| | Law Firm in San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| | Address | | 33 Bolivia Street, Suite 701 | | San Juan 00917-2010, Puerto Rico | | | |
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(Main Office)
| Garcia & Fernandez
Law Offices practices in the following areas of law:
Commercial Litigation, Real Estate, Corporate, Telecommunications, Banking Law, Labor and Employment Law, Bankruptcy, Appellate Practice, Transactional Law, Admiralty, Collections, Federal Criminal Defenses, Tax and Tax Exemptions. | Firm Profile:
Established in 1987, Garcia & Fernandez Law Offices has become a full-service law firm, with practice areas that encompass the full legal and regulatory spectrum that affects new and existing businesses in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Our litigation background and our practical knowledge and application of local laws and regulations, together with our experience with regulatory agencies help us achieve efficient and innovative solutions for our clients. Our civil practice serves a broad range of client needs in areas of general and commercial litigation, telecommunications law, corporate law, banking law, real estate, labor and employment law and taxation and tax exemption laws. As part of our extensive litigation practice, we provide our clients with assistance in the fields of appellate practice, bankruptcy law, admiralty, collections and federal criminal defense. Our labor and employment practice handles litigation in both federal and local courts, including wage and hour and fringe benefits, Family and Medical Leave Act, discrimination, sexual harassment, workers' compensation and safe workplace issues, including OSHA, severance pay, meal hour claims and others. In our corporate law practice we offer knowledge and experience in general corporate and commercial transactions, real estate matters including construction law and litigation, telecommunications regulations, banking law and transactional law. Finally, our tax and tax exemptions practice covers industrial, service and tourism tax incentive and exemption programs and other state and local taxation matters such as municipal license taxes, property taxes and Puerto Rico income taxation, including administrative audit and review support and tax related litigation. At present GARCIA & FERNANDEZ LAW OFFICES is composed of thirteen (13) attorneys. | | Firm Size: 19 | Representative Clients:
Puerto Rico Telephone Company; Santander Bank; R&G Mortgage Corp.; Doral Bank; Desarollos Urbanos. | Rate Information:
Fixed Hourly Rates
| | SHAREHOLDER SENIOR PARTNER | | John M. Garcia-Nokonechna (Senior Partner) admitted to bar, 1970, Puerto Rico and U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico; 1971, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit; 1983, U.S. Court of International Trade; 1990, U.S. District Court, District of Arizona and U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Education: Tulane University of New Orleans (B.A., 1967); University of Puerto Rico (J.D., cum laude, 1970). Member, University of Puerto Rico Law Review. Law Clerk, U.S. District Judge, 1970-1971. U.S. Magistrate, 1971-1977. Member, Advisory Committee on Rules, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit, 1995-1997. Member, Bar Admission Examination Committee, Commonwealth Supreme Court. Puerto Rico Chair, Forum on Affordable Housing. Member: Federal and American Bar Associations; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. Languages: English and Spanish. Practice Areas: Corporate Litigation; Business Tort; Bankruptcy Law; Bankruptcy Reorganization; Bankruptcy Litigation; Real Estate Development; Telecommunications; White Collar Crime; Labor Litigation; Affordable Housing; Federal Criminal Law; Criminal Law. Email: John M. Garcia-Nokonechna | | COUNSEL | | Edgardo Muñoz Maldonado (Counsel) admitted to bar, 1979, Puerto Rico and U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico; 1984, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit; U.S. Bankruptcy Court; U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida. Education: University of Puerto Rico (B.A., magna cum laude, 1975; J.D., cum laude, 1978). Law Clerk, Bankruptcy Court, District of Puerto Rico, 1986. Lecturer, Courses and Seminars, Interamerican University School of Law, Federal Bar Association, Puerto Rico Bar Association, Puerto Rico Bankruptcy Bar and the National Business Bankruptcy Institute, 1983—. Professor, Bankruptcy Law, Interamerican University School of Law. Vice-President, P.R. Bankruptcy Bar Association. Member, Bar Admission Examination Committee, Commonwealth Supreme Court. Member, Local Bankruptcy Rules Committee for the District of Puerto Rico, 1991. (Certified Specialist Business Bankruptcy Law American Bankruptcy Board of Certification). Languages: Spanish and English. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Business Law; Civil Practice; Creditors Rights; Debtor and Creditor. Email: Edgardo Muñoz Maldonado | | PARTNERS | | Viviana Rodriguez-Ortiz (Partner) admitted to bar, 1988, Puerto Rico, U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico and U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: University of Puerto Rico (J.D., magna cum laude, 1988; M.A., Economics); University of Florida (M.A., Taxation). Law Clerk, Puerto Rico Supreme Court Judge Miriam Naveira. Formerly with, Federal Litigation Division of the Puerto Rico Justice Department, 1990-1993. Languages: Spanish and English. