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Wagner E. Dantas, Esq.

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Mobile: 301-***-****

Organized, compassionate trial lawyer fluent in English, Spanish and Portuguese. Member in good standing of the bars of Georgia, Maryland and Washington, D.C. EXPERIENCE

Attorney: Law Office of Wagner E. Dantas

Represent private clients in federal and state court on matters ranging from criminal misdemeanors to complex drug offenses, murders, and rapes. Provide legal counseling and representation in civil matters, including personal injury, family law matters, civil contract disputes and Immigration.

Washington, D.C., June 2023 to Present

Assistant Public Defender, Maryland Office of the Public Defender, District 6. Represent indigent adults accused of felony crimes in Montgomery County Circuit Court through all stages of criminal trial litigation. Manage a heavy caseload including but not limited to complex drug trafficking offenses, murders and rapes. Rockville, MD, January 2022- June 2023

Attorney: Law Office of Wagner E. Dantas

Represent private clients in federal and state court on matters ranging from criminal misdemeanors to complex drug offenses, murders, and rapes. Provide legal counseling and representation in civil matters, including personal injury, family law matters and civil contract disputes. Also represent indigent clients referred by the District of Columbia Superior Court, United States District Court for the District of Columbia and District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Washington, D.C., 2012-2022

Lecturer: The Hague University Law School

Courses taught include Law of Obligations, Public International Law, Courts and Litigation, Criminal Law and Procedure, International and European Intellectual Property Law and International Arbitration. Co-coordinated the Comparative Law Specialization. Served as tutor, thesis adviser and mock trial judge.

The Hague, Netherlands, 2010-2012

Attorney-Clerk: International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia Worked for the judges hearing the trial of former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic. Wrote motions, orders, decisions and judgments concerning the pre-trial and trial phases of the case.

The Hague, Netherlands, 2009-2010

Assistant Public Defender: Office of the Public Defender, Atlanta Judicial Circuit Represented indigent juveniles and adults accused of felony crimes. Participated in all stages of criminal trial litigation, from arraignment to appeals. Managed a heavy caseload. Atlanta, GA, 2004-2008

Wagner E. Dantas, Esq.

7009 Barkwater Ct, Bethesda, MD 20817

Email: ad5uqf@r.postjobfree.com

Mobile: 301-***-****

Law Clerk: Georgia Innocence Project

Represented people on death row by writing briefs and motions on the use of DNA evidence in habeas corpus litigation.

Atlanta, GA, 2004

Law Clerk: Office of the Multicounty Public Defender Assisted attorneys in direct appeals of capital cases by researching and writing motions and legal briefs.

Atlanta, GA, 2003-2004

Assistant Public Defender: Office of the Public Defender, Ninth Judicial Circuit Represented Spanish-speaking indigent clients accused of misdemeanors and traffic violations.

Orlando, FL, January 2002 - December 2003

Law Clerk: Federal Public Defender for the District of Columbia Provided support to attorneys in the appellate division by conducting research on federal statutes and writing briefs and legal memoranda.

Washington, DC, 2001-2002

Law Clerk: Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia Assisted the director of the trial division by writing motions, investigating crime scenes and interviewing witnesses in preparation for trial.

Washington, DC, 2000-2001

EDUCATION

Advanced LL.M, Leiden University Law School

Leiden, Netherlands. Graduated August 2009.

J.D., University of District of Columbia, David A. Clarke School of Law Washington, D.C. Graduated May 2002

B.A. in Political Science, City University of New York, York College New York, NY. Graduated May 1998

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS IN GOOD STANDING

District of Columbia Bar Association

Georgia Bar Association

Maryland State Bar Association

Montgomery County Bar Association

American Immigration Lawyers Association

Wagner E. Dantas, Esq.

7009 Barkwater Ct, Bethesda, MD 20817

Email: ad5uqf@r.postjobfree.com

Mobile: 301-***-****

LANGUAGES

Portuguese Native speaker

English and Spanish Fluent

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