A Law graduate from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), where he received his degree in 1970. He was a teacher of Commercial Law at Ritter dos Reis Law School (currently UniRitter) from 1975 to 2001. He has attended several Law events as a lecturer and often has articles published. He works intensively in the OAB/RS (Brazilian Bar Association of Rio Grande do Sul), an entity of which he was President in the 1998/99 term and Vice-President in 1996/97. He is a Perpetual Honorary council member of OAB/RS and a council member of the Brazilian Bar Association. Language: French.