English-Speaking Attorneys

Daniel M. Santarsiero

Freehold, NJ

Daniel Santarsiero has been practicing in the areas of personal injury and workers’ compensation for over twenty-five (25) years. He has handled over a thousand cases, with many going to trial. He is a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum and has been designated a Rising Star by Super Lawyers. He is also certified as a Civil Trial Attorney by the Supreme Court of New Jersey, a designation reserved for less than two percent of attorneys licensed to practice in New Jersey.

Erik M. Bergmanis

Amery, WI

Erik M. Bergmanis is a Minnesota and Wisconsin personal injury and wrongful death lawyer. He received his BS from the University of Minnesota and JD from William Mitchell College of Law. He is admitted to practice in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and the Eight Circuit Court of Appeals. He is a member of the Minnesota Association for Justice and Minnesota State Bar Association, and is on the panel of arbitrators for the American Arbitration Association. He has been named a Minnesota Super Lawyer.

Steven J. Leibel

Bismarck, ND

Steven J. Leibel graduated from North Dakota State University in 1997 and received his Juris Doctorate in 2001 from Baylor Law School. He is licensed in North Dakota. His practice focuses on personal injury, business litigation, insurance claims/bad faith, and construction litigation. He is AV® PreeminentTM rated by Martindale-Hubbell® and included in the Great Plains Super Lawyers list.

Luis Cartaya

Boca Raton, FL

Born and raised in Havana, Cuba, Luis Cartaya attended the University of Florida for his undergraduate studies and the University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law. He practices personal injury and criminal defense law in South Florida and other areas of Florida. Fluent in Spanish, Luis has trial and legal experience from working at the prosecutor’s office in Jefferson County, Kentucky, and now serves as an experienced litigator for plaintiffs.

Kitty Szeto

Los Angeles, CA

Kitty Szeto is a Senior Counsel and preeminent trial lawyer with over 15 years of experience. She specializes in wage-and-hour and consumer class actions, and has obtained multi-million dollar jury verdicts and settlements for employees in California. She was named Trial Lawyer of the Year for the Antelope Valley Bar Association in 2014, one of the Top 100 Women Lawyers by the Daily Journal in 2024, and a Super Lawyers Top Women Attorney in Southern California and Southern California Rising Star from 2016-2018, and Super Lawyers from 2023-2024. She is a first-generation immigrant and Cantonese was her first language.

Khristopher Salado, Esq.

Miami Lakes, FL

Khristopher Ryan Salado is a Cuban-American attorney with close ties to the South Florida community. Born and raised in Miami, FL, he prides himself on being a "local product." He graduated with honors from Florida International University before graduating Magna Cum Laude from St. Thomas University School of Law with a Certificate in Tax Law. While in law school, he interned at prominent personal injury firm and played an integral part of a jury trial that resulted in a five million dollar ($5,000,000.00) verdict. He also served on the Executive Board for the St. Thomas Law Review, the Moot Court Board, the Cuban American Student Bar Association, and was initiated into the prestigious Order of the Barristers for his excellence in oral advocacy. During his years of litigation practice, Salado has successfully recovered over $40 million dollars for his clients and has been selected as a Super Lawyer Rising Star six years in a row (2019-2024). His practice focuses on personal injury litigation involving wrongful death, premise liability, traumatic brain injuries, auto collisions, medical malpractice, catastrophic injury, and complex products liability. He has successfully litigated bad faith cases against some of the largest insurance companies in the nation and recovered millions against manufacturers of defective products. Salado is dedicated to helping people of all walks of life who have been wrongfully harmed by the negligence of others and has successfully recovered millions of dollars for his clients.

Paul Previte

Haltom City, TX

Paul Previte is a Fort Worth trial attorney with 25 years of experience as a defense lawyer, prosecutor, and judge. He provides aggressive advocacy, ensuring clients have full resources of the justice system and personal attention, even offering his personal cell phone number. He is a highly experienced trial attorney willing to take cases to trial if it benefits his clients.

Gregory S. Hagopian

Sarasota, FL

Gregory Hagopian is highly experienced as a civil trial lawyer and board-certified criminal trial lawyer. Greg has been practicing law in Manatee and Sarasota counties for over 25 years. He is a former state prosecutor and past president of the Manatee County Bar Association. His focus is seeking justice for seriously injured accident victims who must face mediation or trial to resolve their cases. He is at home in the courtroom and has tried well over 100 jury trials.

Steven G. Lavely is a Florida Bar Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer, a distinction held by less than two-percent of Florida lawyers. He is also a Florida Super Lawyer, rated 10 out of 10 on AVVO, and a member of the Top 100 Trial Lawyers in America. With 41 years of experience, he has handled thousands of civil and criminal cases in Florida state and federal courts.

