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
2013-presente
1995-2013
1993-95
1991-96
1987-91
Spr. 1986
Spr. 1985
1983-84
1981-83
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
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
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]