
EDUCATION
Northwestern University, B.A., 1973
Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., 1976
BAR ADMISSIONS
Florida
New Jersey
U.S. District Courts:​
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Middle District of Florida
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Northern District of Florida
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Southern District of Florida
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District of New Jersey
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Southern District of New York
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Eastern District of New York
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Northern District of New York
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Southern District of Texas
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District of Columbia
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District of New Hampshire
U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia
Supreme Court of the United States
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RENE A. SOTORRIO
SPECIAL COUNSEL
Rene A. Sotorrio is a Special Counsel at Zumpano Patricios. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Northwestern University (1973) where he graduated with distinction, and obtained his Juris Doctor degree from the Georgetown University (J.D. 1976) where he participated in the Civil Trial Clinical Program as a student trial attorney practicing in the District of Columbia Superior Court. While at the Georgetown Law Center, he interned with the late William 'Snow' Frates, the distinguished criminal lawyer who defended John Ehrlich man, one of the lead defendants in the famed Watergate prosecution which led to the resignation of former President Richard Nixon. After acquiring valuable experience in civil litigation in Florida and in the New York metropolitan area, Mr. Sotorrio began practice as a criminal defense lawyer at the Office of the State of New Jersey Public Defender, Hudson Region, Jersey City, New Jersey. There, he headed the Juvenile Court Division and reduced the conviction and incarceration rate of juvenile offenders by more than 50 percent. He also served as a felony litigation attorney from 1980 to 1982. In 1982, Mr. Sotorrio became a felony attorney at the Office of the Public Defender, Dade County, Florida. During his tenure there, he tried multiple serious cases procuring acquittals in all but two of his jury trials. In 1984, Mr. Sotorrio went into private law practice. Over the course of his private law sector career, his representations have included cases involving multinational fraud investigations, tax evasion investigations, extradition petitions, SEC investigations, federal healthcare fraud matters, matters involving a foreign government official, charges against an internationally renowned professional athlete, and other significant criminal defense matters. Mr. Sotorrio has practiced before multiple federal district courts across the United States.
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PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
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The Florida Bar Association
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The New Jersey Bar Association
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American Bar Association
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Inter American Bar Association
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Cuban American Bar Association
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New Jersey Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
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National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
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Florida Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
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International Criminal Lawyers Association
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Texas Criminal Bar Defense (Affiliate Member)
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American Inns of Court
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PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
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Instructor, National Institute of Trial Advocacy.
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Lecturer and Recipient of Best Paper Award, XXX Conference of the Inter-American Bar Association. Santiago de Chile, Chile, Sovereign Act or Commercial Activity; The Contraction of Governmental Immunity Under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act.
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Submitter and lecturer, XXXI Conference of the Inter-American Bar Association, San Juan, Puerto Rico, U.S. Inter-Company Pricing Requirements and Latin American Criminal and Civil Liabilities.
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Founder and ·first president of the Eugene P. Spellman American Inn of Court, University of Miami School of Law.
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Lecturer and instructor, Harvard University Law School Pilot Program, Guatemala City, Guatemala. Chosen as one of the six most prominent Spanish-speaking criminal lawyers by the program sub-director of the Institute for Criminal Justice at the Harvard University Law School.
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AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS​
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Selected as AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated SM lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell ®, universally recognized as the foremost national and international attorney rating organization, Mr. Sotorrio is a member of its Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers·"'
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Selected as a member of Best of the Best Lawyers in America.
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Selected as a member of America's Top 100 Criminal Defense Attorneys.
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Selected as one of South Florida's Top Lawyers by The Daily Business Review
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Selected as Attorney of the Year by Top 100 lawyers.
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Selected as a member of Lawyers of Distinction.
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Selected as an honored member of "Quien es Quien" in South Florida​
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