EXPERIENCE

STEPHENSON, CHAVARRI & DAWSON, L.L.C. 2018-Present

FERRIOL, PEREZ & GORDON, L.L.C., New Orleans, Louisiana 2012—2017

• Founding member in a general practice
• Focus on counseling clients in plaintiff-oriented civil litigation, child custody and support, divorce, adoptions, and misdemeanor criminal defense

VENEZIA & ASSOCIATES, APLC, Metairie, Louisiana 2006—11

• Associate in a general practice with a focus on plaintiff—oriented civil litigation and a
  secondary practice in criminal defense
• Interviewed, consulted and counseled clients in civil and criminal matters
• Managed cases through pre-trial proceedings, discovery, settlement negations and trial
• Negotiated the successful resolution of several first-party insurance claims

LAW OFFICE OF R. LANCE BELSOME, Los Angeles, California 2005

• Analyzed extensive Mexican criminal pleadings and transcripts for use in
  California wrongful—imprisonment suit

BURGOS & EVANS, L.L.C., New Orleans, Louisiana 2002—05

• Associate in a general practice with a focus on plaintiff—oriented civil litigation,
  family law, criminal misdemeanor defense, and secondary practices immigration law
• Prosecuted a copyright infringement lawsuit against internationally-known recording artist

EDUCATION

LOYOLA UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEAN S SCHOOL OF LAW, New Orleans, Louisiana1999-02

• Juris Doctor
• Certificate in Civil Law and Common Law, and in International Legal Studies
• Judicial Extemship with civil and criminal courts for the State of Morelos, Mexico

UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI, Coral Gables, Florida 1994-98

• Bachelor of Arts in Marine Affairs, Minors in Biology and Economics

ST. JOHN’S SCHOOL, San Juan, Puerto Rico

SKILLS

• Fluent 1n Spanish
• LexisNexis TextMap and CaseMap, Amicus Attorney, Westlaw and WestlawNext