Monica Loyo Ituarte

AUSTIN, TX. AND GUADALAJARA OFFICE

Mexican Licensed attorney

Founder partner of LOIT SC since 2000.

Legal council for:

-The Pan-American Games 2011 hosted in Guadalajara, Jal. Mexico

– Government agencies in Jalisco such as: Secretariat of development, State pensions and social security department

Areas of practice: International and comparative law,  Immigration law and regulating rights of foreigners in Mexico,  Real Estate Law, and Family law.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

The Martinez Jones Law Firm. Austin, TX

– Foreign licensed attorney

Implemented the immigration area and assistance to Mexican citizens in the US

LOGREM, Guadalajara, Mexico

– Founder partner

Law firm specialized in Corporate Law, International Law, Foreign Investment in Mexico, Real State Law, Administrative Law and Regulatory Compliance.

State Family Council  (Consejo Estatal de Familia) CEF, for western region, Mexico

Head of International Adoptions

  • Contributed to the founding of the International Legal Department for the CEF
  • Networked with International Authorities involved in the adoption process from different countries, outside counsel, Consulates and Embassies and worked in close connection with CEDH (State HR Commission) and several NGOs to promote and implement international adoption legal process in Mexico.
  • Organized legal forums and conferences regarding adoption, child abuse and domestic violence
  • Promoted campaigns and  seminars about preservation of Children Rights in connection to The Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Hague Convention on Inter-country Adoption

Tequila Regulatory Council (Consejo Regulador del Tequila) Guadalajara, Mexico

Head of International Affairs

  • Worked with international offices in Europe and the United States providing legal counsel for all international transactions
  • Planed the campaign “Tequila from Mexico to the World”
  • Coordinated the visit of the Tequila Producers’ Trade Delegation to the United Kingdom and Paris, in connection to Mexican President Fox visit to these countries
  • Served as connection between the Mexican and the European delegation

Banco del Atlantico S.A. de C.V.

Guadalajara, Jal.

Department attorney

Responsible for Credits Recovery and Repossessions of Mortgage Guaranties

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE:

ITESO University, Guadalajara, Jalisco.

School of Law, and school of International Affairs, in Guadalajara.

Former Professor of International Private Law, Regulating rights of foreigners, Immigration law and foreign investment in Mexico

Se Habla la Paz

La Paz, Baja California and Guadalajara, Jalisco.

Instructor and speaker in numerous CLE (Continued Legal Education) courses of Mexican Law for American Lawyers. Some of the Universities and Bar Associations that participated in this program include: University of Seattle, University and Bar Association of Arizona, Bar Association of Oregon

Mexican Organization of Translators (Organizacion Mexicana de Traductores) OMT,

Guadalajara Jal. Mexico

Former Professor in Legal Translation

EDUCATION

University of Texas at Austin School of Law. USA

-Master of Laws (LLM)

-Children rights Clinic

-Human rights Seminar

Teresa Lozano Institute of Latin American Studies and the University of Texas at Austin School of Law

Latin American Studies Degree

Organizacion Mexicana de Traductores (OMT) Mexico

Degree in Legal Translation

ITESO University, Guadalajara, Jalisco.

Department of Social political and Legal Studies

Degree in Academic and teaching skills development

Universite de la Sorbonne, Paris France

Course de Langue et Civilisation Francaise

(French Language and Civilization Course),  Diploma

Universidad Panamericana Guadalajara, Jal. Mexico

Licenciatura en Derecho (Law School )

Attorney at Law Degree.

Awards and Distinctions

  • Member of the International Law Academy, ITESO, Guadalajara ,  Jal. Mexico
  • Award “Mariano Otero” by the National Chamber of Commerce Law Section,

on Professional Thesis,   Guadalajara, Jal. Mexico

  • Admission to the Hague Academy of International Law Summer Session.

La Hague, Netherlands

Antonio Murguía Canales

AUSTIN, TX. AND GUADALAJARA OFFICE

Mexican Licensed attorney

Partner of LOIT SC since 2006

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Estudio-Jurídico, Guadalajara, Jal.

Founder Partner

Law firm specialized in Corporate Law and all legal practices, representing numerous Mexican and foreign Corporations, as well as Public Entities and Municipalities.

LOGREM

Chief-Owner and Legal Representative

Law firm specialized in Corporate Law, International Law, Foreign Investment in Mexico, Real State Law, Administrative Law and Regulatory Compliance.

Grupo Situr

Playa del Carmen, QR.

Legal Manager for Mexico and the Caribbean

General coordinator of the group regarding all legal issues including: Civil Law, Real Estate, Notary Law, Contracts, Corporate Law, Labor Law and Taxation Law related to Hotels, Golf Courses, Marinas, and Master Developments.

Grupo Financiero Bancomer S.A. de C.V.

Guadalajara, Jal.

