María E. Picó is co-founder of the firm and currently heads the litigation practice. During her civil litigation career, Picó has represented clients in a diversity of fields including insurance and construction, among others. Her work related to shopping center law and product liability issues is widely recognized, and she is also considered an expert on Act 75, the Puerto Rico Distributors Act. A 1972 graduate of Barnard College, Picó attended the University of Puerto Rico Law School and initiated her private practice in 1979, after a clerkship in the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico.
• Puerto Rico Bar Association
• Supreme Court/General Court of Justice, Puerto Rico
• United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico
• United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Civil Litigation and Shopping Center Law
Fluent in Spanish and English
Citibank NA v. Dependable Insurance Co., 121 DPR 503 (1988)
Playboy Enterprises v. Public Service Commission of Puerto Rico 698
F Supp 401 906 F 2d 25 (1990)
Coco Rico v. Fuertes Passarell 738 F Supp 613 CDC PR (1990)
Omega Intern v. Interstate Steel de P.R. Inc. 590 F Supp 844 (DC PR (1984)
Universal Insurance Co. v. Hartford Fire Ins. Co. 556 F Supp 2d 68 (2008)
