Attorney Profile

(Version 1-30-06a)

Education

 

Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, 1987, Bachelor of Arts. American Graduate School of International Management, Glendale, Arizona, 1991, Master of Business Administration in International Management. University at Buffalo, School of Law, Buffalo, New York, 1996, Juris Doctor; Certificate in Taxation Law.

Foreign Studies

Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México, Mexico City, Mexico, 1985 – 1986.

University of Houston Law Center Mexican Legal Studies Program, Mexico City, Mexico, 1995.

Bar Admissions

New York State.

United States District Court, Western District of New York.

Affiliations

Monroe County Bar Association.

New York State Bar Association.

Past Positions of Interest

Legal Intern, The Legal Aid Society of Rochester, New York, Inc., Rochester, New York, Summer 1994.

Legal Intern, Hon. Michael A. Telesca, United States District Court, Western District of New York, Rochester, New York, 1995.

Legal Intern, Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores, Consultoría Jurídica (Ministry of Foreign Relations, Office of Legal Counsel), Mexico City, Mexico, Summer 1995.

Staff Attorney, The Legal Aid Society of Rochester, New York, Inc., Rochester, New York, 1997 – 2003.

Associate Counsel, John Nacca, Esq. Attorneys & Counselors at Law, Rochester, New York, 2003 – 2005.

Honors, Awards and Activities

Buffalo Public Interest Law Program Fellowship Recipient, 1994.

Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition, 1994.

Buffalo Journal of International Law:

• Associate Editor, 1994.

• Articles Editor, 1994 – 1995.

• Publications Editor, 1995 – 1996.

In the Public Interest: Buffalo Journal of Public Interest Law:

• Associate Editor, 1994 – 1996.

Law School Honors Grades Received In:

• Constitutional Law.

• Legal Research and Writing.

• Corporations.

• Community Development Law.

• International Labor Law and Trade.

• Real Estate Transactions.

• Judicial Clerkship.

• Federal Pretrial Criminal Practice.

• Tax and Representative Government.

Foreign Languages

Spanish and Portuguese.