María Antongiorgi-Jordán

E-mail address:  maj@mcvpr.com
Phone number:  (787) 250-2624
Fax number:  (787) 759-2741

María Antongiorgi-Jordán is a Capital Member in the Labor and Employment Law Practice Group.

Practice Areas

Ms. Antongiorgi-Jordán's practice includes general employment law and immigration consulting, concentrating her experience in the litigation of employment discrimination issues, such as the American with Disabilities Act, Title VII, ADEA, Wage and Hour claims, growing, unjust dismissal and all other types of employment discrimination. Ms. Antongiorgi has been the Chairperson of the Litigation Committee of the Labor and Employment Law Practice Group since June 2002.

Education

She obtained a Bachelor in Arts from the Seton Hall University in Greensburg, PA, a Juris Doctor from the Interamerican University of Puerto Rico and a Masters of Law Degree from Georgetown University in Washington, D.C.

Admissions

Ms. Antongiorgi-Jordán is admitted to practice in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.

Memberships

She is a member of the Puerto Rico Bar Association and the Federal Bar Association. She has lectured on various topics for the National Business Institute, the Society for Human Resources Management, the University of Puerto Rico School of Law, the Interamerican University of Puerto Rico School of Law, as well as for clients of the firm.

Representative Cases

Ms. Antongiorgi-Jordán has litigated extensively in local and federal courts in cases dealing with all types of employment discrimination, wage and hour, gowning and unjust dismissal.

Publications

Ms. Antongiorgi-Jordán wrote her LLM dissertation on "AIDS and Employment Discrimination". She has also contributed with several newspaper articles relating to labor and employment issues.