Luis E. Minana & Associates
Puerto Rico Law Firm Handles Inheritance, Estates, Family Law, Securities Litigations, Arbitrations, Civil Claims and Criminal Defense
Luis E. Minana & Associates
Puerto Rico Law Firm Handles Inheritance, Estates, Family Law, Securities Litigations, Arbitrations, Civil Claims and Criminal Defense
Skilled lawyers in San Juan represent your best interests in court and in FINRA
The attorneys at Luis E. Minana and Associates Abogados-Notarios and Espada, Minana and Pedrosa Law Offices, PSC help their clients in securities claims, PR Bond and PR Closed End Funds Arbitrations, civil and criminal law and inheritance cases. If you need a law firm to pursue your best interests in court, please contact Luis E. Minana and Associates Abogados-Notarios. The firm has helped many individuals with securities losses in Puerto Rico. Their office is located in San Juan and they offer a free initial consultation.
Luis E. Minana and Associates and Espada Minana and Pedrosa Law Offices can assist you in the following areas of the law:
-Inheritance
-PR Bond and PR CEFs Claims
-Tax and Trust law
-Securities losses
-Criminal law
-Breach of Contract
-Securities Litigation
-Commercial Litigation
-Torts and Civil Cases
-Both PR and Federal Jurisdictions
Have you been a victim of the P. R. Closed End Funds and Bonds scheme?
The attorneys at Espada Minana Pedrosa are lead and liaison counsel in In Re: UBS and have carried out and are prosecuting class action claims, derivative actions and other legal alternatives against Broker Dealers and Banks over their illicit conducts such as the Closed End Funds and PR Bonds deceitful investment schemes that have cost billions of dollars and financially crippled thousands of investors in Puerto Rico. They will guide you through the claims process and will also help you understand your investments and if there is a need for you to mitigate your damages. With years of experience in Investments and Litigation, their help is just what you might need.
Family law and Inheritance Law in Puerto Rico
If you are going through a divorce or are fighting for child custody, have lost a loved one and have inheritance questions and issues, the firm's attorneys have experience resolving family law issues as well as with dealing with Inheritance Law and Trust Law procedures including the new Notarial Deeds to solve Declaration of Heirs without having to go to Court providing you with faster and more effective solutions for the Estate. At Espada Miana & Pedrosa, they realize that dealing with these issues can be stressful. Having an experienced lawyer can help put your mind at ease so you can begin the next phase of your life.
Have you been charged with a crime?
The attorneys at Espada Miana & Pedrosa can help you if you have been charged with a crime. You have a right to a fair trial and a strong defense. The meticulous criminal defense firm works with you to build a strategic defense against the prosecution's case. It is important to contact a criminal defense lawyer as soon as possible after you have been charged, no matter if your case is Puerto Rico or Federal Jurisdiction, we can help.
Contact the trustworthy lawyers at Espada Minana & Pedrosa in San Juan, P. R.
The lawyers at Espada Miana & Pedrosa can help you with family law, criminal law, inheritance, probate matters and securities claims and arbitrations. They have helped many people in Puerto Rico, Spain and the United States dealing with such matters in Puerto Rico. Please call their office at 787-758-1999 or contact them online to schedule your free initial consultation at their San Juan, Puerto Rico office or by e-mail at emplawpsc@gmail.com.
Espada Miñana & Pedrosa Law Offices PSC
122 Calle Manuel Domenech 2nd Floor
Urb. Baldrich
San Juan, PR 00918
787-758-1999
(787) 773-0500
English and Spanish
Experienced Puerto Rico probate and inheritance attorneys help guide you through the process
Probate follows what is typically a painful emotional loss. The knowledgeable, meticulous probate attorneys at Luis E. Minana & Associates Abogados-Notarios have extensive experience in probate law and inheritance, and can guide executors and beneficiaries through the complex process. If you have family in Puerto Rico and you need to resolve an estate, please contact Luis E. Minana & Associates Abogados-Notarios.
