English-Speaking Attorneys

As a current Defense Attorney and former State Prosecutor, Attorney Vilushis has handled over seventy (70) jury trials including multiple murder cases. Attorney Vilushis understands both sides of the criminal justice system because he has worked on both sides of the system. In addition, he has taught a criminal justice class at a local university and multiple continuing education seminars to fellow attorneys on the topic of DUI. Let him put his knowledge and experience to work for you.

David S. Pallai is a partner with over twenty years of extensive trial and litigation experience in State Supreme Court and Federal District Court. He defends complex litigation cases with catastrophic exposure, including medical, hospital, dental, and nursing home malpractice, school and municipal law, product liability, labor law, construction, automobile and premises liability, and insurance coverage issues. He is admitted to the New Jersey and New York Bar, and U.S. District Courts in the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York. He is fluent in English, Spanish, and Italian.

Yvonne Olusi-Ogadi

Houston, TX

Attorney Yvonne Olusi-Ogadi, also known as Attorney YO, continues to follow her passion for helping others, as a nurse and today as an Estate Planning & Probate Attorney. Prior to joining The Gonzalez Law Group, Yvonne practiced in the area of Elder Law where she assisted families and individuals with estate planning and provided guidance and strategies for generational wealth protection planning, as well as assisting families with long term care planning and Medicaid. Prior to becoming an attorney, Yvonne was in the nursing profession for over 24 years and continues to be a Proud Registered Nurse. She attended the nursing program at Texas Woman’s University (Houston). Over the span of her nursing career, she practiced in many areas: CV-ICU, Med-surg, Administration, Home Care, Healthcare Technology, and her favorite Geriatrics. As a Home Care Nurse, she was in the community visiting elderly and disabled clients in their homes and quickly realized the need for a voice for our Elders was great, due to the gaps in the healthcare system that were failing to meet their needs. Yvonne decided to become that voice, and attended South Texas College of Law Houston, obtaining her law degree in May of 2021. Her professional and civic activities include membership in numerous local and national organizations including: Texas Bar Association, Houston Bar Association, Houston Lawyers Association, Hispanic Bar Association of Houston, Fort Bend County Black Nurses Association Inc., Texas Bar College and the National Black Nurses Association (NBNA) to name a few. She currently serves on the Board of Directors of Destined to Live and the Make A Mark Foundation, the latter of which she founded in memorial of her brother, Mark-Anthony P. Olusi, who passed away in 2008 due to heart transplant complications. In her free time, Yvonne enjoys traveling, volunteering, attending concerts, and spending time with her family.

Cindy Fernandez, Esq. is an attorney at The Ward Law Group, focusing on personal injury cases, particularly motor vehicle accidents. Graduating Cum Laude from Nova Southeastern University, School of Law in 2020, she is a dedicated advocate for clients, drawing on her personal experience as an immigrant to ensure their rights and interests are protected.

Regina M. Morgan

San Angelo, TX

Regina joined JChandlerLaw in 2019 and focuses her practice on cases involving serious personal injury and wrongful death.

Gabriela Navarro

Bettendorf, IA

Gabriela Navarro is an attorney licensed in Iowa since 2019, focusing on Iowa Workers’ Compensation and Personal Injury. She graduated from the University of Iowa with a Bachelor of Arts in Ethics and Public Policy and Sociology, and from the University of Nebraska College of Law with a Juris Doctor in 2019. She is bilingual and passionate about helping injured workers, drawing from personal family experience with on-the-job injuries.

Jennifer Reiz

Beverly Hills, CA

Jennifer employs seven years of legal experience in assisting clients in pursuing justice. Her primary practice focuses on catastrophic injury claims, car accidents, bike accidents, dog bites, and premises liability. Jennifer has dedicated her career to compensating those harmed by the negligence of others. During her time in law school, Jennifer was editor of the International and Comparative Law Review Journal at Loyola. She continues to make time for her passion of writing at home. Outside of law, Jennifer loves to travel with her husband and son.

