PRACTICE AREAS
EDUCATION
J.D., 1995, Fordham University School of Law,
cum laude; Order of the Coif; Notes & Comments Editor,
Fordham Intellectual Property, Media & Entertainment Law Journal
A.B., 1992, Columbia College, Columbia University, History
ADMISSIONS
New York; U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; Federal Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
HONORS
The Dominican Bar Association Honoree, 2009; Mercy Center Award, 2009; Thurgood Marshall Award, 2008; Cesar Perales Community Advocate Award, 2008; Puerto Rican Bar Association Flor de Maga Award recipient, 2007; Named to
Crain's New York Business's "'40 under Forty' - New York's Rising Stars", 2006; Named to
Hispanic Business's 100 Influentials of 2006; New York Women’s Agenda Rising Star Award, 2005, Recipient; Fordham University School of Law's LALSA's Andrew J. Rivera Alumni Achievement Award, 2005; Puerto Rican Legal Defense & Eduation Fund, Lucero Award, 2004; ABCNY Pro Bono Society
MEMBERSHIPS
Member, Departmental Disciplinary Committee of the First Department, New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division; Vice-Chair and Board Member, LatinoJustice PRLDEF; Member, New York City Bar (Litigation Committee; Committee to Enhance Diversity in the Profession); Member, Dominican Bar Association; Member, Hispanic National Bar Association; Federal Bar Council Inns of Court; Member, Fordham University School of Law's Dean's Planning Council and its Board of Advisors for the Minority Mentorship Program; Former Member, Second Circuit Judicial Planning Committee.
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
“Trademark Declaratory Judgment Actions: Using the Bazooka While Avoiding the Landmines” Practicing Law Institute Advanced Seminar on Trademark Law (April 2010)
Panelist,
"Spinning a Branded World - Deception and Substantiation in US Advertising", International Trademark Association's Annual Meeting (May 2009)
PUBLICATIONS
"Barring the Media from the Courtroom in Child Abuse Cases: Who Should Prevail?" 46
Buffalo Law Review 217 (1998)