

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.