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<br />LEGAL EXPERIENCE
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<br />REFERENCES
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<br />Rafael E. Suarez-Rivas, Esq.
<br />4766 Alton Road
<br />Miami Beach, Florida 33140
<br />(305) 674-9546 Home
<br />(786) 368-6797 Cellular
<br />suarezrivasr@bellsouth.net
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<br />Florida Bar Board Certified - City, County and Local Government Law
<br />Land Use/Real Estate Law and Litigation
<br />Procurement Law
<br />Commercial Law- Public Works and Contracts
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<br />City of Miami, Florida, Assistant City Attorney, 2002-present
<br />Broward County Hearing Officer, 2003-07
<br />City of Hollywood, Florida, Senior Assistant City Attorney, 1999-2002
<br />City of Boca Raton, Florida, Special Counsel, 1999
<br />Broward County, Assistant County Attorney, 1992-1998
<br />Katz, Kutter, Haigler & Alderman, Associate, 1991-1992
<br />City of Miramar, Florida, City Attorney, 1989-1991
<br />City of Miami, Florida, Assistant City Attorney, 1985-1989
<br />City of Miami Beach, Florida, Assistant City Attorney, 1982-1985
<br />Britton, Cohen, Kauffman, Benson, & Schantz, Associate, 1981-1982
<br />Michael N. Weiss, Esq., Associate, 1980
<br />United States Attorney's Office, Civil Division, Clerk 1979
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<br />Lecturer, Procurement and Public Records/Sunshine Law,
<br />Lorman Educational Systems, 200 I-present
<br />Recipient, Deborah M. Smoot Memorial Editor's Award,
<br />Florida Bar Journal, 1998
<br />Member, Central and East European Law Initiative,
<br />American Bar Association, 1997-1998
<br />Adjunct Professor, Continuing Legal Education Program
<br />Florida International University, Miami, Florida 1994-1997
<br />Editor in Chief, Court Handbook for Dade County Lawyers
<br />Dade County Bar Association, Pub. 1990
<br />Editorial Board Member, Florida Bar Journal, 1989-2002, 2005-present
<br />Board of Editors, The Public Lawyer, 1994-1995
<br />Member, Local Government Law Section Executive Council
<br />The Florida Bar, 1992-1994
<br />Editor, Dade Bar Bulletin, 1987-1988
<br />Member, Editorial Advisory Committee, Local Government Law
<br />Symposium, Stetson Law Review, 1987-1993
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<br />Florida Bar Association, member since 1980
<br />American Bar Association, member
<br />Dade County Bar Association, member
<br />Cuban-American Bar Association, member
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<br />Nova University Law Center, Juris Doctor, 1979
<br />University of Miami, Bachelor of Arts, 1976
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<br />Daniel L. Abbott, Weiss, Serota, Ft. Laud., Florida
<br />Lucia A. Dougherty, Esq., Greenberg, Traurig, Miami, Florida
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<br />Writing samples and additional references available upon request.
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