ADRIÁN J HILERA - Key Persons
Mr. Hilera-Torres obtained a BS in finance from Villanova University in Pennsylvania (1995), a JD, magna cum laude, from the Pontificial Catholic University of Puerto Rico School of Law (1998), where he was a member of the editorial board of the law review, and a Masters of Law Degree (LL.M) from Georgetown University Law Center (2001), where he concentrated in Banking, Real Estate and Commercial Finance. Mr. Hilera-Torres is admitted to practice before the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the United States Court for the District of Puerto Rico.
Mr. Hilera-Torres is one of the leading commercial lending attorneys in Puerto Rico. He was an attorney in Biaggi & Biaggi, PSC from 1998 to 2005 in the areas of commercial lending and banking transactions. Thereafter, he joined Westernbank Puerto Rico where he was a Senior Vice President until April 2007, where he managed and supervised the commercial loan production of vice-presidents and branch managers; and assisted the President in the day-to-day affairs of the bank. Since then, Mr. Hilera has been engaged in private practice acting as counsel for various financial institutions in commercial lending, structured finance, collections, foreclosures, and workouts.
He is the author of Revised Article Nine of the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC): An Overview and Why Should Puerto Rico Approve It, Vol. 62, num. 2; abr-jun 2001, Revista del Colegio de Abogados de Puerto Rico - and the law review article "El Análisis Jurídico de la Negligencia Profesional de los Médicos desde el Punto de Vista Del Juez Asociado del Tribunal Supremo, Antonio S. Negrón García", Vol. 36 Num.2-3, 1997, Revista de Derecho Puertorriqueño.
Job Titles:
- Attorney at Law
- of Counsel
- the Firm of Llorens Santini Law Offices As an Associate
Mr. Velázquez-Mass obtained a BA in Business Administration from the University of Puerto Rico in 1986 and a Juris Doctor from Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico School of Law in 1999.
Upon graduation, Mr.Velázquez-Mass joined the firm of Llorens Santini Law Offices as an associate attorney for six years concentrating in civil and commercial litigation, as well as consumer mortgage lending for financial institutions, such as Doral and HF Mortgage. From 2006 until 2007, Mr. Velázquez-Mass was an associate attorney at the law firm of Matta & Matta, P.S.C, where he focused his law practice on Personal Injury and Tort Liability Claims, and Insurance Law. Prior to joining Adrián J. Hilera, PSC, as an associate attorney, Mr.Velázquez-Mass worked for the law firm of Frau & Associates from 2007 to 2012, concentrating in Foreclosures, Debt Collection, General Litigation, and General Notary Work Law for the main banking institutions in Puerto Rico, including Banco Santander, Doral Bank, Scotiabank and FirstBank Puerto Rico.
Mr. Velázquez-Mass is admitted to practice before the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. His principal areas include real estate and commercial collections and foreclosures; and consumer mortgage lending.