Background
Bentata, Bernardo was born on December 22, 1967 in Caracas, Venezuela.
Bentata, Bernardo was born on December 22, 1967 in Caracas, Venezuela.
Universidad Catolica Andres Bello, Caracas, Venezuela (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1990). New York University (Master of Comparative Jurisprudence, 1991). Tulane University (Master of Laws, Admiralty, 1992).
Spoken languages: Spanish, English, French, Italian, Hebrew.
Worked at Chaffe, McCall, Phillips, Toler & Sarpy, L.L.P. (New Orleans, LA) specializing in General Civil Practice. Trials and Appeals, Corporations, Insurance, Admiralty, Banking, Real Estate, Labor, Probate, Oil and Gas and Negligence Law, Health Law and Related Issues. Admitted to the bar, 1990, Venezuela.
1992, Louisiana and United States. District Court, Western, Eastern and Middle Districts of Louisiana. United States. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Recipient, Edward A. Dodd Junior Award for Excellence in the Study of Maritime Law, 1992. Tulane University Director, Alumni Relations, Foreign Lawyers Association of Tulane University, 1991-1992. Member, Hispanic Lawyers Association of Louisiana, 1992-1993.
Member: Louisiana State Bar Association (Member, Junior Achievement Award Committee, 1993). (Resident Associate, Caracas). Chaffe, McCall, Phillips, Toler & Sarpy, New Orleans' oldest law firm, is more than 70 attorneys strong with a support staff of 100 personnel.
Chaffe McCall is a progressive, full-service law firm with its main office occupying three floors of the Energy Centre in downtown New Orleans, just steps away from the federal and state courts. The Baton Rouge office is expanding to provide full service in the state's capital. The firm's attorneys are organized into working groups, or sections, by experience and area of practice.
Member, Hispanic Lawyers Association of Louisiana, 1992-1993. Member: Louisiana State Bar Association (Member, Junior Achievement Award Committee, 1993). (Resident Associate, Caracas).