Real Estate School

RUBIA VIEGAS SCHMALL

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Licensed to Practice Law in Brazil, 2001

EDUCATION

The University of Texas School of Law, Austin, Texas

LL.M. Graduate May 2011

Cumulative GPA: 3.2 ; Relevant Courses: Negotiation, Emerging Trends in Oil and Gas Litigation,

International Commercial Arbitration, Fundamentals of American Law, Oil and Gas Law, International

Trade, Contracts, Multiparty Conflict Resolution in Energy and Environmental Issues.

Texas Oil and Gas Society, Member

Environmental Law Society, Member

Federal University of Bahia (UFBA), School of Law, Salvador, BA, Brazil

Specialization Degree in Procedural Law, 2007

Relevant Courses: General Theory of Procedure Law, Civil Procedure Law and Labor Procedure Law

Thesis: “The Right of Action of the Third Party Borrower in Property Loan Contracts”

LL.B (Bachelor of Laws), 2001

LEGAL EXPERIENCE

The Kelly Legal Group, PLLC, Austin-TX

Law Clerk, current position - since July 2011

Legal research in Lexis Nexis. Studies real estate cases and legislation. Helps in the preparation of drafts

for motions and amendments. Organizes files and attorney’s agenda.

Sole Practitioner Attorney, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil

January 2007 – July 2009

Practiced transactional law. Assisted clients in several types of negotiation including settlement of

disputes and buy and sell transactions; analyzed contracts; drafted documents such as contracts,

memoranda and property notarizations.

Rubia Viegas Law Firm, Salvador, BA, Brazil

Sole Practitioner Attorney, May 2001 - December 2006

Managed the office and clients. Filed, responded and conducted approximately 300 lawsuits involving:

loan, buy and sell and consumer contracts; property law; employment law (representing both sides); and

torts. Drafted all the legal documents related to these cases. Conducted all the hearings and judgments.

Created new successful legal thesis approved by federal and state courts. Obtained different types of

injunction remedies. Assisted two small companies in their business and employment -related issues,

providing legal advice and drafting documents including contract s and memoranda.

Internship in the Prosecution Department (MP-BA), Salvador, BA, Brazil

Law Clerk, January 1999 – August 2000

Researched and wrote legal documents including briefs and memoranda in criminal, family and

environmental law. Assisted prosecutors during hearings and judgments, representing them orally when

allowed.

LANGUAGES AND INTERESTS

Certificated in the last level of Writing, Grammar and Idioms courses by the English as Second Language

program at The University of Texas at Austin. Fluent in English. Native speaker of Portuguese.

Understands Spanish. Interested in languages, literature, travelling and dancing.

Date prepared: August 2011

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