Robert Schwartz Regent and Professor of Law Professor Emeritus | UNM School of Law Clinical Programs
Third-year law student Laura Creech has secured second place in the American Bar Association Antitrust Law Section’s 2024–2025 Harvey Saferstein Consumer Protection Committee Student Essay Contest. This national competition is open to second and third-year law students interested in consumer protection and data privacy law.
Creech, who is currently serving as Editor-in-Chief of the New Mexico Law Review and Secretary of the Asian Pacific American Law Student Association at her School of Law, gained experience as a summer associate at Bardacke Allison Miller in Santa Fe. Upon graduation, she will clerk for the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico. Her academic background includes an undergraduate degree from the University of New Mexico and a master’s degree in Library & Information Science from Drexel University.
Her essay titled "Buy Now, Pay Dearly Later?: Minimizing Consumer Harm Under New Mexico’s Small Loan Regulations," published in 55 N.M. L. Rev. 207 (2025), explores the risks associated with Buy Now, Pay Later loans that are often under-disclosed to consumers in New Mexico. The article suggests measures that can be taken under existing state regulations to mitigate these risks.
