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OTP Trust is proud of its close association with O'Farrill & Associates (ofarrill.tv), Mexico's
finest bi-national law firm devoted to the interests of non-Mexicans investing in Mexico.

By special arrangement with the firm, O'Farrill & Associates most senior real estate attorney -- Celilia Dabbs -- is always available to OTP clients. Extensive information about O'Farrill & Associates and its' capabilities can be accessed online at the firm's website.

AnaCeciliaDabbs
Senior Attorney,O'Farrill&Associates
acdabbs@otptrust.com

Ms. Dabbs is a highly experienced attorney who heads O'Farrill & Associates' real estate department. With a specialty in all matters pertaining to estate planning, Cecilia is widely experienced in structuring contracts; creating purchase and sale agreements; designing multi-national joint venture structures, and all aspects of the sale and transfer of Ejido land.

Cecilia is only the second Mexican attorney -- and the first from Sonora State -- to be certified as a Foreign Legal Consultant by the Supreme Court of the State of Arizona. She is justifiably proud of this accomplishment, saying, "Getting Foreign Legal Consultant certification requires that you absorb a vast amount of information about American law, and you have to demonstrate to the court very highly developed legal skills in your native country, in my case, Mexico. This certification isn't taken lightly by the State of Arizona: they've basically said to their constituents that you're expert in your native countries' law, and qualified to advise Americans about decisions that may have legal ramifications in America. It's a very serious responsibility."

Fully fluent in both English and Spanish, Cecilia is a native of Hermosillo, Sonora State, and a graduate of the University of Sonora at Hermosillo where she later became a professor, teaching civil and agrarian law, and serving as Thesis Director and judge of many of the professional examinations within the their law school. During her years at the university she also exhibited a great sense of public-spirited generosity by providing countless hours of pro-bono services to the community through the Public Law Desk that the University of Sonora operates. She is a member of both the State Bar of Arizona and the State Bar of Sonora, and also serves as overall coordinator of processes and procedures related to O'Farrill & Associates Mexican legal activities.

Prior to joining O'Farrill & Associates Cecilia was a partner in the Carsolio Law Firm in Hermosillo, practicing family and criminal law, as well as being very active in their estate planning division. Cecilia treasures this experience, saying, "Much of what I learned about estate planning at Carsolio has served me well at O'Farrill & Associates, because the secure transfer of both real property and other types of investment as part of an estate is often a component of our client's objectives."

Arguably one of O'Farrill & Associates most bi-cultural attorneys, Cecilia is married to an American and is a full-time resident of Phoenix.

Raúl O'Farrill

Founder,O'Farrill&Associates
rofarrill@otptrust.com

READ "MAJOR FORCES IN ROCKY POINT REAL ESTATE: RAUL O'FARRILL"
FROM THE ROCKY POINT REAL ESTATE GUIDE

OTP's Founder, Raúl O'Farrill, is the senior legal architect of our unique product -- Guarantee Trust -- a mechanism that guarantees both buyers and sellers interests.

Raúl is also the Founding Partner of O'Farrill & Associates -- a bi-national law firm specializing in secure real estate ownership for non-Mexicans investing in Mexico. O'Farrill & Associates is the first Mexican firm to open United States offices and receive certification from the Arizona State Bar Association; the first to receive certification as a foreign legal consultant from the State of Arizona; and the first to offer services to Americans and Canadians seeking expert guidance after the signing of the NAFTA agreements.

Raúl is highly respected within the real estate community not only for his work in Rocky Point, San Carlos, and Arizona, but in recognition of his intimate involvement in major developments throughout Mexico in locations as diverse as Acapulco, Ixtapa, Zihuatanejo, Mazatlán, Los Cabos, La Paz, Rosarito, Cancún, and Cozumel.

Educated at the Centro Universitario Mexico, Universidad Iberoamericana, Universidad Panamericana and University of California, Berkeley, Raúl is fluent in English and is widely experienced in Mexican real estate, corporate, and securities law. He is Vice President of Training for A.M.P.I. Rocky Point, a member of NAR, a former member of the Arizona Mexico Commission Real Estate Ad Hoc Committee appointed by Arizona's Governor, coordinator of the Arizona Department of Real Estate's liaison with the Thunderbird School of International Management, and a member of both the Arizona State Bar Association and the American Bar Association.

Raúl writes frequently on matters related to Mexican real estate, and we are pleased to offer a selection of his articles and essays which can be read online, or downloaded in .pdf format.