Mariel Y. Haack-Pizarro
Ms. Haack-Pizarro joined AMG in 2005. She has significant experience in management of discrimination cases before the EEOC and the Puerto Rico Department of Labor, and litigation and trial experience in federal and Puerto Rico courts in cases of employment discrimination.
Ms. Haack-Pizarro has extensive experience in immigration law matters, having obtained a 100% approval rate of visa and other petitions before the USCIS, including H-1B visas for professional and individuals with specialized knowledge; L visas for intra-company transfers for executives, administrators, professionals and individuals with specialized knowledge; E visas for investors; and employment based permanent resident petitions.
She also contributes regularly to the Labor and Employment Department's newsletter. Ms. Haack-Pizarro is admitted to the Puerto Rico bar, the U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, and the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.
Areas of Practice
- Labor and Employment Law
Bar Admissions
- Puerto Rico, 2004
- U.S. District Court District of Puerto Rico, 2004
- U.S. Court of Appeals 1st Circuit, 2005
Education
- University of Puerto Rico Law School, San Juan, Puerto Rico
- J.D. - 2003
- University of Puerto Rico, Cayey Campus
- B.A. (Magna Cum Laude) - 2000
- Honors: Highest Graduating GPA in Major
- Major: Humanities
Published Works
- Panelist, Employment Law Update, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 2007
- Panelist, Employment Law Update, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 2006
- Panelist, Puerto Rico FMLA Update, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 2006
Representative Cases
- Velez- Padro v. Thermo King de Puerto Rico, 585 F. 3d. 441 (1st Cir. 2009)
- Gastronomical Workers Union Local 610 v. Dorado Beach Hotel Corporation, et al., 476 F. Supp. 2d 99 (D.P.R. 2007)
- Colon-Vazquez v. El San Juan Hotel & Casino, 483 F. Supp. 2d 147 (D.P.R. 2007)
- Velez- Padro v. Thermo King de Puerto Rico, 465 F. 3d. 31 (1st Cir. 2006)
- Aguiar-Carrasquillo v. Agosto-Alicea, et al., 445 F. 3d. 19 (1st Cir. 2006)
Classes/Seminars
- Employment Law Update 2007, Panelist, San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Employment Law Update 2006, Panelist, San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Puerto Rico FMLA Update 2006, Panelist, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Professional Associations and Memberships
- American Immigration Lawyers Association
- American Bar Association
Languages
- Spanish
- English
- French