Daniel R. Talbert

Shelby, NC

A lifelong resident of Cleveland County, NC, Daniel R. Talbert is a partner at Teddy, Meekins & Talbert, P.L.L.C. He focuses his practice on trial litigation, including criminal defense and family law. He graduated with Honors from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1998 and received his J.D. from Campbell Law School in 2001. He became a partner in 2005. He was certified by the North Carolina Bar as a specialist in State Criminal Law in 2010. He has served as President of the 27B Judicial District and President and Vice-President of the Cleveland County Bar Association.

John M. Popelka

Chicago, IL

John M. Popelka is a Senior Partner at Anesi Ozmon, Ltd., focusing exclusively on Workers’ Compensation law for public and private sector clients. He joined the firm in 1993 and became a partner in 2001. He has argued cases before the Illinois Appellate Court and the Illinois Supreme Court, expanding workers' rights. He is highly respected by peers, holding an AV rating from Martindale Hubbell for over a decade, and recognized as a Super Lawyer, Best Lawyer in Workers’ Compensation Law by U.S News & World Report, The Leading Lawyers Network, and The Best Lawyers in America.

Brenda Kocaj comes to Easton & Easton with a lifelong passion for serving the underrepresented of our community after a recent stent representing defendants in high-stakes medical malpractice matters. Having used that time to learn the strategies employed to protect defendants in high value personal injury cases, Brenda is excited to now return to her roots and use her knowledge of defense tactics to better represent the victims of negligence and wrongdoing with the other talented litigators at Easton & Easton. Brenda received her B.A. from the University of California, Irvine, in 2010, where she majored in Political Science. She went on to attend Whittier Law School, where she graduated Magna Cum Laude and obtained her Juris Doctor in 2013. In December 2013, Brenda was admitted to the California Bar. During law school, Brenda earned a CALI award in legal writing (an award for the top grade in the class) among other honors. After her first year in law school, she completed a judicial externship at Lamoreaux Justice Center with the Honorable Maria Hernandez, where she assisted the judge in her dependency court rulings. Brenda went on to complete two additional externships with County Counsel, at both the trial and appellate level, where she advocated for the best interests of the minors. Brenda also took part in Street Law, Inc., a program designed to teach at-risk youth about the law, where she volunteered her time at an Orange County continuation school. In her last year of law school, Brenda completed an externship with Whittier Law School’s Child Advocacy Clinic, a pro bono clinic helping families seeking guardianship and conservatorship. Following law school, Brenda completed two years of broad personal injury plaintiff work, both at the pre-litigation and litigation levels, including significant experience in drafting complaints, conducting depositions, engaging in law and motion, as well as research and settlement negotiations. She then spent an additional two years working in a more specialized area of personal injury - medical malpractice- on the defense side, learning the tactics and stratagems that high-stakes defense litigators use to devalue Plaintiff’s cases. Specifically, Brenda handled cases involving birth injuries, elder abuse, and dental malpractice. Through this experience, not only has Brenda’s knowledge of the law and litigation strategy advanced, but so has her commitment to justice and advocacy for the victims of negligence. When not at work, Brenda enjoys being a puppy mother of two, reading, hiking, watching sports, traveling (particularly to Mexico City), and salsa dancing. Brenda speaks Spanish fluently and returns to Mexico City each year to visit family who still live there. Brenda is admitted to practice in all California state courts, the United States District Court for the Eastern District, and the Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.

David Kwang Soo Kim (David K. S. Kim) is the managing partner of the firm’s New York office. He is a former United States Immigration Judge who served in that capacity for three years from 2022 to 2025. Mr. Kim recently joined the firm shortly after serving as an Immigration Judge in September 2025. Partnering with the firm’s Co-Founder, Ira J. Kurzban, Esq., the nation’s leading figure in immigration law, and joining a team of outstanding partners and attorneys who are also leaders in their field, Mr. Kim brings to the firm even greater synergy to further bolster the firm’s already outstanding reputation in the legal community and exceptional services to its clients. Having litigated and adjudicated some of the most complex issues involving immigration and nationality law, he brings to the firm 25 years of professional experience in both public and private sector. Mr. Kim concentrates in all areas of immigration and nationality law, including employment and family based immigrant and nonimmigrant petitions and visas, removal defense, and federal court litigation.

