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Rodolfo rivera

Employment

partner                                                                                                   Years Employed (1982-2000)

Anderson & Rivera                                                                               St. Louis, Missouri

International Adoptions, Criminal Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Domestic.

Education

J.D. Degree                                                                                         Years attended (1977-1980)

St. Louis University School of Law                                                                        St. Louis, Missouri

Founder & President of the International Law Society, Member and Assistant Managing Editor of the St. Louis University Law Review; Member of the Comparative Law Society; Summer program at the Hague Academy of International Law;

B.A. Political Science & Spanish                                                                  Years Attended (1973-1977))

Ohio Northern University                                                                                                       Ada, Ohio

Dual degree in Spanish and Political Science; President & Founder- Young Democrats; President- Model UN Society; Captain-ONU Varsity Wrestling Team; Resident Assistant; Member Omicron Delta Kappa-Honorary Leadership Fraternity; Member-Theta Chi Fraternity; Getty Scholar; Who’s Who Among American College Students.

 Skills

·         Fluent in English and Spanish

·         Extensive Litigation Experience

 Interests and Activities

·         Three The time National Judo Champion in Master’s Division

·         Former Member of the Governor’s Council on Hispanic Affairs

·         Member Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

·         Former Member: St. Elizabeth’s Adult Day Care Center

·         Member of American Bar Association

·         Member of Missouri Bar

·        International Member of the Brazilian Family Law Institute

 

Lecturer

  • Guest lecturer for the National Business Institute

  • Missouri Bar-Domestic and International Adoptions

  • Missouri Judicial College

Publications

·         July 2001:  Missouri Bar Continuing Legal Education Series:  Juvenile Law:  Chapter 10A  International Adoption.

·         October 1998   A Primer on International Adoptions, Missouri Lawyer’s Weekly

·         October 1990  The Hague Convention on Inter-Country Adoptions, Missouri Lawyer’s Weekly ·      

2003