Paralegal, Legal Research, Legal Analyst Resume

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Ernesto M. Hizon Mobile: 240-***-**** Home: 818-***-****

Qualifications & Functional Summary Profound knowledge of Comparative Legal Systems and Business Economics through Advanced Degrees: a Masters Degree in International Legal Studies (3.71 GPA) , American University, Washington College of Law

Masters Degree in Comparative Law, Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany

Masters degree in Business Economics, University of Asia & the Pacific

FLUENT IN SPANISH, FILIPINO (TAGALOG), PROFICIENT IN GERMAN

Paralegal and Attorney Experience in Drafting Pleadings, Motions, Opinions and Briefs, Correspondence and Memoranda; Drafting Contracts and All Types of Legal Documents Including Contractors Agreements; Negotiating with Clients Trial Preparation: Case Support, Preparing Case Binders, Data Entry; Client Interviews;

Consultant to Title Settlement Company, Silver Spring, Maryland

Diplomatic Experience and Legal and Public Policy Analysis as Trade Counselor; Philippine Embassy, Washington, D.C., Paralegal, Silver Spring Maryland Law Office; Legal Consultant, Telecommunications Company; Legal Counsel, Constitutional Commission, Philippines; Attorney, Law Office in the Philippines; Consultant, Department of Trade, Manila, Philippines

Academic Experience. Adjunct Professor in Comparative Law at Howard University Law School, Lecturer at American University in International Law, Environmental Law; Director and Instructor at Real Estate School, Silver Spring, MD; Licensed Assoc. Broker, Maryland, Washington D.C

Advocacy Experience. Contracts, Transactions, Trade, Labor Rights and Appellate Attorney in the Philippine Supreme Court, Philippine Law Firms, Free Legal Aid Office, Department of Labor, Philippines; Paralegal, Legal Consultant and Attorney in Appellate Practice, Real Estate & Contracts Law;

Labor Advocacy Experience representing Workers and Labor Unions in the Free Legal Aid Office, Department of Labor, & National Labor Relations Commission, Philippines; Wage and Unfair Discrimination Litigation

Entertainment Law Experience representing artists, singers and media personalities as an associate attorney, Philippines negotiating artist and media agreements, independent contractor agreements, vendor contracts

Education 2008 International Trade Law Seminar, Washington International Trade Association, Washington, D.C.

2006 Title Settlement Officers Course, MD Land Title Association

2004 Real Estate Brokers Course, Professional Development Institute MD

1998 American University Washington College of Law, Dean’s Scholar

• Masters of Laws, International Legal Studies 3.71 GPA out of 4.0

1992 Johann Wolfgang von Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany

 Masters of Laws, European,Comparative Law, magna cum laude

1991 Certificate in German Proficiency, Goethe Institut, Munich

1991 University of Asia and the Pacific, Manila, Philippines

 Masters, Business Economics, Professional Executives Program

Experience Fairfax Realty & Long & Foster, Associate Broker/Realtor 2001-2008

• Realtor and Manager in the real estate business

Legal Consultant, Accurate Title Settlement Company, Maryland 2008

Thompson Law Offices, Silver Spring, MD 2007

 Researched, Edited and Drafted Motions, Pleadings and Memoranda and Provided Legal Advice in Cases involving Liens and Encumbrances, Property Tax Appeals, Foreclosure of Redemption and Foreclosures, Landlord-Tenant Matters & Real Estate Contracts; as well as Criminal Cases

 Camelot Real Estate Academy Silver Spring, MD 2002-2005

 designed and implemented the entire curriculum, lesson plan, school schedule, syllabi for the Pre-Licensing Course for Real Estate Agents and Continuing Education courses of the Academy in the state of Maryland

 established, commenced and directed the operation of the school including its compliance with academic and procedural requirements for accreditation before the Maryland Board of Education; generated clients & trained staff

 mastered and taught courses in Real Estate Law, Real Estate Contracts, Environmental Issues in Real Estate, Fair Housing, Landlord-Tenant Relations, Diversity in Real Estate, Current Issues in Real Estate

Sequel Communications Edison, New Jersey 1999-2000

Legal and Business Consultant

 advised and provided legal and business counsel to a Filipino-American telecommunications company in its domestic phone-card business and its international website selling Asian products to the U.S. & international market

 edited, researched, drafted, updated and reviewed contracts, international agreements for its domestic & international business

 provided legal counsel to the trade, business & marketing plan to capture the domestic and Asian markets in telecommunications

Howard University Law School Washington, D.C. 1999

Adjunct Professor in International Comparative Law

Philippine Embassy, D.C., Trade Officer, Economics Section 1998-2000

 drafted policy papers, economic policy analyses, legislative issues for the Trade Representative, and the Trade and Industry Department in the furtherance of foreign investment; wrote comment letters to government agencies

 coordinated export promotions, trade exhibits and foreign trade missions for the Philippine government by providing logistical and technical assistance

 Managed the monitoring and analyses of all print and online trade publications of the US government and private entities, and summarized analyzed and critiqued international economic policy for the Trade Representative in New York and the ambassador in Washington, D.C.

 initiated and completed projects on US foreign investment in the Philippines and the effects of internet commerce on Philippine trade and copyright law

American University School of Law, Dean’s Scholar 1995-1998

 University Researcher, Washington School of Law – contributed research, writing and logistical support in both electronic and print media to Professor Emeritus and International Law Professor Seymour Rubin in his research regarding the legal repercussions & ownership of monies deposited in Swiss Banks by Holocaust victims, later claimed by their heirs

 edited Prof. Rubin’s papers for publication, and wrote my own unpublished paper on the legal status of Swiss bank deposits of Holocaust victims

 contributed research, writing and editing to projects by the Center for International Environmental law on the issues of trade and the environment, the World Trade Organization; updated their archives on environmental law

Augsburg University, Wissenshaftlicher Arbeiter (Legal Researcher: Chair for International, Comparative and European Law, Augsburg University, Germany) 1992-1994

 researched, helped compose and edit English and German drafts of legal publications for the Chair for Public & International Economic Law, on the subjects of European trade policy, competition law, extra-territorial jurisdiction, agricultural policy, developmental policy, international environmental law, among others

 conducted a seminar in English and German for graduate students at Augsburg University on International Trade Law, European trade policy, the World Trade Organization and Public International Law;

Publications “Virtual Reality and Reality: East Asian NICs and the Global Trading System, 1999, Ann. Survey International and Comparative Law, Vol. 5, 81

“Leveling Asia’s Playing Field: Economic Disparity at Root of Economic Crisis”, Legal Times, August 24 and 31, 1998

“ The Safeguard Measure/VER Dilemma: The Jekyll and Hyde of Trade Protection,” Northwestern Journal of International Law & Business, Fall 1994, Vol. 15 No. 1

“Antidumping and The European Policy vis-à-vis the East Asian Newly Industrializing Countries,” World Competition, Sept. 1994, Vol. 18 No. 1

“Trade and the Environment” in Karl Meessen ed., Extraterritorial Jurisdiction in Theory and Practice, August 1996

Numerous articles on Philippine Constitution and Philippine Law, Ateneo Law Journal, Ateneo Law Bulletin, Ateneo Law School, Philippines

Philippine Legal Experience

Professorial Lecturer, DeLa Salle University, Ateneo University, Manila

Supreme Court Law Clerk – three terms

Associate Attorney, with specialization in Appellate Litigation, Labor Law, Transactional Practice, Real Estate Law and Contracts

Legal Adviser, Speechwriter, Philippine Constitutional Commission

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