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Holding hospitals, insurers, and corporations accountable in complex litigation across Puerto Rico.

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Two decades of trial experience.

MAR Law Group represents individuals and families in high-stakes medical malpractice and civil litigation. We focus on complex cases involving serious injury, wrongful death, and institutional negligence—handling matters in both Puerto Rico and federal courts.

Before founding MAR Law Group, Michelle spent a decade at Luis Rafael Rivera Law Office in federal and state civil litigation. She holds a J.D. from the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico School of Law and a B.A. in Business from the University of Puerto Rico.

Extensive experience in the U.S. District Court for Puerto Rico and the First Circuit Court of Appeals.

Bar Admissions

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

Col. 17555 · RUA 16312 · USDC 225303

Michelle Annet Ramos-Jiménez, Founding Attorney
“I take every case personally — because every client deserves to be heard.”

What We Do

Practice Areas

Medical Malpractice

Claims involving surgical errors, misdiagnosis, delayed treatment, and hospital negligence.

Personal Injury

Serious injury cases involving negligence, liability disputes, and complex damages.

Wrongful Death

Representing families seeking accountability for fatal negligence.

Federal Tort Claims

Claims against the U.S. government under federal law.

Product Liability

Cases involving defective or dangerous products causing injury.

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Notable Cases

Selected Decisions

2022

U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit

Martinez v. United States

33 F.4th 20 (1st Cir. 2022) · April 29, 2022

The First Circuit held that the district court abused its discretion by excluding the plaintiffs' medical expert as a discovery sanction. The court found the expert sufficiently established applicable standards of care, adequately explained the patient's conditions and medications, and that qualified uncertainty about a causation finding did not render the expert's opinion unreliable.

Allowed critical expert testimony supporting proof of medical negligence and causation.

2022

U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit

Maldonado-Cabrera v. Anglero-Alfaro et al.

23 F.4th 523 (1st Cir. 2022) · February 25, 2022

A medical malpractice wrongful death action in which the district court dismissed under the "prior pending action" doctrine due to a parallel state court proceeding. The First Circuit vacated and remanded, holding that Colorado River abstention — not the prior pending action doctrine — was the correct framework, and that the standard of review was abuse of discretion.

Clarified the proper legal framework and revived the plaintiff’s claim.

2022

Tribunal Supremo de Puerto Rico

Aleicha Cruz Flores et al. v. Hospital Ryder Memorial et al.

2022 TSPR 112 · September 2, 2022

The Puerto Rico Supreme Court addressed the duty of hospitals to formulate, adopt, and enforce institutional policies ensuring patient health and welfare, as required by accepted standards of medical practice. The decision established that hospitals bear direct institutional accountability for the policies governing patient care.

Confirmed that hospitals can be held accountable for institutional policy failures affecting patient care.

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Arterial Hostos 239
San Juan, PR 00918

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T. (787) 763-1780
F. (787) 763-2154
C. (939) 639-0082

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info@marlawpr.com

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