ATTORNEY LIST FOR BELIZE Embassy of the United States of America – Belmopan City, Belize
Address: 4 Floral Park Road, Belmopan City, Belize Phone: (501) 822 4011 Fax: (501) 822-4050 Duty Officer: (501) 610-5030 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.belize.usembassy.gov
The U.S. Embassy Belmopan City, Belize assumes no responsibility or liability for the professional ability or reputation of, or the quality of services provided by, the following persons or firms. Inclusion on this list is in no way an endorsement by the Department of State or the U.S. Embassy Belmopan. Names are listed alphabetically, and the order in which they appear has no other significance. The information in the list on professional credentials, areas of expertise and language ability are provided directly by the lawyers; the Embassy is not in a position to vouch for such information. You may receive additional information about the individuals on the list by contacting the local bar association at 501 223-2030.
Name, Address & Contact of Background Areas of Expertise Information of Attorney ARGUELLES, Emil 1993 Marquette University (Milwaukee, WI) - Banking/Financial, Commercial/Business Law, Foreign (Arguelles Company LLC) B.A. Political Science, 1995 University of the Investments, Patents/Trademarks/copyrights, Partner: None West Indies (Barbados & Jamaica) – LLB Law, Intellectual Property, Civil Law, Damages, Collections, Address: Suit 401, The Matalon, 1998 Norman Manley Law School (Jamaica) – Commercial Law, Contracts, Corporations, P.O. Box 1846 CLE. Law, Society of Trust and Estate Aeronautical/Maritime, Foreign Claims, Estates, Taxes, Coney Drive, Belize City, Belize Practitioners (UK-STEP) – TEP, Fluent in English Government Relations, Certified Translator, Court Tel: (501) 223-0858 and Spanish, Serving all locations in Belize Reporter/Stenographer, Notary Public. Fax: (501) 223-6403 since 1998 E-mail: [email protected] Will take cases outside of Belize City, Represents U.S. Website: www.belizelawyer.com Companies
ARGUELLES, Mikhail York University, Toronto, Canada (Bachelor of Insurance, Banking/Financial, Commercial Business Law, (Mikhail Arguelles & Associates) Arts, Political Science, 2003), University of Foreign investments, Patents/Trademarks/copyrights, Partner: None Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, England, U.K. Intellectual Property, Damages, Commercial Law, Address: 35 New Road (Bachelor of Laws [LL.B], 2007), University of Contracts, Corporations, Foreign Claims, Estates, Taxes, Belize City West England, Bristol, U.K. (Post Graduate Auto/Accidents, Provides services of a Certified Belize diploma, Bar Vocational Studies, 2008), Called Translator/Court Reporter/Stenographer, Notary Public. Office: 501-223-6798, to the Bar of England and Wales by the 501-223-6799 Honorable Society of the Middle Temple, Willing to take cases outside of Belize City, Represents Cell phone: 501-610-6800 London, 2008, Norman Manley School of Law, U.S. Law firms/comp Fax: 501-223-6790 Kingston, Jamaica (Legal Education Certificate, E-mail: [email protected] 2009), Fluent in English and Spanish, Practicing Website: www.attorneysinbelize.com law throughout Belize since 2009.
BALDERAMOS MAHLER, Melissa 2016 University of the West Indies (UWI)- Family Law, Adoptions, Child Custody, Parental Child (Balderamos Arthurs LLP) Certificate in Family Mediation , 2016 Abduction, Child Protection, Marriage/Divorce, Insurance, Partner: Ms. Ashanti Arthurs Martin Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) - Banking/Financial, Commercial/Business Law, Foreign Address: Charter House, Suite 6 Advanced Certificate International Arbitration, Investments, Marketing Agreements, 3 ½ Miles Philip Goldson Hwy, 2003 World Intellectual Property Organization Patents/Trademarks/Copyrights, Intellectual Property, Belize City (WIPO)- General Course on Intellectual Civil Law, Damages, Collections, Commercial Law, Belize Property, 2000–2002 Norman Manley Law Contracts, Corporations, Foreign Claims, Estates, Labor Tel: (501) 223-3049/50 School, Legal Education Certificate, 1997– Relations, Auto/Accidents. Court Reporter/Stenographer, Fax: (501) 223-3056 2000 -University of the West Indies (UWI), Notary Public. E-Mail: [email protected] Bachelor of Laws (First Class Honors), 1993– Website: www.balderamosarthurs.com 1995, Saint Leo University, Bachelor of Arts Willing to take cases outside of Belize City. Degree (Sociology) (Summa Cum Laude)
