Lydia Ramos Cruz
Legal Advisor
With 20 years of litigating experience, Ms. Ramos is admitted to
the Puerto Rico state courts, as well as the District Court of Puerto Rico,
the First Circuit of Appeals, and the U.S. Supreme Court. Ms. Ramos is also
licensed in the Illinois State Courts.
She has a broad appellate practice in State and Federal Court. Ms. Ramos has
participated in public cases, such as the outcast of Representative Alida
Arizmendi, the shut-down of the health plan of the Federación de Maestros,
the constitutionality of the Puerto Rico forfeiture act, and the 2016
removal of Miss Puerto Rico Universe from the pageant.
Also, Ms. Ramos has won cases with substantial awards of over $70 million in
a RICO case in the District Court of Puerto Rico and almost $1 million in
the Vasarely matter dealing with the artwork of French painter, Victor
Vasarely, after a 19-day trial. A leading case dealing with the
constitutional right under the 5th Amendment not to self-incriminate was
also successfully litigated by Ms. Ramos all the way to the Supreme Court.
She has handled matters involving complex federal laws such as the Lanham
Act, the Medicare/Medicaid Act, RICO Act, Sherman Act, Wiretap Act, Stored
Communications Act, and Copyright Act, among others. Ms. Ramos has also
extensive administrative experience.
Ms. Ramos handles litigation matters involving contract law, commercial law,
malpractice, labor and discrimination, and torts.