The process of probate
Most executors have rarely if ever probated a will and know little about it. Luis E. Minana & Associates Abogados-Notarios can guide you through the complex probate process, including:
-Filing the will with the Puerto Rico probate court
-Developing the best strategy for fairly and expeditiously probating the estate
-Finding and collecting assets
-Closing and opening bank accounts
-Transferring assets from the deceased to the estate
-Paying estate taxes
-Valuing, managing, preserving and liquidating the estate
-Locating beneficiaries
-Hiring experts, when appropriate
-Valuing and managing the inheritance
Luis E. Minana & Associates Abogados-Notarios assists executors with the arduous process of collecting, managing, valuing, protecting and liquidating the assets of the inheritance. Their attorneys have a team of experts available to assist in every aspect of estate probate. When appropriate, the firm calls upon accountants, financial advisers, real estate agents, property managers and other professionals to assist with executor duties. They can access expert opinions about unique assets such as antiques, rare books, automobiles and other collectables for accurate valuation, management and possible sale.
Probate disputes
Even in apparently straightforward estate cases, there are sometimes disputes between beneficiaries. The firm uses its professional courtroom presence to calm the often emotionally-charged process of probating a challenged will or disputed executor or judicial decision. When it is in the best interests of their client to preserve cordial familial relationships, the firm's attorneys are adept at mediating these disputes. When necessary, they assertively defend their client's beneficiary rights within the Puerto Rico probate court.
Practice areas
-Inheritance
-Probate
-Tax law
-Family law
-Consumer law
-Securities
-Commercial litigation
-Torts
Admitted
-Puerto Rico, 2006
-U.S. Court of Appeals, 1st Circuit, U.S. District Court, 2007
Education
-Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
-Inter-American University MBA Studies Economics
-District of Puerto Rico Law School
-Inter-American University of Puerto Rico, J.D.
Languages
-English
-Spanish
Associations and memberships
-Puerto Rico Bar Association
-Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association (PIABA)
Biographical details
-Recipient, Economics Medal, Inter-American University
-Precious and Semi-Precious Stones Certified, Gemological Institute of America Diamonds
-First Vice President, Financial Planning Specialist, Citibank/Citigroup Global Markets, Smith Barney, San Juan, Puerto Rico, March 1990-October 2006
-Financial Planning Specialist, Gemological Institute of America Precious Stones and Diamonds Certified
-Expert Witness in Securities
-Vice President and Senior Account Executive, Kidder Peabody & Co. (General Electric), San Juan, Puerto Rico, May 1984-- March 1989
-Treasurer, YMCA
Inter-American University of Puerto Rico
Juris Doctorate,
Practice areas
-Inheritance
-Probate
-Tax law
-Family law
-Consumer law
-Securities
-Commercial litigation
-Torts
Admitted
-Puerto Rico, 2006
-U.S. Court of Appeals, 1st Circuit, U.S. District Court, 2007
Education
-Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
-Inter-American University MBA Studies Economics
-District of Puerto Rico Law School
-Inter-American University of Puerto Rico, J.D.
Languages
-English
-Spanish
Associations and memberships
-Puerto Rico Bar Association
-Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association (PIABA)
Biographical details
-Recipient, Economics Medal, Inter-American University
-Precious and Semi-Precious Stones Certified, Gemological Institute of America Diamonds
-First Vice President, Financial Planning Specialist, Citibank/Citigroup Global Markets, Smith Barney, San Juan, Puerto Rico, March 1990-October 2006
-Financial Planning Specialist, Gemological Institute of America Precious Stones and Diamonds Certified
-Expert Witness in Securities
-Vice President and Senior Account Executive, Kidder Peabody & Co. (General Electric), San Juan, Puerto Rico, May 1984-- March 1989
-Treasurer, YMCA
Inter-American University of Puerto Rico Juris Doctorate,
Admitted
-Puerto Rico, 2004
-U.S. District Court, District Of Puerto Rico, 2006
-U.S. Supreme Court
Education
-Inter-American University of Puerto Rico, J.D.
