Fred Rooney

About Fred Rooney

Hospice Volunteer, Lehigh Valley Health Network and St. Luke’s University Health Network, Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania, 2017-present *Member of the American Bar Association’s Latin American and Caribbean Law Initiative Council, 3019-20 *Fulbright Specialist in Sofia, Bulgaria, August 2018 *Named \"Legal Rebel\" and \"Father of Legal Incubators\" by the American Bar Association, 2013 *Fulbright Specialist in Islamabad, Pakistan, 20••••18 *Member of the Fulbright Association’s Advocacy Committee, 2017-present *Honorary Professor by the Autonomous University of Santo Domingo Faculty of Jurisprudence and Political Science, 2014 *Recognized expert in the development of innovative approaches designed to increase access to affordable legal services for individuals of moderate to low-income in the United States and abroad *Skilled at creating cultural and academic exchange programs for students from the United States to study abroad and for international students to study in the United States *Extensive international experience, through pro bono work, speaking engagements and as an International Liaison and 1st Scholar in Residence to Symbiosis Law School in Pune, India *Highly skilled at teaching the entrepreneurial skills lawyers need to establish and maintain an economically viable solo or small firm law practice *Recipient of numerous awards, including the American Association of Law School\'s Father Robert Drinan Award for promoting the ethic of public service through personal service, program design or management; 2018 Zaragoza Award for Humanitarian Service, Puebla, Mexico

Experience

1. Fulbright Specialist

   The Fulbright Program

   Jan 2022 — Present · Santo Domingo, DO

Education

• City University of New York School of Law

  JD, Law

  1983 — 1986

• Moravian University

  BA, Latin American Studies

  1971 — 1975

• Marywood University

  Master's degree, Bicultural/Bilingual Studies

  1980 — 1982