Daryl W. Price

Gaithersburg, MD

Daryl W. Price is an attorney with 24 years of experience, specializing in personal injury, workers' compensation, immigration, DUI/DWI, auto accidents, and traffic law. He graduated from The Johns Hopkins University with a B.A. in International Relations and Spanish, and from the University of Baltimore Law School with a J.D. He is admitted to practice in Washington D.C. and Maryland, and is fluent in Spanish.

Joleen K. Youngers

Santa Fe, NM

Joleen K. Youngers is a trial attorney and the owner of Youngers Law, PA. Her practice focuses on cases involving wrongful death, personal injury, civil rights, sexual abuse, discrimination, sexual harassment, and whistleblowing. In addition to her litigation practice, Ms. Youngers serves as a personal representative in multiple wrongful death claims as a guardian ad litem for children and incompetent persons in personal injury and civil rights litigation. Ms. Youngers has been selected to Super Lawyers for many consecutive years. She has been designated by the National Trial Lawyers as a Top 100 Trial Lawyer and by the National Association of Distinguished Counsel as a Top One Percent Member. While Ms. Youngers spends most of her time litigating, she also frequently teaches trial advocacy and Continuing Legal Education courses for law students and trial lawyers. Ms. Youngers instructs in multiple public and private National Institute of Trial Advocacy (NITA) trial practice and deposition skills classes each year, to include programs around the United States and in programs as far away as Japan. She often serves as an adjunct professor for the University of New Mexico School of Law trial advocacy program, working with students as both a coach and lecturer on trial skills. Ms. Youngers is a member of the board of the New Mexico Trial Lawyers Association (NMTLA), and she chairs the NMTLA Annual Tort Seminar, which is a continuing legal education program for those in the legal field. Ms. Youngers is a tenacious litigator. She draws on breadth of legal knowledge and experience to evaluate cases and to present a clear and comprehensive strategy to seek justice. Ms. Youngers is charismatic and excels when thinking on her feet, which makes her formidable in a courtroom. She practices law with a strong backbone and a big heart, and she is true advocate for her clients.

Amir A. Ladan

Orlando, FL

Amir A. Ladan was admitted to the Florida Bar in 1998 and began his legal career as an Assistant State Attorney. He has personally handled thousands of criminal cases, ranging from First Degree felonies to low-level misdemeanors in adult and juvenile court, and represents clients for personal injuries statewide. He has won many trials, including Second Degree Murder, Aggravated Battery with a Deadly Weapon, Grand Theft, Battery on a Law Enforcement Officer & D.U.I.

Charles P. Romaker

Chicago, IL

Mr. Romaker has over thirty years experience in litigating personal injury matters and worker’s compensation cases. Mr. Romaker is the principal of The Romaker Law Firm. Mr. Romaker has tried numerous motor vehicle cases, medical malpractice cases, slip and fall cases as well a hundreds of Workers compensation cases. Mr. Romaker has been involved in litigating cases with verdicts and settlements of $3.7 million, 2.7 million, 1.2 million in personal injury matters as well as worker’s compensation settlements of $500,000.00, $400,000.00 and numerous cases settled in excess of $300,000.00 using unique theories and strategies. Mr. Romaker has a diverse educational and professional background. He studied for one year in Madrid, Spain, holds a MA degree in Linguistics and ESL and was a teacher for eight years prior to attending law School at John Marshall Law School. Mr. Romaker has completed numerous triathlons, 5k and 10k running races.

F. Scott de la Garza

Austin, TX

F. Scott de la Garza is a founding partner of DLG Luce, focusing on civil litigation, business litigation, and personal injury law. He has extensive courtroom experience throughout Texas and has tried many cases to verdict. He is licensed in Texas, Washington D.C. (inactive), and federal courts, and is a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum.

W. Clayton Williford

Irvine, CA

W. Clayton Williford is a partner at Woods Williford Personal Injury Attorneys, dedicated to advocating for injured individuals. With a background in pre-medicine and experience in hospitals, he possesses a deep understanding of medical processes. He is committed to fighting against insurance companies and believes in the constitutional right to civil jury trials, having also served as a missionary in Venezuela where he learned Spanish and observed the importance of justice systems.

Samuel D. Pratcher III

Wilmington, DE

Samuel D. Pratcher III is a founding member at Pratcher Krayer LLC, specializing in personal injury, workers' compensation, and nursing home abuse. With over a decade of experience, he has a strong reputation as a trial lawyer, representing thousands of injured victims. His background defending insurance companies provides him with unique insight into their tactics. He has received numerous recognitions, including Super Lawyers, Delaware Today's Top Lawyer, and AVVO Client's Choice Award. He is admitted to practice in Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware, and the U.S. Supreme Court.

