Dr. Hiram Meléndez-Juarbe has a unique professional makeup comprised of vast private and public consulting experience in such diverse areas as constitutional law, trademark, copyright, privacy, internet law and policy, commercial litigation, administrative law and civil rights, among others.

A graduate of the University of Puerto Rico (JD 2000), Harvard Law School (LL.M. 2002) and New York University Law School (LL.M 2008; JSD 2013), Dr. Meléndez-Juarbe is Professor of Law and Associate Dean at the University of Puerto Rico Law School where he teaches or has taught Constitutional Law, Intellectual Property, Administrative Law as well as Cyberlaw and several seminars on the Constitution in Cyberspace and Privacy and Technology.

Dr. Meléndez-Juarbe was also a Member and President of the Puerto Rico Civil Rights Commission and Chairperson of the Board of Ayuda Legal Puerto Rico. He is currently Member of the Puerto Rico Board of Bar Examiners.