Languages
-Spanish
-English
Associations and memberships
-National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys
Biographical details
-Certified, Consumer Bankruptcy and Corporate Bankruptcy
Inter-American University of Puerto Rico
Juris Doctorate,
Admitted
-Puerto Rico, 2004
-U.S. District Court, District Of Puerto Rico, 2006
-U.S. Supreme Court
Education
-Inter-American University of Puerto Rico, J.D.
Languages
-Spanish
-English
Associations and memberships
-National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys
Biographical details
-Certified, Consumer Bankruptcy and Corporate Bankruptcy
Inter-American University of Puerto Rico Juris Doctorate,
Jennie Mariel Espada, Esq.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: Private Practice of Law, San Juan, P.R.
Criminal law Criminal Justice Act Panel Attorney
Sociedad para Asistencia Legal de Puerto Rico, Hato Rey, P.R.
June 2007- Oct 2011 Defender I
Representing indigent persons in felony cases. Litigating every stage of the case from the preliminary hearing, suppression and other dispositive hearings, discovery, negotiating and or going to trial by jury or bench trial.
July 2004- November 2006 Law Clerk, Jorge Armenteros Law Firm
Prepared legal documents, filing, investigating and any other task required by the office attorneys.
Nov. 1997- July 2004 Human Resources Administrator, Fervill Company, Inc.
Handled all issues pertaining employees, keeping the company up to legal requirements, hiring, preparing employee manuals and job descriptions.
June 1994- Apr. 1996 Operations Manager, Centro Tomogrfico Oncolgico
Coordinated patient studies from Oncologic Hospital and other centers within Centro Medico, transcribed studies, supervised escort personnel and liaison between physicians and our office.
EDUCATION: May 2006 Interamerican University School of Law, Hato Rey, P.R.
Juris Doctor Cum Laude
July 1997 Interamerican University
Bachelor's Degree in Social Science (Anthropology)
September 1990 Rollins College, Winter Park, FL
Anthropology/Latin-American Cultural Studies Major
ACHIEVEMENTS AND ACTIVITIES:
January 2007 Admitted to Puerto Rico's Bar Association # 16340
November 2007
Admitted to Federal Bar # 225003
December 2011-Present Member of PRACDL Board of Directors,
Member CLE Committee, which is the source of most continued legal education for criminal defense attorneys practicing in federal court.
April 2012 Trial Skills Academy for Federal Defenders: California Western School of Law, San Diego, California
June 2012 Death Penalty Seminar: Gerry Spence Trial College
Dubois, Wyoming
July 2012 Defense Advocacy training to University of Missouri Kansas City School of Law undergraduate students. Instructed students in different techniques that make criminal defense advocacy successful, as well as critiqued and evaluated student performance for upcoming litigation competitions. Program Director: Rafe Foreman, Esq.
July 2012 Voir Dire Seminar: National Association for Criminal Defense Attorneys San Francisco, California.
September 2012 Defense Advocacy training to University of Missouri Kansas City School of Law undergraduate students. Instructed students in different techniques that make criminal defense advocacy successful, as well as critiqued and evaluated student performance for upcoming litigation competitions. Program Director: Rafe Foreman, Esq.
Oct 2012 Evaluator in Trial Advocacy Competition sponsored by the Interamerican University of Puerto Rico School of Law
2013-PRESENT Criminal Defense Lawyer
Languages:
Computer Skills:
Legal Research:
Spanish, English Fluent
Microsoft Office
Microjuris, Lexis and Westlaw
Jennie Mariel Espada, Esq.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: Private Practice of Law, San Juan, P.R.
Criminal law Criminal Justice Act Panel Attorney
Sociedad para Asistencia Legal de Puerto Rico, Hato Rey, P.R.
June 2007- Oct 2011 Defender I
Representing indigent persons in felony cases. Litigating every stage of the case from the preliminary hearing, suppression and other dispositive hearings, discovery, negotiating and or going to trial by jury or bench trial.
July 2004- November 2006 Law Clerk, Jorge Armenteros Law Firm
Prepared legal documents, filing, investigating and any other task required by the office attorneys.
Nov. 1997- July 2004 Human Resources Administrator, Fervill Company, Inc.
