Maité Medero-Benítez > Estrella LLC > San Juan, Puerto Rico > Lawyer Profile
Estrella LLC Offices
150 TETUAN STREET
OLD SAN JUAN
00901
Puerto Rico
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Maité Medero-Benítez
Work Department
Labour and Employment
Position
Associate
Career
Maité Medero first joined Estrella, LLC in 2009. Her professional career began in 2006 at Ramos & Toyos Law Offices where she focused on labor & employment law, gaining extensive experience in both private industry and the public sector. At Estrella, she expanded labor & employment law practice advising and representing Puerto Rico’s largest employers. Additionally, developed an active litigation practice at Estrella, with an emphasis on assisting retail clients. Ms. Medero also became a sought-after speaker and trainer in human resources matters. Thru her involvement in the Association of Human Resources Professionals, which she presided in 2019, she became an industry leader.
Ms. Medero left the Firm in 2021 to finish a LLM in Business Law from the University of Puerto Rico School of Law. Having completed her degree, Ms. Medero returns to Estrella LLC to lead the Firm’s Labor and Employment Practice, a vibrant and growing practice.
Bar Admissions
- Puerto Rico/2006
Court Admissions
- U. S. District Court for Puerto Rico/2009
- U. S. Court of Appeals for The First Circuit/2009
Languages
English, Spanish
Memberships
- Puerto Rico/2006
- Asociación de Profesionales en Relaciones Laborales/President, 2019/Member of the Board, 2016-18
- Federal Bar Association
- SHRM, Puerto Rico Chapter
- Puerto Rico Bar Association
- Board Member, Asociación Profesionales Relaciones Laborales (Association of Labor Relations Professionals)/Member since 2012/Elected to Board in 2016, 2017 & 2018/Elected President for 2019
Education
- University of Puerto Rico School of Law/LLM in Business Law/2022
- University of Puerto Rico School of Law/J.D./2005
- University of Puerto Rico/B.S./2002/Magna Cum Laude
Lawyer Rankings
Puerto Rico > Labour and employment
The labour and employment team at Estrella LLC advises national and multinational corporations, including household names The Home Depot, Walmart and Chick-fil-A, across such sectors as hospitality, retail, energy, nonprofit and professional services, on day-to-day matters and high-stakes litigation. Maité Medero-Benítez heads the team, bringing expertise in representing clients in mediation procedures, before administrative agencies and in court in discrimination, wrongful termination, and wage and hours claims. Odemaris Chacón utilises over 20 years’ experience in the practice area.