Education:
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J. D. - Summa Cum Laude
Pontificia Universidad Católica de P.R., Ponce, Junio 1994
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Ph. D. - Comparative Literature: Critical Theory, Spanish American and Medieval Italian Literatures,
The University of Texas at Austin, Agosto 1987
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B. A. - Literatura, Magna Cum Laude
Universidad de Puerto Rico, Río Piedras, Junio 1979
Licensed:
2005 - U.S. Supreme Court
1996 - P.R. District Federal Court
1996 - U.S. First Circuit
1995 - Abogada
1995 - Notaría
Professional Experience:
1996-presente
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2013-presente
1995-2013
1993-95
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1991-96
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1987-91
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Spr. 1986
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Spr. 1985
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1983-84
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1981-83
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1979-81
Catedrática Departamento de Español, Facultad de Estudios Generales, UPR-Río Piedras
Abogada Práctica privada
Abogada Asociada Pedro Ortiz Álvarez Law Offices, PSC Ponce, PR
Paralegal Pedro Ortiz Álvarez Law Offices, PSC Ponce, PR
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Catedrática Asociada Depto. de Estudios Hispánicos, UPR-Mayagüez
Catedrática Auxiliar Depto. de Estudios Hispánicos, UPR-Mayagüez
Instructora Invitada Depto. de Humanidades, UPR-Ponce
Instructora Depto. de Humanidades., UPR-Ponce
Instructor Dept. of Foreign Langs. and Lits, U. of South Alabama, Mobile
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Assistant Instructor Dept. of Spanish and Portuguese, UT-Austin
Teaching Assistant Dept. of Spanish and Portuguese, UT-Austin
Languages:
Spanish, English; Italian, French and Portuguese (reading)
Litigios:
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Se incluyen algunas decisiones reportadas en casos en los que he litigado como “lead counsel”.
Rodríguez Reyes v Molina Rodríguez, 711 F3d 49 (2013) [pleading standard under Iqbal]; Rodríguez Rodríguez v Ortiz Vélez, 405 F. Supp. 2d 162 (2005) [under color of law and personal pursuits]; Rosselló v Calderón, 398 F. 3d 1 (2004) [federal court should not intervene in local general elections]; National Pharmacies, Inc. v Carmen Feliciano de Melecio, 221 F. 3d 235 (2000) [authority of PR to control how pharmaceuticals are sold in its jurisdiction]; Bonilla v JJ Alvarez, 194 F. 3d 275 (1st Cir. 1999) [requirement of filing a charge with the EEOC]