Background
Busto, Mercedes was born on November 10, 1946 in Havana, Cuba.
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Mercedes Busto
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Miami-Dade Junior College (Associate of Arts, with highest honors, 1975). Florida International University (Bachelor of Arts, with highest honors, 1978). Columbia University (Juris Doctor, 1981).
Spoken languages: Spanish.
Career
Worked at Mercedes Busto, P.A. (Miami, Florida) specializing in General Civil Practice, Trials and Appeals in State and Federal Courts, Commercial Litigation, Intellectual Property Law, Products Liability Law, Personal Injury Law, Tort Law, Employment Rights Law, Construction Law, Real Estate Law. Admitted to the bar, 1981, Florida. 1982, United States. District Court, Southern and Middle Districts of Florida and United States.
Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. 1984, New York and United States. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.
1985, United States. District Court, Southern District of New York and United States. Supreme Court.
Writing and Research Editor, Columbia Journal of Transnational Law, 1980-1981. President, 1990-1991, and Director, 1987-1994, Legal Services of Greater Miami, Inc.
Director, 1990-1995, Chair, 1993, YMCA of Greater Miami. Director, YMCA of the USA, 1994. Vice Chancellor, Episcopal Diocese of Southeast Florida, 1992.
Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York. Dade County and American Bar Associations. The Florida Bar; Hispanic National Bar Association.
The Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers. Florida Association for Women Lawyers.
Membership
Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York. Dade County and American Bar Associations. The Florida Bar; Hispanic National Bar Association.
The Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers. Florida Association for Women Lawyers.
