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PRACTICE AREAS: Civil Law; Criminal Law; Appellate Practice in State and Federal Courts; Real Estate Law; Immigration Law; Litigation; Personal Injury Law; Bankruptcy Law.

REPORTED CASES: Counsel for Lewis Industries in San Juan Dupont Hotel Fire Litigation, 1988-1991; Helen Smith, et al. vs. Condado Plaza Hotel & Casino and Continental Insurance Company,1993-1997.

ADMITTED: 1980, Louisiana and Puerto Rico; 1981, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1984, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit and U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico; 1988, U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. District Court Western District of Louisiana and Middle District of Louisiana U.S. District Court.

LAW SCHOOL: Tulane University of Louisiana (J.D.)

COLLEGE: Tulane University of Louisiana (B.A.)

TEXT: Member: Panel of the Criminal Justice Act, 1986-1996 ; Panel of Trustee's for the U.S. Trustee's in Puerto Rico, 1989-1996 . Member: Louisiana State and American Bar Associations; Bar Association of Puerto Rico; American Alliance of Creditor Attorneys, Inc. since 1998.

ATTY-LANGUAGES: Spanish & English.

BORN: February 6, 1956, Santurce, Puerto Rico

STATEMENT OF PRACTICE: Civil, Criminal and Appellate Practice in State and Federal Courts. Real Estate, Immigration Law, Litigation, Personal Injury and Bankruptcy Law.

FIRM PROFILE: Mr. Pola practiced law in New Orleans, Louisiana working for New Orleans Legal Assistance Corporation (N.O.L.A.C.) for three years. Next he started his solo practice and returned to Puerto Rico.  He has also served as a Law Clerk for the Federal District Judge, Honorable Jaime Pieras, Jr. He established his firm in 1983. He has also practiced as corporate counsel and a notary for various mortgage banks. Mr. Pola has a staff of certified legal assistants for case investigation and administrative affairs. In 1998 the Law Office of Frank Pola, Jr. joined the American Alliance of Creditor Attorneys, Inc.

PERSONNEL: Frank Pola, Jr.; Edgardo Molina & other law clerks, paralegal and administrative personnel.

Member of    updated August 20, 1998