Background
Rojas, Luis E. was born on July 15, 1953 in Havana, Cuba. Came to the United States, 1959.
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Luis E. Rojas
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Luis E. Rojas, Cuban, American State legislator, lawyer, educator. Bar: Florida; United States District Court (southern district) Florida, United States District Court (eastern district) Michigan; United States Court Appeals (5th circuit), United States Court Appeals (11th circuit). Named Freshman of Year, Hialeah Chamber of Commerce, 1989, Creme of Creme South Florida Legislators, South Florida Magazine.
Education
Associate of Arts, Miami-Dade Community College, 1972; Bachelor, Florida International U., 1974; Juris Doctor, Nova U., 1982; student, University San Jose, Puerto Rico.
Career
Worked at Shapo, Freedman & Fletcher, P.A. (Miami, Florida) specializing in Governmental Law. Admitted to the bar, 1982, Florida. United States. District Court, Southern District of Florida including Trial Bar.
United States. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. United States. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Recipient, Silver Tongue Award.
Nova Law Review Candidate. Elected to Florida House of Representatives, District 109, 1988. Member, Florida House of Representatives' Committees on Corrections, Appropriations, Claims and Transportation.
Member: The Florida Bar.
Membership
Chairman criminal justice committee National Conference State Legislatures. Member Cuban-American Bar Association, Florida Bar Association, Dade County Bar, Hialeah-Miami Springs Bar Association (president 1983), Greater Miami Chamber of C.
Interests
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Avocations: fishing, hunting, beekeeping, reading, juggling. E-mail:[email protected].
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Nationality
American Cuban -
Political Party
Republican