Juan Paz-Rosario

Juan was born and raised in Alexandria, Virginia. His parents are originally from Puerto Rico.

In college, Juan earned his Bachelor of Science from George Mason University in Conflict Analysis and Resolution with a double minor in Criminology and Legal Studies.

Prior to his admission as an attorney in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, Juan was the President of the Hispanic American Bar Association (HABA) at Duquesne University School of Law. As President of HABA, he traveled throughout the country to represent and speak on behalf of Duquesne Law at multiple Law School Admission Council events. He also organized a meeting between HABA members and Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor. Juan earned his Juris Doctorate from Duquesne University School of Law with a concentration in Corporate Governance and Transactions.

Juan has experience negotiating settlements and has successfully represented clients in family, criminal, and civil matters. He has an extensive courtroom background working with judges in both the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas and the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, where he assisted in legal research and writing for numerous cases and their subsequent opinions.

Juan is the Co-Chairman of the Allegheny County Bar Association’s Hispanic Attorneys Committee, an Arbitrator on the Allegheny County's Civil Division Arbitration Panel and a member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association, and the American Bar Association.