Francisco Chévere

E-mail address:  fc@mcvpr.com
Phone number:  (787) 250-5615
Fax number:  (787) 759-2744

Francisco Chévere is a Capital Member of the Firm and Vice-Chair of the Labor and Employment Law Practice Group.

Practice Areas

Mr. Chévere's main areas of practice are labor relations, representation and unfair labor practices before the National Labor Relations Board, collective bargaining, labor arbitration, employment counseling, employment law litigation in local and federal courts, and alternate dispute resolution.

Education

He obtained a Bachelor's Degree in Economics and Political Science, cum laude, from Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., including studies at the University of Sussex in England. He holds a Juris Doctor Degree from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in Philadelphia, with a concentration in labor law.

Admissions

Mr. Chévere is admitted to the practice of law before the courts of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, and the United States Supreme Court.

Memberships

He is a member of the Puerto Rico and Federal Bar Associations, the American Bar Association and its Section on Labor and Employment Law, where he is a member of the Committee of Development of the Law under the National Labor Relations Act, and the Association of Labor Relations Practitioners.

Representative Cases

• Zukowski v. St. Lukes Home Care Program, United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, 326 F.3d 278 (2003).
• Vargas v. Geologistics Ams., United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, 284 F.3d 232 (2002).
• Sepúlveda v. Motorola Electrónica de P.R., United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, 988 F. Supp. 34 (1997).
• Martí v. Chevron U.S.A., Inc., United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, 772 F. Supp. 700 (1991).
• ITT Federal Services Corporation and Lockheed Martin Services, Inc. and Seafarers International Union, Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District aw Seafarers International Union of North America, AFL-CIO, National Labor Relations Board, 335 NLRB 998, 169 LRRM 1424 (2001).
• Rice Growers Association of California (P.R.), Inc. and Congreso de Uniones Industriales de Puerto Rico, National Labor Relations Board, 303 NLRB 152, 303 NLRB 980, 138 LRRM 1009 (1991).