Alexsandra M. Tamayo
Associate
Experience
Alexsandra (Alex) Tamayo joined the firm’s Litigation Practice Group as an associate after serving as a summer associate and senior law clerk. She assists with drafting memorandums, motions, and filings. Alex conducts complex research to support legal arguments and contentions. She collaborates with principals, associates, and paralegals to facilitate the litigation process.
Prior to joining Semmes, Alex worked in a clinic to prevent evictions for low-income Baltimore residents and was a summer associate at another Baltimore law firm.
While at the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law, Alex was the inaugural José Bahamonde-González Memorial Scholar and an active competitor on the Maryland Carey Law National Trial Team.
Post graduation, Alex volunteers as a trial advocacy coach with the Carey Law National Trial Team, helping members of the National Trial Team prepare for trial competitions across the country.
Admitted
- 2025, U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
Education
- University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law (J.D., 2025)
- Towson University (B.S., summa cum laude, 2021)
- Order of the Barristers (2025)
- American Bar Association’s National Trial Competition Regional Champion (2025)
- Fordham Law’s Kelly Trial Competition Best Advocate and Champion (2024)
- UCLA and San Diego Law’s First Chair Trial Competition Best Advocate and Semi Finalist (2024)
- Maryland Carey Law’s Salisbury Trial Competition, Finalist (2022)