English-Speaking Attorneys

Donald H. Zeigler III

Monroe, LA

Donald H. Zeigler III, known as Trey, is a native of West Monroe, Louisiana. He graduated magna cum laude from Louisiana College in 1997 with a B.A. in history and received his J.D. from Louisiana State University, Paul M. Hebert Law Center, in 2004. He has been practicing at Hudson, Potts & Bernstein since 2004. Trey is admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court, United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, and the United States District Courts for the Eastern, Middle, and Western Districts of Louisiana. His practice areas include Arson Litigation, Family Law, Insurance Litigation, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, and Premises Liability.

Jing Liu

Hackensack, NJ

Jing Liu is Of Counsel to O’Cathain Law Group, focusing on guiding Chinese-speaking personal injury clients. She earned her law degree from Temple University Beasley School of Law in 2009 and Beijing Technology and Business University School of Law in 2008. Licensed in New York State since 2010, she also maintains her own legal practice in New York specializing in immigration law. Jing is bilingual in Mandarin Chinese and English, and actively involved in community legal assistance.

Kett Reid Craven

Liberty, MO

Kett Craven's practice focuses on personal injury, general litigation, and wills, trusts, and estates. He returned to private practice in 2017 after nearly 20 years as an attorney and claims manager at an insurance company. He holds the Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter designation. Kett obtained his J.D. from the University of Missouri - Kansas City School of Law and was admitted to the Missouri bar in 1991 and the Kansas bar in 1992.

Lou Pendas

Orlando, FL

Lou Pendas was raised and educated in Central Florida, earning a B.S.B.A. from the University of Central Florida (1988) and a J.D. from St. Thomas University (1996). Admitted to the Florida Bar in 1997, he is a member of several bar associations. Mr. Pendas founded his firm to serve accident victims, emphasizing communication and understanding their struggles. His experience representing insurance companies provides a unique advantage in achieving favorable client results. He has practiced law for over twenty years in Florida.

Anieska J. Garcia

White Plains, NY

Anieska J. Garcia is an invaluable member of Marvin A. Cooper, P.C., bringing her legal background and bilingual fluency in English and Spanish to effectively represent a diverse client base in personal injury cases.

Sydney Montanaro

Portland, OR

Sydney Montanaro represents injured workers in all aspects their Oregon workers’ compensation claim as well as any related personal injury action. She also represents Oregonians in premises liability and motor vehicle collision cases. Sydney graduated cum laude from Lewis and Clark Law School and joined TCNF in 2014. Before law school, she taught in Mexico, studied in Bolivia and Chile and traveled extensively through Latin America. Fluent in Spanish, she represents both English and Spanish speakers. Sydney was born and raised in Northeast Portland. She obtained her bachelors degree at the Johnston Center for Integrative Studies at the University of Redlands outside of Los Angeles, California. At the Johnston Center she studied political science and economics with a focus on Latin America and Spanish. During college and thereafter she studied and traveled extensively through Latin America. After college, Sydney returned to Portland and worked as a legal assistant before going to law school and receiving her law degree from Lewis and Clark Law School in 2014. During law school she focused on public interest law and clerked for various non-profit organizations and offices dedicated to representing low income people, protecting civil rights, and advocating for the rights of workers. Sydney’s practice largely focuses on representing injured workers in all aspects of Workers’ Compensation claims from denied claims to helping clients access needed benefits for accepted claims. She also handles cases involving on-the-job injuries with third parties and other injury claims. She is honored to help her clients through a complicated claims process. Sydney is an active member of the Oregon Trial Lawyers Association (OTLA) and the Workers’ Compensation section of the Oregon State bar where she helps plan an annual CLE for workers’ compensation practitioners and works on access to justice issues for injured workers. Outside of work, Sydney enjoys spending time with her husband and two young children.

