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Edificio Polo Norte
Tetuan 261 (Old San Juan)
San Juan 00902 (San Juan Dist.)
Puerto Rico
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(Main Office) Effective January 2009, Usera Law Offices PSC will become the full-service law firm Usera Morell Bauzá Dapena & Cartagena LLP and effectively grow from a 6 attorney to a 20 attorney firm, to engage in the practice of law in Banking & Corporate, Entertainment, Environmental, Health, Labor & Employment (Management), Litigation, Real Estate and Taxes. Having practiced together at Goldman Antonetti & Córdova, (and several of us at one of its predecessors, Brown Newsom & Córdova, the oldest firm in Puerto Rico), we have known and worked with each other for years, typically representing clients contemporaneously in our different areas of specialization. All attorneys are committed to continuing to provide the level of competence and professionalism in representation that has characterized us. Statement of PracticeBanking and Corporate, Entertainment, Environmental, Health, Labor and Employment (Management), Litigation, Real Estate and Taxes. Firm Size: 12
Languages: English and Spanish.
Representative Clients:Abbott Laboratories, Anheuser Busch, Aramark Cleanroom Services, Banco Gubernamental de Fomento, Boehringer Ingelheim, CitiFinancial, Game Stop, General Electric, Glaxo SmithKline, Hospital Español de Auxilio Mutuo, Johnson Controls, Inc., Margo Caribe, Inc., Marriott Hotels, Medtronic, McDonald's Corp., Osram Sylvania, Playtex Products, Inc., Puerto Rico Telephone Co., ThermoKing of Puerto Rico, Walgreens.
AddressEdificio Polo Norte
Tetuan 261 (Old San Juan)
San Juan 00902, (San Juan Dist.)
Puerto Rico
PhonePhone: 787-725-8080
Fax: 787-725-8860
Website
http://www.um-law.com
Firm/Affiliate OfficesSan Juan, Puerto Rico Office: Miramar Plaza, 954 Ponce de León Avenue, 4th Floor, 00908. Telephone: 787-725-8080. San Juan, Puerto Rico Office: Scotiabank Plaza, 273 Ponce de León Avenue, Suite 901, 00918. Telephone: 787-725-8080.
Gregory T. Usera (Member) born Santurce, Puerto Rico; admitted to bar, 1980, District of Columbia and U.S. District Court, District of Columbia; 1981, Puerto Rico, U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit, U.S. Claims Court and U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1975); Georgetown University (J.D., 1979). Fellow: District of Columbia; Puerto Rico. Member: Colegio de Abogados de Puerto Rico; The District of Columbia Bar; Federal and American Bar Associations; Association of Labor Relations Practitioners, Puerto Rico-V.I. Reported Cases: Rodriguez v. SmithKline Beecham, 224 F. 3d 1 (1st Cir. 2000); Trinidad v. SK & F Lab Co., 992 F.2d 1(1st Cir. 1993); Mercado v. Ponce Federal Bank, 979 F.2d890 (1st. Cir. 1992); Vega v. Arthur Young 136 D.P.R. 157(1992); Spiller v. U.S.V. Labs, 842 F.2d 535 (1st. Cir. 1988); Calderon v. General Electric, 805 F.2d 1085 (1st. cir. 1986); Burgos v. Executive Air, Inc., 914 F.Supp. 792 (D.P.R. 1996); Muñoz Rivera v. Telefónica de Puerto Rico, 913 F.Supp. 81 (1995); Martinez v. Picker International, 635 F.Supp. 658 (D.P.R. 1986); Hayes v. The United States, 225 Ct. Cl. 599 (1980); Shao v. The United States, 228 Ct. Cl. (1981); Rodríguez v. SK & F Co., 833 F.2d 8 (1987); Mercado-García v. Ponce Federal Bank, F.S.B., 779 F.Supp. 620 (1991); City of Hope National Medical Center v. Seguros de Servicios de Salud de PR, 983 F.Supp. 68 (1997); Rodríguez v. Smithkline Beecham Pharmaceutical PR, Inc., 62 F.Supp 2d 374 (1999); Rivera v. Kmart