Overview

Mariela Rexach is an experienced federal litigator with outstanding command of federal civil procedure and evidence, who practices in all areas of employment law. She has actively participated in several major cases before the U. S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico and the U. S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. She has over 50 published federal cases and an outstanding summary judgment record. She has also successfully tried numerous cases before Puerto Rico courts and regularly appears before administrative forums.  

Mariela counsels employers in all employment matters, with particular expertise in the areas of harassment, reasonable accommodation and leaves of absence. She regularly provides her clients with human resources training in performance management meant to minimize and manage litigation risk.

After graduating from law school, and before joining Schuster LLC, she served as a judicial clerk to the Hon. Juan M. Pérez-Giménez of the U. S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico. During law school, she served as associate and senior editor for the University of Pennsylvania Law Review.

Professional & Community Affiliations

Member

American Bar Association

Member

Federal Bar Association

Member, Committee to Revise Local Rules

U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico

2018

Director

Federal Bar Association, Puerto Rico Chapter

2000-2002

Recognition

Fellow, William T. Fontaine

University of Pennsylvania

1994-1997

Fellow, John Woodruff Simpson

Amherst College

1994

Named, The Best Lawyers in Puerto Rico©

2019-2023

News, Analysis & Press

Pandemic changed the workplace, now laws must catch up

News is my Business

November 24, 2022

Littler Global Guide - Puerto Rico - Q3 2022

Global Guide Quarterly

October 25, 2022

Littler Global Guide - Puerto Rico - Q2 2021

Global Guide Quarterly

July 19, 2021

Littler Global Guide - Puerto Rico - Q1 2020

Global Guide Quarterly

April 15, 2020

Littler Global Guide - Puerto Rico - Q2 2018

Global Guide Quarterly

July 20, 2018

Littler Global Guide - Puerto Rico - Q4 2017

Global Guide Quarterly

January 19, 2018

Speaking Engagements

2023 Puerto Rico Employer Conference

San Juan, PR

April 27, 2023

2021 Puerto Rico Virtual Regional Employer Conference

San Juan, PR

November 16, 2021

Administración de la seguridad de los empleados en el nuevo entorno laboral (bioseguridad)

June 4, 2020

2019 Puerto Rico Conference

San Juan, PR

April 12, 2019

2018 Littler Puerto Rico Conference

San Juan, PR

April 19, 2018

2017 Littler Global Puerto Rico Conference

San Juan, PR

April 7, 2017

Puerto Rico Labor Reform 2017 in a Nutshell

February 24, 2017

Puerto Rico Labor Reform 2017: What You Need to Know

San Juan, PR

February 16, 2017

Second Annual Puerto Rico Conference

August 18, 2016

Keynote Speaker, Employment Law Section Breakfast Meeting

Academy of Legal Studies in Business, 91st Annual Conference, San Juan, PR

August 9, 2016

Littler Global Puerto Rico Conference

San Juan, PR

August 20, 2015

Setting up Shop in Puerto Rico: What You Need to Know

July 15, 2015

Education

  • J.D., University of Pennsylvania Law School, 1997
  • B.A., Amherst College, 1994cum laude

Languages

  • Spanish
  • English

Bar Admission

Puerto Rico

Courts

  • U.S. Supreme Court
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, 1st Circuit
  • Supreme Court of Puerto Rico
  • U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico