Name : Firme, Nesauro Hernandez
Short BioA graduate of the Faculty of Civil Law, University of Santo Tomas in 2003. Immediately after passing the bar the following year, he went into private practice where he co-founded his law firm – Oliva Firme & Associates Law Firm. Atty. Firme is a professor at the Colleges of Law of Polytechnic University of the Philippines and Jose Rizal University. As an academe, he was responsible for formulating the syllabus and program course for the law subjects Summer Apprenticeship, Juris Doctor Thesis, and Clinical Legal Education Program. A member of the academe, Atty. Firme also held various positions in government. In 2008, Atty. Firme got immense exposure to local governance after his appointment as a Legal Consultant for the Office of the City Mayor of Mandaluyong City. During that time, Atty. Firme managed the Public Private Partnership matters for the city. In 2016, Atty. Firme, worked as a Consultant for the Presidential Commission on Good Government to render legal opinions on land registration concerns of PCGG. In 2017, Atty. Firme became the Chairman of Mandaluyong City’s People’s Law Enforcement Board (PLEB). In 2018, Atty. Firme worked as a Legal Specialist for the review, revision, and drafting of the Implementing Rules and Regulation of the Traditional and Alternative Medicine Act of 1997, under the Philippine Institute of Traditional and Alternative Health Care, Department of Health. From January 2021 up until February 2022, Atty. Firme worked as the Executive Assistant/Consultant of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority Chairman Benjamin C. Abalos, Jr. where he performed the functions of a Chief of Staff. His exposure in the field of law both as a litigation lawyer and as a professor coupled with his fruitful stint in the government service, Atty. Firme is a welcome addition to the Judicial and Bar Council to carry out the Supreme Court’s mandate of getting persons of proven competence, integrity, probity, and independence to serve the judiciary.