Anna Lozoya

Rolling Meadows, IL

Anna Lozoya, JD, RN, joined Michael V. Favia & Associates, P.C. as an of counsel attorney to work on health related matters including personal injuries, medical malpractice, IDFPR, and Illinois Department of Health matters. She is also bi-lingual and has extensive experience in real estate law.

Beckett C. Horner

Vero Beach, FL

Beckett C. Horner is the partner in charge of the Estate, Probate, Trust Administration & Guardianship department, as well as the Business Transactions department. He practices in estate planning, probate, trust administration, real estate, tax law, business, and commercial law.

Nicholas Alexandroff

Los Angeles, CA

Nicholas S. Alexandroff began his legal career in 2015 at a well-known plaintiffs’ civil litigation firm where he gained extensive experience in catastrophic injury, mass torts, class actions, and employment matters. He was intricately involved with securing his clients tens of millions of dollars in settlements across the State of California. Nicholas continues to focus his practice on all areas of civil litigation, including personal and catastrophic injury, mass torts, class actions, professional liability, and civil rights. A graduate of the University of Southern California, Nicholas earned his Juris Doctorate from Loyola Law School. He is admitted to practice before all California State Courts, as well as the United States District Court, Central District of California, and is a member of the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles.

Demetria D. Frank

Houston, TX

Demetria D. Frank is a civil litigator, legal scholar, and advocate for justice, equity, and systemic reform, serving as Of Counsel at Roberts Markland LLP. With nearly two decades of experience in complex litigation and civil rights, she previously litigated toxic tort and personal injury cases and served as an Associate Municipal Court Judge and Assistant City Prosecutor for Dallas. Demetria is a Visiting Associate Professor at the University of Houston Law Center and a former Associate Dean for Diversity and Inclusion at the University of Memphis School of Law. She earned her J.D. from the University of Texas School of Law and a B.A. from the University of Houston.

Nicholas M. Sarta was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. He holds a B.A. in English from City University of New York, Brooklyn College, and a J.D. from New York Law School. He gained experience working at personal injury and criminal defense firms before establishing his own firm. Over an 8-year period, he successfully resolved and litigated hundreds of cases in New York and New Jersey, including automobile accidents, premises liability, construction accidents, toxic torts, and civil rights violations. He received awards such as VerdictSearch’s Top New York Settlements of 2015, Verdicts and Settlements Hall of Fame of 2015, and Schnepps Communications’ 'Rising Stars of 2015'. Nicholas relocated to Florida in 2019 and was admitted to the Florida Bar in September of that year. He is fluent in Spanish.

J. Anthony "Tony" Alvarez

Houston, TX

J. Anthony "Tony" Alvarez is the founder of Alvarez Law, PLLC. He graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and a minor in Spanish, and earned his law degree from South Texas College of Law in 1994. Admitted to practice in Texas in 1995, he has extensive experience in litigation and transactional matters, including Divorce and Family Law, Probate, Employment Law, Corporate and Business Law, Commercial and Construction Litigation. Mr. Alvarez is AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell and is fluent in Spanish.

Michael J. Costello has chosen to devote his entire practice to workers’ compensation, Social Security disability, and personal injury cases. He became a partner in The Walthew Law Firm after graduating Magna Cum Laude from Gonzaga Law School in 1996. Prior to joining the firm, he was Associate Editor of the prestigious Gonzaga Law Review and interned with the Coeur d’Alene firm of Sims, Liesche, Newell, Reagan, Wallace and Wallace, P.A. He is a member of the Washington State Association for Justice, American Bar Association, and the National Organization of Social Security Claimants’ Representatives.