Corporation; 190 F.R.D. 298 (2000); López-Báez v. Sears Roebuck Corp.; 102 F.Supp. 2d 65 (2000); Puerto Rico Telephone Company v. Unión Independiente de Empleados, 129 F. Supp. 2d 110 (2000); Comar, Inc. v. American Guarantee Liability Ins. Co., 175 F.Supp. 2d 173 (2001); Caraballo v. Puerto Rico Telephone, Inc., 178 F.Supp. 2d 60 (2001); Ceramic Enterprises, Inc 994 F. Supp. 97 (D.P.R. 1998); Instituto de Educación Universal, Inc. v. U.S. Dept. of Educ. 341 F.Supp. 2d 74 (D.P.R. 2004); Sánchez v. Osram, 2006 T.S.P.R. 27; Rivera Abella v. Puerto Rico Telephone Co. 470 F. Supp. 2d 86 (D.P.R. 2007). Languages: English and Spanish. Practice Areas: Labor Law; Employment Law; Litigation.Email: Gregory T. Usera
Pedro Morell (Member) born Santurce, Puerto Rico, March 29, 1951; admitted to bar, 1976, Puerto Rico and U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico; 1977, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: Boston College (B.S., 1972); University of Puerto Rico (J.D., 1976). Member: Colegio de Abogados de Puerto Rico; American Bar Association (Member, Business Law Section); Asociación de Notarios de Puerto Rico. Practice Areas: Real Estate and Mortgage Law; Banking Law; Corporate Law; Commercial Financing; Secured Transactions.
Antonio Bauzá (Member) born San Juan, Puerto Rico, November 10, 1961; admitted to bar, 1997, Puerto Rico. Education: University of Puerto Rico (B.B.A., magna cum laude, 1984); Inter-American University of Puerto Rico (J.D., 1996). Assistant Editor, Inter-American University Law Review. Certified Public Accountant. Member: Colegio de Abogados de Puerto Rico; Puerto Rico Association of Certified Public Accountants (Member, Taxation Committee); American Institute of Certified Public Accountants; Puerto Rico Chamber of Commerce (Member, Taxation Committee, International Commerce Committee); Puerto Rico-United Kingdom Chamber of Commerce. Practice Areas: Tax Law; Tax Exemptions; Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Reorganization.
Ramón E. Dapena (Member) born San Juan, Puerto Rico, January 13, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, Puerto Rico, U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez (B.A., 1975); Catholic University of Puerto Rico (J.D., 1978); Georgetown University. Member, Catholic University of Puerto Rico Law Review, 1977-1978. Member: Colegio de Abogados de Puerto Rico; American Bar Association; National Institute of Trial Advocacy. Practice Areas: Commercial and Corporate Litigation; Antitrust Law and RICO; Unfair Trade Practices; Regulated Industries; Land Use and Regulatory Law; Administrative Law and Practice; Employment Law.Email: Ramón E. Dapena
Edgar Cartagena (Member) born Río Piedras, Puerto Rico, July 27, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, Puerto Rico; 1980, U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico and U.S. Court of International Trade; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico (B.A., Political Science/Economics, 1976); University of Puerto Rico Law School (J.D., 1979). Member, 1978-1979 and Associate Editor, 1979, University of Puerto Rico Law Review. Law Clerk to Hon. Hernan G. Pesquera, Chief Judge, U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico, 1979-1981. Member: Colegio de Abogados de Puerto Rico; American Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Litigation and Trademark Law). Practice Areas: Commercial and Corporate Litigation; Trademark Law; Puerto Rico Dealer's Act; Sales Representatives Contracts Act; Construction Litigation; Litigation.
