Francisco Ríos Rivera

Francisco Ríos-Rivera graduated cum laude, from the University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus, with a B.A. in Accounting in 1992. In 1999 he obtained his Juris Doctor degree, magna cum laude. Admitted to the Puerto Rico Supreme Court in 1999 and to the U.S. District Court District of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Court of Appeals 1^st Circuit in 2000.

With over 25 years of experience in state and federal courts, Francisco has extensive trial practice as lead counsel ranging from routine matters to complex cases.

Focus Areas

• Commercial and civil litigation
• Real estate litigation
• Eminent domain law and litigation
• Commercial loan foreclosures of real estate and security interests over boats, telecommunication license, car rental fleet, construction equipment, private schools, shopping centers, among others
• Landlord/tenant litigation
• Contentious Trusts and Probate litigation
• Guardianship litigation
• Probate and trust litigation
• Tort and tortious interference in contractual relationship litigation
• Insurance litigation
• Corporate governance litigation

Education

• JD, magna cum laude, University of Puerto Rico, School of Law (1999).
• B.B.A with a major in Accounting, cum laude, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus (1992).