Anabel Franceschini Rosa

About Anabel Franceschini Rosa

Before organizing her own legal practice in August 2022, Attorney Rosa was a Shareholder and personal injury attorney at a large personal injury firm for over 12 years. She has more than 25 years of legal experience in the area of negligence and has litigated employment discrimination and harassment claims in New York and in her native jurisdiction of Puerto Rico. She currently practices in the areas of family law, estates and personal injury. Attorney Rosa is admitted to the practice of law in NY, NJ, NC and Puerto Rico. Rosa has a longstanding record of public service advocating for the Hispanic-Latino community in New York and in North Carolina and has been recognized for her service to this community on the local, state, and national levels. She was recently recognized for her service on the NCAJ Board of Governors. she received the prestigious Citizen Lawyer Award from the NC Bar in 2020. She is a member of Governor Roy Cooper\'s Hispanic Latino Council where she currently serves as parliamentary officer and heads a subcommittee on Public Safety. She is also a founding member of the Mayor of Durham\'s Hispanic Latino Committee, board member of El Centro Hispano and board member of the NC Theater. Rosa is an active member of the North Carolina Advocates for Justice (NCAJ) and earned the NCAJ Order of Service Award in 2017, 2018, and 2019. She was elected to the NCAJ Board of Governors in 2020, and currently serves on the NCAJ Diversity Committee. She was a contributor to the creation of NCAJ’s Immigration Law Section and its efforts to help Hispanics and Latinos update legal documents pro bono. Rosa is the current chair of the NCAJ’s Hispanic/Latino Division. She is also a member of the AAJ. She attended Syracuse University\'s Newhouse School of Public Communications where she graduated with a BS in three subject areas: Television production, Spanish literature and Psychology. She continued her education at Syracuse University, obtaining an MA in Spanish literature. Following graduation, Rosa moved to New York City where she accepted a position as a reporter for a bilingual television station. While preparing a news story, she met then-Manhattan Borough President David Dinkins, which led to a position as Assistant Press Secretary. When Dinkins became Mayor in 1990, she went with him to City Hall. As Assistant Press Secretary for the Mayor, Rosa initiated and executed media strategies for the mayor, deputy mayors and city agencies; wrote and edited speeches and press releases; wrote Spanish-language articles for metropolitan news media.

Experience

1. Attorney

   Haas & Associates, P.A

   Apr 2023 — Present · NC, US

Education

• Universidad Tecnológica de Santiago UTESA

  Master's in Business Administration with a concentration in Business Management

• Universidad Complutense de Madrid

  Project Management and Leadership

• Universidad Dominicana O&M

  Tourism and Hospitality Business Administration

• Next Educación

  Master's in Green Economy