
The University of New Mexico
NEWS RELEASE
Media Contact: Laurie Mellas, 277-5915
Sept. 18, 2006
UNM Law Clinic Offers Seminar for Española business community
The University of New Mexico Clinical Law Program's economic development clinic will present a free, three-hour seminar for the northern New Mexico small business community on Friday, Sept. 22, from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. at Northern New Mexico College in Española, room AD 101/102.
Participants will be introduced to the legal aspects of starting and operating a small business. The seminar is co-sponsored by the Española and Taos chambers of commerce and Northern New Mexico College Small Business Development Center.
UNM law students will present information on starting a new business, structuring a business to reflect business and tax-planning objectives, keeping records and financing. Written materials will be provided and much of the seminar will be devoted to answering questions.
“The clinic began its economic development clinical law section just over a year ago. This seminar is our most ambitious undertaking thus far in expanding the scope of our educational outreach to assist New Mexico's small business community,” said Antoinette Sedillo Lopez, associate dean for clinical affairs. “It will also provide our law students with valuable exposure to the daily challenges faced by New Mexico businesses.”
“The seminar is a win-win opportunity for the business people who attend and for the students who present,” says Nathalie Martin, director of the law school's Economic Development Program.
The nationally recognized Clinical Law Program at the UNM School of Law provides second- and third-year law students with an opportunity to practice their skills while providing assistance to the community. Client services are available to small businesses, start-ups, nonprofit organizations and economic development programs. With partial funding from a federal Taxpayer Advocate Service grant, the clinic also represents low-income taxpayers before the IRS and provides Spanish-language tax education seminars.
For more information, contact Evan S. Hobbs, 505/277-5265.
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