Rachel Brill

Areas of Practice:

Federal Criminal Defense

Criminal and Civil Forfeiture

General Federal Litigation and Appeals

Litigation Percentage:

100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions:

New York, 1989

Puerto Rico, 1990

U.S. District Court District of Puerto Rico, 1989

U.S. District Court District of Maryland, 1989

U.S. Court of Appeals 1st Circuit, 1989

U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, 1989

U.S. Supreme Court, 1992

Education:

Harvard Law School, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1987 J.D.

Honors: Cum Laude

Law Review: Civil Rights Civil Liberties Law Review, Articles Editor, 1986 - 1987

University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1984 B.A.

Honors: Magna Cum Laude Major: History

Major: English

Representative Cases:

United States v. Rodriguez-Gonzalez, (1st Circuit 2005)

United States v. Rosario-Diaz & Montalvo-Ortiz, 202 F.3d 54 (1st Circuit 2000)

Classes/Seminars Taught:

Federal Criminal Litigation - Clinic, University of Puerto Rico - Law School, 1993 - 2002

Federal Litigation - Forensic Practice, University of Puerto Rico - Law School, 2003 - 2005

Professional Associations and Memberships:

Puerto Rico Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (PRACDL), 1991 - 2006

Charter Member, Treasurer, Board Member

National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL), 1990 - 2006 Member

Federal Bar Association, 1990 - Present Member

Colegio de Abogados de Puerto Rico, 1990 - Present Member

Past Employment Positions:

Federal Public Defender's Office - Puerto Rico, Assistant Federal Public Defender, 1990 - 1993

Hon. Frank A. Kaufman, Law Clerk, 1988 - 1989

Hon. Jose A. Fuste, Law Clerk, 1987 - 1988

Languages:

English

Spanish

Birth Information:

1963, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America