Rafael Pardo
Associate Professor of Law
Room 462, Seattle University School of Law
Phone: (206) 398-4319
E-mail: pardor@seattleu.edu
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Rafael Pardo | |
Teaches Bankruptcy, Contracts, and Payment Law
B.A. Yale University 1998. J.D. New York University 2001. Admitted to practice in Washington.
Rafael Pardo is an Associate Professor at Seattle University School of Law, which he joined in 2006 after having been an Associate Professor of Law at Tulane Law School from 2003 to 2006. Professor Pardo teaches in the fields of bankruptcy, commercial law, and contracts. Much of his research explores the relationship between educational debt and financial distress, particularly within the bankruptcy system. His recent research has also analyzed bankruptcy courts and their institutional role within the federal judicial system. Professor Pardo is a frequent presenter at conferences and has participated in educational programs organized by the Federal Judicial Center for bankruptcy judges and other bankruptcy court officials.
Professor Pardo received his J.D. from New York University School of Law, where he served as Executive Editor of the New York University Law Review and was a recipient of the Judge John J. Galgay Fellowship in bankruptcy. Upon graduation, he clerked for the Honorable Prudence Carter Beatty of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York and subsequently worked as an associate in the business reorganization and restructuring group at Willkie Farr & Gallagher in New York. Professor Pardo currently sits on the board of trustees of the Consumer Education and Training Services (CENTS), a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing a variety of resources to the Seattle community on matters of money management, consumer credit personal finances, and financial literacy. He also serves as a member of the AALS Creditors’ and Debtors’ Rights Section Board.