Luis Sánchez Betances (born June 21, 1947, in the

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) is an attorney and partner at Sánchez-Betances, Sifre & Muñoz-Noya, PSC. Mr. Sánchez-Betances is a Laude graduate of the

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, class of 1972, having also studied part of his career at the

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. He earned his bachelor's degree from the College of Business Administration of the

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in 1969. Sánchez served as the Secretary of Justice for the 16th Cabinet of Puerto Rico from January to December 2013, before resigning.

Early life

Luis was born on June 21, 1947, in

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, Dominican Republic.

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