Barbara Villalona Viera

**** **** ***** ****** ******* FL 32708

Phone: 787-***-****

E-mail: adhbar@r.postjobfree.com

Objective

To use my legal experience and education to add value to customers and companies.

Education

University of Puerto Rico -School of Law Río Piedras, PR

Juris Doctor Degree (J.D.)

. School of Law Student Council - Educational Activities Committee Member.

Part of the Students Teaching Law program- teaching basic constitutional law to high school students

Summer 2003 University of Barcelona Barcelona, Spain

Summer Study Abroad Program in Comparative Law.

Participated in the Law School's Comparative Law bilingual program with Justice

Ginsburg (US Supreme Court) and Judge López Guerra (Spanish

Constitutional Court).

Attended courses in Comparative Constitutional Law and the International

Protection of the Environment.

University of Puerto Rico Río Piedras, PR

B.A. in Political Sciences. Social Sciences Faculty

Minor: English

Cum Laude.

Golden Key Association.

Work experience

October 2006-present Estudio Legal Villalona Viera

Owner/Translator/reviewer

Freelance document reviewing and legal translation

Client Representation in Federal Law cases, including research, document

writing and redaction and, and litigation in court.

Client representation in Debt recollection work both in and out of court

September 2005- October 2006 Hernandez-Rivera, P.S.C.

Associate Attorney

Client representation in dealing with local, and federal administrative

agencies.

Performed research and preparation for litigation in Administrative Law and Torts.

Prepared Legal Memorandums and Pleadings in both Spanish and English

involving cases in State Courts as well as Federal Administrative agencies.

- April 2005-September2005 Lcdo. Fidel Vélez Arcelay

Law Clerk

Performed research and preparation in Torts and Medical Malpractice

Cases as well as in family law and criminal cases.

Skills & Abilities

Excellent Computer Skills and good capacity for oral and written

argumentation.

Document Reviewing training in Relativity, Catalyst Insight and Concordance

Outstanding analytical skills.

Excellent Writing Skills in Spanish and English.

Research abilities on various search engines

Legal Research abilities on various online programs such as:

Westlaw, LexisNexis, Microjuris, and International Law Engines.

Extremely organized.

Bar Admissions & Achievements

Admitted to the Puerto Rico Bar

References available upon request.

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