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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCAB Memo and ResumeCITY OF MIAMI COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD Pursuant to City of Miami Commission Resolution R-18-0096, Mr. Eddie Pereira has been nominated for membership on the Community Advisory Board ("CAB") by the Nominating Committee and has been nominated by the CAB as a whole on May 3, 2018. It is the request of the CAB that the City Commission consider the appointment of Eddie Pereira at the June 14, 2018 City Commission meeting. Please let me know if you will need anything further. Thank you for your attention to this matter. Respectfully submitted, Rodney W. Jacobs, Jr. Community Advisory Board Liaison C-1 - N c= err: co To: Todd Hannon, City Clerk < Q --D From: Rodney W. Jacobs Jr., Community Advisory Board Liaison�E! Subject: Request for Board Appointments - 3 -< t'-rl Date: May 4, 2018 r rn OD Pursuant to City of Miami Commission Resolution R-18-0096, Mr. Eddie Pereira has been nominated for membership on the Community Advisory Board ("CAB") by the Nominating Committee and has been nominated by the CAB as a whole on May 3, 2018. It is the request of the CAB that the City Commission consider the appointment of Eddie Pereira at the June 14, 2018 City Commission meeting. Please let me know if you will need anything further. Thank you for your attention to this matter. Respectfully submitted, Rodney W. Jacobs, Jr. Community Advisory Board Liaison EDUARDO X. PEREIRA 2937 SW 27 Ave., Ste. 206, Coconut Grove, FL 33133 Office: 305.726.7206 1 Cell: 305.726.7206 Eddie@AriasAndPereira.com CO o m PROFESSIONAL �== Admitted, State Bar of Florida, February 2006 XE? _ Admitted, United States District Court, Southern District of Florida, June 2013 Admitted, Eleventh Circuit, United States Court of Appeals, July 2014 r EXPERIENCE Arias & Pereira, PLLC, Miami, FL Managing Partner I June 2013 — present • Boutique Criminal Defense and Immigration Law Firm, specializing in `crimmigration' issues. • Trial, appellate and post -conviction criminal defense representation in state and federal court. • Marriage, employment and investment -based immigration representation for U.S. and foreign based individuals and corporate clients. Law Offices of the Public Defender, 111 Judicial Circuit, Miami, FL Training Attorney I November 2012 — June 2013 • Responsible for training and development of newly assigned felony -level public defenders. li C-11 M M C) Law Offices of the Public Defender, 111 Judicial Circuit, Miami, FL Trial Attorney I August 2005 —November 2012 • Tried over 25 felony jury trials to verdict; managed an "A" level felony caseload, represented hundreds of clients accused of crimes including first degree and life felonies from arrest and initial appearance to trial by jury or alternative resolution. • Lead and assisted Disposition Specialists in addressing mental health and social issues affecting our clients, including suffering the effects of abuse, mental health issues, and substance addiction for the purpose of treatment and mitigation. EDUCATION University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL May 2005 School of Law, Juris Doctor Honors: Captain, First Team, University of Miami Trial Team Tulane University, New Orleans, LA May 2001 A. B. Freeman School of Business, Bachelor of Science in Management Concentration in Finance. CIVIC INVOLVEMENT Attorney Member, Southern District of Florida Criminal Justice Act Panel, 2014 — Current Board ofDirectors, Florida Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys — Miami, 2009 — Current President, 2013 — 2014, Vice -President, 2012 — 2013 Board ofDirectors, Legal Services of Greater Miami, Inc., 2012 — 2016 Attorney Member, Florida Bar Association Grievance Committee, 2012 — 2015 LANGUAGES Fluent in Spanish (written and spoken).