Page 1 of 3 Last updated on December 13, 2017 This list expires on June 30, 2021 Name, Address & Contact of Background Areas of Expertise Information of Attorney Danilczyk, Joseph C. Legal Education (LEC); Norman Manley Law Family Law, Adoptions, Child Custody, Child Protection, (Joseph C. Danilczyk Attorney at Law) School, Kingston JM (2014-2015), Caribbean Marriage/Divorce, Insurance, Banking/Financial, Partner: None Council of Legal Education (CLE) CARICOM Commercial/Business Law, Marketing Agreements, Address: Teodocio Ochoa & 3rd Street, Legal Education Certificate recognized in Patents/Trademarks/Copyrights, Civil Law, Criminal Law, San Ignacio Town participating CARICOM territories as the Damages, Narcotics, Collections, Contracts, Cayo District professional qualification for admission to Transportation Law, Corporations, Belize practice Curriculum included Commonwealth Aeronautical/Maritime, Foreign Claims, Estates, Taxes, Tel: (501) 625-2830 Legal Program and Legal Aid Clinic, Juris Doctor Government Relations, Labor Relations, Immigration, US Phone: (631) 377-9954 (JD); Brooklyn Law School, New York ,NY Auto Accidents, Certified Translator, Court International: (631) 876-1232 (1991-1995) Focusing upon toxic tort, Reporter/Stenographer, Notary Public. E-Mail: [email protected] environmental class action liability matters, Website: www.usabelizelaw.com regulatory compliance and commercial law, Will take cases outside of Belize City. Represents U.S. Bachelors of Arts (BA); International Business, companies. Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA (1984-1988) Pre-Law, Family/Agency Law Internship. MARIN-YOUNG, Magali Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Family Law, Marriage/Divorce, Insurance, (Magali Marin Young & Co.) Sociology (Special Distinction), Bachelor of Law Banking/Financial, Commercial/Business Law, Foreign Partner: None (Honors), Legal Education Certificate, Fluent in Investments, Patents/Trademarks/Copyrights, Civil Law, Address: 828 Coney Drive, 3rd Floor English and Spanish, Worked at Barrow & Damages, Collections, Commercial Law, Contracts, Belize City Williams from 1997-2008, Established own Corporations, Estates, Taxes Government Relations, Belize firm in 2008. Labor Relations, Notary Public/Stenographer/Translator, Tel: (501) 223-3044 Fax: (501) 223-3169 Willing to take cases outside of Belize City, Represents Home: (501)-610-4725 U.S. Law firms/Companies. E-Mail: [email protected] [email protected] Website: None MARSHALLECK, Edmund Andrew. Associates Degree in Arts and Science- St. Insurance, Banking/Financial, Commercial/Business (Barrow & Co. LLP) Johns College, Bachelors of Science Law, Foreign Investments, Marketing Agreements, Civil Partner: Liesje Chung (Mathematics & Economics- Regis College, Law, Damages, Collections, Commercial Law, Contracts, Address: 1440 Coney Drive Bachelors of Law- University of the West Corporations, Foreign Claims, Estates, Labor Relations, Auto/Accidents. Court Reporter/Stenographer, Notary Belize City Indies, Legal Education Certificate- Norman Public. Belize Manley Law School Tel: (501) 223-5900 Home: (501) 670-2957 Willing to take cases outside of Belize City, Represents E-Mail: [email protected] U.S. Law firms/Companies.
MORALES, David S. Associate Degree – St. John’s College, Bachelor Marriage/Divorce, Insurance, Banking/Financial, (Morales Peyrefitte LLP.) Degree in Law – University of the West Indies, Commercial/Business Law, Foreign Investments, Partner: Michael Peyrefitte Certificate of Legal Education – Norman Marketing Agreements, Patens/Trademarks/Copyrights, Address: 3401 Mountain View Blvd Manley Law School, Fluent in English and Intellectual Property, Civil Law, Criminal Law, Damages, Belmopan City, Belize Spanish, Marriage/Divorce, Insurance, Banking/Financial, Foreign Home: (501) 823-2178/670-8857 Business Administration at the University Investments, Marketing Agreements, Fax: (501) 823-0415 Collage of Belize (1yr), International relations Patents/Trademark/copyrights, Intellectual Property, Home: (501) 670-8856 at the University of West indies (1yr), Civil Law, Criminal Law, Damages, Collections, E-mail: [email protected] Bachelors of Law at the University of the West Narcotics, Website: None Indies, and Certificate of Legal Education at Commercial Law, Contracts, Corporations, Government Norman Manley Law School. Relations, Aeronautical/Maritime, Foreign Claims, Estates, Taxes, Labor Relations, Immigration, Auto Practiced law 5 years in Kingston, Jamaica and Accidents. Certified translator, Court 8 years in Belize, Has been instructing counsel Reporter/Stenographer, Notary Public. in the British Virgin Island and in Nevis. Will take cases outside of Belize City.
