Wifredo A. Ferrer
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Wifredo A. "Willy" Ferrer (b 1966 in Hialeah, Florida
) is the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida
. He was nominated on February 24, 2010 by President Barack Obama
and confirmed by the Senate on April 22, 2010. He was officially sworn in as United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida on July 16, 2010 in Miami, Florida. As United States Attorney, he is the chief federal law enforcement officer for the District.
. After graduating law school in 1990, he clerked for then District Judge Stanley Marcus (judge)
. Upon completing his clerkship in Fall 1991, he joined the Miami law firm of Steel, Hector & Davis where he remained for three years. Ferrer then returned to public service, first as a White House Fellow and Special Assistant to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and later as Deputy Chief of Staff and Counsel to then Attorney General Janet Reno
.
After five years at the Department of Justice, Ferrer returned to Miami in 2000 to become an Assistant United States Attorney. While at the United States Attorney’s Office, he served in the Public Integrity and National Security Section, the Economic Crimes Section, the Major Crimes Section and the Appellate Division of the Office. As an Assistant United States Attorney, he handled and tried numerous high profile matters, including international money laundering, health care fraud, narcotics, international human rights abuses, immigration and firearms offenses.
In 2006, Ferrer joined the Miami-Dade County Attorney's office, where he was an Assistant County Attorney and chief of the Federal Litigation Section.
During his career, Ferrer has been recognized as one of the Top Government Attorneys by both South Florida Legal Guide and Florida Legal Elite. In addition, he received the Attorney General’s Medal in 2000, and Superior Performance and Special Merit Awards for his work as an Assistant U.S. Attorney.
Hialeah, Florida
Hialeah is a city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 226,419. As of 2009, the population estimate by the U. S...
) is the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida
United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida
The United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida is the United States Attorney responsible for representing the federal government in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida....
. He was nominated on February 24, 2010 by President Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Barack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election.Born in...
and confirmed by the Senate on April 22, 2010. He was officially sworn in as United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida on July 16, 2010 in Miami, Florida. As United States Attorney, he is the chief federal law enforcement officer for the District.
Education
Ferrer earned a B.A. in Economics from the University of Miami in 1987. He then continued his education in law at the University of Pennsylvania, graduating Cum Laude in 1990.Early Life and Career
Ferrer was born in Hialeah, Florida in 1966, and attended Hialeah-Miami Lakes High SchoolHialeah-Miami Lakes High School
Hialeah-Miami Lakes Senior High School is a secondary school operated by Miami-Dade County Public Schools, located at 7977 W 12th Avenue in Hialeah, Florida, USA, on the boundary with the city of Miami Lakes.-Construction:...
. After graduating law school in 1990, he clerked for then District Judge Stanley Marcus (judge)
Stanley Marcus (judge)
Stanley Marcus is a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.- Early life, education and legal training :...
. Upon completing his clerkship in Fall 1991, he joined the Miami law firm of Steel, Hector & Davis where he remained for three years. Ferrer then returned to public service, first as a White House Fellow and Special Assistant to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and later as Deputy Chief of Staff and Counsel to then Attorney General Janet Reno
Janet Reno
Janet Wood Reno is a former Attorney General of the United States . She was nominated by President Bill Clinton on February 11, 1993, and confirmed on March 11...
.
After five years at the Department of Justice, Ferrer returned to Miami in 2000 to become an Assistant United States Attorney. While at the United States Attorney’s Office, he served in the Public Integrity and National Security Section, the Economic Crimes Section, the Major Crimes Section and the Appellate Division of the Office. As an Assistant United States Attorney, he handled and tried numerous high profile matters, including international money laundering, health care fraud, narcotics, international human rights abuses, immigration and firearms offenses.
In 2006, Ferrer joined the Miami-Dade County Attorney's office, where he was an Assistant County Attorney and chief of the Federal Litigation Section.
During his career, Ferrer has been recognized as one of the Top Government Attorneys by both South Florida Legal Guide and Florida Legal Elite. In addition, he received the Attorney General’s Medal in 2000, and Superior Performance and Special Merit Awards for his work as an Assistant U.S. Attorney.