Bachelor of Laws from Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul – PUCRS) in 1997.
Graduate of Escola Superior da Magistratura do Rio Grande do Sul (Judicial College of Rio Grande do Sul) in 1999.
Master’s degree in Civil Procedural Law from Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul – UFRGS) in 2004.
Doctor’s degree in Civil Procedural Law from UFRGS) in 2011.
Former Professor of Civil Procedural Law at Fundação Escola Superior do Ministério Público do Rio Grande do Sul (College of Public Prosecutors of Rio Grande do Sul Foundation).
Author of the books Direito Probatório: as máximas de experiência em juízo (“Law of Evidence: the maxims of judicial experience”) (2007) and Teoria dos Precedentes Judiciais: racionalidade da tutela jurisdicional (“Theory of Judicial Precedents: rationality of jurisdictional protection”) (2012).
Member of the Brazilian Bar Association, Rio Grande do Sul Section.

LANGUAGES: Portuguese, English, Italian, and French.

MAIN PRACTICE AREAS: Conflict Resolution.