Legal Chief attorney for the West Region of Mexico

Credits Recovery and Repossessions of Mortgage Guaranties

Notaría Pública No. 31, Guadalajara, Jal.

Attorney in legal department

In charge of: Deeds, Testate Proceedings, Contracts, Power of Attorney, Corporations.

EDUCATION:

ITESO University

Guadalajara, Jal. Mexico

Licenciatura en Derecho (Law School )

Attorney at Law Degree. With honors, thesis on Bankruptcy Law

IBEROAMERICANA University

Leon , Gto, Mexico

Master Degree on Constitutional  Law

Thesis: “The anachronism of forbidding foreigners buying Real State in Mexico, along shores and borders”

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE:

ITESO University

Professor of Legislative Techniques, Mexican Legal System

Universidad del Valle De México

Professor of Legal Sociology, Legal protection (Amparo), all located in Guadalajara, Jal.

Se Habla la Paz

La Paz, Baja California and Guadalajara, Jalisco.

Instructor and speaker in numerous CLE (Continued Legal Education) courses of Mexican Law for American Lawyers. Some of the Universities and Bar Associations that participated in this program include: University of Seattle, University and Bar Association of Arizona, Bar Association of Oregon

Juan Ramon Alvarez Gonzalez  

GUADALAJARA OFFICE

Juan Ramón graduated from the Universidad de Guadalajara school of law. He earned a masters in Amparo Law from the IBERO University.

He has experience of over 15 years as an attorney in both the private and the public sectors. In such period and due to his legal capacity he has been invited to collaborate as a litigant in several Law firms, achieving status as a partner in a couple of them. In the public government, he has worked in the City Council of Guadalajara, serving as legal counsel for the Mayor, and as legal representative of the General Secretary.

He also served in the Municipal Government of Union de San Antonio, Jalisco as legal counsel, Secretary of the Municipal Commission, and coordinator of the Public Administration. He acted as legal representative for the municipal government.

Areas of practice: Administrative, Amparo ,and Contract Law, and Litigation

 

Norma Patricia Perez Mendez    

 Certified Legal and court translator

Authorized by:

– The Supreme Court of the State of Jalisco (STJ)

– The Judicial Council of the State of Jalisco (CJE)

– The Civil Registry and by the City Council of Guadalajara.

Degree in Legal Translation from the Mexican Organization of Translators (Organizacion Mexicana de Traductores) OMT

 

Rodolfo Lopez

Mexican Licensed attorneys Iniesta  abogados

PUERTO VALLARTA

Areas of practice: Immigration, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, and Timeshare.

Professional Experience:

PROYECTO ADMINISTRADOR EXMAXEL SA. DE CV.

Coordinated the security operations related with the financial area.

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY BAHIA DE BANDERAS, NAYARIT.

Part of the security team of the Mayor as well his family, also the Director and the Sub director Operations(task force team)

AVION REPRESENTACIONES Y SERVICIOS(A.R.S.)

Aeropuerto Internacional Gustavo Díaz Ordaz en PV

OPERATIONS SUPERVISOR

Coordinated, all operations in Mexico from the Airline Company AIR TRANSAT and WEST JET(2008)

SECRETARIA DE GOBERNACION  –  INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE MIGRACIÓN

(Secretary of Government – National Migration Institute)

Terminal Marítima, Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco.

Federal Agent for the National Migration Institute

Under the direct command of Regional Deputy Delegate of the National Migration Institute in and for the State of Jalisco.

Working in conjunction with all Mexican Federal, State, and Local Agencies, as well as US Federal Agencies. Among the US Federal Agencies I have collaborated with the US Marshall’s Service, the F.B.I., the D.E.A., the U.S. Customs Service, and the U.S. Department of Defense (NCIS).

Assisting the FBI, US Marshals Service, and Customs in the capture and deportation of US Fugitives. I am personally responsible for the capture of 92 US Fugitives (two from the top 15 fugitives of the U.S.M.S. list) in Puerto Vallarta, Jal. from 2001 to present time.

Providing services and aid to local and foreign citizens alike.

Work in conection with several public and government agencies

SECRETARIA DE COMUNICACIONES Y TRANSPORTES  POLICIA FEDERAL DE CAMINOS Y PUERTOS

(Secretary of Communications and Transportation – Federal Highway and Harbor Police) Puerto Vallarta, Jal.

First Sergeant for the Federal Highway Police

Under the direct command of Major Mr. Alberto Rojas Card Commander of the Detail, this experience showed me the path of service in which I have specialized in.

Serving under this government Agency helped build my character and merged my wish to serve the community with the pride and satisfaction of enforcing the law and promoting justice.

Accreditations & Courses: 

Bodyguard Services, VIP Protection, Bodyguard and Close Protection Training

Granted by CISE.

Basic and Advanced Police Tactics.

