ATTORNEY
FRANCES Y.
RIVERA-AVILES
PARTNER
SERVICES
CRIMINAL
Since 2001, Rivera-Avilés has litigated more than 600 felony cases, involving Alcohol, Drugs, Weapons, Domestic Violence, Thefts, Homicide, Credit Card Fraud, and others. In 2001-06, she worked as Defense Lawyer at the P.R. Society for Legal Assistance (SLA), litigating cases at the First Instance Court of Ponce. In 2007-13, in her private practice, she also litigated criminal matters in various courts.
CIVIL RIGHTS
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As an Attorney at the Puerto Rico Department of Justice, in 2014-18, Rivera-Avilés litigated more than 120 civil cases including cases of Political Discrimination, Employee or Sexual Harassment, Police Brutality, and others. For example, Rivera-Avilés defended a Secretary of Justice, the Secretary of Corrections, the Secretary of Health, and the Mayors of Canóvanas, Ponce, and Guayama.
CIVIL
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Rivera-Avilés has extensive experience in Family Law, Inheritances, Contracts, and Torts. Also, she has represented insurance companies, retail stores, vehicle leasing companies, and other businesses.
MEDICAL MALPRACTICE
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Since 2014, Rivera-Avilés has represented professional clinics, and private and public hospitals against claims of medical malpractice. For example, she represented the Bayamón Regional Hospital, the Caribbean Medical Center in Fajardo, and the Professional Hospital in Guaynabo.
APPELLATE RESOURCES
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Rivera-Avilés has presented multiple cases for appeals before the Puerto Rico Court of Appeals and the P.R. Supreme Court, both criminal and civil cases.
DISABILITIES
Rivera-Avilés has extensive experience with cases concerning disabled students in public schools, under the federal law known as the Individuals Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).
EXPERIENCE
Frances Y. Rivera-Avilés
20 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
litigating in local and federal courts.
Criminal and civil litigation, in bench and jury trials: Alcohol, Drugs, Civil Rights, Political or Employment Discrimination, Family, Successions, Contracts, Sexual Harassment, Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), Medical Malpractice, Torts, Corporate Law, and Administrative Law (such as EEOC and DACO).
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2000: JURIS DOCTOR, Catholic University of Puerto Rico, Magna cum Laude.
January 2001: admitted to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Bar
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2001 - 2006: PUERTO RICO SOCIETY FOR LEGAL ASSISTANCE, Defense Lawyer,
at the First Instance Court in Ponce, Puerto Rico
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July 2002: Northwestern U. School of Law, Chicago, Course for Defense in Criminal Cases
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2007 - 2013: Maldonado & Rivera Law Firm, Partner, Adjuntas, P.R.
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October 2011: admitted to the U.S. DISTRICT COURT for Puerto Rico.
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2012: P. R. Society for Legal Assistance, Juvenile Law
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2014 - 2018: PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Federal Litigation Division
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Sept.-Nov 2018: Consultora Legal PSC, Attorney, San Juan, P.R.
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2018 - 2020: CNR&D LLC, Litigation Division, San Juan, P.R.
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Attorney Rivera-Avilés has filed appeals before the P. R. COURT OF APPEALS.
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Attorney Rivera-Avilés has filed appeals before the SUPREME COURT of Puerto Rico.
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CONTACT
FRANCES Y. RIVERA-AVILES
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