Graduated in Law  from the State University of  Ponta Grossa, Paraná, 1987     Master in  Civil Procedural Law from the Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná, Paraná, 2001     Ph.D degree in Civil Procedural Law from the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo, São Paulo  2004     Professor at the Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná, Paraná     Professor in  the Master of Law course at University of Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo     Postgraduate course lecturer at the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo, São Paulo