Nelson E. Sales is an Associate within our Labor and Immigration Law Departments.
Nelson joined AFRA in 2007 as a legal assistant and has been with us ever since. He assists clients with all manner of labor issues including non-judicial and litigated disputes, revision and review of employment contracts, legal updates and advice and union disputes.
Further to his labor law work, Nelson also helps our clients with all matters relating to immigration law including immigration status, migratory processes, work permits and visas and dependent status.
Nelson was admitted to practice in Panama in 2011 after graduating magna cum laude in Law and Political Sciences from Universidad Católica Santa María la Antigua, where he also served as Member of the Board of Directors of the Students Association. In 2012, he was awarded the Grotious Fellowship Award from the University of Michigan, where he achieved Master of Laws (LL.M).
Nelson is a current member of the Panama Bar Association.