Eliezer Rodriguez

Eliezer Rodriguez serves as a member of the Acacia Network Board of Directors. Born in Orocovis, Puerto Rico, his family subsequently moved to Philadelphia, PA. At age 17, he joined the Army, where he earned his Sergeant stripes in less than two years.

After his tour of duty, Mr. Rodriguez attended Kansas State University and graduated with a B.A. degree in Speech, Pre-Law and Social Science. He also received a certificate for completing the Senior Institute of the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management Program at Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government. He moved to New York in 1986, where he pursued a career in the Department of Sanitation for several years, before resigning to attend law school in 1996.

While attending the City University of New York School of Law, Mr. Rodriguez co-founded the Main Street Student Legal Defense Fund (M$$LDF) to help interns in their service to indigent clients and to increase alumni involvement in public interest law. In September 2000, he created Project Club Clemente, Inc., which seeks to promote, create awareness, and celebrate the legacy of Mr. Robert Clemente, the first Hispanic selected into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

As a solo practitioner, Mr. Rodriguez specializes in Real Estate, Matrimonial & Family Law, Wills and MCI, and J-51 Benefits. He is an active member of several Bar Associations, including the Puerto Rican Bar Association, The Dominican Bar Association, New York State Bar Association, New York County Lawyer’s Association, and the Bronx County Bar Association. In 2013 and again in 2015, he was elected to a one-year term on New York City’s YMCA Board of Directors.

In his spare time, he is very active in his community. Eli, as he is known by his friends, is a dedicated family man and lives in the Bronx with his wife Fiordaliza (a Judge in The Bronx Family Court) and their children, Miguel Clemente and Cristian Marin.