Veronica A. Ucros Leon is a labor and employment attorney with a robust background in traditional labor law. She graduated from Cornell University’s ILR School in 2017, where she studied Industrial and Labor Relations, and earned her J.D. from the University of Florida Levin College of Law in 2021, where she received a Governors Scholarship.
While in school, Veronica earned practical experience in the field by interning for the Labor Relations department of a Fortune 500 company and serving as a Peggy Browning Fellow at an International Unions headquarters in Washington, D.C. In these roles, Veronica gained hands-on experience in grievance administration, collective bargaining negotiations, and union administration, including handling internal union issues and complaints.
Following law school, Veronica began her legal career at a Vault 100 international law firm, working both on international commercial litigation matters as well as labor and employment matters. These ranged from union certification campaigns, NLRB and EEOC investigations, multi-million dollar arbitrations, and other proceedings before administrative agencies and federal judges.
As an Associate at Sugarman Susskind Braswell and Herrera, she now handles a variety of matters, including grievance arbitrations, unfair labor practice charges, EEOC charges, pension issues, and advising clients on a variety of other related issues.
Originally from San Juan, Puerto Rico, Veronica is fully bilingual in English and Spanish, and while her French is a bit rusty, she is close to fluent with some practice. In her free time, Veronica enjoys yoga, rock climbing, traveling, watching Survivor, and spending time with her rescue dog, Bruce.