Manuel A. Boígues
Associate

Email: mboigues@unioncounsel.net
Telephone: 510-337-1001

Education:
University of Illinois College of Law, 2002
Northeastern Illinois University, 1999

Manuel A. Boígues joined Weinberg, Roger & Rosenfeld in 2006.  He is licensed to practice in California and Illinois.

Mr. Boígues represents labor unions and workers in complex litigation matters.  He obtained his undergraduate degree in Accounting, magna cum laude, from Northeastern Illinois University in Chicago and his Juris Doctor, cum laude, from the University of Illinois College of Law in Champaign.  While in law school, Mr. Boígues was an Administrative Editor of the Elder Law Journal, a teaching assistant, and received the Best Oral Argument Award in the Hispanic National Bar Association Moot Court Competition.

Prior to joining our firm, Mr. Boígues represented clients in the construction industry, including the Chicago and Northeast Illinois Council of Carpenters, while working as an associate with a Chicago law firm.  He was also a Staff Attorney with Friends of Farmworkers, Inc., a Philadelphia based not-for-profit law firm, representing workers throughout Pennsylvania in a wide variety of employment matters.

Manuel grew up in a union household in San Juan, Puerto Rico, as his parents, both teachers, were active members of the Puerto Rican Federation of Teachers.  His mother was the President of her Local and his father was the Treasurer and later Vice-President of the Union.  In Chicago, Manuel and his sister worked for grocery store chains and were members of the Locals that equalized the bargaining power between workers and their employers.

Practice Areas:
Labor Arbitrations and Collective Bargaining Negotiations
Class Actions and Wage and Hour Litigation
Employment Discrimination