Born in Cordoba, Argentina. 
 
Education: Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law (J.D., 1995). 
 
Published: New York Real Estate Law Reporter. 
 
Background: Assistant Ombudsman to Governor Mario Cuomo, Department of State; Clerk, Judicial Commission on Minorities. 
 
Member: New York State Bar; New Jersey State Bar; U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York; U.S. District Court of New Jersey; U.S. Supreme Court. 
 
Associations: New York State Bar Association, Trial Lawyers Section; American Bar Association; New York County Lawyers’ Association; Association of Family and Conciliation Courts. 
 
Honorary Positions: Chairman, Business Advisory Council, 2003 National Leadership Award; Director, Chinese American Bar Association; Co-President, 5 Towns Civic Association.  
 
Recipient: National Republican Congressional Committee, 2003 Certificate of Recognition; National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Certificate of Achievement, 1997 Interstate Bike Tour; New York Academy of Sciences, Certificate of Merit, 1994. 
 
Profiled: Who’s Who in America (55th Edition), and Who’s Who in American Law (13th Edition). 
 
Speaker: New York County Lawyers’ Association, Solo and Small Firm Practice Committee, Oct. 10, 2000. 
 
Lecturer: Brandeis University, “The Interaction between Religious Divorce Law and Secular Family Law in North America; A Workshop on Practical Approaches and Theoretical Perspectives”, (May 2017). 
 
Legal Expert: FOXNews article “Importance of Mother’s Role Gives Britney Spears an Edge in Court”,  January 22, 2008. 
 
Advisory Panel: American Bar Association, 2008. 
 
Favorite Quote: You don’t drown by falling in the water. You drown by staying there.
 
 
Contact info:
(212) 625-9949
mario@tristatelawyer.com
 
 
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