Atty. Patrick D. O'Neill

• Born Berea, Ohio, July 5, 1952
• admitted to Puerto Rico bar (1980)
• U.S
• District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, U.S
• Court of Appeals for the First Circuit (1981)
• Florida bar (1997)
• U.S
• District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of Florida (1998)

Education

• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and University of Puerto Rico (B.A., magna cum laude, 1974)
• Antioch College (M.A., 1976)
• University of Puerto Rico (J.D., cum laude, 1980)
• Member, Board of Bar Examiners for the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico, 1991-1996
• Examiner at the Board of Bar Examiners for the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico, 1998
• Author, “Bankruptcy: How does it Affect Immigration Status,” American Bankruptcy Institute (March 20, 2007)
• Co-author, “Civil Trial Procedures in Puerto Rico”, National Business Institute, 1992
• “How to Protect Secured Interests in Bankruptcy in Puerto Rico”, National Business Institute, 1994
• Author, “The American Competitiveness in the 21st Century Act and its impact on Second and Third Employment Based Immigrant Visa Petitioners”, American Immigration Lawyers Association, 2001
• Adjunct Professor of Immigration Law at University of Puerto Rico School of Law, 1998-Present

Member

• Puerto Rico Bar Association, American Bar Association, Federal Bar Association, Puerto Rico Bankruptcy Bar, American Immigration Lawyers Association
• Chapter Chair for the Puerto Rico Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers' Association (1985-1987; 1992-1994, and 1996-1998)

Languages

English, Spanish

Practice Areas

Bankruptcy, Immigration and Civil Litigation in Local and Federal Courts, Foreclosures and Collections