Courtney Isop

Sarasota, FL

Courtney Isop has been a trial attorney for over fifteen years, representing both plaintiffs and defendants in personal injury cases throughout Southwest Florida. Earlier in her career, Courtney served as senior staff attorney for one of the largest insurance companies in the state of Florida, and represented hundreds of defendants in automobile negligence cases. She became a Plaintiff’s attorney in 2017 and now exclusively advocates for the wrongfully injured in Sarasota and Manatee Counties. Known for providing exceptional service to her clients, Courtney applies the knowledge she gained as a defense attorney together with extensive trial experience to help those who have been hurt due to the negligence of another. She is dedicated to providing personalized, effective legal representation to her clients. She leverages her knowledge and experience to maximize settlements for her clients and win difficult trials against large insurance companies. Courtney was excited to join Mallard Perez over the summer of 2021, where she will continue to represent the injured and hold wrongdoers accountable. She is here to help you if you have been injured in an automobile accident, as the result of unsafe conditions at a store or restaurant, or due to medical malpractice. She will also provide conscientious and compassionate representation to our most vulnerable clients, including those injured as the result of child abuse or neglect, or mistreatment in a nursing home. Courtney graduated from Albany Law School of Union University in New York in 2004 and joined the New York Bar in 2005. She then moved to Florida and gained admission to the Florida Bar in 2006. Courtney received her undergraduate degree from Roanoke College in Virginia, where she majored in International Relations and Spanish - an education that has helped her effectively serve clients from a variety of backgrounds. She now resides in Northwest Bradenton with her three children. If you see the Mallard Perez jerseys on the soccer field, you know she is around, as she and the firm are proud supporters of MAYSO.

Justin Alvarez-Herman

Lake Worth, FL

Justin Alvarez-Herman is an Associate in GFM’s Class Action Practice Group, resident in the New York Office. He earned his bachelor’s degree in political science from SUNY New Paltz and his J.D. from Brooklyn Law School, where he received multiple scholarships. His experience includes class actions, consumer protection, civil rights, and commercial litigation, with notable work on wrongful death lawsuits and discrimination cases.

Timothy J. Ryan

Walnut Creek, CA

Tim Ryan’s practice is focused on the representation and defense of public entities. Over a career spanning more than 30 years he has successfully handled a variety of lawsuits ranging from real property matters to wrongful death and personal injury roadway design and dangerous condition cases. Mr. Ryan specializes in inverse condemnation cases, including both physical damage and regulatory taking claims. He is recognized as an expert in earth movement and water damage claims and has participated, at both the trial and appellate levels, in many significant court cases dealing with inverse condemnation law, culminating in a handful of published opinions, most notably including Locklin v. City of Lafayette (1994) 7 Cal.4th 327 [California Supreme Court seminal opinion on modern watercourse drainage law] and more recently, Contra Costa County v. Pinole Point Properties, LLC (2015) 235 C.A.4th 914 [Appellate opinion holding, in a case of first impression, that a downstream riparian owner may be liable for upstream flooding based solely on unreasonable failure to maintain its property]. Mr. Ryan, a life-long resident of Contra Costa County, has spent his entire career practicing in this community representing a mix of local public entities and special districts, including the County of Contra Costa, many local cities and the Blackhawk Geologic Hazard Abatement District. He has lectured to groups on developments in inverse condemnation law and given seminars on relevant legal issues to staff engineers at Contra Costa Public Works Department. Mr. Ryan received his undergraduate education at Santa Clara University (B.S., 1974) and performed his legal studies at Lincoln Law School (J.D., 1978). He is admitted to practice before all California state and federal courts (Northern District) and a member of the Contra Costa Bar Association.

Steven H. Fine is an Illinois attorney with over 30 years of experience in criminal defense and civil law. As a former assistant State's attorney, he possesses unique insight into legal strategies. He has been recognized by Expertise as a Top DUI Lawyer in Chicago and holds an Avvo Rating of 9.7 'Superb'.

Fatima Hassan-Salam is licensed in Texas and New Mexico with over 30 years of experience in personal injury and criminal law. She earned her Juris Doctor from Southern Methodist University in 1991, and also holds degrees in Sociology, Journalism, and Criminal Justice from the same university. She previously worked with Hughes & Luce and Hal Monk & Associates before establishing her own firm in 1992, handling significant personal injury and celebrity cases.

