Background
Bennazar-Zequeira, A. J. was born on August 12, 1951 in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico.
Bennazar-Zequeira, A. J. was born on August 12, 1951 in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico.
Fordham University (Bachelor of Arts, 1971). University of Puerto Rico (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1974). Spoken languages: English, Spanish and French.
Worked at A.J. Bennazar-Zequeira Law Offices (San Juan, Puerto Rico) specializing in General Civil and Commercial Practice and Litigation. Banking and Finance, Bankruptcy. Administrative, Corporate, Taxes and Tax Exemption, Real Estate, Trademarks and Copyrights, Construction, Health, Torts, Labor Litigation, Land Use and Development, Zoning and Environmental Law.
International Commercial Transactions.
Trials. Civil and Commercial Arbitration. Notarial Matters.
Admitted to the bar, 1974, Puerto Rico.
1976, United States. District Court, District of Puerto Rico.
1980, United States. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Selected "Most Outstanding Young Attorney" by the Puerto Rico Bar Association for the year, 1978-1979.
Law Clerk to Honorary Angel M. Martin, Associate Justice, Supreme Court of Puerto Rico, 1974-1975. O"Neill & Borges, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1975-1979.
Legal Assistant to Supreme Court Commission on Code of Judicial Ethics, 1975-1977.
Board Member: (Executive Committee, 1979-1982. Ethics Committee, 1979-1981) Puerto Rico Legal Services, Incorporated., 1978-1982. Puerto Rico Family Planning Association, 1978-1982.
Voluntary Legal Services Program of the Puerto Rico Bar Association (Pro Bono, Incorporated.), 1984-1990.
Member: Bar Association of Puerto Rico (President, Río Piedras Chapter, 1979-1980. Board of Governors, 1980-1982 and 1986-1988.
Member, Ethics Committee, 1982-1986. Chairman, Special Committee to Restructure the Puerto Rico Bar Association, 1983-1984.
Committee on Women"s Rights, 1977-1980.
Chairman, Special Commission on Admission to the Puerto Rico Bar by Reciprocity, 1979-1980). Inter-American Bar Association (Member: Human Rights Committee, 1975(Chairman, 1983-1987. Council Member, 1987).
Organizing Committee of the XXXIst Inter-American Bar Conference, Chairman, 1994.
This general service firm has continuously represented several major institutional commercial clients, regulatory agencies of the United States. government and a number of financial institutions, as well as a broad spectrum of business enterprises such as land developers, manufacturers, importers and exporters of goods, hotels, hospitals, advertising agencies, merchants, dealers, retail store chains, insurance companies and others The firm has successfully handled complicated corporate acquisitions, reorganizations and mergers, as well as the obtention of tax exemption and other fiscal incentives for clients in the manufacturing, service and tourism industries.
The firm has substantial experience in major commercial litigation and arbitration, including distributorship disputes, international commercial transactions and contract litigation. Personal Injury, wrongful discharge and family law matters including estates, conjugal partnership liquidations and divorces have been successfully handled since the firm"s founding.
Member: (Executive Committee, 1979-1982. Ethics Committee, 1979-1981) Puerto Rico Legal Services, Incorporated., 1978-1982. Puerto Rico Family Planning Association, 1978-1982.
Voluntary Legal Services Program of the Puerto Rico Bar Association (Pro Bono, Incorporated.), 1984-1990.
Member: Bar Association of Puerto Rico (President, Río Piedras Chapter, 1979-1980. Board of Governors, 1980-1982 and 1986-1988.
Member, Ethics Committee, 1982-1986. Chairman, Special Committee to Restructure the Puerto Rico Bar Association, 1983-1984.
Committee on Women"s Rights, 1977-1980.
Chairman, Special Commission on Admission to the Puerto Rico Bar by Reciprocity, 1979-1980). Inter-American Bar Association (Member: Human Rights Committee, 1975(Chairman, 1983-1987. Council Member, 1987).
Organizing Committee of the XXXIst Inter-American Bar Conference, Chairman, 1994.