Attorneys

E-mail address: max@mcvpr.com
Phone number: (787) 250-5682
Fax number: (787) 759-2780

Maralyssa Álvarez-Sánchez is an Associate in the Labor and Employment Law Practice Group. She is the Editor-in-Chief of Labor Perspectives, the Practice Group's quarterly newsletter.

Practice

Ms. Álvarez-Sánchez provides legal counseling in all areas of labor and employment law. She is a member of both the Welfare Benefits and ERISA Litigation and Labor Relations and EFCA Practice Teams. She actively litigates labor and employment lawsuits and administrative matters in both local and federal forums, provides counseling on general employment matters and has experience in representation cases and unfair labor practice charges before the National Labor Relations Board.

Before joining McConnell Valdés LLC, Ms. Álvarez-Sánchez worked as a Programmer Analyst in the information technology consulting industry in Chicago, IL.

Education

Ms. Álvarez-Sánchez obtained a Bachelor of Business Administration in Management Information Systems from the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, IN. Ms. Álvarez-Sánchez received her Juris Doctor, Cum Laude, from the University of Puerto Rico School of Law.

Admissions

Ms. Álvarez-Sánchez is admitted to practice in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico.

Representative Cases

Torres-Almán v. Verizon Wireless, Axesa Servicios de Información, 522 F.Supp. 2d 367 (D.P.R. 2007)(District Court partially granted defendant-employer’s request for summary judgment dismissing plaintiff’s claims of disparate treatment and constructive discharge.)