Background
Delegate Carmen Taboas, Maria was born on May 19, 1955 in Santurce, Puerto Rico.
Delegate Carmen Taboas, Maria was born on May 19, 1955 in Santurce, Puerto Rico.
University of Puerto Rico (Bachelor of Business Administration, magna cum laude, 1975. Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1978). Temple University (Master of Laws, 1983).
Spoken languages: English and Spanish.
Worked at Fiddler, Gonzalez & Rodriguez (San Juan, Puerto Rico) specializing in Damages and Products Liability Litigation, Contract Litigation, Tax Litigation, Appellate Litigation, RICO Civil Litigation. Admitted to the bar, 1978, Puerto Rico. United States. District Court, District of Puerto Rico and United States.
Court of Appeals, First Circuit.
Member, University of Puerto Rico Law Review, 1976-1977. Company-author of an analysis of several decisions of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico in the areas of obligations and contracts, Volume 46, University of Puerto Rico Law Review.
Member, Committee for the Drafting of the September 1988 Bar Exam, Supreme Court of Puerto Rico Board of Examiners, 1988. Member, Board of Directors, Federal Bar Association, Puerto Rico Chapter, 1990.
Member: Bar Association of Puerto Rico.
Federal Bar Association (Secretary, Board of Directors, 1992-1993. Second Vice President, 1993-1994. First-Vice President, 1994-1995).
Member, University of Puerto Rico Law Review, 1976-1977. Company-author of an analysis of several decisions of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico in the areas of obligations and contracts, Volume 46, University of Puerto Rico Law Review. Member, Committee for the Drafting of the September 1988 Bar Exam, Supreme Court of Puerto Rico Board of Examiners, 1988.
Member, Board of Directors, Federal Bar Association, Puerto Rico Chapter, 1990.
Member: Bar Association of Puerto Rico. Federal Bar Association (Secretary, Board of Directors, 1992-1993.
Second Vice President, 1993-1994. First-Vice President, 1994-1995).