Abogados de Defensa de Adultos Mayores en Puerto Rico
Legal advocacy for older adults: long-term care, guardianship, elder abuse and financial exploitation, and benefits planning.
Defensa legal para adultos mayores: cuidado a largo plazo, tutela, maltrato y explotación financiera de personas de edad avanzada y planificación de beneficios.
Bibiana Sarriera, Esq. is an attorney with 11 years of experience practicing in areas including Intellectual Property, Estate Planning, Notary Public, Business Law, Health Law, Child Advocacy, and Elder Advocacy. She serves clients across numerous municipalities in Puerto Rico and is fluent in Spanish and English.
CLAUDIA L OSORIO DE BONANO is a family law and civil litigation attorney practicing in Las Piedras, Luquillo, Naguabo, Palmas del Mar, Canóvanas, Carolina, Ceiba, Fajardo, Humacao, and Río Grande. CLAUDIA L is fluent in Spanish and English.
Lcda. Natalia Cristina Ramírez Ramos is a family law and condominium law attorney practicing in Bayamón, Manatí, Barceloneta, Caguas, Carolina, Cataño, Guaynabo, San Juan, and Trujillo Alto. Natalia is fluent in English and Spanish.
Lcdo. Onix Alberto Cintron Baez LL.M. is a civil litigation and notary public attorney practicing in Juana Díaz, Patillas, Ponce, Arroyo, Caguas, Guayama, Humacao, Salinas, and San Juan. Onix A is fluent in Spanish and English.
Yalitza Maldonado, Esq. is an immigration and family law attorney with 10 years of experience practicing in Juana Díaz, Ponce, Caguas, Carolina, Dorado, Salinas, San Juan, Trujillo Alto, and Vega Alta. Yalitza is fluent in English and Spanish.
Gean Carlo Villegas is a real estate and intellectual property attorney with 10 years of experience practicing in Bayamón, Caguas, Carolina, Cataño, Dorado, Guaynabo, and San Juan. Gean Carlo is fluent in English and Spanish.
Sonia M Carrasquillo Nieves, Esq. is a corporate and notary public attorney practicing in Aguas Buenas, Caguas, Cidra, Comerío, Guaynabo, and Gurabo. Sonia is fluent in Spanish.
Hector Santini is a real estate and estate planning attorney practicing in Jayuya, Juana Díaz, Lajas, Peñuelas, Ponce, Adjuntas, Coamo, Guánica, San Juan, and Santa Isabel. Hector is fluent in English and Spanish.
Fernando Villaespesa is a family law and notary public attorney practicing in Juncos, Aguas Buenas, Caguas, Cayey, Cidra, Guaynabo, Gurabo, San Juan, and Trujillo Alto. Fernando is fluent in Spanish.
Veronica Rivera is an estate planning and notary public attorney practicing in Juncos, Las Piedras, Naguabo, Palmas del Mar, Caguas, Fajardo, Gurabo, Humacao, San Juan, and San Lorenzo. Veronica is fluent in English and Spanish.
Cynthia Roman is a real estate and estate planning attorney practicing in Bayamón, Aguas Buenas, Caguas, Cataño, Dorado, Guaynabo, San Juan, Toa Alta, Toa Baja, and Vega Baja. Cynthia is fluent in Spanish and English.
Claudia Vélez Plumey is a civil litigation and employment and labor law attorney practicing in Bayamón, Caguas, Carolina, Cataño, Dorado, Guaynabo, San Juan, Toa Baja, Trujillo Alto, and Vega Baja. Claudia is fluent in Spanish and English.
Elder advocacy covers the legal needs of older adults and their families: powers of attorney and advance directives, guardianship, long-term care and nursing home issues, public benefits, and protection against abuse, neglect, and financial exploitation. A lawyer coordinates these pieces so decisions are made early, while the older adult can still direct them.
Guardianship (tutela) is a court process in which a judge determines that a person can no longer manage their affairs and appoints someone to act for them. Because it removes rights, courts treat it as a last resort — planning tools like durable powers of attorney and advance directives, signed while the person still has capacity, can often avoid it. A lawyer can advise which route fits your family.
Puerto Rico law specifically protects older adults against abuse, neglect, and exploitation. A lawyer can help you report the situation, seek protective orders, remove or limit the abuser's access, recover misappropriated money or property, and revoke documents signed under pressure. Acting quickly matters, especially where accounts or deeds are involved.
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