Real Estate Law

Complex Commercial and Real Estate Transactions

Asset and Corporate Acquisition and Disposition

Business Formations

Immigration Law

International Commercial and Agriculture Law

Corporate and Partnership Law

Education

University of Arizona, J.D., cum laude, 1995: Valdamar Corodova Scholarship Recipient

Arizona State University, B.S., Finance, 1991

Awards

Best Lawyers in America, Woodward/White, Inc., Corporate Law (2009 & 2010)

Top Lawyers in Tucson, Tucson Lifestyle Magazine, Corporate Law (2009 & 2010)

Tucson Business Edge, 40 Under 40 Award, Recipient (2005)

Professional Activities

American Bar Association: Section on Immigration Law

State Bar of Arizona: Sections on Real Property Law, International Law and Immigration Law  

American Immigration Lawyers Association

Pima County Bar Association

Published Articles

"Hazardous Waste and Customs Policies Along the U.S./Mexico Border: Through the Maze of Legal and Administrative Requirements," Hazwaste 96 Symposium

Professional Lectures

“Ethics and the Real Estate Lawyer,” October 2005

"Non-Immigrant Work Visas," March 2003

"Overview of the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods," February 2002

"Basic Contract Consideration in Cross-Border Transactions," February 2002

Community Activities

Board Member, Children’s Action Alliance Board of Directors (January 2009 to Present); Treasurer (January 2010 - Present)

Trustee, San Miguel High School Board of Trustees (July 2008 to Present)

Member, Tucson Conquistadores (2008 – Present)

Hispanic Professional Action Committee: President, 2005

Child and Family Resources, Inc.: Board of Directors, 1998-present; Board Vice Chair, 2005-2006; Board Chair, 2007-2009

Member, University of Arizona Law College Association Board of Directors, 2001-present

Arizona State Board of Directors for Community Colleges, 2001-2003

Tucson Hispanic Chamber of Commerce: Board of Directors, 1996-1998

Governor's Southern Arizona Hispanic Advisory Committee, 1994-1996