Schooling and Personal Life
Penelas, an American of Cuban descent, attended college at St. Thomas University. In 1985, he received his law degree from the University of Miami School of Law, where he graduated cum laude and was inducted into the university's prestigious Iron Arrow Honor Society.
Penelas and his wife, Lilliam, have two sons, William and Christopher.
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