——————————Natalia Villavicencio (Associate) born Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico; admitted to bar, 2005, Puerto Rico, U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico and U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: Georgetown University (B.S.B.A., 2001); University of Puerto Rico (J.D., 2004). Member: Puerto Rico Bar. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law.Email: Natalia Villavicencio
Pedro Giner-Dapena (Associate) born Cordoba, Argentina, March 11, 1976; admitted to bar, 2003, Puerto Rico and U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico; 2004, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: University of Puerto Rico (B.A., 1999; J.D., magna cum laude, 2002). Member: Puerto Rico and American Bar Associations. Reported Cases: Hernandez v. Smith Kline Beecham Pharmaceutical, 2005 WL 2878081 (D.P.R. 2005); Hernandez v. Smith Kline Beecham Pharmaceutical, 2006 WL 1580052 (D.P.R. 2006); Sánchez v. Osram, 2006 T.S.P.R. 27; Torrens v. Lockheed, 396 F3d. 468 (1st Cir. 2005); Bonilla Vazquez v. Warner-Lambert, 413 F.Supp.2d 88, D.Puerto Rico (D.P.R. 2006); Vázquez Segarra v. Puerto Rico Telephone Company, 2008 WL 1745869 (D.P.R 2008). Languages: English and Spanish. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment.Email: Pedro Giner-Dapena
Milagros Figueroa-Silva (Associate) born San Juan, Puerto Rico, July 17, 1974; admitted to bar, 2002, Puerto Rico, U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico and U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: Emory University (B.A., 1996); University of Puerto Rico (J.D., magna cum laude, 2001). Member, University of Puerto Rico Law Review, 1999-2000. Law Clerk to the Honorable Justice Fuster Berlingeri, Puerto Rico Supreme Court, 2001-2002. Member: Puerto Rico Bar Association. Reported Cases: Rivera Abella v. Puerto Rico Telephone Co., 470 F. Supp. 2d 86 (D.P.R. 2007); Figueroa-Garcia v. Lilly del Caribe, Inc. 490 F. Supp. 2d 193 (D.P.R 2007). Languages: Spanish, English. Practice Areas: Employment Law; Labor Law; Civil Law.Email: Milagros Figueroa-Silva
Marisara Figueroa-Silva (Associate) born San Juan, Puerto Rico; admitted to bar, 2006, Puerto Rico; 2009, U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico and U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: University of Puerto Rico (B.B.A., magna cum laude, 1999; J.D., magna cum laude, 2005). Member: Puerto Rico Bar Association. Languages: Spanish and English. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment.Email: Marisara Figueroa-Silva
Guillermo J. Silva-Wiscovich (Associate) born San Juan, Puerto Rico, May 9, 1968; admitted to bar, 1995, Puerto Rico, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit and U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico. Education: Pennsylvania State University (B.S., 1990); University of Puerto Rico (J.D., 1994); George Washington University (LL.M., Environmental Law, 1998). Phi Sigma Alpha. Member: Federal Bar Association (Member, Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Section); Colegio de Abogados de Puerto Rico; Environmental Law Institute. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Administrative Law; Toxic Torts.
Victor Quiñones-Martinez (Associate) born San Juan, Puerto Rico, May 7, 1977; admitted to bar, 2003, Puerto Rico; U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico and U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: Georgetown University (B.S.F.S, 1999); University of Pennsylvania (J.D., 2002). Member: Colegio de Abogados de Puerto Rico; Federal Bar Association. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Appellate Practice.Email: Victor Quiñones-Martinez
Diego Agueros-Jimenez (Associate) born San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1978; (Admission pending). Education: University of the Sacred Heart (B.A., Social Sciences, magna cum laude); University of Puerto Rico Law School (M.A., Communications, 2003; J.D., 2008). Mr. Agüeros was included in the Dean's List for his constant academic achievements. In 2000, Mr. Agüeros joined Schuster Usera & Aguiló LLP where he worked as paralegal providing support in complex wages and hours claims, among other employment litigation. In April 2006, Mr. Agüeros joined Usera Law Offices, P.S.C., by then as a student associate.Email: Diego Agueros-Jimenez
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