Handled all issues pertaining employees, keeping the company up to legal requirements, hiring, preparing employee manuals and job descriptions.
June 1994- Apr. 1996 Operations Manager, Centro Tomogrfico Oncolgico
Coordinated patient studies from Oncologic Hospital and other centers within Centro Medico, transcribed studies, supervised escort personnel and liaison between physicians and our office.
EDUCATION: May 2006 Interamerican University School of Law, Hato Rey, P.R.
Juris Doctor Cum Laude
July 1997 Interamerican University
Bachelor's Degree in Social Science (Anthropology)
September 1990 Rollins College, Winter Park, FL
Anthropology/Latin-American Cultural Studies Major
ACHIEVEMENTS AND ACTIVITIES:
January 2007 Admitted to Puerto Rico's Bar Association # 16340
November 2007
Admitted to Federal Bar # 225003
December 2011-Present Member of PRACDL Board of Directors,
Member CLE Committee, which is the source of most continued legal education for criminal defense attorneys practicing in federal court.
April 2012 Trial Skills Academy for Federal Defenders: California Western School of Law, San Diego, California
June 2012 Death Penalty Seminar: Gerry Spence Trial College
Dubois, Wyoming
July 2012 Defense Advocacy training to University of Missouri Kansas City School of Law undergraduate students. Instructed students in different techniques that make criminal defense advocacy successful, as well as critiqued and evaluated student performance for upcoming litigation competitions. Program Director: Rafe Foreman, Esq.
July 2012 Voir Dire Seminar: National Association for Criminal Defense Attorneys San Francisco, California.
September 2012 Defense Advocacy training to University of Missouri Kansas City School of Law undergraduate students. Instructed students in different techniques that make criminal defense advocacy successful, as well as critiqued and evaluated student performance for upcoming litigation competitions. Program Director: Rafe Foreman, Esq.
Oct 2012 Evaluator in Trial Advocacy Competition sponsored by the Interamerican University of Puerto Rico School of Law
2013-PRESENT Criminal Defense Lawyer
Languages:
Computer Skills:
Legal Research:
Spanish, English Fluent
Microsoft Office
Microjuris, Lexis and Westlaw
Skilled lawyers in San Juan represent your best interests in court and in FINRA
The attorneys at Luis E. Minana and Associates Abogados-Notarios and Espada, Minana and Pedrosa Law Offices, PSC help their clients in securities claims, PR Bond and PR Closed End Funds Arbitrations, civil and criminal law and inheritance cases. If you need a law firm to pursue your best interests in court, please contact Luis E. Minana and Associates Abogados-Notarios. The firm has helped many individuals with securities losses in Puerto Rico. Their office is located in San Juan and they offer a free initial consultation.
Luis E. Minana and Associates and Espada Minana and Pedrosa Law Offices can assist you in the following areas of the law:
-Inheritance
-PR Bond and PR CEFs Claims
-Tax and Trust law
-Securities losses
-Criminal law
-Breach of Contract
-Securities Litigation
-Commercial Litigation
-Torts and Civil Cases
-Both PR and Federal Jurisdictions
Have you been a victim of the P. R. Closed End Funds and Bonds scheme?
The attorneys at Espada Minana Pedrosa are lead and liaison counsel in In Re: UBS and have carried out and are prosecuting class action claims, derivative actions and other legal alternatives against Broker Dealers and Banks over their illicit conducts such as the Closed End Funds and PR Bonds deceitful investment schemes that have cost billions of dollars and financially crippled thousands of investors in Puerto Rico. They will guide you through the claims process and will also help you understand your investments and if there is a need for you to mitigate your damages. With years of experience in Investments and Litigation, their help is just what you might need.
Family law and Inheritance Law in Puerto Rico
If you are going through a divorce or are fighting for child custody, have lost a loved one and have inheritance questions and issues, the firm's attorneys have experience resolving family law issues as well as with dealing with Inheritance Law and Trust Law procedures including the new Notarial Deeds to solve Declaration of Heirs without having to go to Court providing you with faster and more effective solutions for the Estate. At Espada Miana & Pedrosa, they realize that dealing with these issues can be stressful. Having an experienced lawyer can help put your mind at ease so you can begin the next phase of your life.
