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Click here or scroll down to respond to this candidateCarlos G. Col n-Machargo
|Street Address Lavista Road | |Tel. PHONE NUMBER AVAILABLE
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|Atlanta, GA Street Address | |colonmachargo@gmail|
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Experience
|Col n-Machargo Law Studio |
|Atlanta, Georgia. Principal. |
|2013-Present |
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|Represents and counsels clients on general civil, administrative and |
|contractual matters, including but not limited to areas involving labor |
|and employment law, business law and contracts, estate planning, tax, |
|insurance, real estate and corporate law. |
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|Monnolly, Pridgen, Colon-Machargo & Ellenberg, LLC |
|(formerly Monnolly & Colon-Machargo, LLC - August 2010 - September 2011) |
|Atlanta, Georgia. Founding |2010-2013 |
|Member. | |
|.|Represented clients in federal courts in the defense of welfare plan |
| |claims under ERISA, including those involving disability and life |
| |insurance matters. |
|.|Represented and counseled clients on issues involving labor and |
| |employment law, insurance coverage matters, as well as general civil |
| |and contractual matters. |
Lavergne-Ram rez & Col n-Machargo
|Coral Gables, Florida/San Juan PR. Founding |2003-2010 |
|Partner. | |
|.|Represented both, employees and employers, in labor and employment |
| |causes of action in local and federal courts and administrative |
| |agencies in matters of employment discrimination, wrongful discharge, |
| |wage and hour disputes, labor relations, workers' compensation and |
| |issues under COBRA. |
|.|Drafted and negotiated legal contracts and legal documents used in the |
| |labor and employment setting including: employment agreements, |
| |temporary employment agreements, probationary employment agreements, |
| |confidentiality agreements, covenants not to compete, and general |
| |release and termination agreements. |
|.|Handled appeals in labor and employment matters before the U.S. Court |
| |of Appeals for the First Circuit, including arguing before such |
| |appellate court, as well as local courts. |
|.|Founding partner of legal practice in the State of Florida to assist |
| |client, a casualty and property insurance carrier, in the restructuring|
| |of its Claims Department. |
|.|Supervised insurance defense counsel in the litigation of the |
| |underlying cases brought against the carrier's insureds, including |
| |monitoring legal expenses and providing legal advice in the settlement |
| |of claims. |
|.|Engaged, as part of the restructuring plan, in an aggressive approach |
| |to assess coverage in order to reduce the client's bottom line with |
| |regard to the claims paid. |
|.|Involved in claim-underwriting meetings to assess harmful trends and |
| |avoid excessive exposure by adopting and incorporating exclusion |
| |endorsements and/or avoiding writing a particular risk. |
|.|Rendered legal opinions regarding insurance coverage under the policies|
| |and endorsements issued. |
Adsuar Mu iz Goyco & Besosa, P.S.C.
|San Juan, Puerto Rico. Associate |2000-2002 |
|Attorney. | |
|.|Represented the largest employer in the hospitality industry in Puerto |
| |Rico, among others, in labor and employment matters. |
|.|Defended clients in federal and local courts and administrative |
| |agencies in employment discrimination, wrongful discharge, wage and |
| |hour disputes, labor relations, workers' compensation and COBRA issues.|
|.|Processed business-related visas to relocate foreign high-profile |
| |executives to the U.S. |
|.|Rendered legal opinions regarding labor and employment law issues, as |
| |well as personnel policies and procedures. |
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National Labor Relations Board
|Brooklyn, New York. Field Attorney. |1997-2000 |
|.|Collaborated in Region 29 with over forty fellow attorneys and other |
| |professionals from very diverse backgrounds in effectuating the |
| |purposes of the National Labor Relations Act. |
|.|Investigated unfair labor practice charges by interviewing witnesses |
| |and reviewing documentary evidence; issued reports summarizing the |
| |evidence obtained and recommending a course of action for management's |
| |final decision on the issuance of a complaint or the dismissal of the |
| |matter. |
|.|Prosecuted unfair labor practice charges in which complaint was issued,|
| |including the preparation of witnesses and documentary evidence to be |
| |used at trial; litigated the case before the Administrative Law Judge; |
| |drafted and filed post-trial briefs and provided assistance in any |
| |compliance matter once favorable final disposition had been obtained. |
|.|Presided over representation proceedings to conduct secret ballot |
| |elections, including overseeing the election process to guarantee its |
| |purity. |
|.|Advised the public about their rights under state and federal labor and|
| |employment law statutes. |
Verner Liipfert Bernhard McPherson & Hand
|Washington D.C. Law Clerk. |1997-1997 |
|.|Employed by one of the leading lobbying firms in the Nation while |
| |attending Georgetown University. |
|.|Researched legal issues and provided advice to the Legislative |
| |Department on issues concerning Puerto Rico, as well as the state of |
| |the law in various Latin American countries. |
|.|Actively participated in meetings to strategize and implement lobbying |
| |efforts to maximize the money assignments and Congress appropriations |
| |to be received by the Government of Puerto Rico. |
Education
|Georgetown University Law Center |1997 |
|LL.M. Labor and Employment Law |Washington D.C. |
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|Inter American University, School of Law |1996 |
|Juris Doctor, cum laude |Hato Rey, Puerto Rico |
|Honors: National Dean's List | |
|Law Review: Member, Inter American University | |
|Law Review | |
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|College of William & Mary |1994 |
|Summer session: International Taxation/Business |Amsterdam, The |
|Planning |Netherlands |
|Internship: Baker & McKenzie | |
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|University of Puerto Rico |1993 |
|Bachelor in Business Administration, cum laude, |R o Piedras, Puerto Rico |
|Accounting | |
|Honors: UPR Dean's List | |
Professional Admissions and Licenses
|ATTORNEY-AT-LAW: |Admitted to practice in: GA, FL, DC |
| |and PR |
|CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT: |Licensed to practice in: FL and PR |
Languages
Fully bilingual - English and Spanish. Command of written and spoken legal
and accounting terms and concepts in both languages.
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