Granted by Sheriff´s Department Santa Barbara County.

Training related with the airline Procedures

Extensive training from Mexican Federal Training Academies

Training from U.S. Agencies. Including the Fraudulent Document Detection Course imparted by the ICE-CBP, and the Mexican American Liaison and Law Enforcement training imparted by the F.B.I. among others.

Certificate of Achievement,Inicial Customer Service

Agent Training. Granted by WEST JET AIRLINES

GROUND RAMP PROCEDURES

Certificate granted by A.R.S.  Ground Company.

DANGEROUS GOODS LEVEL I

Certificate  granted by A.R.S. Ground Company.

INTERVIEW AND INTERROGATION   TECHNIQUES.-

Certificate granted by the Center for Migration Services Training.

SPECIALIZED COURSE – “ANTI-GANG” ACTION

Tijuana,  Baja California Norte, Mexico.

Certificate  granted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation,

United States Department of Justice.

DETECTING FALSE DOCUMENTATION

Certificate  granted by the National Migration Institute, Secretary of Government.

MIGRATORY OPERATION AND LEGISLATION I

Certificate granted by the National Migration Institute, Secretary of Government.

CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN

Certificate  granted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

THE MYSTIC OF PUBLIC SERVICE

Certificate granted by the University Extension program by the ITAM (Autonomous Technological Institute of Mexico).

INTER-INSTITUTIONAL PROGRAM OF ACADEMY IN MIGRATORY CONTROL AND VERIFICATION MATTERS.

Certificate granted by the Training Center for Migratory Services, of the National Migration Institute, Secretary of Government.

FRAUDULENT DOCUMENT DETECTION SEMINAR

Certificate granted by the Immigration and Naturalization Service, US Department of Justice.

INSTITUTIONAL PROGRAM FOR TRAINING IN MIGRATORY LEGISLATION.

Certificate granted by the Training Center for Migratory Services, of the National Migration Institute, Secretary of Government.

EXECUTIVE SESSION OF THE MEXICAN AMERICAN LIAISON AND LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING.     San Antonio, Texas.

Certificate issued by the Law Enforcement Officers Training School, under the Sponsorship of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of Justice.

SEMINAR FOR SUPERVISORS OF THE NATIONAL IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT.

Certificate  issued by the National Institute of Migration, Secretary of Government.

INTEGRAL UPDATE

Certificate granted by the General Personnel Direction, Secretary of Government.

INTER-INSTITUTIONAL PROGRAM FOR TRAINING AND PROMOTION OF MIGRATION PERSONNEL

Certificate granted by the National Migration Institute, the United Nations’ High Commissioner for Refugees, the Mexican Commission for Refugee Aid and the National Commission for Human Rights.

INTEGRAL TRAINING PROGRAM

Certificate granted by the General Personnel Direction, Secretary of Government.

UPDATING COURSE FOR OPERATIVE PERSONNEL OF THE MIGRATION DEPARTMENT  Certificate with mention for Outstanding Performance granted by the National Public Safety System and the National Institute of Migration.

DETECTION OF FALSE DOCUMENTS.

Certificate granted by the Immigration and Naturalization Service, U.S. Department of Justice.

Awards & Acknowledgements:

CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION OF 15 MOST WANTED ARREST granted by the UNITED STATES MARSHALS SERVICE – for the location and apprehension of U.S. Marshals Service 15 Most Wanted Fugitive Byron Keth Perkins and Lea Ann Howard, apprehended on April 25th, 2007.

CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION for MERITS TO THE SERVICE DURING THE YEAR 2006 granted by the INTERNATIONAL DIVISION UNITED STATES MARSHALS SERVICE, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.

CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION granted by the FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, on November 06th, 2006.

CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION granted by the U.S. MARSHALS – SHOCK UNIT, FOR NORTH OHIO VIOLENT FUGITIVES, on October year 2006.

LETTER OF APPRECIATION from Mr. CHRIS DUDLEY, CHIEF INSPECTOR, INVESTIGATIVE SERVICES DIVISION, UNITED STATES MARSHALS SERVICE, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE dated December 29th, 2004, for the capture of Jim Lyman and Fidel Garcia.

THANK YOU LETTER and CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION from Mr. ADAM N. TORRES, U.S. MARSHAL, CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES MARSHALS SERVICE, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE dated December 27th, 2004.

CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT granted by THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE on February 2002.

CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION granted by U.S. MARSHALS SERVICE, SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA, dated September 25th, 2001.

COMMENDATION FOR PROFESSIONALISM IN THE PURSUIT OF JUSTICE issued by ALAMOSA COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT on July 21st, 2001.

THANK YOU LETTER sent by UNITED STATES EMBASSY on January 26th, 2001 for the capture and deportation of fugitives John Michael Cook and Jeffrey Wayne Doles