Have you been charged with a crime?
The attorneys at Espada Miana & Pedrosa can help you if you have been charged with a crime. You have a right to a fair trial and a strong defense. The meticulous criminal defense firm works with you to build a strategic defense against the prosecution's case. It is important to contact a criminal defense lawyer as soon as possible after you have been charged, no matter if your case is Puerto Rico or Federal Jurisdiction, we can help.
Contact the trustworthy lawyers at Espada Minana & Pedrosa in San Juan, P. R.
The lawyers at Espada Miana & Pedrosa can help you with family law, criminal law, inheritance, probate matters and securities claims and arbitrations. They have helped many people in Puerto Rico, Spain and the United States dealing with such matters in Puerto Rico. Please call their office at 787-758-1999 or contact them online to schedule your free initial consultation at their San Juan, Puerto Rico office or by e-mail at emplawpsc@gmail.com.
Espada Miñana & Pedrosa Law Offices PSC
122 Calle Manuel Domenech 2nd Floor
Urb. Baldrich
San Juan, PR 00918
787-758-1999
(787) 773-0500
English and Spanish
Experienced Puerto Rico probate and inheritance attorneys help guide you through the process
Probate follows what is typically a painful emotional loss. The knowledgeable, meticulous probate attorneys at Luis E. Minana & Associates Abogados-Notarios have extensive experience in probate law and inheritance, and can guide executors and beneficiaries through the complex process. If you have family in Puerto Rico and you need to resolve an estate, please contact Luis E. Minana & Associates Abogados-Notarios.
The process of probate
Most executors have rarely if ever probated a will and know little about it. Luis E. Minana & Associates Abogados-Notarios can guide you through the complex probate process, including:
-Filing the will with the Puerto Rico probate court
-Developing the best strategy for fairly and expeditiously probating the estate
-Finding and collecting assets
-Closing and opening bank accounts
-Transferring assets from the deceased to the estate
-Paying estate taxes
-Valuing, managing, preserving and liquidating the estate
-Locating beneficiaries
-Hiring experts, when appropriate
-Valuing and managing the inheritance
Luis E. Minana & Associates Abogados-Notarios assists executors with the arduous process of collecting, managing, valuing, protecting and liquidating the assets of the inheritance. Their attorneys have a team of experts available to assist in every aspect of estate probate. When appropriate, the firm calls upon accountants, financial advisers, real estate agents, property managers and other professionals to assist with executor duties. They can access expert opinions about unique assets such as antiques, rare books, automobiles and other collectables for accurate valuation, management and possible sale.
Probate disputes
Even in apparently straightforward estate cases, there are sometimes disputes between beneficiaries. The firm uses its professional courtroom presence to calm the often emotionally-charged process of probating a challenged will or disputed executor or judicial decision. When it is in the best interests of their client to preserve cordial familial relationships, the firm's attorneys are adept at mediating these disputes. When necessary, they assertively defend their client's beneficiary rights within the Puerto Rico probate court.
Practice areas
-Inheritance
-Probate
-Tax law
-Family law
-Consumer law
-Securities
-Commercial litigation
-Torts
Admitted
-Puerto Rico, 2006
-U.S. Court of Appeals, 1st Circuit, U.S. District Court, 2007
Education
-Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
-Inter-American University MBA Studies Economics
-District of Puerto Rico Law School
-Inter-American University of Puerto Rico, J.D.