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Corporate Law; Tax Law; Commercial Litigation. Email: Viviana Rodriguez-Ortiz | | Juan A. López-Conway (Partner) born San Juan, Puerto Rico, August 16, 1956; admitted to bar, 1984, Puerto Rico, U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico and U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit; 1986, U.S. Court of Federal Claims. Education: Furman University (B.A., Europe History, 1978); University of Puerto Rico School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1982). Law Clerk to Chief Judge Juan R. Torruella, U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico, 1982-1984. President, Propeller Club of the United States, Port of San Juan. Member: Puerto Rico Bar Association; Maritime Law Association of the United States, Proctor in Admiralty. Languages: Spanish, English and French. Practice Areas: Civil Practice; Admiralty Law; Insurance; Transportation; Commercial Litigation. Email: Juan A. López-Conway | | Jeannette Marina Negron-Ramirez (Partner) born San Juan, Puerto Rico; admitted to bar, 1992, Puerto Rico and U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: University of Maryland (B.A., 1987); Inter-American University of Puerto Rico (J.D., 1991). Administrative Law Judge, Puerto Rico Labor Relations Board, 1994-1995. Formerly with, Labor Department of Goldman, Antonetti and Córdova Law Firm, 1995-1997. Member, Interamerican University Law School Alumni Association. Attorney, Puerto Rico Department of Justice, General Litigation Division, 1992-1994, Hearing Examiner, Puerto Rico National Labor Relations Board, 1994-1995. Member: Puerto Rico Bar Association; Association of Labor Relations Practitioners. Languages: Spanish and English. Email: Jeannette Marina Negron-Ramirez | | Juan D. Garcia-Chamorro (Partner) admitted to bar, 1997, Puerto Rico and U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico and U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: Curry College, Milton, Massachusetts (B.A., Politics and History, 1993); Inter-American University of Puerto Rico (J.D., 1996). Member: Puerto Rico and American Bar Associations. Languages: Spanish and English. Email: Juan D. Garcia-Chamorro | | Daniel Garcia-Chamorro (Partner) admitted to bar, 1997, Puerto Rico and U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: Inter-American University of Puerto Rico (B.A., Business Administration, 1993; J.D., 1996). Member: Puerto Rico, Federal and American Bar Associations; Puerto Rico Notaries Association. Languages: Spanish and English. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Real Estate Development; Mortgages; Construction Law; Civil Litigation. Email: Daniel Garcia-Chamorro | | ASSOCIATES | | Donna A. Maldonado-Rivera (Associate) born New York, NY, October 9, 1974; admitted to bar, 2000, Puerto Rico and U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit; 2002, U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico. Education: University of Puerto Rico (B.A., Labor Relations, cum laude, 1996); University of Puerto Rico, Law School (J.D.; 1999). Notary Public, 2000. Honored Member, Empire Who's Who of Executives and Professionals, 2006-2007. Member: Puerto Rico and American Bar Associations. Languages: Spanish and English. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Labor Law Litigation; Commercial Litigation. Email: Donna A. Maldonado-Rivera | | Omara Mendez-Bernard (Associate) born San Juan, Puerto Rico, October 10, 1972; admitted to bar, 1998, Wisconsin and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin; 1999, Puerto Rico; 2002, U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico and U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: University of Puerto Rico (B.A., magna cum laude, 1993); Marquette University (J.D., 1998). Notary Public, 2000. Recipient, Scholarship for Public Interest Work, Legal Aid Society, Honolulu, Hawaii. Intern Clerk, Judge John L. Coffey, Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals. Associate, O'Neill & Borges, Corporate Department, 1998-2002. Member: Puerto Rico and American Bar Associations. Languages: Spanish, English, French, Japanese and German. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Real Estate. Email: Omara Mendez-Bernard | | Edwin O. Figueroa-Alvarez (Associate) born San Juan, Puerto Rico, November 27, 1980; admitted to bar, 2007, Puerto Rico. Education: University of Puerto Rico (B.B.A., 2002); Interamerican University of Puerto Rico (J.D., 2006). Certified Public Accountant, 2006. Intern, Ernst & Young LLP. Member: Puerto Rico Certified Public Accountants Association. Languages: Spanish and English. Email: Edwin O. Figueroa-Alvarez | | William Lopez-Mendez (Associate) born Caguas, Puerto Rico, April 17, 1974; admitted to bar, 2006, Puerto Rico. Education: University of Puerto Rico (B.S., Politics, 1999); Inter-American University of Puerto Rico (J.D., cum laude, 2005). Teaching Assistant to Professor Wilmai River. Notary Public, Puerto Rico, 2006. Former Solo Practitioner. Member: Puerto Rico Bar Association. Languages: Spanish, English and French. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Mortgages; Corporate Law; Commercial Litigation. Email: William Lopez-Mendez | | Mildred L. Santana-Mejias (Associate) born Santurce, Puerto Rico, July 27, 1965; admitted to bar, 1997, Puerto Rico and U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit; 1998, U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico. Education: University of Puerto Rico (B.B.A., magna cum laude, 1987); Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (M.S., Public Management and Policy, 1991); University of Puerto Rico School of Law (J.D., 1996). Recipient: Scholarship Charles Mundo, Carnegie Mellon University; Honorary Registration, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus. Member: Puerto Rico and American Bar Associations. Languages: Spanish, English. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Labor and Employment Law; Construction Law. Email: Mildred L. Santana-Mejias |
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