Lic. Roger A. Petersen
Member: The Costa Rican Bar Association, The Florida Bar Association,
American Bar Association (ABA), International Bar Association. Education:
Tulane University, New Orleans, LA. (B.A.) National University, San Jose,
Costa Rica (M.B.A. in Finance and Banking), Hamline University, St. Paul,
Minnesota (Juris Doctor), Universidad Autonoma de CentroAmerica, San
Jose, Costa Rica (Licenciate in Law & Notary Public) Author: The Legal
Guide to Costa Rica (1994-2005); Internet Gaming in Costa Rica (Gaming
Law Review 2001) Languages: English and Spanish
Lic. Richard (Rick) Philps
Member: The Costa Rican Bar Association, Law Society of British
Columbia (Inactive). Education: University of Victoria, British Columbia,
Canada (B.A. & Bachelor of Laws) UMCA, San Jose, Costa Rica (Licentiate
in Law) , Escuela Libre de Derecho, San Jose, Costa Rica (Especialidad en
Derecho Registral y Notarial) Mr. Philps maintained a general practice of
law for 14 years in Victoria, British Columbia as a member of the Law
Society of British Columbia prior to becoming a permanent resident of
Costa Rica in 1998. Languages: English and Spanish
Lic. Alberto Castillo Barahona
Member: The Costa Rican Bar Association. Education: University, Escuela
Libre de Derecho , San Jose, Costa Rica (Licentiate in Law and Notary
Public), 1999. Studies in Legal English, Tulane University, New Orleans,
LA., Negotiation and Mediation Course, University Escuela Libre de
Derecho . Languages: Spanish and English.
Bach. Diana Carvajal Ruffley. Legal Assistant
Diana is our legal assistant. Born in Costa Rica to an American mother
and a Costa Rican father she is fully bilingual Diana is in her final year of
Law School at the University of Costa Rica Law School.
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