Angela S. Lee

Los Angeles, CA

Angela S. Lee is a trial attorney who graduated at the top of her class from La Verne Law School in 2012. She specializes in personal injury law, known for securing top settlements for clients. She is fluent in Korean and conversational Spanish, and has been featured in the Los Angeles Times Business to Business Consumer Attorneys of Southern California.

Frank J. Patrizio

Piqua, OH

Frank J. Patrizio practices business and corporate law, real estate, estate planning, trust and probate administration, municipal law, personal injury and worker's compensation. He serves as the Law Director for the City of Piqua, Ohio, managing all civil legal matters and criminal prosecution. Frank is active in community service.

Patrick Cook is an accomplished trial lawyer with extensive trial experience. In 1997 and 1998, he clerked with The Honorable Ricardo S. Martinez, in both the King County Superior and United States District Courts, Western District of Washington. From 1998 to 2007, he served as a Deputy Prosecutor in the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office. While there, he managed and tried large felony case loads in the Drug, Trial Teams, Domestic Violence and Special Assault Divisions. Patrick also acted as a supervisor in the Juvenile Division at Prosecuting Attorney’s Office, where he was responsible for the training and oversight of less experienced attorneys. Since joining the Walthew Law Firm in March of 2007, Patrick has focused his practice exclusively on representing the injured and disabled in Washington State Workers’ Compensation claims, Social Security Disability cases and product liability and personal injury cases. He is a member of the Washington State Bar Association, the King County Bar Association and an Eagle Member of the Washington State Association for Justice. Patrick received his B.A. from the University of Washington in 1993 and his J.D. from Seattle University Law School in 1998. A lifelong resident of the Seattle area, Patrick lives in Edmonds with his wife and two children.

Olga Rollins

Virginia Beach, VA

Olga Rollins is a bilingual attorney (English and Russian) that specializes in personal injury cases. She is known to be a compassionate, determined, and dedicated attorney who works tirelessly to get the best results possible for her clients. She graduated from Regent University School of Law in 2018. While in law school, she served on a board of Regent Law Review and was part of the Trial Advocacy team where she developed her passion for trial work. She wanted to gain as much court experience as possible before graduating, so she spent her summer breaks interning for public defender offices and for the chief judge of the Portsmouth Circuit Court. Ms. Rollins has experience in different areas of law, including traffic, misdemeanor and felony defense, defamation and others. But she eventually decided to focus on one area of law that brings her the most fulfillment, personal injury. She represents plaintiffs in all kinds of personal injury matters, such as auto and pedestrian accidents, premise liability, dog bites, negligent supervision, wrongful death, and others. She has experience handling and successfully resolving cases at every stage: from negotiations to trials. Ms. Rollins is known to be unafraid of the most complicated cases that were rejected by other attorneys and successfully resolving them, bringing justice to her clients. She received many awards for her accomplishments, including “Top 40 under 40” by National Trial Lawyers, Top Lawyer by Coastal Virginia magazine, Super Lawyer and others. She is admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of Virginia and the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. Ms. Rollins is a native of Russia, she moved to the United States in 2007 and she always knew she wanted to use this opportunity to do something meaningful. She found her true calling in being an attorney because helping her clients who are going through the very difficult times of their lives is a very rewarding experience. Ms. Rollins is happily married and lives in Norfolk with her husband and a dog. When she is not working, she loves to travel and workout. She loves being active, enjoys hiking, skiing, obstacle races, and lifting weights at the gym. She competed in fitness competitions with WBFF, bikini division, and won her Pro card in her very first competition.

Jennifer N. Wettstein

Liberty, MO

Jennifer N. Wettstein is a personal injury attorney licensed in Missouri and Kansas, as well as the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri. She earned her Juris Doctorate from the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law and is an active member of several legal associations.

Kristie Fischer

Las Vegas, NV

Attorney Kristie Fischer received her Juris Doctorate from the William S. Boyd School of Law at the University of Nevada Las Vegas in 2009, graduating in the top 15% of her class. She competed nationally on the Society of Advocates moot court team and received a CALI award for Lawyering Process II. Ms. Fischer is licensed to practice law in Nevada and Minnesota and has successfully litigated hundreds of civil matters with a proven trial record. In 2018, Ms. Fischer was honored by the National Trial Lawyers Association as one of Nevada’s Top 40 Under 40 Civil Plaintiff Attorneys. She has also contributed as an author to the Nevada Pattern Jury Instructions and the Nevada Civil Practice Manual.

