Diego A. Ramos
Contact Information:
Tel.: (787) 977-0303
Fax: (787) 977-0323
Education:
J.D., Magna Cum Laude, Catholic University of Puerto Rico
B.S., Cum Laude, Fairleigh Dickinson University
Practice Areas:
Aviation
Products Liability
Dealer-Franchising
Intellectual Property and
Technology
Court Admissions:
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico
U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
Florida State Bar
Bar Professional & Civic Affiliations:
Federal Bar Association
American Bar Association
Defense Research Institute
Puerto Rico Bar Association
National Institute of Trial Advocacy
World Intellectual Property Organization
Workshop for International Arbitrators
Diego A. Ramos is Special Counsel at AMRC.
Mr. Ramos has managed and resolved numerous aviation, products liability, warranty, dealer-franchising, antitrust, technology and intellectual property rights matters in both the Federal and Commonwealth courts of Puerto Rico, with the majority of his experience in federal court and with jury trial practice.
He wrote the Puerto Rico chapter for the DRI’s publication: “Products Liability Defenses” for the 2007, 2000 and 1992 editions. He is also published in several law reviews: “‘Oh, Pretty Woman,’ Luke took your beauty away, may NAFTA come to your rescue? Campbell v. Acuff-Rose, can there ever be ‘moral rights’ in the United States of Puerto Rico?”, 29 Inter. Am. U. L. Rev. 173 (1994); “Burying Your Head in the Sand Never Worked: The Need for an Effective Program to Prevent and Detect Violations of Law,” 34 P.R. Law J. 235 (1995); “Intellectual Property Protection for Software in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico,” 14 John Marshal J. Comp. and Inf. Law 745 (1996). Mr. Ramos has also been published in several legal newsletters: “Keepers of the Gate: Admissibility of Expert Testimony. Part II. Joiner v. General Electric,” 17 From The Bar 4 (1997); “And Here We Go Again: Admissibility of Expert Testimony. Kumho Tire Co. v. Carmichael, or Daubert III,” 21 From The Bar 2 (1998); “It Ain’t Over ‘Til the Fat Lady Sings. And She Hasn’t … Kumho Tire Co. v. Carmichael, or Daubert III,” 23 From The Bar 4 (1999); “E-Commerce, E-Agents and the Civil Code of Puerto Rico: If It Ain’t Broke, Don’t Fix It,” 61 Rev.Col.Abo. 253 (2000).
As an active speaker, Mr. Ramos lectures on: jury trial advocacy, federal civil procedure, evidence, expert testimony, product liability, aviation, copyrights, trademarks, trade secret, franchising, dealer terminations, antitrust and internet law. He was also an Adjunct Professor of the Inter American University Law School, teaching jury trial advocacy.
Mr. Ramos is a panelist for Domain Name Disputes Resolution for the World Intellectual Property Organization, an ICANN provider, and he is a mediator in the U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico.