Roxann P. Cotroneo, City Attorney
Office Phone #: (956) 216-5011
E-Mail Address: rcotroneo@myharlingen.us
Education:
Harvard Law School, Cambridge, Massachusetts
32nd Program of Instruction for Lawyers
Certificate of Attendance - June 11 - 17, 2000
St. Mary's University School of Law, San Antonio, Texas
Doctor of Jurisprudence - May 20, 1995
Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, D.C.
Visiting Student - Summer 1993
The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas
Bachelor of Arts in Government - May 23, 1992
La Universidad de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain
Cursos Internacionates - June 29, 1989
Concentration: Spanish
EXPERIENCE:
Associate Municipal Court Judge, City of Forney, Texas, October 2009 - November 2009
Executive Assistant City Attorney Special Projects, City Attorney's Office, Dallas, Texas -
March 2008 - September 2009
Special Assistant U.S. Attorney, Project Safe Neighborhood (PSN) and Anti-Gang Crime Initiative, U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Texas,
July 2002 - Present
Executive Assistant City Attorney, Chief of Community Prosecution and Community Courts, City Attorney's Office, Dallas, Texas -
April 2001 - February 2008
Faculty Member, Lecturer or Advisor, U.S. Department of Justice -
April 2001 - Present
Assistant City Attorney, Code Enforcement Section, CIty Attorney's Office, Dallas, Texas
August 1998 - March 2001
Assistant City Attorney, Criminal Law and Police Section, City Attorney's Office, Dallas, Texas
April 1996 - July 1998
Court Appointed Attorney, Bexar County Justice Center, San Antonio, Texas
November 1995 - February 1996
Licenses:
Admitted to State Bar of Texas - November 3, 1995
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas - April 11, 1997
Certified Instructor, Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education - 1998
Publication:
Pais, Roxann, Code Book, Dallas: City of Dallas, Texas, 1999. Reference and training manual for code enforcement officers to identify, enforce, prepare for trial and correct code violations.
Pais, Roxann, Urban Rehabilitation Standards Board Training Manual, Dallas: City of Dallas, Texas, 1999. Training manual for city council appointees on urban rehabilitation
Awards:
Recipient, U.S. Department of Justice Project Safe Neighborhoods 2006 National Achievement Award for Exemplary Local Training Program
Recipient, U.S. Department of Justice Community Prosecution National Leadership Award 2006
Recipient, American Prosecutors Research Institute Community Prosecution Iceberg Award 2006
Recipient, Old East Dallas Weed & Seed Community Heart & Soul Award 2006
Recipient, City of Dallas Employee Wall of Honor Award, September 2006
Special Recognition, Dallas County Commissioners Court, June 2006
Special Recognition, Dallas CIty council, June 2006