Languages
-English
-Spanish
Associations and memberships
-Puerto Rico Bar Association
-Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association (PIABA)
Biographical details
-Recipient, Economics Medal, Inter-American University
-Precious and Semi-Precious Stones Certified, Gemological Institute of America Diamonds
-First Vice President, Financial Planning Specialist, Citibank/Citigroup Global Markets, Smith Barney, San Juan, Puerto Rico, March 1990-October 2006
-Financial Planning Specialist, Gemological Institute of America Precious Stones and Diamonds Certified
-Expert Witness in Securities
-Vice President and Senior Account Executive, Kidder Peabody & Co. (General Electric), San Juan, Puerto Rico, May 1984-- March 1989
-Treasurer, YMCA
Inter-American University of Puerto Rico
Juris Doctorate,
Practice areas
-Inheritance
-Probate
-Tax law
-Family law
-Consumer law
-Securities
-Commercial litigation
-Torts
Admitted
-Puerto Rico, 2006
-U.S. Court of Appeals, 1st Circuit, U.S. District Court, 2007
Education
-Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
-Inter-American University MBA Studies Economics
-District of Puerto Rico Law School
-Inter-American University of Puerto Rico, J.D.
Languages
-English
-Spanish
Associations and memberships
-Puerto Rico Bar Association
-Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association (PIABA)
Biographical details
-Recipient, Economics Medal, Inter-American University
-Precious and Semi-Precious Stones Certified, Gemological Institute of America Diamonds
-First Vice President, Financial Planning Specialist, Citibank/Citigroup Global Markets, Smith Barney, San Juan, Puerto Rico, March 1990-October 2006
-Financial Planning Specialist, Gemological Institute of America Precious Stones and Diamonds Certified
-Expert Witness in Securities
-Vice President and Senior Account Executive, Kidder Peabody & Co. (General Electric), San Juan, Puerto Rico, May 1984-- March 1989
-Treasurer, YMCA
Inter-American University of Puerto Rico Juris Doctorate,
Admitted
-Puerto Rico, 2004
-U.S. District Court, District Of Puerto Rico, 2006
-U.S. Supreme Court
Education
-Inter-American University of Puerto Rico, J.D.
Languages
-Spanish
-English
Associations and memberships
-National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys
Biographical details
-Certified, Consumer Bankruptcy and Corporate Bankruptcy
Inter-American University of Puerto Rico
Juris Doctorate,
Admitted
-Puerto Rico, 2004
-U.S. District Court, District Of Puerto Rico, 2006
-U.S. Supreme Court
Education
-Inter-American University of Puerto Rico, J.D.
Languages
-Spanish
-English
Associations and memberships
-National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys
Biographical details
-Certified, Consumer Bankruptcy and Corporate Bankruptcy
Inter-American University of Puerto Rico Juris Doctorate,
Jennie Mariel Espada, Esq.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: Private Practice of Law, San Juan, P.R.
Criminal law Criminal Justice Act Panel Attorney
Sociedad para Asistencia Legal de Puerto Rico, Hato Rey, P.R.
June 2007- Oct 2011 Defender I
Representing indigent persons in felony cases. Litigating every stage of the case from the preliminary hearing, suppression and other dispositive hearings, discovery, negotiating and or going to trial by jury or bench trial.
July 2004- November 2006 Law Clerk, Jorge Armenteros Law Firm
Prepared legal documents, filing, investigating and any other task required by the office attorneys.
Nov. 1997- July 2004 Human Resources Administrator, Fervill Company, Inc.
Handled all issues pertaining employees, keeping the company up to legal requirements, hiring, preparing employee manuals and job descriptions.
June 1994- Apr. 1996 Operations Manager, Centro Tomogrfico Oncolgico
Coordinated patient studies from Oncologic Hospital and other centers within Centro Medico, transcribed studies, supervised escort personnel and liaison between physicians and our office.
EDUCATION: May 2006 Interamerican University School of Law, Hato Rey, P.R.
Juris Doctor Cum Laude
July 1997 Interamerican University
Bachelor's Degree in Social Science (Anthropology)
September 1990 Rollins College, Winter Park, FL
Anthropology/Latin-American Cultural Studies Major
ACHIEVEMENTS AND ACTIVITIES:
January 2007 Admitted to Puerto Rico's Bar Association # 16340
November 2007
Admitted to Federal Bar # 225003
December 2011-Present Member of PRACDL Board of Directors,
Member CLE Committee, which is the source of most continued legal education for criminal defense attorneys practicing in federal court.
