Attorney – Private Practice
Authorized to work in the US for any employer
Work Experience
2017 to Present
2016 to 2016
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❖ Write regulation about topics related with energy
❖ Advice the Commissioner about those topics.
2015 to 2016
Write regulations
❖ Litigate administrative hearings
❖ Writing bills.
❖ Advise the Secretary of Agriculture on matters concerning the current public policy and how to achieve goals.
Puerto Rico Supreme Court
Legal Assistant
Chief Justice Office, Hon. Liana Fiol Matta
❖ December 2014 – May 2013
❖ Write decree bills.
❖ Write bills of opinions.
❖ Execute recommendations for each case presented in Court.
❖ Resolve disciplinary issues.
❖ Resolve Jurisdiction Aids and other extraordinary issues.
❖ Resolve administrative issues of the Court.
October 2014 to December 2014
Propose and write legislative bills concerning subjects of agriculture, natural resources and environmental affairs.
❖ Write reports, resolutions and everything regarding to the Agriculture Committee, the Natural Resources Commission, and Environmental Affairs.
❖ Aid the public: identify solutions to situations presented by them, and/or refer them to the appropriate agencies or institutions to obtain proper assistance.
August 2014 to December 2014
Teach the following courses: Criminology, Special Criminal Law, and Introduction to Criminal Law.
❖ Introduce students to criminal law with a forensic focus.
❖ Evaluate students on such subjects.
May 2014 to October 2014
Resolve bankruptcy cases.
❖ Execute payment plans.
❖ Litigate at the Bankruptcy Trustee Office.
❖ Resolve cases under Federal Bankruptcy Law chapter 7 and 13.
❖ Develop programs broadcasted through radio: “Legal Alternatives” (Alternativas Legales)
July 2013 to May 2014
Propose and write legislative bills on subjects such as: early childhood, the elderly, domestic violence, environmental affairs, education issues, etc.
❖ Organize Public Hearings: contact, and arranged appointments with the speakers; write the minutes of such hearings.
❖ Write reports, resolutions and everything in regard to the Commission on Social Welfare for the Eradication of Poverty.
❖ Aid the public: identify solutions to situations presented by them, and/or refer them to the appropriate agencies or institutions to obtain proper assistance.
July 2012 to June 2013
Execute initial interviews to victims of domestic violence, who are received by the Legal Services Corporation of Puerto Rico.
❖ Research and write legal copy regarding subjects of law and rights such as: family law, housing law, visas, child support and nutrition assistance rights, and restraining orders under Law 54, and restraining orders under Law 246.
❖ Manage and complete petitions to achieve legal residence of victims who are immigrants; which included Visa-U and Auto-Petitions, etc.
❖ Process legal issues regarding victims of domestic violence at the District Attorney’s Office and in Court.
❖ Assist lawyers at Legal Services Office in Río Piedras on any research processes or any other need, legal or otherwise.
❖ Participate and lead promotion activities of the Global Justice Project for Women
❖ Develop and participate as a facilitator on mandatory education workshops for every attorney at Legal Services of Puerto Rico.
❖ Producer of a new collaborative agreement to alphabetize undocumented women. Such program is among Pro-Bono Link (Enlace Pro-Bono) of University of Puerto Rico’s School of Law and Legal Services of Puerto Rico.
Toro, Colón, Mullet, Rivera & Sifre, PSC
May 2012 to June 2012
such as: Mortgage Law, Obligations and Contracts, Successions and Tort Law, Environmental Law, and Labor Laws, etc.
❖ Execute and write lawsuits, required documents, reports on case managements, sentence bills, motions of dismissals, motions of summary judgments, memorandums, among other legal documents.
❖ Attend to Court and administrative offices with the purpose of researching or locating necessary documents for lawyer’s office’s clients.
❖ Attend and represent the lawyer’s office at public forums such as administrative agencies and/or Puerto Rico’s Court Houses, and at Federal agencies such as: Emergency Protection Agency (EPA).
June 2011 to June 2011
Research upon Civil Laws such as Family Law, Mortgage Law, Property Rights, etc.
❖ Execute lawsuits, interrogations, memorandums, and interviews to Legal Services’ clients.
❖ Contribute to research, write, and prepare an appeal in a Family Law case.
❖ Assist Legal Services’ attorneys with their proceedings as litigators at Arecibo’s Court House.
June 2007 to May 2011
Facilitate workshops to college students with the purpose of helping them to cope with conflictive personal situations.
❖ Produce events along with these students with the purpose of introducing them to the community.
June 2007 to June 2007
Theater and English Teacher, and Coordinator of Activities
June 2007 – May 211
❖ Plan classes and design activities whose purpose is to offer school dropout students the opportunity to acquire academic knowledge through socio-cultural experiences.
❖ Maintain control of students and manage conflictive situations, serving as mediator between the student bodies.
Education
Master of Public Administration in Public Administration
2015
B.A. in Public Communications
August 2010 to May 2013
Juris Doctor
May 2013
English Communications
August 2000 to May 2003
Skills
Certifications/Licenses
Puerto Rico Bar
I am a lawyer that is in process to take the bar of Missouri.
I also can litigate in the federal jurisdiction.
Additional Information
SKILLS
❖ Excellent research and writing skills
❖ Assertive interpersonal relations management skills
❖ Experience on the use of legal data bases, such as: Westlaw, LexisNexis, and Microjuris
❖ Fully bilingual: English and Spanish