MIAMI— Jorge A. Mestre recently received an appointment by the ABA President to serve on the American Bar Association’s Commission on Hispanic Legal Rights and Responsibilities. The Commission focuses on developing and supporting initiatives and research to educate lawyers on how best to serve, promote civic responsibility within, and address the key legal challenges facing the Hispanic community in the United States.

Jorge attended his first meeting as a member of the Commission at the Legal Summit of the Americas at the ABA’s Annual Meeting in Denver, Colorado. Lawyers came together to discuss and analyze cross-border legal and societal issues. This marked the third iteration of the Legal Summit of the Americas.

Jorge engages exclusively in a commercial-litigation practice and is Board Certified in International Litigation and Arbitration by The Florida Bar. He has litigated domestic and international arbitration matters in both English and Spanish. He previously served on the Commission for the 2013-2014 term.

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