Scholars & Patrons
Francisco Ary Montenegro Castle
– Lawyer, born 02/16/1938 in Cedro (CE), specialized in Labor Law, working in the labor area since 1961, as an advocate for claimants and defendants.
– Graduated from the Faculty of Law of the Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPe), in Recife.
– Professor of Brazilian Social Studies at the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo - 1964/68.
– Professor of Labor Law at the Law School of Largo de São Francisco – USP – as a volunteer teacher, in the years 1975/77.
– Professor of the Specialization Course in Labor Law promoted by Faculdades Metropolitanas Unidas - 1976.
– Instructor of the 1st Specialization Course in Labor Law, held by PUC-SP, in 1977.
– Representative of postgraduate students before the Postgraduate Council of the Law School of Largo de São Francisco.
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Patronus: Roberto Barreto Prado
– Vice-President of the São Paulo Labor Lawyers Association, 1979/80.
– President of the São Paulo Labor Lawyers Association in 1981/82.
– President of the Brazilian Association of Labor Lawyers - Abrat - in 1981/83 and 1983/85.
– Representative of Brazil before the International Labor Organization – ILO, in Geneva, in 1985.
– Member of the Labor Law Commission of the Ministry of Labor, in 1985/86.
– Counselor of the Brazilian Bar Association, São Paulo chapter in the 1987/89 and 1989/91 biennia and in the 1997/2000 and 2000/2003 trienniums.
– 2nd Secretary of the Brazilian Bar Association, São Paulo chapter, in 1988/89.
– Secretary General of the Brazilian Bar Association, São Paulo chapter, in 1989/91.
– President of the Selection Committee of the Brazilian Bar Association Section of São Paulo, 1997/2000.
– Representative of the OAB/SP, as Examiner, in the Exams and Titles for Admission to the Labor Judiciary of the 2nd Region, held in the years 1986, 1987, 1988, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2002.
– National Conference of the Brazilian Bar Association, held in Florianópolis in May/82.
– National Conference of the Brazilian Bar Association, held in Porto Alegre, in October/88.
– Course on the reflexes of the new Constitution, held by the OAB/SP, in November/88.
– 1st State Congress of Women Lawyers, promoted by OAB/SP, in March/88.
– X Congress of Labor Lawyers of the State of São Paulo, held in November/89.
– IV Brazilian Congress of Collective Labor Law, promoted by LTR, in October/89.
– V Brazilian Congress of Collective Labor Law, promoted by LTR, in October/90.
– National Conference of the Brazilian Bar Association, held in Belo Horizonte, in September/90.
– I International Congress of Labor Law, held in Paraná, in 1991.
– XI Congress of Labor Lawyers of the State of São Paulo, held in July/91.
– I Brazilian Congress of Individual Labor Law, promoted by LTR, held in São Paulo, in March/93.
– VIII Brazilian Congress of Individual Labor Law, promoted by LTR.
– V Brazilian Congress of Procedural Labor Law, promoted by LTR, in July/93.
– Seminar on Justice, promoted by the São Paulo Lawyers Association, in August/93.
– II Brazilian Congress of Individual Labor Law, promoted by LTR, held in São Paulo, in March/94.
– School of Labor Magistracy, in June/94.
– IX Brazilian Congress of Individual Labor Law, promoted by LTR, held in São Paulo, in November/94.
– III Brazilian Congress of Individual Labor Law, promoted by LTR, held in São Paulo, in March/95.
– Course on Labor Law, held by the OAB/SP, in August/95.
– Seminar on Labor Process, promoted by the Brazilian Institute of Social Law, in May/97.
– National Congress of Labor Law, promoted by the Brazilian Institute of Social Law, in Salvador, in 1999.
– Ibero-American Congress of Labor Law - São Paulo, 1973.
– Ibero-American Congress on Labor Law, Mexico, 1975.
– National Congress of Brazilian Labor Lawyers, held in Belém do Pará (1981), São Paulo (1982), Recife (1983), Vitória (1984), Florianópolis (1985) and Maceió (2012).
– São Paulo Labor Lawyers Congress, held annually since 1989.
– Conference of the Brazilian Bar Association, held every two years.
– Speaker of the Geography and History Course at the Pontifical University of São Paulo, 1969.
– Professor Honored by the graduates of the Law School of Largo de São Francisco - USP - 1976.
– Medal commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of the Labor Court, awarded by the Superior Labor Court, in 1991.
– Title of Grand Official granted by the E. Labor Court of the 2nd Region in 2005.
– Title of National Patron granted by the Brazilian Association of Labor Lawyers – Abrat, at the XXXIV National Congress of Labor Lawyers held in Maceió in 2012.
– Commendation of the Grand Cross granted by the E. Labor Court of the 2nd Region in 2013.
Post-Graduation in Labor Law at the Largo de São Francisco Law School - USP.
– Qualification in Labor Law at the Largo de São Francisco Law School - USP.
– Specialization in Civil Procedure at the Faculty of Law of the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo.
Contact : ary@apdt.com.br