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Attorney Mercedes P. Alonso-Knapp earned her undergraduate degree
Magna Cum Laude from University of Miami, majoring in English and Psychology
and Cum Laude from University of Miami School of Law earning a Juris Doctor
degree. Immediately after her graduation she began working at the Third District
Court of Appeal as a Career Attorney until the present. From 1989 to 1992, she
was an Instructor for first year law students at UM and in 1994, she begun working
for the FIU, Legal Studies Institute as adjunct professor of several core and
specialty courses. She is a member of the LSI Advisory Council since 1997 as
well as Coordinator of the LSI new instructor’s workshop. As an added
attribute, Ms. Alonso-Knapp is the developer of the Paralegal Online program
and is also the Professor of three trimesters.
Attorney Prieto Alonso-Knapp is an excellent instructor, who
has earned the respect and love of her students and colleagues at LSI. She is
always willing to collaborate with us no matter how hard the project may be
or how short of a notice we give her.
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THE HONORABLE JOSE RODRIGUEZ |
The Honorable Jose Rodriguez earned
his Associate’s degree from Miami-Dade Community College in 1976. In 1978
he obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree at Florida International University
and went to Indiana University School of Law where he graduated with a Doctor
in Jurisprudence degree in August 1980. While practicing in his own firm, from
1984 and 1994, he was appointed County Judge by Florida Governor Lawton Chiles
where he served until May 2000 when he was appointed as Circuit Judge by Florida
Governor, Jeb Bush.
His long career in the judicial system
makes him a great asset to the Legal Studies Institute. Judge Rodriguez is fully
bilingual and teaches in English and Spanish the topics of the US Legal System
for paralegals and for Hispanic attorneys. He has participated as a member of
the LSI Advisory Council since 1997 and has been adjunct professor of LSI since
1995, during which time, he has received many accolades from his colleagues
and students as he excels in the classrooms.
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