Experience

Solo Practitioner

• San Juan, Puerto Rico

• Attorney & Counselor

  • Aug 2014 - Present

  Conduct client interviews and all client intake services. Lead attorney on all stages of litigation, including investigation, pleadings, discovery, trial, and post-trial motions. Extensive appellate practice, including preparation and defense of appeals, writs and extraordinary petitions at the Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Handle all aspects civil and commercial of litigation in major areas of the law including personal injury, contract law, property law, administrative law, family law, and estate law. Assist and counsel corporate and individual clients in corporate and contractual transactions, risk assessment and management, settlements negotiation, and business valuations. Preparation of legal opinions and assessments on complex legal and business controversies and issues, with a proactive approach. Preparation and presentation of workshops for private school teachers on the development and implementation of public policy and internal regulations regarding sexual harassment, domestic violence protocols, reasonable accommodations, anti-discrimination policies, and emergency plans, among others. Notary practice, including property deeds, notarization of powers of attorney, pre-nuptial agreements, divorce decrees, and sworn statements. Show less



Pro-Bono, Inc. Puerto Rico

• Uncompensated Volunteer Attorney

  • Mar 2013 - Dec 2020

  Legal advice, representation and support of indigent and low-income individuals as member of NGO established to aid and assist the indigent and low-income population of Puerto Rico, to advocate for fair and reasonable legal practices and policy that affect this population, and advance the quality of laws and practices affecting this community. Interview applicants to determine if they meet the requirements to be represented by a volunteer attorney from the Pro-Bono board. Defend the rights of individuals before the judicial courts of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico in matters pertaining to family, property, and civil law. • Advice and counsel individuals about their rights and responsibilities in multiple legal scenarios. Assist other volunteer attorneys and personnel of the Pro-Bono office in matters related to civil rights, administrative, family, constitutional, and labor law. Show less



Martinez Morales Law

• Attorney, Of Counsel

  • Mar 2006 - Oct 2017

  Successfully transitioned from law clerk to trusted legal advisor and litigator for law firm focused on trial and appellate practice in major areas of the law, including business disputes, labor and employment law, personal injury, foreclosures, collection of monies, and family law. Lead attorney on all stages of litigation, including appeals, writs and extraordinary petitions at the Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Counsel corporate clients on risk management, business valuations, business agreements, and settlements. Assist government entities in legal and regulatory compliance, including bid processes and appellate proceedings thereof. Supervision and mentorship of law firm personnel to build and support a high-performance team. Show less



Bufete Francisco Torres Diaz

• Law Clerk

  • Sep 2007 - Dec 2008

  Entrusted with responding to various motions as a result of an exceptional ability to promptly identify case law and legal precedent pertinent to litigation Given sole responsibility of drafting pleadings, proposed orders, and correspondences for personal injury, medical mal practice, automotive tort, and mass tort/class action litigation Used organizational skills to comprise a trial notebook making use of litigation specific skills which included drafting opening statements, determining the order of witnesses, and organizing the exhibit lists. Summarized, attended and participated in depositions and client interviews Learned and applied policies, procedures, rules, and regulations of the organizational unit and professional specialty to which assigned and assisted staff Collected, recorded, organized, and analyzed data relative to research of legal issues Show less