Sergio C. Garcia

Chico, CA

Sergio C. Garcia is a personal injury attorney and the founder of SCG Professional Law Corporation. Born in Mexico, he became the nation's first undocumented attorney to be authorized to practice law in California on February 1, 2014, after winning a landmark case. He holds AA degrees from Butte College, a Paralegal Certificate from Chico State University, and a Juris Doctorate from Cal Northern School of Law. He is known for his client-focused service and dedication to helping vulnerable and underrepresented individuals.

Tammy Strohl-Samuel

Naples, FL

Tammy Strohl-Samuel is an attorney in Naples, FL, with over twenty-five years of personal injury experience. She graduated from McGill University with a B.A. in 1989 and received her J.D. from Thomas M. Cooley Law School in 1992. Admitted to the Florida Bar in 1994, she opened the Law Office of Tammy Strohl P.A. in 1996. She has served as Chair of the Grievance Committee - Twentieth Circuit Grievance Committee ‘B’. She is dedicated to providing personalized attention to clients and speaks English, French, Creole, and offers Spanish-language services.

Thomas S. Wilson Jr.

Elkhart, IN

Tom Wilson is an Elkhart personal injury attorney committed to providing quality legal representation to those injured due to the negligent acts of others. He graduated from Notre Dame Law School in 1993 and has been dedicated to protecting the rights of injured people since. He believes in fighting for clients' interests, maximizing recovery, and providing personalized attention to each case.

Athena R. Costis

Antioch, CA

Athena R. Costis is a partner attorney at Ivancich & Costis, LLP. She is a Certified Specialist in Workers' Compensation and has over 26 years of experience representing injured workers. She graduated from UC Davis and UC Davis School of Law.

Franklin L. Jones, Jr.

Halifax, NC

Franklin L. Jones Jr. is an attorney based in Halifax, North Carolina, with nearly 30 years of experience. He graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Campbell University School of Law. He focuses on personal injury, criminal defense, workers' compensation, and civil litigation, serving clients in rural North Carolina communities. He is known for his careful preparation, courtroom focus, and straightforward client communication.

John J. Ventosa

Poughkeepsie, NY

John J. Ventosa is a founding partner at McCabe Coleman Ventosa & Patterson PLLC where he practices primarily in the areas of trusts & estates, business, and real estate. As a native of Dutchess County and an owner of multiple businesses himself, John focuses his efforts on representing the individuals, families and businesses that are the backbone of our community. John’s primary focus is Estates & Trusts and Business Planning. Prior to founding McCabe Coleman Ventosa & Patterson in 2018, John served his community as a Senior Assistant Public Defender in the Dutchess County Public Defender’s office. He earned his BA from New York University and his J.D. from St. John’s University School of Law. He is a member of the Dutchess County Bar Association and New York State Bar Association. He is admitted to practice in New York State and in the United States Federal District Court for the Southern District of New York. John is bilingual, speaking both English and Spanish.

Tom Horgan

Omaha, NE

Tom is a partner at the firm with a comprehensive legal background, specializing in corporate law matters alongside his robust practice in civil litigation. He represents both individuals and entities, ensuring thorough legal support in corporate environments as well as private matters. After earning his bachelor’s degree from Villanova University, Tom obtained his Juris Doctor from Creighton University School of Law. He cultivated his legal acumen by practicing in New York City for several years, working extensively in various levels of state and federal courts before returning to his hometown of Omaha, Nebraska. This diverse experience has equipped him with a unique capability to navigate complex legal landscapes where he excels in advising companies on legal strategies that align with their business objectives. In addition to his legal practice, Tom is an advocate for student athletes and is a licensed athlete agent in Nebraska focused on Name, Image, and Likelihood (NIL) agreements. This involves the initiation, procurement, and negotiation of contracts in this evolving area of law, highlighting his adaptability and forward-thinking approach in both corporate and sports law sectors.