April 2012 Trial Skills Academy for Federal Defenders: California Western School of Law, San Diego, California
June 2012 Death Penalty Seminar: Gerry Spence Trial College
Dubois, Wyoming
July 2012 Defense Advocacy training to University of Missouri Kansas City School of Law undergraduate students. Instructed students in different techniques that make criminal defense advocacy successful, as well as critiqued and evaluated student performance for upcoming litigation competitions. Program Director: Rafe Foreman, Esq.
July 2012 Voir Dire Seminar: National Association for Criminal Defense Attorneys San Francisco, California.
September 2012 Defense Advocacy training to University of Missouri Kansas City School of Law undergraduate students. Instructed students in different techniques that make criminal defense advocacy successful, as well as critiqued and evaluated student performance for upcoming litigation competitions. Program Director: Rafe Foreman, Esq.
Oct 2012 Evaluator in Trial Advocacy Competition sponsored by the Interamerican University of Puerto Rico School of Law
2013-PRESENT Criminal Defense Lawyer
Languages:
Computer Skills:
Legal Research:
Spanish, English Fluent
Microsoft Office
Microjuris, Lexis and Westlaw
Jennie Mariel Espada, Esq.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: Private Practice of Law, San Juan, P.R.
Criminal law Criminal Justice Act Panel Attorney
Sociedad para Asistencia Legal de Puerto Rico, Hato Rey, P.R.
June 2007- Oct 2011 Defender I
Representing indigent persons in felony cases. Litigating every stage of the case from the preliminary hearing, suppression and other dispositive hearings, discovery, negotiating and or going to trial by jury or bench trial.
July 2004- November 2006 Law Clerk, Jorge Armenteros Law Firm
Prepared legal documents, filing, investigating and any other task required by the office attorneys.
Nov. 1997- July 2004 Human Resources Administrator, Fervill Company, Inc.
Handled all issues pertaining employees, keeping the company up to legal requirements, hiring, preparing employee manuals and job descriptions.
June 1994- Apr. 1996 Operations Manager, Centro Tomogrfico Oncolgico
Coordinated patient studies from Oncologic Hospital and other centers within Centro Medico, transcribed studies, supervised escort personnel and liaison between physicians and our office.
EDUCATION: May 2006 Interamerican University School of Law, Hato Rey, P.R.
Juris Doctor Cum Laude
July 1997 Interamerican University
Bachelor's Degree in Social Science (Anthropology)
September 1990 Rollins College, Winter Park, FL
Anthropology/Latin-American Cultural Studies Major
ACHIEVEMENTS AND ACTIVITIES:
January 2007 Admitted to Puerto Rico's Bar Association # 16340
November 2007
Admitted to Federal Bar # 225003
December 2011-Present Member of PRACDL Board of Directors,
Member CLE Committee, which is the source of most continued legal education for criminal defense attorneys practicing in federal court.
April 2012 Trial Skills Academy for Federal Defenders: California Western School of Law, San Diego, California
June 2012 Death Penalty Seminar: Gerry Spence Trial College
Dubois, Wyoming
July 2012 Defense Advocacy training to University of Missouri Kansas City School of Law undergraduate students. Instructed students in different techniques that make criminal defense advocacy successful, as well as critiqued and evaluated student performance for upcoming litigation competitions. Program Director: Rafe Foreman, Esq.
July 2012 Voir Dire Seminar: National Association for Criminal Defense Attorneys San Francisco, California.
September 2012 Defense Advocacy training to University of Missouri Kansas City School of Law undergraduate students. Instructed students in different techniques that make criminal defense advocacy successful, as well as critiqued and evaluated student performance for upcoming litigation competitions. Program Director: Rafe Foreman, Esq.
Oct 2012 Evaluator in Trial Advocacy Competition sponsored by the Interamerican University of Puerto Rico School of Law
2013-PRESENT Criminal Defense Lawyer
Languages:
Computer Skills:
Legal Research:
Spanish, English Fluent
Microsoft Office
Microjuris, Lexis and Westlaw
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