[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 171 (Wednesday, November 1, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2084]
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                      TRIBUTE TO CARMEN A. PACHECO

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                          HON. EDOLPHUS TOWNS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, November 1, 1995

  Mr. TOWNS. Mr. Speaker, it is my pleasure to introduce to my 
colleagues, Carmen A. Pacheco, a native of Brooklyn. She is the 
founding member of Pacheco & Lugo, Attorneys at Law, the first Hispanic 
women-owned law firm in New York.
  Ms. Pacheco has an impressive academic portfolio. She received her 
law degree from St. John's University School of Law, and her bachelor's 
degree from City University of New York.
  Her varied professional career includes work as an attorney on Wall 
Street. Ms. Pacheco has amassed considerable expertise by providing 
corporate services to multimillion and billion dollar companies such as 
Transamerica, and the United States Trust Company of New York to name a 
few. Carmen is a multitalented professional who takes immense pride in 
her work.
  Ms. Pacheco has been lauded for her professional and community work. 
She is active in the New York State Bar Executive Committee Association 
on Federal and Commercial Litigation. She is also a member of the 
Puerto Rican Bar Association, and the Hispanic National Bar 
Association. It is my distinct honor to recognize Ms. Pacheco for her 
sterling contributions.

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