MEMBERS OF THE FACULTY
Alex L. Monteclar | Alan C. Trinidad | Arnulfo Sibi

ALEX L. MONTECLAR

I. Practice Areas:

A. Litigation:

-Civil Cases, such as Declaration of Nullity/Annulment of Marriages, Legal Separation, Ejectment, Recovery of Ownership/Possession, Replevin, Declaration of Nullity of Titles and Deeds, Damages, Special Proceedings, such as Settlement of Estate, Change of Name, etc., Deportation proceedings, etc.

-Corporate cases, such as Intra-Corporate Disputes, Insurance claims, etc.

-All criminal cases I

-Labor cases, such as illegal dismissal cases, claims for money and other benefits, etc.

-Agrarian Cases or Disputes

B. Special Projects:

- Land Registration cases; Registration of Corporations & Partnerships; Foreclosure of Mortgages, Drafting of Commercial and Civil Contracts and documents, etc.

II. Year of Admission to the Philippine Bar: 1982

III. Educational Background:

-University of San Carlos (A.B. Political Science (1973-1981); Bachelor of Laws (1977-1981) ) -First Victor Folsom Scholar for Asia, Academy of American and International Law, Dallas, Texas, U.S.A.

IV. Positions/Affiliations/Activities

- Managing Partner, MST LAW OFFICES

- Faculty Member/Lecturer on Persons and family Relations, Obligations and Contracts,
Civil Procedure and Special Civil Actions, USC College of Law (1992-present)

-Faculty Member, USC Dept. of Political Science (1977-1990)

-VICE-PRESIDENT, Integrated Bar of the Philippines, Cebu Chapter (1993-1995)

-PRESIDENT, Integrated Bar of the Philippines, Cebu Chapter (1995-1997)
-Past Director, USC Law Alumni Association

-Member, Philippine Association of Law Professors

-Member, Academy of American and International Law Alumni Association

-Past Adviser, Carolinian Political Science Society

- Past Member, Young Lawyers Association of Cebu (YLAC)

- Senior Presidential Adviser to Former IBP National President Jose A. Grapilon (1997-1999)

- Legal Counsel, Baltazar Group of Companies (1982-1983)

V. Accomplishments/Awards & Citations

- Outstanding IBP Chapter President for 1995-1997 given by the Integrated Bar of the Philippines

- Leadership Award given by the 13th Board of Officers, IBP Cebu Chapter.

- Award of Recognition given by the Philippine National Police (PNP), Cebu Provincial Command, for spearheading a seminar on "The Law on Arrest, (Search and Seizure, and Custodial Investigation", participated in by all Police Officers of Cebu Province.

- Award of Appreciation given by the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG), Region VII, for being a member of the Awards Committee in the Search for 199 Outstanding Lupong Tagapamayapa for Central Visayas

- First Victor Folsom Fellow for Asia in the Academy of American and International Law, Dallas, Texas, U.S.A.

- Awards during the 6th National Convention of Lawyers: Most Outstanding Chapter in the field of Legal Aid Award, Outstanding Chapter Award and Outstanding Chapter President.

- Lecturer on Philippine Family Law, Stockholm University, Sweden, 2004.