Office Puerto Rico

Yamil Jaskille

**** *. ******** **. ***. **** Arlington, VA 22201; P.O. Box 363485 San Juan, P.R. 00936-3485

Email: ****@***.**********.*** Day/Evening Phone Number: 202-***-****

ACTIVE LICENSES: Washington, D.C. (1005705); Puerto Rico (RUA15484)

EDUCATION

9/07 – 2/09 Georgetown University Law Center Washington, D.C.

Master of Laws (Labor / Employment) & Graduate Certificate in Employee Benefits Law.

2001- 2004 University of Puerto Rico School of Law Rio Piedras, PR

Juris Doctor, cum laude

- Staff Editor of the Law Review Journal; Co-Founder and President of the Federal Bar Association, U.P.R. Student Division; Vice-President of the Hispanic National Bar Association, U.P.R. Student Division.

1997-2001 Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA

Bachelor of Arts GPA: 3.44/4.0; Majors: Sociology, GPA: 3.70/4.0; Hispanic Studies GPA: 3.75/4.0.

- Center for Retirement Research, Faculty Research Fellow: researched and drafted various articles on pension fund reform, Re: defined benefit v. defined contribution accounts; notional defined contribution accounts; and public PAYG.

- Honors thesis: Notional Defined Contribution Plans: A Critical Assessment of Recent Social Security Reforms in Latvia, Poland, Sweden, and Italy;

- Honors thesis: Miguel de Unamuno and the Final Destiny of Life: Death or Eternal Salvation.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

12/5/11 – Present WilliamEstrella Attorneys | Counselors Old San Juan, P.R.

Senior Associate

- Litigation Department (subgroups: General Liability, Aviation, Labor/Employment – Courts: State, Federal, Administrative). Answered and /or drafted complaints, interrogatories, request for production of documents, request for admissions, joint scheduling reports, motions, settlement agreements, conducted depositions, participated in mediations, attended hearings and scheduling conferences.

- Consulting: held seminars on Medicare Liens, Medicare Set-Asides, FMLA and EEO matters; drafted aviation disaster SOPs, provided regulatory compliance counseling, and advised a major oil company on exclusive distributor agreements and unfair termination.

3/23/09 – 2/1/12 Assigned Counsel, Inc.: full-time contract with USDA Washington, D.C.

5/1/10 – 2/1/12 DSZ, Inc.: part-time contract with DOI, DOC, HHS, SSA, GAO, DOT (FAA, FHWA, OIG)

5/1/10 – Present JDG Associates, Inc.: part-time contract with DHS, DOD

Office of Adjudication, Equal Employment Specialist

- Conduct mediations and draft resolution agreements.

- Act as lead counsel or arbitrator in bilingual arbitration cases.

- Adjudicate complaints of non-compliance agreements and internal EEO cases.

- Draft final agency decisions and grant damages and other equitable remedies.

- Review agency’s regulatory structure and counsel on compliance with internal regulations.

- Review Reports of Investigation, Counselor’s Report, Accept/Dismiss letters and request supplemental investigations or suggest material modifications.

6/13/05 - 1/14/08 U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Washington, D.C.

Office of Legal Counsel, Attorney Advisor

- Advised foreign governments in connection with EEO laws and regulatory reform.

- Counseled private sector employers and employees, including the EEOC Chair, Commissioners, field offices and attorneys, in regulatory and compliance matters.

- Drafted guidance on legal and policy issues for review by the Commission.

- Established a Spanish FOIA National Call Center; revised and issued Spanish memoranda and official in-take and mediation forms to all field offices; provided private sector employers training in Spanish on regulatory and compliance matters.

- Drafted a proposed regulation updating rules in C.F.R. and to recognize ADEA disparate impact claims with the “reasonable factors other than age” as the employer’s defense.

- Reviewed and approved ADA proposed litigations arising out of field offices.

- Led the Memphis District FOIA Appeals section of the EEOC and issued rulings on appeal.

Washington D.C. Field Office: drafted over 30 charges; conducted 5 mediations; filed an interrogatory and request for production of documents; revised a subpoena request; investigated two category A cases. Filed various motions opposing dismissal and summary judgment.

Office of Federal Operations: issued FADs final ruling on appeal.

10/04 – 5/05 Ferraiuoli, LLC San Juan, P.R.

Associate

- Litigation Department: Filed certiorari; counseled employers on best practices; drafted EEO compliance program and oversought implementation.

- Corporate Department: drafted all documents necessary to execute over 10 commercial transactions. Experience with corporate governance, proxy statements, insider filings, share issuance and repurchase, letters of credit, commercial paper, corporate guranatees and swap agreements. Counseled clients on enterprise risk management (hazard and financial risks), and focused practice on avoidance, reduction, sharing and insuring strategies.

2003-2004 Law Clerk Hato Rey, P.R.

(School year) Fiddler González & Rodríguez PSC (Luis M. Rodríguz, Esq., Of-Counsel)

- Drafted certiorari to appeal a major medical malpractice case.

- Studied, analyzed, and drafted the narrative summary from the testimonies and evidence filed in trial court.

2003 Office of the Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives Washington, D.C.

(Summer) - Attended conference hearings and provided status updates on legislative bills and amendments.

- Assisted on revisions to the Privacy Act and the Asbestos Trust Fund bill.

2002-2003 U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico Hato Rey, P.R.

(School year) Student Law Clerk, Honorable Jay A. Garcia-Gregory, U.S. District Judge.

- Drafted over ten Opinion and Orders, assisted in conference hearings and conducted legal research, Re: ERISA benefits claim, insurance coverage, burdensome/oppressive interrogatories, motions to dismiss and summary judgments, attorney’s fees, social security disability, harassment, slip and fall.

2002 McConnell Valdés Law Firm Hato Rey, P.R.

(Summer) Summer Associate, Corporate, Labor, and Litigation Departments.

- Conducted legal research and drafted legal documents, Re: drafted sections of an Employee Manual, counseled corporate Board during an economic / unfair labor practice strike and negotiations of a CBA.

2001-2002 Senate of Puerto Rico – Judiciary Committee San Juan, P.R.

(School year) Law clerk

- Drafted a chapter on white-collar crime and diminished guilt capacity.

DISTINCTIONS AND ACTIVITIES

2012 Keynote speaker at Susan G. Komen for the Cure, P.R., “Reasonable Accommodations under the ADAAA”

2011 American Heart Association PULSE: Lawyer’s Have Heart, Co-Chair

2010 & 2009 Boy Scouts of America, Hispanic Leadership Awards, Board member.

2009 Top Lawyers Under 40 award, Hispanic National Bar Association (received nomination).

2008 & 2007 Hispanic Bar Association of Washington, D.C. Vice-President and Chair of Membership Committee

2007 You are a Star, EEOC’s attorney recognition.

2007 Piano performance – private event with Justice Clarence Thomas and EEOC Chair Naomi Earp

2006 Rising Legal Star, Hispanic Bar Association of the District of Columbia.

SPORTS

103rd Boston Marathon; VII Rome Marathon, Italy; 38th & 39th San Blas Half Marathon.

SKILLS

Spanish (native); English (fluent); Piano (22 years of classes; held various performances).

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