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Announcing the 2024 Best Lawyers in Puerto Rico™

Best Lawyers is proud to announce the 11th edition of The Best Lawyers in Puerto Rico™, honoring the top lawyers and firms across the country for 2024.

Best Lawyers

November 8, 2023 09:00 PM

The Best Lawyers in Puerto Rico™ Awards

For 2024, The Best Lawyers in Puerto Rico™ has launched its 11^th edition. These awards include 345 honorees in 45 individual practice areas.

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Of the unique practice areas in which lawyers were awarded in Puerto Rico, these are the top ten with the most honorees: Litigation, Corporate and M&A Law, Labor and Employment Law, Banking and Finance Law, Real Estate Law, Tax Law, Arbitration and Mediation, Administrative Law, Insolvency and Reorganization Law and Intellectual Property Law.

Individuals seeking legal guidance and services in Puerto Rico turned to www.bestlawyers.com to find and source lawyers in several practice areas. The top ten most searched practice areas were: Litigation, Professional Malpractice Litigation, Corporate Governance & Compliance Practice, Product Liability Litigation, Administrative Law, Appellate Practice, Arbitration and Mediation, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Competition / Antitrust Law and Corporate and M&A Law.

A Brief History of Best Lawyers

For more than 40 years, Best Lawyers has utilized our Purely Pure Review™ methodology to award the top legal talent in several countries. We are proud to now be in 22 markets worldwide. As we usher in 2024, Best Lawyers is excited to publish this year’s awards for The Best Lawyers in Puerto Rico.

“Lawyer of the Year” Awards

This year, we are also proud to recognize 27 “Lawyer of the Year” awards. "Lawyer of the Year" honors are awarded annually to only one lawyer per practice area in each region with extremely high overall feedback from their peers.

Casellas Alcover & Burgos
Ricardo F. Casellas-Sánchez – Franchise Law

Charles A. Cuprill
Charles A. Cuprill-Hernández – Insolvency and Reorganization Law

Coto & Associates
Ramón Coto-Ojeda – Product Liability Litigation

DLA Piper
Manuel López-Zambrana – Tax Law

Estrella
Alberto G. Estrella – Administrative Law

Goldman Antonetti & Cordova
Carlos A. Rodríguez-Vidal – Arbitration and Mediation

Graffam & Biaggi
Keith A. Graffam – Medical Malpractice Litigation

Jiménez, Graffam & Lausell
William A. Graffam – Maritime Law

McConnell Valdés
Carlos J. Fernández-Lugo – Land Use and Zoning Law
Carlos J. Villafañe-Real – Employee Benefits Law
Ernesto N. Mayoral – Banking and Finance Law
María Teresa Szendrey-Ramosv – Trusts and Estates
Salvador F. Casellas – Project Finance and Development Practice

O'Neill & Borges
Alfredo Alvarez-Ibáñez – Corporate and M&A Law
Christian M. Echavarri-Junco – Health Care Law
Jerry Lucas Marrero – Energy Law
Salvador J. Antonetti-Stutts – Appellate Practice

Pietrantoni Méndez & Alvarez
Donald E. Hull – Real Estate Law
Eduardo J. Arias – Debt & Equity
Edwin R. Cruz – Environmental Law
Jaime E. Santos – Corporate Governance & Compliance Practice
María D. Trelles-Hernández – Intellectual Property Law
Néstor M. Méndez-Gómez – Competition / Antitrust Law

Pizarro & González
Jorge C. Pizarro-García – Labor and Employment Law

Reichard & Escalera
Rafael Escalera Rodríguez – Litigation

Rivero-Vergne Law Offices
José L. Rivero-Vergne – Personal Injury Litigation

Sánchez-Betances, Sifre & Muñoz-Noya
Luis Sánchez-Betances – Insurance Law

Showcasing Your Best Lawyers Award

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Wolinetz, Horvath & Brown LLC

Recognized since 2024

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Practice Areas

Family Law

Eric Michael Brown

Eric Michael Brown is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Family Law. Eric Michael, who practices law in Columbus, Ohio, has been recognized since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Eric Michael is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

