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OUR FOUNDER
ALVARO R. CALDERÓN, JR.

1931-2020

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
Over 60 years of experience in medical malpractice, personal injury and products liability litigation.

 

Lead Counsel in the San Juan Dupont Plaza Hotel Fire case, 768 F. Supp. 912 (D.P.R.–1991), 8597 F2d 1007 (1st Cir. 1988), 982 F2d. 603 (1st Cir. 1992)

 

Chairman of the Plaintiffs Steering Committee (PSC) in the Humberto Vidal Building Gas Explosion case KDP1996-1808, USDC 1996-2443

 

Member of the PSC in the Castano Tobacco Litigation

 

Chairman of the PSC in the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) class action

 

PSC member in the Puerto Rico Water Resources Authority (P.R.W.R.A) class action

 

PSC member in the Compulsory Insurance Association class action.

EDUCATION
Juris Doctor, Magna Cum Laude

University of Puerto Rico

 

Bachelor in Social Sciences

Georgetown University

CREDENTIALS
Puerto Rico Bar Association

American Bar Association

Fellow of the International Society of Barristers

Fellow of the American Bar Foundation

Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers

Fellow of the American Board of Trial Advocates

Fellow of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers

Author of eleven law articles in Law Journals which have been cited by the Supreme Court; two law books entitled “La Filiación en Puerto Rico” and “Procedimientos Apelativos Civiles”, which are used as textbooks in the Puerto Rico law schools.

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