John Couriel
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John Couriel | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | John Daniel Couriel March 23, 1978 Miami, Florida |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Rebecca L. Toonkel, M.D. |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Harvard College (A.B.) Harvard Law School (J.D.) |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Website | www |
John Daniel Couriel (born March 23, 1978, in Miami, FL) was the 2012 Republican nominee for Florida State Senate District 35.[1] The district runs along the coast of Miami-Dade County from Golden Beach to Homestead. It includes portions of Miami, Miami Beach, Key Biscayne, Coral Gables, Pinecrest, Coconut Grove, South Miami, Miami Shores, Aventura, Sunny Isles, and other South Florida neighborhoods.[2]
Early life and education[edit]
Couriel's parents emigrated from Cuba in 1961.[3] His father, John Louis Couriel, arrived as part of Operation Pedro Pan, a humanitarian effort that ultimately led to the evacuation of 14,000 children from Cuba. His mother, Maria Victoria Urtiaga, emigrated with her family. The two met as teenagers in Miami-Dade County in the late 1960s and married in 1973.[4]
As a child, John Daniel Couriel attended grade school at St. Timothy's Catholic School. He was active in the Boy Scouts of America, and became an Eagle Scout.[5] He graduated from Christopher Columbus High School in 1996, where he was president of his student government and active in the national high-school debate circuit, winning two state championships and other distinctions. He attended Harvard College from 1996 to 2000, graduating magna cum laude with an A.B. degree in Social Studies.[6] As an undergraduate, he was Editor-in-Chief of the Harvard Political Review,[7] a small claims legal advisor, and a research assistant to Professor John Henry Coatsworth, then of the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies.[8][9] He also interned for the Foundation for Florida's Future,[3] an education reform group founded by Jeb Bush.
In 2003, Couriel graduated from Harvard Law School, where he was an Editor of the Journal on Legislation [10] and moot court semifinalist.
Legal career[edit]
In 2003 and 2004, Couriel served as law clerk to the Honorable John D. Bates, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. He moved to New York in September 2004 and joined the law firm of Davis Polk & Wardwell. While at Davis Polk, Couriel worked on Capital Markets, Mergers and Acquisitions, and Litigation matters.[6][11]
In 2009, Couriel returned to Miami as an Assistant United States Attorney. For three years, he prosecuted a wide range of federal offenses, including identity theft, firearms trafficking, narcotics importation, migrant trafficking, and other immigration crimes. In 2011, he led the successful prosecution of a document vendor and a ring of corrupt employees of the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, who issued genuine Florida driver's licenses to scores of illegal immigrants.[12] After rotating through the Office's Appeals and Major Crimes Sections, he joined the Economic Crimes Section, where he focused on Medicare fraud. He successfully prosecuted the owners of fraudulent pharmacies, durable medical equipment companies, and other enterprises.[13]
Personal life[edit]
Couriel is married to Rebecca L. Toonkel, M.D. They adopted their son, Jonas Aaron, in 2011. Their daughter, Eden Sofia, was born in 2012. They live in Miami Beach.
References[edit]
- ↑ "Candidates and Races - Candidate Tracking system - Florida Division of Elections - Department of State". Retrieved July 29, 2012.
- ↑ "The Florida Senate - Redistricting Plan - s016s9030". Retrieved August 17, 2012.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops - 2012 Candidate Questionnaire Project - Candidate Response". Retrieved July 29, 2012.
- ↑ "Facebook: John Couriel for Florida State Senate District 35 - Public Figure - Miami Beach, FL - Resume". Retrieved July 29, 2012.
- ↑ Schmidt, Katrina (February 7, 1993). "Scouting Out Some History 400 Troop Members Hiking From Pompano To Miami Beach In Tribute To Barefoot Mailmen Of 1800s".
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Columbus High School - John Couriel Bio" (PDF). Retrieved July 29, 2012.
- ↑ Levenson, Eugenia (November 2, 1999). "IOP votes to Reduce Advisory Group Size".
- ↑ Gewertz, Ken (December 9, 1999). "Interfaculty Initiatives Help Undergraduates Think Outside the Box".
- ↑ "DRCLAS - Annual Report 2000" (PDF). Retrieved July 29, 2012.
- ↑ "Harvard Law School Journal On Legislation - Former Executive Boards". Retrieved July 29, 2012.
- ↑ Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP (November 11, 2010). "Davis Polk Helps Secure Benefits for Veterans in Two Pro Bono Cases". Retrieved July 29, 2012.
- ↑ "Press Release - DOCUMENT VENDOR, DMV EXAMINERS, AND CUSTOMERS CHARGED WITH FRAUD RELATING TO DRIVER'S LICENSES". April 29, 2011. Retrieved July 29, 2012.
- ↑ "Press Release - Fifty-Nine South Florida Residents Charged as Part of Nationwide Coordinated Takedown by Medicare Fraud Strike Force Operations". May 1, 2012. Retrieved July 29, 2012.
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