January 23, 2005

P&H’s founding partner receives “Master of Law” award from the Dominican College of Lawyers

In a ceremony hosted at their headquarters in the Colonial Zone of Santo Domingo, the Dominican College of Lawyers distinguished Juan Manuel Pellerano, founding partner of Pellerano & Herrera with the Master of Law award.

In his speech the President of the School of Judges of the Dominican Republic referred to Dr. Pellerano as a “lawyers’ lawyer, a true scholar and a mentor to those who view the practice of law as a continuously evolving exercise”.

The Awareness Campaign
This is the first awareness campaign ever launched by a law firm in the Dominican Republic. This campaign addressed to the general public, has the goal of making people aware of their rights and duties as are consigned in the Constitution and other laws, in order to contribute to the legal knowledge of the population.

First Campaign Ads:

• Law equal to all
• Presumption of innocence
• Human Rights
• Violence will be punished