Graduated in Law  from the Federal University of Paraná, Paraná, 1987     Master of Civil Law Procedural from the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo, São Paulo, 2002     Ph.D degree in Civil Law Procedural  by the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo, São Paulo, 2008     Professor at Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná, Paraná and Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo, São Paulo