Regina de Moraes

Florida Supreme Court & Florida Bar Association, since October 2000
District of Columbia Bar Court of Appeals, since July 2000
Washington D.C. Bar Association, since 2000
United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, since January 2009
United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, since February 2009
American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), since 2006
- Detention and Removal Committee, 2007-Currently

University of Miami School of Law; 2003
L.L.M. in Inter-American Law
- Pending Thesis
University of Virginia School of Law; 1998 –1999
3rd Year Visiting Student

Liberty University; 1996, Cum Laude
B. S. Government/Administration of Justice
Minor in History/Education
Word of Life Bible Institute; 1993, Honors
Minor in Biblical Studies

Employment

BERNSTEIN, OSBERG BRAUN & DE MORAES, LLC; January 2009 – Currently
Miami, Florida
Partner; Managing Director/Attorney of the Litigation Department

Coordinator of over 400 open federal litigation cases pending within the Executive Office for Immigration Review, the Board of Immigration Appeals and the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals
Supervisory attorney of approximately 5 other attorneys within the litigation department
Interview potential clients and coordinate a winning strategy based upon the facts and circumstance of each case in comparison to the relevant criminal laws and relief available
Litigate criminal immigration cases within the administrative removal hearing process

REGINA B. de MORAES, P.A.; January 2006 – December 2008 & March 2003 – July 2005
Hollywood, Florida
Sole Proprietor; Attorney; Federal Litigation

Interview, asses avenues of relief and represent clients before the Executive Office for Immigration Review on their applications for relief based on criminal arrests and convictions (both in the detained and non-detained settings)
Interview, prepare and represent clients before the Citizenship and Immigration Service and Citizenship and Naturalization Service on Family Based petitions and Naturalization applications

REVILLA & GOLDSTEIN, P.A.; July 2005-December 2005
Miami, Florida
Associate; Federal Litigation

Represented individuals before the Executive Office for Immigration Review in their applications for relief because of criminal arrests and convictions
Represented individuals at the Office of Deferred Inspections in the procurement of criminal records and issuance of Notices to Appear
Represented individuals at the Citizenship and Immigration Service in their adjustment interviews and naturalization interviews

Interviewed clients and prepared employment based visas (H-1B, L, O, P, Labor Certifications) which were processed through the Department of Labor and the Citizenship and Immigration Service
Interviewed, prepared and filed family based petitions and interviews before the Citizenship and Immigration Service

STATE ATTORNEY’S OFFICE, Miami-Dade County; 1999 – 2002
Miami, Florida
Assistant State Attorney; Litigation

Prosecuted felony cases in the Circuit Court with over 15 jury trials from 3rd degree felonies to 1st degree felonies punishable by life in prison
Prosecuted cases in the County Court and Juvenile Court which encompassed misdemeanor crimes, traffic offenses such as D.U.I.’s, and juveniles’ first degree felonies
Throughout the time as an assistant state attorney, duties included conducting pre-file conferences, charging defendants, preparing and arguing bond motions, attending depositions, preparing and arguing motions including suppression issues and negotiated pleas

Reviewed Brazilian contracts between Brazilian corporations and international multinationals corporations
Assisted in negotiating and contracting the privatization of Brazilian telecommunications
Assisted in negotiating the privatization of the main airport terminal in Guarulhos International Airport of Sao Paulo, Brazil
Translated and revised all contracts into English for the Sao Paulo, Brazil branch of the firm