Emil Arguelles is a Belize

Belize

Belize is a constitutional monarchy and the northernmost country in Central America. Belize has a diverse society, comprising many cultures and languages. Even though Kriol and Spanish are spoken among the population, Belize is the only country in Central America where English is the official...

an attorney by trade. Since March, 2008, he has been the Speaker of the House of Representatives of Belize. He has also been a Member of the Executive Board of the Bar Association of Belize, a Councillor of the Board of the Belize Chamber of Commerce & Industry and a Member of the Belize City Council Trade Licensing Board. He was also appointed as Honorary Consul of the Republic of Poland in Belize.

Education

Arguelles attended St. John’s College in Belize and Marquette University

Marquette University

Marquette University is a private, coeducational, Jesuit, Roman Catholic university located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Founded by the Society of Jesus in 1881, the school is one of 28 member institutions of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities...

 in Milwaukee, WI

Wisconsin

Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...

, USA (1993); University of the West Indies

University of the West Indies

The University of the West Indies , is an autonomous regional institution supported by and serving 17 English-speaking countries and territories in the Caribbean: Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Dominica,...

, Cave Hill, Barbados, (LL.B (Hons), 1996); Norman Manley Law School, Mona, Kingston, Jamaica (Certificate of Legal Education, 1998).

Profile

Arguelles is presently the managing attorney of Arguelles & Company LLC and specializes in Corporate Law; Intellectual Property; Real Estate and Foreign Investment. He is an active member of several associations: Belize Bar Association; International Bar Association

International Bar Association

The International Bar Association is an international association of lawyers and lawyers' associations. The IBA's stated purpose is to promote an exchange of information between legal associations worldwide, support the independence of the judiciary and the right of lawyers to practice their...

 (IBA); UK Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners

Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners

STEP was founded by George Tasker in 1991 and is the international professional body for workers in the trust industry and the field of estate administration...

 (STEP); International Tax Planning Association (ITPA); Belize Offshore Practitioners Association (BOPA); International Trademark Association (INTA); Interamerican Association of Intellectual Property (ASIPI); Intellectual Property Owners Association

Intellectual Property Owners Association

The Intellectual Property Owners Association is a trade association that is composed of owners of intellectual property and other parties interested in intellectual property law...

(IPO); MARQUES; Association of Real Estate Brokers of Belize (AREBB).
On the 13th January, 2009, Emil Arguelles was presented with the Guatemalan Presidential Medal by the President of Guatemala, H.E. Alvaro Colom Caballeros.