Senen Agustin S. De Santos
Born in Manila on 28 August, he hails from a family of lawyers, starting with his great-grandfather, Marcelino De Santos, who obtained a Bachiller en Leyes from the University of Santo Tomas in 1871, and later his father, Alejandro F. De Santos, who was a product of the UP College of Law, 1940.
He has been a consistent honor student (having graduated Honorable Mention, St. John’s Academy, 1976; With Honors, UP Integrated School, 1980; Cum Laude, UP College of Social Science & Philosophy, 1984; and No. 27 in his batch, UP College of Law, 1988), while all throughout being an active student leader (President, Section 7-A, St. John’s Academy, 1976; President, UPIS Student Association, 1980; President, Association of Political Science Majors, 1984; President, UP Law Student Government, 1988).
His law practice has mainly been in Civil, Criminal, Corporate litigation (with Alampay & Manhit Law Offices; Balgos & Perez Law Offices, and Gabionza, De Santos & Partners), while simultaneously being the Managing Partner for his previous law firm for more than a decade, and maintaining his ties in the academe being a professorial lecturer mostly in remedial law subjects (Statutory Construction, Special Civil Actions, Injunctions, Special Proceedings, Evidence and Land Titles & Deeds) at the Ateneo Law School and the Lyceum of the Philippines University College of Law, as well as previously in the College of St. Benilde and the UP College of Business Administration (Partnerships & Corporation Law and Business Law).
Having founded the Firm, his main objective now is to make his forefathers proud, serve his clients to the best of his abilities, impart whatever he has learned through the years in terms of legal practice and office administration to his colleagues, and give back to the country in whatever way he can to contribute to its growth and development.
Jomar T. Usman
Born on the 28th of January 1993, he completed his Juris Doctor degree from the San Beda College Alabang – School of Law in 2020. While in law school, he participated as a debater in the San Beda Human Rights Law competition in 2015. He also took part in the San Beda International Humanitarian Law Moot Court Competition for second year law students as a legal researcher in 2016.
He obtained his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science degree in Mindanao State University Marawi in 2015 as a student leader and a debater. While finishing his degree, he was also active in extracurricular activities [President—Association of Political Science Students (2014); Internal Vice President of SAMAPAH (2014); Debater – College of Social Sciences and Humanities (2013-2015)].