Background
Gisela Pena, Amalia was born on May 12, 1954 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
Gisela Pena, Amalia was born on May 12, 1954 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
State University of New York at Stony Brook (Bachelor of Arts, 1977). University of Michigan (Juris Doctor, 1985). Spoken languages: Spanish and French.
Worked at Smith Abbot, Limited liability partnership Admitted to the bar, 1988, New York and United States. District Court, Southern District of New New York
Company-author: "The Duty to Inspect Under Local Law 1: A JuarezCritique, Part2," New York Practice Guide: Negligence, Matthew Bender (May 1996). "Negligence Per Sein the Lead Liability Context: A JuarezCritique," New York Practice Guide: Negligence, Matthew Bender (April 1996).
"Daubertin the Second Circuit: The More Things Change, the More They Remain the Same," New York Practice Guide: Negligence, Matthew Bender (January 1994).
"Defending the Manufacturers: What Has Worked, What Hasn"t," Mealeys Publications, Incorporated. (November 1993); "Litigating Asbestos Claims in the 1990"s: Litigating the Manufacturers Case," Federal Publications, Incorporated. (3d educated 1992). Member, Governor Cuomo"s Judicial Screening Committee for the First Judicial Department, 1993-1994.
Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Chair, Committee on State Legislation, 1992-1994.
Member: Committee on State Legislation, 1990-1992. Sub-Committee on Proposed Code of Evidence, 1990-1992.
Council on Public Service, 1994-1996). New York County Lawyers Association (Member, Special Committee on Minorities and the Law, 1990-1991).
New York State Bar Association.
Co-author: "The Duty to Inspect Under Local Law 1: A JuarezCritique, Part2," New York Practice Guide: Negligence, Matthew Bender (May 1996). "Negligence Per Sein the Lead Liability Context: A JuarezCritique," New York Practice Guide: Negligence, Matthew Bender (April 1996). "Daubertin the Second Circuit: The More Things Change, the More They Remain the Same," New York Practice Guide: Negligence, Matthew Bender (January 1994).
"Defending the Manufacturers: What Has Worked, What Hasn't," Mealeys Publications, Inc. (November 1993)
"Litigating Asbestos Claims in the 1990's: Litigating the Manufacturers Case," Federal Publications, Inc. (3d ed. 1992).
Member, Governor Cuomo"s Judicial Screening Committee for the First Judicial Department, 1993-1994. Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Chair, Committee on State Legislation, 1992-1994. Member: Committee on State Legislation, 1990-1992.
Sub-Committee on Proposed Code of Evidence, 1990-1992.
Council on Public Service, 1994-1996). New York County Lawyers Association (Member, Special Committee on Minorities and the Law, 1990-1991).
New York State Bar Association.