EXPERIENCE
A perspective built from different sides of the system.
Experience is not measured only in years. It also matters where the process has been seen from, what responsibilities have been assumed and how that background helps read a case more clearly.
18+ yearslegal trajectory and institutional experience
Ho Ramos Legal brings more than 18 years of legal experience across public- and private-sector practice as well as judicial functions. That mix allows a matter to be analyzed not only from the client’s position, but also with an understanding of how a case is structured, processed and assessed within the system.
In practice, that helps identify missing information, arguments that need support, stages requiring close attention and risks that should be discussed early. Experience does not replace studying the individual matter; it gives that study more context.
The firm maintains a boutique approach, with an emphasis on direct attention, follow-up and a reasonably close line of communication with each client.
Professional profile
Winston A. Ho Ramos
Senior Attorney · Founder
Attorney licensed to practice in the Republic of Panama, with public- and private-sector background as well as judicial experience that strengthens the strategic reading of every matter.
PROFESSIONAL CV
Professional summary
Attorney licensed to practice in the Republic of Panama, with more than 17 years of experience in the public and private sectors. In public service he spent 13 years within the Judicial Branch, serving in positions such as Judicial Secretary, Mixed Municipal Judge, Compliance Judge and Judge in charge of liquidating criminal cases, among others. In private practice he worked as an attorney at Ramos Chue & Asociados and, since 2023, has practiced independently as the lawyer leading Ho Ramos Legal.
Core strengths
CAREER PATH
Professional experience
Senior Attorney - Founder
- Handle hearings
- Prepare legal documents
- Assist the firm’s clients
- Delegate day-to-day assignments to the legal department staff
Attorney I
- Handle hearings
- Prepare legal documents
- Assist the firm’s clients
- Delegate day-to-day assignments to the legal department staff
Judge in charge of liquidating criminal cases
- Resolve criminal proceedings
- Delegate functions to junior staff
- Submit monthly reports
- Resolve second-instance appeals from the Municipal Criminal Court
Mixed Municipal Judge
- Address and decide family, criminal and civil matters
- Delegate functions to junior staff
- Submit monthly statistics
- Support the National Judicial Facilitators Program
CONTINUING EDUCATION
Courses and diplomas
Diploma in support mechanisms for the protection of vulnerable victims and witnesses in criminal proceedings
Institute for Legal Studies and Research
2022Money laundering course
Scuela de Polizia Economico - Finanza / Judicial Branch
2021Course on legitimizing the judicial function of criminal judges
Institute for Legal Studies and Research
2020Update course on victims in Inter-American Criminal Law
Institute for Legal Studies and Research
2020Specialized course in judicial transparency and gender perspective
Judicial Training Institute - Judicial Branch
2018-2022Course for operators of the Accusatory Criminal System
Judicial Training Institute - Judicial Branch
2016Diploma in the Accusatory Criminal System
Universidad del Istmo
2013PERSPECTIVE
What that experience brings to everyday work
Procedural perspective
Understanding not only the legal rule, but also how a matter can move through a real process.
Analytical ability
Separating relevant facts, documents and risks so the strategy has structure.
Practical judgment
Distinguishing actions that add value from steps that only add time or complexity.
Communication
Explaining the scenario in a way that helps the client make better-informed decisions.
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