Mellado & Mellado Villarreal

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  • Established in 1992
  • Firm Size 2

  • Peer Reviews

    4.8/5.0 (14)
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About this firm

Mellado & Mellado Villarreal excels in guiding clients through urgent and complex disputes in Puerto Rico. We ensure clients receive clean records, swift relief, and strategic advantages during negotiations. Our legal acumen and comprehensive experience spans complex commercial litigation, injunctions and temporary restraining orders, Act 75/21 cases, construction and surety disputes, and financial sector litigation. Additionally, we handle healthcare litigation, wills and trusts disputes, personal injury and product liability issues, and employment and labor disputes across various legal forums. We have a successful history of obtaining injunctive relief in commercial conflicts, protecting client operations. Our firm represents creditors in preventing or reversing fraudulent transfers. We also act on behalf of a U.S. federal financial agency, leading recovery initiatives and achieving wins in loss-share arbitration, fidelity bond matters, and D&O claims. Our representation extends to Act 75 matters, successfully securing compensation for distributors and dismissals for manufacturers. In construction and surety cases, we advocate for owners and contractors, also managing claims against bonding parties. Mellado & Mellado Villarreal is recognized for defending national brands in employment and labor disputes, including unjust dismissal and discrimination cases.

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Areas of Practice (20)

  • Litigation
  • Complex Commercial Litigation
  • Professional Liability
  • Fidelity Bonds
  • Insurance (both defensive and affirmative)
  • Construction
  • Labor & Employment (defense)
  • Distribution and Franchise Litigation (Act 75)
  • False Claims Act
  • Securities
  • Bankruptcy (creditors)
  • Trademarks and Intellectual Property
  • Foreclosures
  • Internal Investigations
  • Potential violations of fiduciary duty
  • Insurance Fraud
  • Insurance Claims
  • Labor and Employment
  • Real Estate
  • Contracts

People (2)

Jairo "Jay" Mellado-Villarreal: Attorney with Mellado & Mellado Villarreal
Jairo "Jay" Mellado-Villarreal
Managing Partner
4.8
14 Reviews
San Juan, PR

Bankruptcy, Civil Practice, Commercial Law, Contracts, Corporate Law, Mortgage Law, Commercial Litigation, Real Estate, Trademarks, Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations, Labor and Employment View More

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Tessie Leal-Garabis, Esq.: Attorney with Mellado & Mellado Villarreal
Tessie Leal-Garabis, Esq.
Associate
No Reviews
San Juan, PR

Trial Practice, Civil Appeals, Business Law, Municipal Law View More

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Peer Reviews

4.8/5.0 (14 reviews)

  • Legal Knowledge

    4.8/5.0

  • Analytical Capability

    4.8/5.0

  • Judgment

    4.8/5.0

  • Communication

    4.8/5.0

  • Legal Experience

    4.8/5.0
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