FRANCISCO CARREIRA-PITTI. Licenciate in Law and Political Science, University of Panama. Doctorate in Law, Notre Dame Law School, Indiana, U.S.A. Admitted to practice in Panama, State of Michigan, Federal Bar and the U.S. Supreme Court.

1981 to 1985, Associate Attorney Parish&Rokely, St. Joseph-Benton Harbor, Michigan.
1986 – Date, Founding & Senior Partner, CARREIRA PITTI P.C. ATTORNEYS
1990 to 2010 Professor of Maritime Law, USMA Panama and UMIP, Master and Doctorate Programs in Admiralty and Maritime Law. Member of the Panama Maritime Law Association (PMLA), MLAUS, ICMA, CMI, IPBA, IBA.
Since 1991Mr. Carreira-Pitti has been a speaker at more than 50 international events, including the Lloyd’s Ship Arrest 2011 Conference in London. Mr. Carreira-Pitti has the honor of being the first Panamanian Lawyer admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of the United States and is also a Candidate to Solicitor by the Law Society de England &Wales.