Amanda C. Sanchez

Education

	University of New Mexico School of Law (J.D. 2005, cum laude)
	University of New Mexico (B.A. 2002, summa cum laude)

Professional Experience

Ms. Sanchez is an associate in the Litigation Department of the Albuquerque office.  Her practice focuses in the areas of products and general liability and commercial litigation. 

Before joining the firm, Ms. Sanchez clerked for Justice Pamela B. Minzner of the New Mexico Supreme Court.  During law school, Ms. Sanchez served as a manuscript editor of the New Mexico Law Review and participated in the District Attorney Clinical Program. She was also an elected officer of the Mexican American Law Students Association, Women’s Law Caucus, and Phi Delta Phi International Legal Fraternity.  Upon graduation, Ms. Sanchez received the Dean's Award for outstanding contributions to the law school community.

Professional Memberships & Activities

	Albuquerque Bar Association
	American Bar Association
	Board Member, Domestic Violence Resource Center
	New Mexico Christian Legal Aid, Inc. Volunteer
	New Mexico Hispanic Bar Association
	Phi Delta Phi International Legal Fraternity
	State Bar of New Mexico
	Young Lawyer’s Division (Volunteer Activities include: Children’s Court Mentorship Program; Jr. Judges; UNM School of Law – Mock Interview Program)
	Graduate of Justice Pamela B. Minzner Leadership Training Institute – Class of 2008
	United States District Court for the District of New Mexico
	United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
	Attendee - Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation: Mining Law Short Course – Domestic and International Issues – 2008

Publications

	Contributor to the American College of Mortgage Attorneys (“ACMA”) Summary Update (2007 and 2009).
	Justice Pamela Burgy Minzner, Res Publica, (New Mexico Hispanic Bar Association) Fall and Winter-2007.
	State v. Urioste: A Prosecutor’s Dream and Defender’s Nightmare, 34 N.M. L. Rev. 517 (2004).
	Regular contributor to the American Bar Association Real Estate Quarterly Report.