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Figuring out of Lengthy Island, Dave Mejias is a household legislation lawyer with Mejias, Milgrim & Alvarado, the place he’s additionally a managing associate. Serving as an lawyer with the agency for the previous 18 years, Dave has established himself as a proficient lawyer with a ardour for serving to households obtain equitable options to their most annoying issues. Via his emphasis on household legislation, Dave Mejias works with moms and youngsters to make sure custody agreements and youngster help preparations are enacted and adopted by as effectively as potential. Mr. Mejias acknowledges the pressure divorces and custody instances can placed on everybody within the household and he works diligently to keep away from including additional issues unnecessarily. As a household legislation skilled, Dave additionally has expertise in overturning put up nuptial and pre-nuptial agreements, which might typically be very important in attaining a good divorce settlement for his shoppers. The dedication with which Dave Mejias approaches his duties hasn’t gone unnoticed by his group. Glad shoppers discuss and share their optimistic experiences, so it is no surprise Dave has been acknowledged by organizations all through his group. His efforts in serving as an advocate for home violence survivors has introduced recognition and appreciation from the Coalition of Home Violence. As the primary Latino elected to the Nassau County Legislature, Dave Mejias introduced his ardour for the legislation to state authorities. Whereas in workplace from 2004 by 2010, Mr. Mejias helped to enact Megan’s Notification Legislation in New York State and drafted stricter revisions for intercourse offender residency legal guidelines. Some provisions the household legislation skilled added to intercourse offender legal guidelines have enabled legislation enforcement so as to add monitoring gadgets to the non-public computer systems of intercourse offenders, guaranteeing they are not viewing inappropriate materials. Dave was additionally instrumental in getting Natalie’s Legislation handed, which creates better public consciousness about heroine utilization in New York communities. Dave’s newest endeavors have him utilizing the legislation to battle for the LGBT group. As a lifelong supporter of equality for all, Dave Mejias wasted no time in leaping in to face up for the fitting of transgenders to make use of the toilet of their most popular gender. Whereas others cling to the concept that a person ought to use the gender with which they’re recognized on their beginning certificates, Mr. Mejias acknowledged a really sensible downside to this willpower. In actuality, male to feminine transgenders will seem as feminine to the typical onlooker, so sending that particular person into the lads’s restroom may create an even bigger public disaster. This stance and Dave’s dedication to the LGBT group as an entire earned the respect and gratitude of the LGBT Community in New York State. This was a possibility for members of the LGBT group to personally thank Dave for his continued advocacy for equal rights and fairer laws. Whether or not he is standing up for shoppers in a courtroom or advocating for victims of home abuse and LGBT rights, Mr. Mejias proves he is a person of conviction. He stands by his beliefs and by the individuals who depend upon him, proving himself to be an excellent member of his group.