Our team by city:
DALLAS, TEXAS
Oscar Gonzalez, Attorney
(800) 256-2013, extension 6
(469) 774-4793 mobile
Mr. Gonzalez is a founding member and the "G" in GRVR. He is an accomplished and popular speaker, invited to give speeches and to train people on a wide variety of legal topics, including corporate governance, litigation, international ethics, non-profit law, and export controls. He is the master writer, often tasked with drafting contracts, pleadings, and correspondences that require just the right touch. He is also a successful litigator, having sued and defended hundreds of companies. Mr. Gonzalez received his B.A. from Columbia University and his J.D. from the University of Michigan School of Law in 1988. Mr. Gonzalez has also done graduate studies in public administration at the JFK School of Government, Harvard University, the LBJ School of Public Administration, and the University of Texas at Austin. He is fluent in English and Spanish.
Ruth Rodriguez, Attorney
(800) 256-2013, extension 5
(469) 767-0367 mobile
Ms. Rodriguez is a founding member and the second "R" in GRVR. She is recognized nationally for her can-do attitude and ability to get results. She is an aggressive advocate for her clients. She has streetwise instincts and ability to think on her feet and will stand up for you in litigation or negotiations. Ms. Rodriguez has an impressive and successful record of finding positive resolutions (from our clients' perspective) to fines, penalties, and forfeitures. Ms. Rodriguez is the chief instructor for the firm's customs broker exam course and has taught International Banking Law at Texas Wesleyan University School of Law. She received a B.A. in political science from the University of Texas at Austin, a Master of Public Administration from the Maxwell School of Public Affairs at Syracuse University, and a J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School (where she was a Juan Tienda scholar). She is fluent in English and Spanish.
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO
Gabriel Arriaga Callejas
(800)256-2013, extension 1
Mr. Arriaga is one of the leading experts in all of Mexico on the country's international trade, import, customs, and export laws. For six years, as the Director of the Fiscal Audit Unit for Mexico's Tax Administration Service. The American Bar Association has featured him as a guest speaker on NAFTA audits. He is fluent in English and Spanish.
Martin Hagerman
Of-Counsel
(800) 256-2013, extension 1
Mr. Hagerman represents multinational companies and Mexican and non-Mexican entities in all kinds of transactions, including mergers, acquisitions, strategic alliances, investments, national and international public bids and regulatory issues in the areas of Commercial Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Foreign Investments, Energy, Economic Competition and Corporate law in general. His work encompasses the development and implementation of legal, corporate and financial structures related with the above areas. Universidad Iberoamericana (UIA), Post-graduate studies on Corporate Law, 2003 and the Universidad Iberoamericana (UIA), Attorney at Law, 2001. He is fluent in Spanish and English.
NEW YORK, NEW YORK
Martin K. Behr, III, Attorney
(800) 256-2013, ext. 1
Mr. Behr worked for the U.S. Customs Service as a Senior Inspector and Import Specialist at the New York/Newark/Elizabeth/JFK International and Champlain-Rouses Pt. before obtaining his law degree and masters in public administration from Rutgers University. He is also a licensed customs broker with four years of experience as a criminal prosecutor for Hudson County, New Jersey.
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
Brenda Rolon
(800) 256-2013, extension 1
Ms. Rolan is a founding member and the first "R" in GRVR. Ms. Rolon received her Bachelor of Arts from Harvard University in 1979 and her Juris Doctorate from New York University Law School in 1983. Before moving to Texas, Ms. Rolon was legal counsel for the Michigan Senate Judiciary Committee. Ms. Rolon was one of twenty attorneys from the United States selected to be a member of the Joint Venture Program sponsored by Saint Mary's University Law School and the Universidad de Monterrey at Garza, Garcia Nuevo Leon, Mexico. The Joint Program's goal was to advance studies in business transactions between the United States and Mexico by providing an intensive cross-cultural training program with other attorneys from the United States and Mexico. She is fluent in English and Spanish.
Robert Valdespino
(800) 256-2013, extension 1
Mr. Valdespino is a founding member and the "V" in GRVR. Mr. Valdespino received a B.A. in Sociology from the University of Massachusetts in Boston, graduating as the "Scholar of the College" in 1982. He received his J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School in 1985. He is a regular lecturer on a variety of subjects, including transnational insolvencies, before trade groups, corporations, and professional organizations. Since 1989, Mr. Valdespino has been a member of American Mensa, Ltd., the International High I.Q. Society. He is fluent in English and Spanish.
WASHINGTON, DC
Andrea Ewart
Of-Counsel
(800) 256-2013, extension 1
Ms. Ewart's practice compasses import and export law and international trade regulation and legislation, in particular customs, FDA, and preferential tariff and other programs that regulate imports from Africa, Asia, and Latin America and the Caribbean. She received her B.A. from the Patrice Lumumba People's Friendship University in Russia, her M.A. in international Studies from the University of Miami, and graduated cum laude with a J.D. from the University of Miami School of Law, which she attended as a Harvey Reid scholar. Ms. Ewart is an adjunct professor of Business Law at the University of Maryland and regularly consults and writes on trade issues.
David Fernandez, Esq.
(800) 256-2013, ext. 1
David is an internationally recognized attorney with experience in complex international legal transactions and business for over thirty-five years. Since the mid 1980's, he has been involved with overseas manufacturing and international supply. For over ten years, he was a Professor of legal courses at Keiser University in Tampa, Florida. He served as Vice Chair of the US Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Chair of the Legislative Committee for six years, and Chair of the International Committee for three years. He has also served as a consultant for the World Bank and the U.S. State Department. David is a graduate of Columbia College (University) in New York and the Georgetown University Law Center.
