He has been a lawyer for two decades and graduated with honors from the Law School of St. Thomas University, where he was a member of the International Moot Court Team and Judge of the Honor Council. Associate Editor of the Law Journal of St. Thomas and active member of the Hispano-American Lawyers Society (HALS). He received the Book Award for the best student for a topic in Constitutional Law, International Law, Comparative Law and Crimes. He was included on the dean's list for the semesters of the fall of 1990, spring of 1991, spring of 1992, fall of 1992 and spring of 1993. He was among the top 5% of his class.