Melissa Balderamos Mahler

Melissa vem de uma família de juristas, sendo o mais notável o seu pai, Lawrence Randolph Balderamos, antigo magistrado e secretário-adjunto do Supremo Tribunal.

Melissa was admitted to practice in Belize in 2002 and, during this time, has amassed considerable experience in corporate and commercial matters, banking law, conveyancing, real property transactions and real estate development, debt collection and estates and succession.  She has also engaged in civil litigation on matters of all types, including contractual disputes, debt collection, real property issues, family matters and contentious estate issues.

Foi pioneira na área da propriedade intelectual no Belize e acumulou uma grande quantidade de conhecimentos e experiência nesta área, com um extenso trabalho no registo, proteção e aplicação dos direitos de propriedade intelectual dos clientes. Tem trabalhado em estreita colaboração com o Departamento das Alfândegas na apreensão e destruição de produtos contrafeitos e nos esforços de combate à contrafação e tem servido como conselheira local de várias redes de combate à contrafação e prestadores de serviços de proteção de marcas.

While Melissa has argued and litigated cases before all courts in Belize, she is known for her skills and ability to successfully assist parties in resolving disputes of all types.  She is a trained and experienced arbitrator and mediator.  She is well known for her expertise in family matters and matrimonial disputes and has litigated and facilitated out of court settlements of countless family disputes.  She has garnered considerable experience in local and inter-country adoptions under the Hague Convention and applications under the Hague Convention on International Child Abduction.

Memberships:
Member, Integrity Commission
Member, Board of Governors, St. Catherine Academy
Member, Board of Directors, World Pediatric Project
Member, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb)
Member, International Trademark Association (INTA)
Member, Asociación Interamericana de la Propiedad Intelectual (ASIPI)
Member, Bar Association of Belize
Member, General Legal Council

Contributor:
World Justice Project, Rule of Law Index (2015)
World Justice Project, Rule of Law Index (2016)