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The legal profession in Puerto Rico is practiced at both commonwealth and Federal levels. Thus, legal professionals in Puerto Rico must study both the law of Puerto Rico and the law of the United States. There are presently three law schools in the commonwealth: [1] University of Puerto Rico School of Law, established in 1913
The Puerto Rican Bar Association (PRBA) is a voluntary association of lawyers of Puerto Rican ethnicity or interest. It is to be distinguished from the Bar Association of Puerto Rico or Colegio de Abogados de Puerto Rico , which is the bar association of Puerto Rico .
Although Puerto Rico was part of Spain, a country with associations of lawyers as early as the 16th century, it was not until May 8, 1840, that the Royal Court of Puerto Rico issued an order authorizing the establishment of a Bar Association there. [1] There were at the time 22 lawyers practicing in Puerto Rico.
This map was obtained from an edition of the National Atlas of the United States. Like almost all works of the U.S. federal government, works from the National Atlas are in the public domain in the United States. Online access: NationalAtlas.gov | 1970 print edition: Library of Congress, Perry-Castañeda Library
Print/export Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... Pages in category "Immigration to Puerto Rico" The following 10 pages are in this category, out ...
United States Attorneys for the District of Puerto Rico (5 P) Pages in category "Puerto Rican lawyers" The following 68 pages are in this category, out of 68 total.
Pages in category "Lawyers from San Juan, Puerto Rico" The following 26 pages are in this category, out of 26 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The US Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952, codified under Title 8 of the United States Code, revised the wording concerning Puerto Ricans, granting nationality to persons born in Puerto Rico on or after April 11, 1899, and prior to January 13, 1941, who had not been covered in previous legislation, and thereafter to Puerto Ricans at birth ...