Rivero Mestre & Castro attorneys
claim violation of whistle-blower law against their
client, former Director of Miami's Capital Improvements
Program Office Olatunbosun Aluko in a letter to the City
of Miami.
Jorge A. Mestre was co-chair of the 2009
HNBA National Mid-year convention and Moot Court
Competition.
Antonio Castro spoke about ethical issues
in the current economic environment at the 2009 HNBA
National Mid-year convention.
Andrés
Rivero was elected chairman of the Judicial Nominating
Commission for the Eleventh Circuit Court in and for
Miami-Dade County, Florida. He is serving a 4-year
term as a JNC commissioner and will serve as chairman
during 2009. The JNC recommends to the governor
judicial candidates for the Dade Circuit and County
Courts.
Antonio Castro was appointed to serve as
a member of the Florida Bar Grievance Committee for
2009-2010.
Andrés
Rivero was selected for Best Lawyers in America 2009.
Jorge Mestre moderated a roundtable
discussion with various Federal District Court and
Magistrate Judges at the Federal Bar Association Bench
and Bar Conference in November 2008.
Jorge Mestre was a guest lecturer at the
St. Thomas University School of Law regarding
International Arbitration in November 2008.
Jorge Mestre was a panelist at the Dade
County Bar Association Young Lawyers Section Strategies
for Professionalism and Professional Development Panel
Discussion in October 2008.
Jorge Mestre was a panelist at The
Florida Bar Young Lawyers Division Practicing with
Professionalism Panel Discussion in May 2008.
The Florida Bar News published
Jorge Mestre's Board of Governors'
platform statement.
Jorge A. Mestre was re-appointed deputy
president of Region VII of the HNBA for 2009-2010.
The Daily Business Review reported about Jorge Mestre's
race for board of governors.
Jorge Mestre's personal statement
for the Florida Bar Board of Governors race was
published in the Florida Bar News.
Andrés
Rivero and Jorge A. Mestre are recognized as Florida
Legal Elite 2008 by Florida Trend Magazine (voted for by
members of the Florida Bar).
The Miami Herald reported that
Andrés Rivero recently
successfully negotiated a severance package for Miami
Downtown Development Authority executive Director Dana
Nottingham.
The South Florida Business Journal
reported that
Andrés Rivero successfully
prosecuted a whistleblower claim on behalf of
whistleblower Mary Conway based on her wrongful
termination from her position as Chief Operating Officer
for the City of Miami.
Jorge A. Mestre, in July 2007, was appointed Vice-Chair
of the Civil Litigation Committee of the Dade County Bar
Association.