Construction Civil
Resume:
EDUARDO C. BERRÍOS FALCÓN
Cond. La Coruña Apt. 1601
Guaynabo, P.R., 00969
787-***-**** mobile ***************@*****.*** email 787-***-**** message
OBJECTIVE
Serve as legal advisor, making legal determinations, advising the firm's partners as well as clients reviewing agreements or legal documents to secure the firm's interests and client’s interests
QUALIFICATION SUMMARY
Outstanding arbitration, litigation and counseling skills
Drafting and negotiating complex documents
Ability to coordinate legal activities & formulate contracts and policy recommendations
Relentless in pursuit of excellence, while being thoughtful of colleagues at all levels
EDUCATION
INTERAMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO, SCHOOL OF LAW San Juan, PR
Juris Doctor 2004
UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO, RIO PIEDRAS CAMPUS Rio Piedras, PR
Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Finance 1999
PRACTICE
EDUARDO C. BERRÍOS FALCÓN LAW OFFICE Hato Rey, PR
Lawyer 2011-Present
• Provided professional legal assistance, advice and counsel with respect to legal rights, obligations of clients in such civil law areas as: Construction Law, Torts, Corporate Law, Property Law, Administrative Law, and Contract Law.
• Represented clients, including banks as well as individuals, in cases involving commercial, residential and construction loans including foreclosure cases
• Well versed in bank policy and familiarized with bank documents.
• Conducted legal investigation and research on civil law cases.
• Participated in litigation in different forums such as courts, governmental agencies and AIA arbitration.
• Participated in complex Construction Law litigation
• Have worked closely with governmental agencies while gathering evidence as part of the discovery stage of Construction Law litigation.
• Gathered information from witnesses and drafted conclusions
• Established litigation strategies and prepared documents for litigation.
• Prepared lawsuits and drafted legal motions.
• Researched and analyzed complex legal questions and issues and also prepared confidential legal memoranda, evidence, motions and legal documents for administrative, trial, and appellate proceedings.
• Advised on the legal status of rights to various properties, the possible legal ramifications of all courses of action, and other legal questions concerning the client’s rights and obligations.
PUERTO RICO INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCING AUTHORITY Hato Rey, PR
Legal Advisor 2010-2011
• Prepared, revised, and edited government contracts, legal agreements, and interagency agreements.
• In charge of coordinating efforts between government agencies and the private sector in order to implement new government infrastructure programs while implementing new public policy.
• Coordinated efforts in order to implement government Design-Build Projects.
• Provided professional legal assistance, advice and counsel with respect to legal rights, obligations of clients in such civil law areas as: Construction Law, Property Law, Administrative Law, Government Procurement and Contract Law.
• Conducted legal investigation and research on civil law cases.
• Gathered information from witnesses and drafted conclusions for presentation and discussion.
• Assisted in establishing litigation strategies and preparing documents for litigation.
• Represented the Agency in lawsuits, drafted legal motions as well as legislative documents
• Researched and analyzed complex legal questions and issues and also prepared confidential legal memoranda, evidence, motions and legal documents
• Advised on the legal status of rights to various properties, the possible legal ramifications of all courses of action, and other legal questions concerning the client’s rights and obligations.
BERRÍOS DÁVILA LAW OFFICE Hato Rey, PR
Lawyer 2004-2010
• Provided professional legal assistance, advice and counsel with respect to legal rights, obligations of clients in such civil law areas as: Construction Law, Torts, Corporate Law, Property Law, Administrative Law, and Contract Law.
• Conducted legal investigation and research on civil law cases.
• Assisted in Litigation in different forums such as courts, governmental agencies and AIA arbitration.
• Participated in complex Construction Law litigation at all stages
• Have worked closely with governmental agencies while gathering evidence as part of the discovery stage of Construction Law litigation.
• Gathered information from witnesses and drafted conclusions for presentation and discussion.
• Assisted in establishing litigation strategies and preparing documents for litigation.
• Prepared lawsuits and drafted legal motions.
• Researched and analyzed complex legal questions and issues and also prepared confidential legal memoranda, evidence, motions and legal documents for administrative, trial, and appellate proceedings.
• Advised on the legal status of rights to various properties, the possible legal ramifications of all courses of action, and other legal questions concerning the client’s rights and obligations.
• Represented the firm at meetings with clients and governmental agencies.
AFFILIATION
Puerto Rico Bar Association
IT SKILLS
Windows, MS Office, Lexis-Nexis, Westlaw, Microjuris and Internet Search Engines.
LANGUAGES
Oral and written language fluency in Spanish and English.
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