Ms. Nyree Alfonso is a specialist maritime and commercial Attorney-at-Law who has been in private practice for over thirty (30) years. She practices across much of the Caribbean Region and is admitted to practice law in the jurisdictions of Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana and the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Anguilla, British Virgin Islands and Montserrat).

She has a strong reputation in litigation and consultancy having commenced her legal career in 1990, with specialized practice in admiralty / maritime law in 1993. Ms. Alfonso holds a Bachelor of Law Degree from the University of the West Indies (1987), a Legal Education Certificate from the Hugh Wooding Law School (1989), a Master of Laws Degree in Commercial and Corporate Law from King’s College, University of London (1990) and a Post Graduate Diploma in Maritime Law with merit from London Metropolitan University (2009).  She has also been awarded the designation of Accredited Director by the ICSA Chartered Secretaries of Canada.

Ms. Alfonso’s extensive corporate and insurance experience extends to her service as a Director in both public and private sector companies including serving as Chairman of the First Citizens Bank Group.

Ms. Alfonso has provided representation in complex litigation matters in the areas of admiralty / maritime law, corporate law, commercial law, family law and public law and throughout her career has worked alongside a team of corresponding Counsel, which includes Senior and Senior Junior Counsel of considerable experience and repute.

She has also volunteered her legal services to a number of communities in central Trinidad with a particular focus on implementing various security measures to deter criminal elements. Additionally, Ms. Alfonso, together with the Shipping Association of Trinidad and Tobago and the Seamen & Waterfront Workers’ Trade Union, have collaborated to assist at risk seafarers and other shore workers on a pro bono basis.

Ms. Alfonso has served as a Rotarian for several years and was a founding member of the Rotary Club of Maraval. Through the Club, she was integrally involved in educational development in rural communities in north Trinidad.