Ricardo Jose Rodriguez Vacas

RODRIGUEZ VACAS LAW FIRM, LLC / ESTUDIO JURIDICO RODRIGUEZ VACAS

I am a Miami/South Florida area based attorney at law providing general legal services, from civil practice to criminal practice, family, traffic and immigration. 

(2015-Present) Rodriguez Vacas Law Firm, L.L.C., Miami, FL.

Practice includes: Basic Immigration, Divorce and Family matters, Estate Planning,Contracts, Labor Law, Civil Litigation, Construction, Debt Defense, & General all aspects of the law practice from client intake, consultations, and retention, legal and case analysis, mediation, settlement, court appearances, and litigation.   

(2011-2015)      The Law Offices of Ricardo J. Rodriguez Vacas, P.A., Miami, FL.                   

Handled alternative dispute resolution matters as a Supreme Court certified circuit civil mediator for civil matters, in particular foreclosure cases. Handled all general matters of the law practice from client intake and retention to complex document drafting to litigation issues.                      

(2013)                Special Counsel, Miami, FL.

Document Review Attorney

Analyzed legal documents and reached conclusions and determinations on their relevance to the case at hand on various projects.

(2007-2016)       RJR Construction, Inc., Miami, Fl.

Project Manager/Legal Counsel ( )As head counsel for a small minority owned construction company in South Florida, I provided legal expertise on compliance issues ranging from labor laws to public bidding and governmental procurement matters. I also handled lien matters and litigation regarding bid protests. As project manager, I directed personnel and employees on job sites ensuring safety compliance as well as work performance efficiency.   Education:      

(2006-2007)       American University of Beirut , Beirut, Lebanon

Semester Abroad: Studied Middle Eastern Culture and the Arabic Language. Classes in Elementary Formal and Lebanese Arabic.

Activities: Jiu-jitsu club

(2003-2006)      St. Thomas University School of Law, Miami, Florida

JURIS DOCTOR

Activities:  Phi Alpha Delta Fraternity, St. Thomas More Society, Hispanic American Law Society. Pro Bono charity work with CHARLEE and Habitat for Humanity.          

Book Award:  Constitutional Law II                   

(2002-2003)       Florida International University, Miami, Florida

                        B.A. in ENGLISH

Activities:Member of Sigma Alpha Mu Fraternity and Cuban American Student Association

                        Study Abroad: Shakespeare at Stratford (England)

 (1998-2002)      St. John Vianney College Seminary, Miami, Florida

                        B.A. in Philosophy with minors in Theology and Spanish

                         (Seminarian for the Archdiocese of Miami)

Activities: Senior Class President, House Coordinator, and Head Sacristan      

Mission work: Summer Migrant Worker Program at Danville, Virginia                                                                                                                     Hospital and Education ministries                                                                                            

Languages:       English & Spanish (fluent/native), French (intermediate), Lebanese Arabic (beginner)

Bars and Licenses:         - Florida Bar (#0078397) 

                                      - District of Columbia Bar Member 

                                      - U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida

                                      - U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida

                                     -  Florida Notary Public                                      

Media/Press:    Former Weekly legal columnist for Miami's oldest Spanish newspaper, Diario Las Americas See newspaper columns at

                        Columns published from 2015-January 2017.

 Hobbies:         Travel, Cultures, Politics, Cooking, Languages, Sports, & Comedy.