Este pasado miércoles 9 de septiembre, mi ensayo jurídico “Guaranteed Income: Chronicle of a Political Death Foretold” (disponible aquí) fue otorgado el premio de mención honorífica en la categoría de ensayo libre por el Comité de Obra Jurídica del Año 2020 del Colegio de Abogados de Puerto Rico. Gracias a los miembros del comité, comenzando con su presidente, el Dr Daniel Nina, y sus demás miembros–el Dr Eduardo Villanueva, el Dr Hiram Lozada y la Sra María Zamparelli–por haberme otorgado este premio. Le dedico mi ensayo a la memoria del Dr Carlos del Valle Cruz, quien falleció en julio. #ColegioSiempre

(For my English-speaking readers, I am thanking the Colegio de Abogados de Puerto Rico, one of the oldest bar associations in the world, for recently awarding my 2020 paper “Guaranteed Income: Chronicle of a Political Death Foretold” (available here) an honorable mention in the category of best law essay of the year. As an aside, I have been a card-carrying member of the Colegio since 1994, the year I was authorized to practice law in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and by the way, I also need to thank my colleague and friend Orlando I. Martinez-Garcia, who nominated my paper for this award, as well as my former student Hamed Santaella, who took the time to help me submit physical copies of my paper to the prize committee by the deadline. Lastly, I dedicate my paper to the memory of my colleague and friend, Carlitos del Valle Cruz.)