Alexandra Freedman Smith
Alexandra Freedman Smith has over twenty years of experience fighting for her clients. She graduated from the University of New Mexico School of Law in 2002 with honors. After law school, she joined prominent Albuquerque law firm Freedman, Boyd, Daniels, Hollander, Goldberg & Cline, P.C. While there, she focused on civil rights litigation; federal and state criminal litigation; federal and state civil litigation; class action lawsuits; personal injury litigation; commercial litigation; and forfeiture cases.
Alexandra then joined the American Civil Liberties Union New Mexico as a Staff Attorney and became Legal Director in 2014. As the ACLU-NM legal director, Alexandra was responsible for managing the ACLU’s legal program throughout the state of New Mexico including litigation, legislative advocacy support, and overseeing the legal staff.
Alexandra opened the Law Office of Alexandra Freedman Smith in 2016 to advocate and fight on behalf of clients in the areas of:
- Civil Rights Lawsuits
- Pay Discrimination
- Prisoner Rights
- Police Misconduct
- Wrongful Death
- Discrimination
- Sexual Harassment
Alexandra currently serves on the ACLU of New Mexico Legal Panel, the Reproductive Rights Panel, and has served as a board member of the Southwest Women’s Law Center and the New Mexico Women’s Justice Project.
Doreen McKnight, Associate Attorney
Doreen McKnight received her law degree from UNM Law School in 2015 and began her legal career representing clients facing misdemeanor and felony criminal charges as an attorney with the NM Law Office of the Public Defender. She joined the Law Office of Alexandra Freedman Smith in 2020 representing individuals whose civil rights have been violated, including individuals incarcerated throughout New Mexico.
