PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

The Law Office of Ernest F. Marquez P.C. Salida, Colorado

2002-Present: While specializing in criminal defense, Mr. Liles also provides experienced representation in family law, general civil litigation and appellate work.

Carpenter & Carpenter, P.C. Sugar Land, Texas

1999-2000: While a full time student at South Texas College of Law, Mr. Liles worked as a law clerk focusing on research and compilation of legal memoranda, review of various pleadings & discovery, and preliminary case investigation.

EDUCATION

South Texas College Of Law
Houston, Texas: Doctor of Jurisprudence, 2001

Aarhus University School Of Law
Aarhus, Denmark: International Law

University Of Durham
Durham, England: International Law

Texas State University
San Marcos, Texas: B.B.A., Management, 1998

Lamar State University
Beaumont, Texas

COMMUNITY ACTIVITY

Kiwanis International, Mt. Shavano Club
Mr. Liles currently serves as the Mt. Shavano Club President. He has previously served as Vice President and as a member of the board of directors.

Chaffee County Mentors Program
Mr. Liles has volunteered as a youth mentor in the program since mid-2003. This program focuses on disadvantaged and at-risk youth in Chaffee County, Colorado. www.chaffeementors.org

Chaffee County Boys & Girls Club
Mr. Liles voluntarily served on the steering committee in 2004 which resulted in the consolidation of two local youth programs and the national Boys & Girls Club organization.

Sonlight Christian Camp
Mr. Liles currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors for this non-profit youth camp near Pagosa Springs, Colorado. www.sonlightcamp.org

Greater Arkansas River Nature Association (GARNA)
Mr. Liles currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors for this Colorado non-profit association dedicated to providing and promoting educational activities, volunteer projects and community involvement to conserve the natural, cultural, and historic resources of the Greater Arkansas River Area for present and future generations. www.garna.org

Ducks Unlimited, Chaffee County Chapter

Trout Unlimited, Collegiate Peaks Anglers Chapter

National Wild Turkey Federation

Colorado Bar Association

Texas Bar Association

Colorado Criminal Defense Bar

Heart of the Rockies Bar Association