Preston Sanchez
Adjunct Professor
- Email:
- sanchez@law.unm.edu
- Education:
- JD, University of New Mexico 2012
Biography:
Preston Sanchez, J.D. is an attorney & advocate working to create greater social equity for New Mexico’s culturally diverse people. Currently, Preston is leading ACLU-NM’s litigation and policy work aimed at challenging the disparate and discriminatory treatment of New Mexico’s Indigenous peoples. He began his legal career at the New Mexico Center on Law and Poverty, where he worked primarily on Yazzie/Martinez v. State, a landmark lawsuit brought against the State of New Mexico for failing to provide public school students a sufficient opportunity to succeed academically. Preston is a lifelong Burqueño and graduated from UNM School of Law in 2012.
