Insurance Project

AL M I RA Q UEVEDO ATENC IO

Corporate Lawyer

Mobile No: 786-***-**** ■ E mail: a ************@*****.***

SU M MARY OF Q UAL I F ICAT IONS

Almira studied law school at Santa Maria University, Caracas-Venezuela and graduated as

a l awyer in March 2004. She is f luent in Spanish and English and is a member of the Law

School Association in Venezuela and Instituto de Prevision Social del Abogado

( Inpreabogado). She is continuing her education in Immigration Law in the United States .

She also has experience in Foreclosure working temporarily at Corona Law Fi rm in Miami.

She has almost 10 years of experience in corporate, finance, commercial law.

P ROFESSIONAL E XPER I E NCE

Legal Assistant, Coane & Associates Law Fi rm

P resent

(Houston, Texas)

• Prepares Immigration Forms ( N-400, I-130, I-131, I- 765, G-325a, G-28, I-

485, I-864, I- 698, I-212 etc) and package.

• Prepares EEOC (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission) Charge

Forms.

• Handles immigration and employment cases.

M ain I n te rnational Lawyer, Seguros Corporativos F ebrua ry

2009 – May 2011

(Caracas, Venezuela)

Primary responsibili ties include:

• Managed all types of bonds (Performance, Advance, Good Quality, Customs,

B id, etc.) in Spanish and English for the Corporations’s major clients such as

Beliorrusia, Toyo Engineering Corporation, M insk Tractor, and Odebrecht.

• Prepared counter-guarantees and agreements in Spanish and English

• Managing and reviewed of Claims

• Handled all the legal requirements to open and manage an insurance

company (Cambridge Insurance & Surety) in the Caribbean island of Saint

L ucia.

• Prepared and presented all the legal documentation for the Company’s Board

of Directors meetings

• Handled all the compliance proceedings with the Superintendencia De

Seguros (“Insurance Superintendent” from Venezuela’s Insurance

Government Agency) to comply with all the legal requirements and audits.

L awyer, Modhern Arca Maderera, C.A. J anua ry

2007- October 2008

(Caracas, Venezuela)

Lawyer, National Land I nstitute M a rch 2006

– D ecember 2007

(Caracas, Venezuela)

Almira worked under the Legal Consultancy Department for Modhern Arca

M aderera, C.A. and Contracts Department for National Land Institute. Her

p rimary responsibili ties for both companies include:

• Prepares the financial contracts for the company,

• Provides professional services related to employment, lease, and loan

contracts,

• Prepares the Points Account (project management and status) and presents

t o the Office of the President,

• Manages and develops applications for certification of productive farms to the

National Land Institute,

• Manages the certification and soil studies to the Minist ry of Agriculture and

L and and Ministry of Environment,

• Handles all the legal requirements to open and manage a subsidiary company

i n Panama City, Panama.

Coordinating Lawyer, Supreme Cour t of Justice October

2002 – Februa ry 2006

(Caracas, Venezuela)

Almira star ted as an intern in October 2002 and was hired after she graduated in

October 2003. She worked under the Criminal Appellate Division as a coordinating

lawyer for the Foundation for the Protection of Victims of Crime Joint project. Her

p rimary responsibili ties for include:

• Provides legal assistance in the Office of Judge Alejandro Angulo Fontiveros.

• Provides legal advice and guidance to victims of crime, including information

about their r ights and the various agencies to turn to.

• Tracks donation t ransactions to the foundation by the Banking Associations

and maintains the contract with presidents of different banks.

• Coordinates agreements with the Venezuelan Red Cross and the Public

P rosecutor of the Republic.

• Coordinates activities and monitors staff performance of FUNDAPROVIC

L abor Foundation.

• Handles the social events of the foundation to maintain good relationship

w ith sponsor companies.

• Manages administrative files and information pertaining to the foundation

r ecords.

• Coordinates with the accountants and attorneys of the fi rm Lara Marambio

& Asociados for compliance and audits.

• Assists the t ransfer of the victims of common crime to the M iami Bascom

Palmer Eye Institute and coordinates with the victims’ doctors and human

r ights lawyers to make sure the victims get proper care.

I N D USTRY E XPOSURE

Insurance Companies

Government Agencies

Supreme Court of Justice

Law Fi rms

E D UCAT IONAL B ACKGROUN D

D egree in Law, 2004

Santa María University, Caracas, Venezuela

Overbrook Academy, Kent Connecticut

P ROFESSIONAL A F F I L IAT ION

Colegio De Abogados, member

I nstituto de Prevision Social del Abogado (Inpreabogado)

O T H E RS

Holds a permanent residency visa in the US (Greencard).

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