Jonathan K. Joyner

San Antonio, TX

Mr. Jonathan K. Joyner was born and raised in San Antonio, Texas. He graduated from Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas with a B.A. in Business. While at Southwestern University, Jonathan obtained a summer internship in San Antonio working for a San Antonio criminal defense firm. During those summers, Jonathan learned how to be an effective criminal defense attorney, how to aggressively advocate on behalf of his clients and how to deliver quality legal services. Jonathan also learned how important it was to have open lines of communication with his clients and to this day, all of his clients have direct access to him. Upon completing his undergraduate studies, Jonathan moved to East Lansing, Michigan where he attended Michigan State University College of Law. Anyone facing an allegation that they have violated a criminal law needs a strong and knowledgeable criminal defense attorney they can respect and trust. Money, jail time and even someone’s life may be on the line and a criminal lawyer has to be trusted to fight hard for his client’s best interests. Since moving back to San Antonio, Jonathan has represented thousands of individuals charged with various criminal offenses. Jonathan wants to be the criminal defense attorney who advocates on your behalf.

Justinian C. Lane

Redmond, WA

Justinian C. Lane is the founder of The Law Offices of Justinian C. Lane, Esq. - PLLC, a firm dedicated exclusively to asbestos claims law. His personal experience with family members dying from asbestos-related cancers drives his commitment to helping victims secure compensation, often without needing to file a lawsuit. He is licensed in Washington State and various federal courts.

Erica Inzina is an attorney and part of the husband-and-wife legal team at Inzina Law. She brings meticulous attention to detail and client care, ensuring every legal document, argument, and communication is perfectly executed. She works seamlessly with her husband, Blase Inzina, to provide a unified and compassionate approach to personal injury cases, treating every client like family.

Michael J. Carmona

Coral Gables, FL

Michael J. Carmona is a partner at Friedland | Carmona. He obtained his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Miami School of Law in 2010. Prior to joining Friedland | Carmona, he gained unique insight into insurance company practices while working as a law clerk for an insurance defense firm. He primarily represents victims of personal injury accidents against insurance companies and is licensed to practice in all Florida circuit and county courts, as well as the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Nick Stiver

Albuquerque, NM

Nick grew up in southern New Mexico. He received his undergraduate degree from University of New Mexico. Nick received his law degree from University of New Mexico, School of Law. Nick started his law career practicing in the areas of personal injury, workers' compensation and social security disability. He knows the interplay between these cases and always tries to get the most compensation for his clients. Since joining Stiver Law, Nick specializes in Workers' Compensation and personal injury. Nick has taken multiple Worker's Compensation cases to trial and won. He has achieved great results for his clients throughout New Mexico. Work injuries can be very serious and life changing. When Nick gets involved, priority one is to get medical and money benefits started. Nick takes pride in making sure that the insurance companies treat his clients fairly. Nick has a close, one-on-one partnership with his clients. He is responsive and communicates quickly and efficiently. When not working, Nick likes to play tennis, go on hikes and spend time with his wife and son. Nick is a sports fan and follows boxing and tennis closely. "I like to take an aggressive approach to my cases - I believe it is best to move my client's cases forward quickly in order to get a resolution as soon as possible. I want my clients to call, text, or email me if they have any questions. I am happy to help."

Susan C. Odess

Miami, FL

Susan C. Odess leads the firm’s insurance and construction litigation practice, representing homeowners, commercial property owners, community associations, and businesses against large insurance and construction companies. She received her B.A. from Catholic University of America and her J.D., cum laude, from the University of Miami School of Law. She has over 15 years of experience in first-party property insurance claims and is recognized in Best Lawyers in America (2023-2024) and Florida Super Lawyers (2022-2023). She is active in her community, serving as a mentor with Women of Tomorrow and advocating for juvenile and animal rights.