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We are a San Juan Law Firm that can handle both federal and state cases. 
Mr. Aldridge and Mr. Soto have experience, local know-how, and deservedly gained stellar reputations in their respective fields. 

​Mr. Soto and Mr. Aldridge honed their trial skills by gaining experience where it mattered.

Who's Rubén Soto?

Rubén Soto is an experienced and dedicated trial lawyer.  His practice includes:
  • Civil litigation
  • Personal injury
  • Medical malpractice
  • Commercial litigation
  • Family law
  • Inheritance law
  • Labor and employment law
  • Notary affairs

Mr. Soto's clients include individuals and companies in industries such as construction, transportation and delivery, security, health and real estate.  
Mr. Soto has ample experience defending employers and employees in labor and employment litigation, and wage and hour litigation. He provides advice to employers on these and other employment related issues, and represents clients in administrative proceedings before regulatory agencies (CFSE, Department of Labor) and arbitration proceedings.
In civil law, his practice focuses on torts, family matters including divorce and liquidation of conjugal property, contract law and debt collection.  Additionally, he handles notary affairs and inheritance law.

​Mr. Soto earned degrees from:
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  • Boston College (B.A.)
  • University of Puerto Rico School of Law (J.D.)
  • New York University (Master's Degree)

Who's Leonardo Aldridge?

Mr. Leonardo M. Aldridge is, above all else, a defense trial attorney.
If you face federal or local charges, the experience, work-ethic and reputation Mr. Aldridge brings to the table is fundamental to your defense.

Mr. Aldridge has worked as:
  • Trial attorney at Brooklyn Defender Services, representing thousands of defendants charged with felonies in New York City.
  • Assistant Federal Public Defender in Puerto Rico, taking several criminal cases to trial and suppressing illegally seized evidence in scores of cases. He has also argued successfully before the First Circuit Court of Appeals.
  • Adjunct professor of criminal procedure courses at Interamerican University School of Law.
  • Senate aide in charge of Penal Code review and reform.
  • Consultant to the Puerto Rico court system.
  • Law clerk for former Supreme Court Chief Justice Federico Hernandez-Denton.

He has earned degrees from:​
  • Boston College (B.A.)
  • University of Puerto Rico School of Law (J.D., with Honors)
  • Temple University School of Law Masters in Litigation (LL.M., with Honors)

But above his education, his experience, and his stellar reputation, he places the most importance on providing thorough representation to each client he serves. His clients, in turn, have praised his strong work ethic, his knowledge of the law, and the results he has gotten for them. 
Mr. Aldridge handles high-profile cases (drug-trafficking, weapons, child pornography, money laundering and fraud) and can often be heard on radio and TV analyzing the political and judicial scene.
However, more often than not, his cases are resolved quietly after intense negotiations with the United States Attorney’s Office or local prosecutors. Mr. Aldridge's high level of credibility with prosecutors often leads to positive case resolutions.
Mr. Aldridge sits in the board of the Puerto Rico Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; and is also a board member of Puerto Rico Legal Services, Inc.

Mr. Aldridge is admitted to practice law in:
  • U.S. Supreme Court
  • First Circuit Court of Appeals
  • The courts of New York State.
  • The courts of Puerto Rico.
  • Eastern District of New York (Brooklyn)
  • District of Puerto Rico