Ross Pesek

Omaha, NE

Ross Pesek is a Bi-Lingual (English/Spanish) trial lawyer, born and raised in Omaha, Nebraska. Today, Ross focuses and assisting negligence victims get justice before Nebraska juries. Ross is one of few bi-lingual trial lawyers in Nebraska to have won multiple civil jury verdicts for undocumented immigrants. Ross demands justice for immigrants and Spanish speakers that other lawyers choose not to represent and who opposing interests often discriminate against. After finishing his undergraduate education, Ross earned a full-tuition scholarship to study at the University of Nebraska College of Law. Ross excelled in law school, finishing near the top of his class, winning awards, and graduating with distinction. Upon graduation in 2010, Ross became the first lawyer in his family. In 2011, Ross founded a free legal clinic at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in South Omaha. Beginning in 2012, Ross assisted over 100 immigrants register for DACA. After completing this work, Ross and his wife, Karen Pesek, founded the True Potential Scholarship. Ross was awarded the “Outstanding Young Lawyer” by the Nebraska Bar Association (2013), an “Early Achiever” by the University of Nebraska College of law (2014), the “Seeds of Justice” award by Nebraska Appleseed (2017) and other professional recognitions. Ross has been a member of the Metropolitan Community College Foundation Board of Directors (2014-2020), the ACLU lawyer review panel (2015-2019) and other boards. Today, Ross is the chairman of the South Omaha Business Improvement District.

Julie Wolf

Dallas, TX

Julie Wolf founded her own law firm, Wolf Law, PLLC, in 2019 after a distinguished 14-year legal career with top area firms. She focuses her practice on the niche of premises liability within personal injury and wrongful death, calling upon her years of experience representing large retailers in these cases. Julie has worked in the legal industry since 2003. This invaluable insight into what was lacking in cases helps her shape bulletproof strategies for her clients. In fact, she has not lost a case on summary judgment in her entire legal career.

Steven Brian Davis

San Diego, CA

Steven Brian Davis is an experienced attorney with over 35 years of practice in San Diego County, specializing in personal injury, bankruptcy, estate planning, real estate, family law, business law, employment law, and insurance law. He is licensed in California State Courts, the 9th Circuit US Court of Appeal, and US District Courts of Connecticut, Southern, and Central Districts of California.

Matthew Nezhad

Sherman Oaks, CA

Matthew Nezhad is an experienced personal injury attorney who founded Oaks Law Firm in 2002. He is dedicated to protecting the rights of injured victims in the San Fernando Valley and throughout California, aggressively pursuing maximum compensation. He is a life member of the Million Dollar and Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum, recognized as one of The Top Trial Lawyers in America. He has been selected as a 'Super Lawyer' by his peers and received the prestigious Litigator Award in 2014 and 2015. In 2016, he was invited to join The National Trial Lawyers, Top 100 Lawyers. With over 20 years of experience, he is an aggressive advocate for accident victims.

Nathan W. Henry

Kennewick, WA

Nathan W. Henry earned his J.D. from Gonzaga University School of Law in 2005. He has participated in several personal injury jury trials resulting in favorable verdicts and has achieved large settlements for clients in various personal injury cases. He is fluent in Italian.

Bonnie J. Jackson

Maitland, FL

Bonnie J. Jackson is an attorney and shareholder at Jackson Law International. Her law practice focuses on general civil and commercial litigation, including premises liability, malpractice, general negligence, business torts, breach of contract, landlord/tenant disputes, covenants not to compete, insurance disputes, construction litigation, and real estate litigation. She graduated from South Texas College of Law (J.D. 1995) and Texas A&M University (B.B.A. 1991). She served as an Assistant District Attorney in Houston, Texas, prosecuting felony, misdemeanor, and juvenile crimes. In 1998, she relocated to Florida and focused on private practice in commercial litigation, gaining significant jury trial experience. Notably, she was Miss Wisconsin - USA in 1986. She is a Life Member of The Million Dollar Advocates Forum and The Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum, and a Lifetime Charter Member in Rue Ratings’ Best Attorneys of America®.

Clint Brasher is the founding partner of Brasher Law Firm, licensed since 1999. He is Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization since 2004. He is licensed in Texas, Louisiana, and Oklahoma, and in various U.S. District Courts. He has been recognized as a Texas Super Lawyer since 2018, is a Life Member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, and has been rated AV Preeminent by Martindale Hubbell since 2013. His practice focuses on personal injury, bad faith insurance, premises liability, product liability, and wrongful death, having recovered millions for his clients.

David W. Lipcon

Miami, FL

David W. Lipcon is a dedicated personal injury attorney in Miami-Dade County, part of the family-owned law firm Lipcon & Lipcon, P.A. He is committed to helping victims and their families who have suffered injury or loss due to the fault and mistakes of others. He has been practicing as a litigation attorney since 1993 and maintains high standards of excellence. He has received an 'AV' rating from Martindale-Hubbell and a '10/10 Superb' rating from Avvo. He was also recognized by The National Trial Lawyers as one of the Top One Hundred Plaintiff Trial Lawyers in Florida.