Areas of Practice
- Premise Liability
- First Party Property
- Criminal Defense
Biography
E'leese D. Manrique is an associate at the firm's Miami office. Ms. Manrique's primary areas of focus are premise liability and first party property.
Ms. Manrique received her Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice with a Minor in Fine Arts from Saint Leo University in 2017. In the Summer of 2017 Ms. Manrique was enrolled at the Catholic University of Pars where she completed certificates in French Level 1-A and French Fashion History and Style. In 2021 Ms. Manrique received her Juris Doctor degree from Florida International University College of Law.
During her law school career, Ms. Manrique won the 17th Annual Intramural Appellate Advocacy Competition and Best Brief Award. She went on to compete in Emory Law's 14th Annual Civil Rights and Liberties Moot Court Competition where she won the Best Oral Advocate Award.
Prior to joining St. Denis & Davey Ms. Manrique gained her experience in first party property defense at Cole, Scott & Kissane and an in depth knowledge of criminal defense while working as a Miami-Dade Assistant Public Defender in the Miami-Dade Public Defender's Office.
Ms. Manrique is a member of the Florida Bar and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida.
Education
- Florida International University College of Law, Miami, Florida
- J.D. - 2021
- Honors: cum laude
- Honors: Dean's List
- Honors: Outstanding Advocate Award
- Saint Leo University, Dade City, Florida
- B.A. - 2017
- Honors: cum laude
- Honors: Dean's List
- Major: Criminal Justice
Bar Admission
- Florida, 2021
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida, 2022
Past Positions
- Miami-Dade Public Defender, Assistant Public Defender
- Cole, Scott & Kissane, Associate
Professional Associations
- National Association of Women Lawyers, Present
Current Employment Position
- Associate
Honors
- Outstanding Advocate Award
- Champion - Florida International University College of Law 17th Annual Intramural Appellate Advocacy Competition
- Best Brief - International University College of Law 17th Annual Intramural Appellate Advocacy Competition
- Best Oral Advocate - Emory Law's 14th Annual Civil Rights and Liberties Moot Court Competition
Languages
- English