas Tech U. School of Law; J.D., Harvard U.; B.A., Economics, Harvard U.; lectured in Mexico and Paraguay on NAFTA, international environmental issues and farm worker law.

Antoinette Sedillo Lopez - Profile

Director of Summer Law Institute; Prof. & Associate Dean of Clinical Affairs U. of New Mexico School of Law; B.U.S., U. of New Mexico; J.D., UCLA. Writes about international women’s issues.

Victoria Sutton - Profile

Robert H. Bean Prof., Texas Tech U. School of Law and Adjunct Prof., Institute of Environmental and Human Health, Lubbock, Texas; J.D. from American U., Washington College of Law; Ph.D. Environmental Sciences, U. of Texas at Dallas; M.P.A. from Old Dominion U.; two B.S. degrees from N.C. State U.; served in various government agencies during the Pres. George W. Bush and President George H.W. Bush Admins. And in the Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals.

Pedro Vásquez Nieto

Prof., U. of Gto. and Notario specializing in Mexican Business Law. Former Director of the U. of Gto. Law School. President of the College of Notarios. Co-Director of Summer Law Institute, 1989 to present.