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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
<br /> AREAS OF Florida Bar Board Certified—City,County and Local Government Law
<br /> PROFESSIONAL Land Use/Real Estate Law and Litigation
<br /> CONCENTRATION Procurement Law
<br /> Commercial Law—Public Works and Contracts
<br /> LEGAL EXPERIENCE 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
<br /> ACTIVITIES Lecturer, Procurement and Public Records/Sunshine Law,
<br /> Lorman Educational Systems, 2001-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
<br /> PROFESSIONAL Florida Bar Association, member since 1980
<br /> ASSOCIATIONS American Bar Association, member
<br /> Dade County Bar Association, member
<br /> Cuban-American Bar Association, member
<br /> EDUCATION Nova University Law Center,Juris Doctor, 1979
<br /> University of Miami, Bachelor of Arts, 1976
<br /> REFERENCES Daniel L. Abbott, Weiss, Serota, Ft. Laud., Florida
<br /> Lucia A. Dougherty, Esq.,Greenberg, Traurig,Miami, Florida
<br /> Writing samples and additional references available upon request.
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