Blanca Torrents Greenwood

Education

  • University of Miami School of Law, J.D., 1991
  • University of Miami, B.A., 1988

Admissions

  • Florida, 1992
  • United States District Court, Southern District of Florida, 1999

Memberships

  • Dade County Bar Association
  • Cuban American Bar Association
  • The League of Prosecutors
  • National Member of the Order of the Barristers
  • Phi Alpha Delta, Alumni Division

Blanca Torrents Greenwood, Esq

Associate

Blanca is an associate with the law firm of Klausner, Kaufman, Jensen & Levinson.

Ms. Greenwood started her career as an Assistant State Attorney with the Miami-Dade County Office of the State Attorney. She later served as General Counsel and Executive Director of the Dade County Police Benevolent Association, a labor organization representing law enforcement officers in all matters related to their employment, including collective bargaining and arbitrations. She also served as Associate General Counsel for the Florida Police Benevolent Association where she was intricately involved with legislation and pension issues throughout the state. Ms. Greenwood was advisor to the President and Board of Directors, providing legal opinions on policies, changes in the law, proper direction and all official messaging and position statements.

Ms. Greenwood has lectured in numerous venues regarding issues including pension benefits, collective bargaining, employee rights, internal investigations, FMLA, EEOC, DOL and DOAH hearings. She was an instructor for the Southern Police Institute and has served as a panelist for the Harvard Law School Police Union Leadership Symposium.   Ms. Greenwood was appointed to serve on the Use of Force Advisory Board for the Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission and on the Florida Department of Law Enforcement’s Select Committee on Firearms Qualification Standards.

Blanca graduated from the University of Miami, with a Bachelor’s Degree in psychology, and a minor in chemistry. She was a Dean’s Honor Scholarship recipient and attended the University of Miami School of Law, where she received her Juris Doctorate degree in May 1991. She was selected for the Law School Honors Program and served as President of the Hispanic Law Students Association and Executive Board Member of the Phi Alpha Delta Law Organization. Ms. Greenwood was the University of Miami School of Law Mock Trial Competition Champion and represented the University, placing Finalist, in national trial competitions. She was selected as a National Member of the Order of the Barristers for achieving excellence and high honor in court advocacy.                                                   

Blanca resides in Miami, Florida with her husband Kevin and has three children: Jessica, Matthew and Michael.

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