Higher Education: Doctor in Law, Law Faculty of Universidad Centroamericana “UCA”, Managua, Nicaragua, 1969-75; Authorized as Attorney at Law and Notary Public by the Supreme Court of Justice of Nicaragua since 1976. 

Other Studies: Specialized Courses, Seminars and meetings about Human Rights, Citizenship in: Managua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Chile, Peru, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Dominican Republic, Washington, Spain and Germany, all organized by institutions such as: UNICEF, CELAM (Episcopal Latin-American Council), ILADES (Latin American Institute of Social Studies), Interamerican Institute of Human Rights, Universidad Rafael Landívar, Guatemala; Universidad La Salle, México, Universidad del Cibao, Dominican Republic, IDB (Interamerican Developmen Bankt); Government of Spain; Government of Germany.         

Legal Professional Experience: Partner of ACZALAW Central American Firm, since March 2002;Legal Adviser in debt and judicial recovery, Banco de la Vivienda-Housing Bank: 1973-75; Secretary of the Court for the Protection of Minors of Managua, 1978-79; Director of the Center for the Protection of Minors, 1979; Legal Adviser of the Ministry of Social Welfare, 1980-81; Director of Education and Legal Department of the Permanent Commission of Human Rights (CPDH), 1989-90.

Legal Practice: Legal Director of the Verification Commission of Cardinal Obando Bravo, since 1990; Director of the Education Department of the Archbishopric Commission for Social Promotion (COPROSA), since 1990; Member of the Superior Council; Secretary of the Academic Council; Director of Human Resources; Secretary General and Professor of Commercial Law in the UNICA (Universidad Católica Redemptoris Matter), Managua, Nicaragua since 1992; Experience in conflict mediation; mediation with irregular groups; mediation of institutional crisis; External Adviser of the Supreme Electoral Council since 1995; Independent Law Practice in Civil, Institutional and Commercial Law. 

Languages: Spanish and English