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Attorneys-at-Law

  Eric Bokkes

Eric BokkesEric Bokkes graduated in Law and Economics in 1996 and in International Law in 1997, both at the University of Utrecht, and completed a vocational training for company lawyers at the Catholic University of Nijmegen in 1999. He was a company lawyer at two different large companies from 1998 until 2004 and founded a trading company in theatre supplies in 2001 and was its managing director up to 2004. He was president of the Young Barristers Curacao and is treasurer of the Curacao Bar Associationand vice president of the Curaçao Society for the Protection of Animals

He was admitted to the bar on the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba in 2004. As far as languages are concerned, Bokkes is well versed in Dutch, English, German and Papiamento.

Suardus Fontein

Suardus FonteinSuardus Fontein graduated from the University of Amsterdam. As a reserve captain he was assigned to a military court and has gained ample experience in several legal functions while working at international trading companies. Amongst others, he fulfilled several top-management functions at international corporations quoted on the Amsterdam stock exchange.

He is chairman of the Royal Association of Netherlands Reserve Officers at Curacao. Fontein was admitted to the bar on the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba in June 2002. He speaks Dutch, English, German and French.

 

 

Simona La Fleur

Simona La FleurSimona La Fleur graduated in 2006 from the University of the Netherlands Antilles. During her studies she specialized in immigration- and family law. In her thesis she elaborated on the possibilities of infringement of human rights in respect to article 5 under the European Convention on Human Rights. During her study she already advised in legal matters as a member of the “Tienda di lei”.

She was admitted to the bar on the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba in 2007. As an attorney at law she practices a general practice, with accents on family- and criminal law. Languages: English, Dutch, Papiamentu.

Tristan Schonis

Tristan SchonisTristan Schonis graduated at the University of Amsterdam. Besides that, he got his Bachelor degree in law at the University of Leiden and finished an education in Management Economics and Law. He has three years of experience as a process-lawyer and worked as a Legal Consultant for over one and a half year at different Banks and Insurance companies. For his thesis he did research on contracting via the internet.

Tristan was admitted to the bar in the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba in 2009 and is treasurer of the Young Barristers Curacao. As an attorney at law he practices a general practices with accents on contract-, ICT-, labor-, triallaw and possession law. Languages: Dutch, English.

 

Olga Kostrzewski

Olga KostrzewskiOlga Kostrzewski graduated in 2009 in Dutch Law, major field Criminal Law, from the Radboud University of Nijmegen. In addition to her studies she gained knowledge and experience in both Civil and Criminal Law during training periods at Spong Attorneys at Law and Korvinus Abeln Attorneys at Law in Amsterdam.

As of 2009 she has joined Bokkes Fontein Attorneys at Law and she will be focusing on a general practice, with accents in Criminal Law. She speaks Dutch, English, German, Polish and Russian.