Admitted
1982, Florida and Trial Bar; 1986, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida; 1995, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of Florida and U.S. Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit
Law School
University of Notre Dame, J.D., 1982
Law School Graduation Year
1982
College
Texas Arts and Industries University, B.A., Political Science, 1979
Memberships
Palm Beach County and Cuban-American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers; Palm Beach County Hispanic Bar Association; National Hispanic Bar Association.
Biographical
Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers Journal, April 1995; Judicial Notice to Establish Ethics Rules vs. Insurer Profits, Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers Journal, Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers Journal, June 1995; Certifying Questions of Great Public Importance in PIP Cases, Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers Journal, October 1995; Victims of Drunk Drivers vs. Bankruptcy Laws, Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers Journal, February 1996; Deceptive Insurers and Mistaken Consumers: Abuse of ยง627.409 By Insurance Industry, Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers Journal, April 1996; Federal Bankruptcy Law and Recovery Damages by Florida Victims of Drunk Driving, The Advocate, Florida Bar Association, Trial Lawyers Section, May 1996; Litigating Attorney Fee Awards Under F.S. 627.428: Amount or Entitlement, That is the question?, Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers Journal, January, 1997. Multiple seminars: The Cutting Edge Insurance Bad Faith for the Plaintiff, May and September, 1998; PIP A to Z, July and November, 1998; First Party Property Casualty Claims from the Plaintiff's Perspective, January, 1999; UM Cases: Where the Rubber Meets the Road, May, 1999; PIP for the New Millennium, March, 2000; First Party Casualty Insurance Claims: from Windstorm to Fire, July, 2000; Power PIP for Paralegals, September, 2000; Fees, Fees and More Fees, November, 2000, DCA Seminars, Inc. Board Certified, National College of Advocacy, June 1993. Chairman, Board of Directors, Hispanic Human Resources Council, 1984-1987. (Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education)