Background
Suarez, Xavier L. was born in 1949 in Las Villas, Cuba.
Suarez, Xavier L. was born in 1949 in Las Villas, Cuba.
Villanova University (Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering, summa cum laude, 1971). Harvard University (Master of Public Policy, 1975. Juris Doctor, 1975); spoken languages: Spanish.
Worked at Shutts & Bowen (Miami, Florida) specializing in General Civil Practice in Federal and State Courts and before Administrative Agencies. Practice Groups include Financial Services, Business Litigation, Creditors' Rights/Bankruptcy, Insurance Defense, Governmental Relations, Real Estate, Health Care, Labor and Employment (Management), International Law and Corporate Transactions, Trusts and Estates and Tax Law, Internal Investigations and Audit, and Admiralty. Admitted to the bar, 1975, Florida.
Awarded Doctor of Laws by Villanova University. Tau Beta Pi. Author: "Congressional Immunities - A Criticism of Existing Distinctions and a Proposal for a New Definitional Approach," 20 Villanova Law Review, 97, 1974. Chairman: Miami's Downtown Development Authority, 1985.
Affirmative Action Commission, City of Miami, 1981. Member: Board of Advisors, Kennedy School of Government Institute of Politics. Board of Advisors, St. Thomas University School of Law.
Criminal Justice Council of Dade County, 1980. Mayor City of Miami, Florida, 1985-1993. Shutts & Bowen, Miami's oldest and most established law firm, has approximately 100 Lawyers.
From the time of its inception in 1910, Shutts & Bowen has committed itself to providing first-rate legal services, new and innovative approaches to problem solving, and the highest degree of professionalism and community service.
Member: Board of Advisors, Kennedy School of Government Institute of Politics. Board of Advisors, St. Thomas University School of Law. Criminal Justice Council of Dade County, 1980.
Mayor City of Miami, Florida, 1985-1993.