Francisco E. Colón-Ramírez
Francisco E. Colón-Ramírez
Founding Member
Cel. +1 939-389-6062
Practice Areas: Mr. Colón-Ramirez' practice areas include professional liability, premises liability, products and medical devices, aviation, medical malpractice, class actions, directors’ and officers’ liability, and insurance (regulatory and coverage). Mr. Colón-Ramírez has tried over ten federal jury cases with successful results, and has successfully defended all appeals taken to the First Circuit Court of Appeals. Mr. Colón-Ramírez also appears before administrative agencies in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, including the Puerto Rico Telecommunications Board, the Department of Health, and the Office of the Commissioner of Insurance.

Education: University of Massachusetts at Amherst, MA (BA, 1991); University of Puerto Rico (JD, Cum Laude, 1994)(Law Review).

Admissions to Bar: Supreme Court of Puerto Rico (1994); United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit (1995); U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico (1995); District of Columbia Court of Appeals (2015).

Previous Affiliations: Litigation Chair, Colón & Colón, PSC (2004-2017); Associate, Law Offices Francisco J. Colón-Pagán (1994-2003); Law Clerk, Domínguez & Totti (1993-1994); Student Clerk to U.S. Magistrate Judge Justo Arenas (1992).

Professional Activities: Puerto Rico Bar Association; Federal Bar Association (Secretary, Puerto Rico Chapter, 2005, 2003)(Member of the Board of Directors, 1998-2002); Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel; Defense Research Institute; American Bar Association.

Publications and Presentations: Co-author, Vendor’s Endorsements - Understanding Coverage and Conflicts of Interests, presentation at the Trial Attorneys of America 2002 Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois; author, Seven Deadly Sins: The Scope and Limitations of D&O Coverage, presentation at the Defense Research Institute’s Insurance Coverage and Practice Symposium, December 8-9, 2005, New York, New York.

Professional Recognitions: Fellow of the American Bar Association (2016); Appointment to Sub-Committee on 50 Years of History of District Court as an Article III Court (2016); Appointment to Merit Selections Panel for Magistrate Judge López (2014); Appointment to Merit Selections Panel for Magistrate Judge Vélez Rivé (2011); Admitted as a member of the Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel (2003).

Other Activities: Co-founder and current member of the Editorial Board of the Puerto Rico Citizens Task Force (2020); Member, Criminal Justice Act Panel in the First Circuit Court of Appeals (1995-2000); Deputy Director of Entredicho, a periodical published by the U.P.R. Law Review (1993-1994); Member, Delta Chi Fraternity.

Other Qualifications: Notary Public.

Languages: Fluent in English and Spanish.
Francisco E. Colón-Ramírez
Founding Member
Cel. +1 939-389-6062
Practice Areas: Mr. Colón-Ramirez' areas of practice include professional liability, premises liability, products and medical devices, aviation, medical malpractice, class actions, directors’ and officers’ liability, and insurance (regulatory and coverage). Mr. Colón has tried over ten federal jury cases with successful results, and has successfully defended all appeals taken to the First Circuit Court of Appeals. Mr. Colón also appears before administrative agencies in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, including the Puerto Rico Telecommunications Board and the Office of the Commissioner of Insurance.

Education: University of Massachusetts at Amherst, MA (BA, 1991); University of Puerto Rico (JD, Cum Laude, 1994) (Law Review).

Admissions to Bar: Supreme Court of Puerto Rico (1994); United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit (1995); U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico (1995); District of Columbia Court of Appeals (2015).

Previous Affiliations: Litigation Chair, Colón & Colón, PSC (2004-2017); Associate, Law Offices Francisco J. Colón-Pagán (1994-2003); Law Clerk, Domínguez & Totti (1993-1994); Student Clerk to U.S. Magistrate Judge Justo Arenas (1992).

Professional Activities: Puerto Rico Bar Association; Federal Bar Association (Secretary, Puerto Rico Chapter, 2005, 2003)(Member of the Board of Directors (1998-2002); Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel; Defense Research Institute; American Bar Association.

Publications and Presentations: Co-author, Vendor’s Endorsements - Understanding Coverage and Conflicts of Interests, presentation at the Trial Attorneys of America 2002 Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois; author, Seven Deadly Sins: The Scope and Limitations of D&O Coverage, presentation at the Defense Research Institute’s Insurance Coverage and Practice Symposium, December 8-9, 2005, New York, New York.

Professional Recognitions: Invited to The Fellows of the American Bar Association (2016); Appointment to Sub-Committee on 50 Years of History of District Court as an Article III Court (2016); Appointment to Merit Selections Panel for Magistrate Judge López (2014); Appointment to Merit Selections Panel for Magistrate Judge Vélez Rivé (2011); Admitted as a member of the Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel (2003).

Other Activities: Member, Criminal Justice Act Panel in the First Circuit Court of Appeals (1995-2000); Deputy Director of Entredicho, a periodical published by the U.P.R. Law Review (1993-1994); Member, Delta Chi Fraternity.

Other Qualifications: Notary Public.

Languages: Fluent in English and Spanish.
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