Israel Fernández-Rodríguez

Position:

Junior Member

Mr. Israel Fernández-Rodríguez, Esq. is a Junior Member at Casillas, Santiago & Torres, LLC, where he serves as an attorney specializing in labor and employment counseling and litigation, in addition to civil and commercial litigation. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Fernández-Rodríguez was a senior associate in the Labor and Employment division of a major law firm in Puerto Rico, where he tenured for five years.

From 1996-1998, Mrs. Batlle-Barasorda also served as a law clerk for now retired Supreme Court Justice Francisco Rebollo López. She is currently a Bar Examiner at the Board of Examiners for Admission to the Puerto Rico Bar.

PRACTICE AREAS

Labor & Employment
Litigation
Immigration law

COURT ADMISSIONS

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico
U.S. Supreme Court

PROFESSIONAL & CIVIL AFFILIATIONS

Federal Bar Association
American Bar Association

EDUCATION

Bachelor in Business Administration (2004), from the University of Puerto Rico
Juris Doctor (2006), from the University of Puerto Rico, School of Law

Supreme Court of Puerto Rico

Vélez Cortés v. Baxter Healthcare Corp., 2009 TSPR 45

González v. Merck, Sharp & Dohme, 2006 TSPR 2

United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Best Auto Repair Shop Inc. v. Universal Insurance Grp., 875 F.3d 733 (1st Cir. 2017)

Aleman-Pacheco v. Universal Insurance Grp, 2016 U.S. App. LEXIS 5396 (1st Cir. 2016)

United States District Court, Puerto Rico

Roldan Pena v. Banco Popular de Puerto Rico, Civil No. 14-01208

Delfaus González v. Spirit Airlines, 922 F.Supp.2d 178 (D.P.R.2013)

Rodriguez-Fonseca v. Baxter Healthcare Corp. of Puerto Rico, 2012 WL 4962409 (2012)

Méndez-Martínez v. Caribbean Alliance Ins. Co., 851 F.Supp.2d 336 (2012)

Cortes- Babilonia v. Edwards Lifesciences Technology Sarl, Civil No. 11-01845 (D.P.R. 2011)

Quiles-Mariani, et al v. Spirit Airlines, Inc., et al, Civil No. 11-01577 (D.P.R. 2011)

Rullán–Vazquez v. Edwards Lifesciences Technology Sarl, Civil No. 10-02222

Ortiz v. United Parcel Services, 736 F. Supp. 2d 428 (2010)

Unión Independiente de Empleados Telefónicos de Puerto Rico v. Puerto Rico Telephone Co., Civil No. 10-1667, 2010 WL 4608756 (2010)

Martínez Jordan v. Baxter Healthcare Corp., 608 F. Supp. 2d 224 (2009)

Caraballo-Rolón v. Doral Corporation, et al, Civil No. 09-1991 (D.P.R. 2011)

National Labor Relations Board v. Caribbean International News Corporation, et al, Civil No. 10-1772)

Jiménez-Rodríguez v. Banco Santander Puerto Rico, Civil No. 07-1225

Garland v. Universal Group Inc., Civil No. 17-02356 (JAG)

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