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Thomas J. Riley

Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP

Recognized since 1995

Columbus, OH

Practice Areas

Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)

Mergers and Acquisitions Law

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Carol A. Sheehan

Carlile Patchen & Murphy LLP

Recognized since 2013

Columbus, OH

Practice Areas

Nonprofit / Charities Law

Carol A. Sheehan

Carol Sheehan practices real estate law and taxation law at Carlile Patchen & Murphy LLP. She focuses on the development and ?nancing of a?ordable housing and represents real estate developers (both for pro?t and non-pro?t), as well as other small businesses. Carol joined CPM in June 1977. She was formerly a co-managing Partner and is currently chair of CPM’s Commercial Practice Group.

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Jeffrey S. Hiller

Littler

Recognized since 2020

Columbus, OH

Practice Areas

Employment Law - Management

Litigation - Labor and Employment

Jeffrey S. Hiller

Jeffrey S. Hiller is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Employment Law - Management and Litigation - Labor and Employment. Jeffrey S., who practices law in Columbus, Ohio, has been recognized since 2020. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Jeffrey S. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

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Jack C. Butler

Carlile Patchen & Murphy LLP

Recognized since 2025

Columbus, OH

Practice Areas

Banking and Finance Law

Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Tax Law

Jack C. Butler

Jack Butler is a Partner at Carlile Patchen & Murphy LLP, and he concentrates on business matters and tax law. He focuses on company representation (corporate, LLC, and joint venture), including establishment, venture structuring, business relationship agreements, governance, and ongoing services; M&A transactions; debt and equity financings; captive insurance companies; business advisory; transaction planning and structuring; syndications; business succession planning; tax planning; ...

Jack C. Butler

Brigid E. Heid

Eastman & Smith LTD

Recognized since 2014

Columbus, OH

Practice Areas

Employment Law - Management

Labor Law - Management

Litigation - Intellectual Property

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Brigid E. Heid regularly advises her clients on matters involving employment and how to cost effectively solve problems that arise. Her practice focuses on the protection of intellectual property and trade secrets from unfair competition, often by utilizing restrictive covenants (including agreements like noncompetition, non-disclosure/confidentiality, non-solicitation and work-for-hire). Resolving employment disputes encompasses matters faced by businesses such as employee discipline, discri...

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Drew C. Piersall

Littler

Recognized since 2021

Columbus, OH

Practice Areas

Employment Law - Management

Litigation - Labor and Employment

Drew C. Piersall

Drew Piersall is a member of the firm's Employment and Labor Groups and practices out of the firm's Columbus office. His practice focuses on equal employment opportunity, employment discrimination, retaliation, hostile work environment, and all other employment-related torts. Prior to joining Zashin & Rich, Drew worked for the Employment Law Section of the Ohio Attorney General's Office for eight years. Drew rose through the ranks at the Attorney General's Office, attaining the position o...

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Carrie Dyer

Mansell Law LLC

Recognized since 2022

Columbus, OH

Practice Areas

Employment Law - Individuals

Litigation - Labor and Employment

Carrie Dyer

Carrie Dyer is Partner at Mansell Law, an employment law firm located in Columbus, Ohio. Mansell Law provides employment law services to individuals throughout the State of Ohio. Mansell Law also has an office in New York City . Mansell Law's NYC employment attorneys represent New York clients in Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn, Staten Island, The Bronx and Long Island. Carrie's practice involves assisting individuals with all types of employment-related matters , including sexual harassment , ra...

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Michael J. King

Carlile Patchen & Murphy LLP

Recognized since 2026

Columbus, OH

Practice Areas

Commercial Litigation

Michael J. King

Michael King joined Carlile Patchen & Murphy LLP in 2022 after serving as a Franklin County Municipal Court Judge. His practice focuses primarily on business litigation and municipal law. Throughout his career, Michael has served the Central Ohio community through several positions in the private and public sectors. In his roles as a judicial law clerk, trial attorney, municipal law director and prosecutor, Micheal has appeared in federal, state and local courts throughout Ohio. His exper...

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Littler

Recognized since 2014

Columbus, OH

Practice Areas

Employment Law - Management

Workers' Compensation Law - Employers

Michael T. Short

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