Atty. Rita Linda V. Jimeno is the Associate Dean of the Centro Escolar University School of Law where she teaches Civil Law subjects, Alternative Dispute Resolution and Thesis Writing. She is also a Professorial Lecturer of the Philippine Judicial Academy and a practicing litigation lawyer for 30 years. Concurrently, she is the Managing Partner of Jimeno Cope & David Law Offices; a columnist of Manila Standard Today and Good Housekeeping Magazine.