Coraly Schreiber brings to our firm over 22 years of federal government service and a proven record of client successes in private practice.  Originally from San Juan, Puerto Rico, Coraly rejoined the Firm in 2025 as Counsel and leads the office in San Juan.  Her success as an attorney in private practice and experience as a former Attorney-Advisor with US Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Trade, provide Coraly with valuable breadth of expertise that benefits the Firm’s clients.  

At CBP, Coraly held multiple high level roles—including Fines, Penalties and Forfeitures (FPF) Branch Chief in Washington, DC, overseeing all 42 CBP FPF offices at the national level, and Attorney-Advisor in the Office of Trade, Regulations and Rulings. As an Attorney-Advisor she spent a decade advising on enforcement actions and FOIA-related matters, and later served as FPF Administrator for US Border Patrol, Southeast Region.  

Coraly’s deep understanding of CBP operations—from field enforcement to national-level policy—makes her a subject matter expert in penalties, liquidated damages, seizures, and regulatory compliance. She not only attended but taught courses at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers, and she continues to be an in-demand speaker and trainer.

In private practice, as a Managing Attorney at a Customs and international trade law firm, as well as in her prior role with the Firm, as Of Counsel, Coraly obtained major victories for clients, including full relief in seizure cases, the granting of a denied customs broker’s license, successful protests and AFRs, and cancellation of improper penalties.  She has also secured FOIA document releases and favorable CBP rulings through persuasive legal analysis.

Coraly counsels and represents clients on a wide range of customs and international trade matters, such as responding to enforcement actions by federal agencies, including preparing petitions for relief in response to notices of penalties and liquidated damages, protests and post summary corrections (PSC) challenging CBP decisions, the accurate classification of imported products, and the development of duty-saving strategies for importers. 

Coraly is not just bilingual, fluent in Spanish and English, but her practice is fully bicultural, making her a powerful advocate for clients navigating complex Customs and trade matters.

Admissions & Certifications

Puerto Rico

Thought Leadership
Presentations

Government 
2009-20:  As an FPF Officer and an Attorney-Advisor, served as speaker/instructor at several port-level and HQ-level events, as well as the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC), Brunswick, GA and Harpers Ferry, WV, addressing enforcement actions and trade topics as enacted and executed by CBP, HSI and other federal agencies’ enforcement actions. Presentations over more than a decade reached audiences including CBP officers, paralegal specialists, import specialists, attorneys, entry specialists, and other agency supervisors. 

2024-25: Served as a mentor at several iterations of CBP’s Advanced Secondary Leadership Training (ASLT), a college-level accredited training for current managers and leaders (second-level supervisors and above) at all CBP locations and across all organizations (Air and Marine Operations, Office of Field Operations, Office of Trade and US Border Patrol).

Private Practice 
Panelist, Counterfeits or Gray Market? Latest Trends in Trademark and Intellectual Property Protection, Enforcement and Compliance for Imported and Exported Trademarked Goods, Florida Bar International Law Section, Miami, February 2023

Presenter (in Spanish), Retos Actuales del Comercio International Desde La Perspectiva Estadounidense (Current Challenges in International Trade from the United States’ Perspective), Russell Bedford International, Americas Conference, Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, January 2023

Presenter (in Spanish), Importar a los Estados Unidos (Importing to the United States), AmCham Bolivian Delegation, Miami, November 2022

Panelist, Export Compliance and Risk Mitigation when Exporting to the Caribbean, US Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Caribbean Region Trade Mission, Miami, October 2022

Presenter, Experts Demystify CBP’s FP&F Process as it Relates to Intellectual Property Rights, Florida Customs Brokers & Freight Forwarders Association (FCBF) and Diaz Trade Law, Webinar, October 2022

Panelist (in Spanish), Cumplimiento de las Leyes y Regulaciones de Importación de Alimentos a los Estados Unidos y Discusión de Problemas Comunes con Aduana y Protección Fronteriza (Compliance with US Food Import Laws and Regulations and Discussion of Common Issues with US Customs and Border Protection), Florida International University, Business Executive Program, INCAE Business School, Webinar, October 2022

Panelist, Unpacking FP&F: Inside View of Fines, Penalties & Forfeitures Process, Customs and International Trade Bar Association (CITBA), Webinar, November 2019

Honors & Achievements

Mentor – CBP Advanced Supervisory Leadership Training, Advanced Leadership Training Center, Harpers Ferry, WV (2025), widely respected by peers for high professional achievement and ethical standards 

Professional Memberships & Associations

American Bar Association, Section of International Law 

Colegio de Abogados de Puerto Rico 

Asociación de Abogados de Puerto Rico 

Customs and International Trade Bar Association (CITBA) 

Education

J.D., University of Puerto Rico School of Law
M.A. and B.A., University of Puerto Rico 

Prior Experience

Fines, Penalties, and Forfeitures (FPF) Administrator, CBP US Border Patrol, Southeast Region (Buffalo, NY, New Orleans, LA, Miami, FL and Aguadilla, PR)

Of Counsel, Yormick Law LLC 

Managing Attorney, Diaz Trade Law, P.A.

Fines, Penalties, and Forfeitures (FPF) Branch Chief, US Customs and Border Protection (Washington DC) 

Attorney-Advisor, US Customs and Border Protection, Office of Trade, Regulations and Rulings (Washington DC) 

Fines, Penalties and Forfeitures (FPF) Officer, CBP Office of Field Operations (San Juan, PR and US Virgin Islands)