John F. Nevares & Assoc. Attorney at Law

Mr. Nevares started his practice in New Orleans, Louisiana at the law firm Phelps Dunbar where he worked under the direction of John Sims in a number of different cases. Thereafter, Mr. George Frilot from Lemle & Kelleher made him an offer to work in that firm.

Mr. Nevares returned to Puerto Rico in 1986 and worked at the Department of Justice of Puerto Rico. He was trial counsel in the grounding of the M/V Regina, an Italian-built ferry that carried passengers and automobiles and that grounded off Mona Island between the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico.

Mr. Nevares broke the limitation of liability and Federal Judge Laffitte ordered the removal of the vessel at a cost of approximately $12 million. Thereafter, in 1987 ex-Supreme Court Justice Lino Saldaña made him an offer to work at his law firm. At the time Mr. Saldaña’s law firm as outside counsel for the Department of Justice and Mr. Nevares handled Civil Rights cases involving police brutality, alleged sexual harassment by public officials, political discrimination cases, and prisoners' civil rights actions.

Mr. Nevares also worked in cases such as Ciudad Cristiana (a major toxic tort) and very sensitive cases for the Department of Corrections involving the imposition of fines by the Federal Government. Mr. Nevares also filed Attorney General Lawsuits like in the tobacco litigation on behalf of the Commonwealth of P.R.

In 1993 Mr. Nevares opened his own law practice and continued to work as outside counsel for the Department of Justice under the direction of now Resident Commissioner Pedro Pierluisi and Angel Rotger, Esq. Since the year 2000 Mr. Nevares has been involved in numerous plaintiff cases and class action lawsuits involving antitrust, products liability, and environmental law.