EDUCATION

City University of New York Law School

Flushing, NY 11367

Candidate for Juris Doctor

LEGAL PRACTICE AND EXPERIENCE:

Criminal Defense Clinic at the Legal Services of Queens County — Associate Intern

Litigating Misdemeanors and minor felony cases in Queens Criminal Court through defense work. Assignments included interviewing of clients, motion practice, research and court appearances.

Government Benefits Internship at the East

Brooklyn Legal Services Associate Intern

Litigating administrative and civil cases dealing with public benefits, such as social security, public assistance and food stamps. Assignments included interviewing clients, motion practice, research and court appearances. Specialized practice included providing work-out plans of reorganization for Debtor-benefits claimant in Bankruptcy cases.

Lawyering Seminar Research and Skills Program

Lawyering Skills seminar for three semesters which involved: research, cite-checking and shepardizing; motion and brief drafting; litigating and court practice; deposition, direct and cross-examination and delivering opening statements. Cases and matters included state and federal practice, involving issues, such as zoning, contracts, government benefits and jurisdiction and employment discrimination.

Activities: Member of the scholastic Standings and Disciplinary Committee and member of the Board of Directors for L.A.S.E.D. The Latino Law Students Association

FORDHAM UNIVERSITY, New York, NY

B.A. (History), May 28, 1983

Activities:      Member of the College Council; Disciplinary Committee; Sec-Treasurer of the United Student Government

Honors: Third Annual Alumni Award - 1983; Non-Academic Extra Curriculum Award; Council on Legal Education Fellowship

POWER MEMORIAL ACADEMY, New York, NY

Regents Diploma, June 3, 1979

EMPLOYMENT

SUMMER ASSOCIATE, Tapia & Inpez, Bronx, NY

March 1991 to Present

Consultant on the Pan American et al. bankruptcy proceedings. Primary responsibility includes analysis of creditor's rights; preparation of motions and memorandums in the state court litigation phase of this proceeding, including letters and communications to all counsel, client and chambers. Also provide research, client preparation and investigation in federal criminal defense work.

SUMMER ASSOCIATE, Roberto Lebron & Associates, White Plains, NY May 1991 to Present

Consultant on major debtor cases, such as U.P.I and Alexanders, Inc. Provide research and review of prepetition and post-petition claims and matters including opinion letters and memorandums, stipulations, work-out formulas and plans of reorganization. Participation in all aspects of negotiations, including preparing clients, court hearings and discovery requests. Also provide assistance with New York State Bond issues.

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BANKRUPTCY MANAGER, Pryor, Cashman, Sherman & Flynn, New York, NY February 1990 to February 1991

Manager for the Bankruptcy Department: supervised support staff, coordinated assignments, monitored the case calendar and supervised the service of process for all cases. Drafted pleadings, motions, proposed orders, letters, preparation of U.C.C. filings, conducted research and the processing of massive class action claims, handled claimant inquiries, preparation of affidavits, fee applications and the docketing of case files.

Daily contact with the partner in charge of the department to provide full service for client needs: research, service of process and preparation of highly technical memorandums of market analysis and law. Client representation included major debtor-companies and examining trustees for debtor-in-possession management. Inter-action with other bankruptcy professionals in order to facilitate client representation. Direct contact with members of the Bankruptcy Court, Chambers and the Office of the U.S. Trustee.

SENIOR BANKRUVI'CY PARALEGAL, Kronish, Lieb, Weiner & Hellman, New York, NY January 1986 to February 1990

Experience in litigation and bankruptcy practice, supervised and coordinated assignments for the department's paralegals. Assist senior partners in research, drafting, editing and proofrreading of treatises for publication in journals and seminars across the country, such as the Annual Survey of Bankruptcy Law and the Department of Justice. Inter-action and interviewing clients as well as contact with court administration for the service and filing of papers with courts and adversaries. Performed and excelled extremely well under pressure and developed a clean and solid writing style. Handled all assignments with a minimum of supervision.

PARALEGAL, Short, Martel & Gass, New York, NY

June 1983 to December 1985

Experience in litigation: pre-trial and trial preparation, cite-checking, deposition digesting and indexing; responsibilities furthered involved analysis, researching and drafting of issues in civil, criminal, matrimonial and tenancy cases.

ASSISTANT OMBUDSMAN, Office of the Council President for the City of New York

June 1982 to June 1983

Investigated citizens' complaints against city agencies. Prepared public information bulletins and brochures. Assisted the Council President and senior staff in preparation of proposals and presentations. Responsible for analysis of citizens' needs and subsequently developed literature, correspondence and reports detailing the public's problems. Duties further included press releases to the Hispanic community.

SPECIAL QUALIFICATIONS

Trained in "Lexis" and "Westlaw" computer legal research and "A Uniform System of Citation".

Certified in accounting principles by Kenneth Leventhal & Co.

Trained to proof-read in legal, editorial, corporate and medical matters.

Lecturer with the Aspira Organization of New York, Inc. in para-legal and business practice. These lectures are periodically conducted throughout the year for students in various New York City high-schools who are interested in pursuing a career in the legal field.

Computer literate in IBM, MAC, Wang and the NY Law Journal Information Data-Base.

Trained in Legal Librarianship.

LANGUAGES

Fluent in oral and written Spanish

REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST