An expert witness can play a critical role in establishing the well-founded fear of past persecution or the likelihood of future persecution alleged by an asylum seeker.
An applicant can establish some of the necessary elements through his own testimony, however, the additional support of the testimony of an expert witness provides objective evidence about the conditions of the country and improves the credibility and sufficiency of the persecution claim alleged by an applicant by helping to document the factors required for an asylum petition to be granted.
- Florida State University, Master of Laws Graduate Cum Laude (2021).
- University of Miami Immigration Specialist and Certificated paralegal.
- Legal Consultant at the Venezuelan Government, serving about 15 years within the three branches of the federal government and other federal and local agencies.
- University Catholic Andres Bello, Juris Doctorate (JD) degree.
- Central University of Venezuela, studies in Administrative Law.
- National School of Administration and Public Treasure, Specialist in Customs and Outside Trade degree.
- Professor of Law: Teaching at the higher education level for over six years (Venezuela). Primary areas of teaching are administrative law, custom law and administrative law litigation.
- Intern at the Immigration Unit of the Jacksonville Area Legal Aid.
- Intern at the Center for the Advancement of Human Rights at the Florida State University.
