María Fernández Bernal

Académica Colaboradora

Academia Puertorriqueña de Jurisprudencia y Legislación

MARÍA FERNÁNDEZ BERNAL
ACADÉMICA COLABORADORA

EDUCATION

  • UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO SCHOOL OF LAW
    San Juan, PR May 2019
    Candidate for Juris Doctor
    First Year GPA: 3.75/4.0
  • UNIVERISITY OF NOTRE DAME
    Notre Dame, IN May 2013
    Bachelor of Arts, Political Science Major and Peace Studies Minor
    GPA: Major 3.7/4.0, Cumulative 3.53/4.0
    Dean’s List: Fall 2011, Spring 2012, Fall 2012
    Senior Thesis: “Red, Green and Blue: Can conflict resolution and conflict transformation lenses help Puerto Rico’s political deadlock?”

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

  • PIETRANTONI, MENDEZ & ALVAREZ, LLC
    San Juan, PR Summer 2017
    Summer Associate 

  • OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
    San Juan, PR 2015 – 2017
    Deputy Advisor on Economic & Fiscal Affairs

– Advised former Governor of Puerto Rico, Hon. Alejandro García Padilla, on fiscal and debt restructuring efforts
– Assisted in the coordination and drafting of the Fiscal and Economic Growth Plan and its subsequent amendments
– Engaged in the day-to-day operations of the Government Development Bank (GDB), the Treasury Department and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)

  • COUNTERPOINT STRATEGIES
    Washington, DC Summer 2012
    Media Research Intern 

  • McCONNELL VALDES, LLC
    San Juan, PR Summer 2011
    Paralegal Intern

  • EL NUEVO DIA / USA TODAY
    San Juan, PR Summer 2010
    Intern Assistant Editor and Reporter