MUSA S.C., Said Wilbert Manchester University, England – L.L. B. Family Law, Marriage/Divorce, Insurance, (Musa & Balderamos) (Hons), Grays Inns of Court, London – Barrister Banking/Financial, Commercial/Business Law, Foreign Partner: Edwin L. Flowers At Law, Senior Counsel – Supreme Court of Investments, Civil Law, Damages, Criminal Law, Address: 91 North Front Street Belize, Fluent in Spanish, Practicing law in Commercial Law, Contracts, Corporations, Estates, Belize City Belize since 1967. Government Relations, Auto/Accidents, Certified Belize translator, Court Reporter/Stenographer, Notary Public, Tel: (501) 223-2940 Fax: (501) 223-1149 Willing to take cases outside of Belize City, Represents Home: (501) 223-6010 U.S. companies. E-Mail: [email protected] Website: www.musabalderamos.com
Page 2 of 3 Last updated on December 13, 2017 This list expires on June 30, 2021 Name, Address & Contact of Background Areas of Expertise Information of Attorney PIPER, Wayne A. 2003-University of the West Indies, Bachelors Insurance, Banking/Financial, Commercial/Business Law, (Musa & Balderamos LLP) of Arts, Hons [B.A.] Philosophy major, Political Foreign Investments, Marketing Agreements, Partner: Science Minor, 2005-University College of the Patents/Trademarks/Copyrights, Intellectual Property, Address: 91 North Front Street, Caribbean, Diploma- Human Resource Civil Law, Commercial Law, Contracts, Corporations. Belize City Management, 2008- University of London, Belize Bachelor of Law, Hons. [LLB], 2011- Norman Willing to take cases outside of Belize City. Tel: (501) 223-2940 Manley Law School, Certificate of Legal Fax: (501) 223-1149 Education, 2011- Admitted to Bar in Jamaica Home: (501) 621-1001 and 2014- Admitted to the Bar in Belize.
E-Mail: [email protected] Website: www.musabalderamos.bz
RETREAGE, Vanessa I Bachelor of Law, University of West indies Parental Child Abduction, Banking/Financial, (Reyes Retreage LLP.) Legal Education, Certificate, Norman Manley Commercial/Business Law, Foreign Investments, Partner: Aldo Reyes Law School, Fluent in English, Practicing law in Intellectual Property, Civil Law, Damages, Collections, Address: 122 Eve Street Belize for 7 years. Commercial Law, Contracts, Corporations, Foreign Belize City Claims, Estates, Labor Relations, Immigration, Belize Auto/Accidents, Certified Translator, Court Tel: (501) 223-2030 Reporter/Stenographer, Notary Public. Fax: (501) 223-2032 Home: (501) 225-2526 Willing to take cases outside of Belize City. E-Mail: [email protected] Website: www.lawyerbelize.com
TWIST, Oswald H. LLW – University of West indies, CLE – Norman Family Law, Adoptions, Child Protection, (Oswald Twist Law Firm) Manley Law School Practicing law in Belmopan Marriage/Divorce, Civil Law, Criminal Law, Damages, Partner: None and Belize city since 1996, Fluent in English. Narcotics, Contracts, Corporations, Estates, Labor Address: 3 Pacific Street Relations, Immigration, Auto/Accidents, Court Belmopan City reporter/Stenographer, Notary Public. Cayo District Belize Willing to take cases outside of Belize City. Tel: (501) 822-1475 Fax: (501) 822-1476 Cell: (501) 610-4946 E-Mail: [email protected] Website: None
VERNON, Darlene Margaret Norman Manley Law School – Certificate of Family Law, Adoptions, Child Custody, Child Protection, (D. Vernon & CO.) Legal Education, University of Guyana – Marriage/Divorce, Insurance, Banking/Financial, Partner: None Bachelor in Law, University of Belize, St. John’s Commercial/Business Law, Marketing Agreements, Address: Veritas Building, Upper FL. College Sixth Form, Pallotti High School, Fluent Patents/Trademarks/Copyrights, Civil Law, Criminal Law, 109 Cemetery Road in English, Limited Spanish, D. Vernon & Co., Damages, Collections, Contracts, Corporations, Estates, Belize City, Belize City - September 2012 to Present, M.H. Labor Relations, Auto Accidents, Certified Translator, Belize Chebat & CO., Belize City – June 2007 – Court Reporter/Stenographer, Notary Public, Tel: (501) 227- 3181 September 2012. Fax: (501) 227-4787 Will take cases outside of Belize City. Home: (501) 222-5354 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.dvernonandcompany.com
B.A. University of New York at Buffalo, J.D. Banking/Financial, Commercial/Business Law, Foreign WROBEL, Ryan John. State university of New York at Buffalo Law Investments, Patents/Trademarks/Copyrights, (Wrobel & Co.) School, LL.M. University College London, L.E.C. Corporations, Estates, Immigration, Notary Public, Partner: None Norman Manley Law School, Fluent in English, Address: 115 Barrack Road Intermediate Spanish, Practiced Law in New Willing to take cases outside of Belize City, Represents 3rd Floor York State for 9 years, Jamaica for 4 years and U.S. companies. P.O. Box 420 Belize for 3 years. Belize City Belize Tel: (501) 223-1013 Home: (501) 620-6305 E-Mail: [email protected] Website: www.lawbelize.bz
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