English-Speaking Attorneys

Hector Buigas

Orlando, FL

Hector Buigas is an attorney in Morgan & Morgan's Medical Malpractice Department where he focuses on the representation of victims of medical negligence and their families. Born in Miami, FL, the youngest of nine children of immigrant parents, Mr. Buigas attended Florida International University while working a full-time job and graduated with honors with a degree in English and American Literature. He earned a full scholarship to the University of Florida Levin College of Law, graduating in 1998. For over 20 years, Mr. Buigas handled hundreds of cases across all medical specialties, bringing over 30 medical malpractice jury trials to verdict. He is AV-Preeminent Rated by Martindale Hubbell and is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates. He is a native Spanish speaker.

Ivan D. Voronec

Orlando, FL

Ivan D. Voronec practices Workers' Compensation Law out of the Tampa, Florida office. He is a Board Certified Specialist in Workers' Compensation Law, achieving this specialization in 2003, a distinction held by only 5% of Florida lawyers. Since joining the firm in 2000, he has handled thousands of work injury cases and obtained multiple settlements in excess of one million dollars. He is fluent in Spanish.

Jessica Carrier

Orlando, FL

Jessica Carrier grew up in Puerto Rico and moved to Miami, Florida with her family in the early 1980s. Jessica earned her Bachelor of Arts from Indiana University located in Bloomington, Indiana in December of 1998. Jessica received her Juris Doctorate in May of 2002 from Nova Southeastern University, Shepard Broad Law Center, with a Concentration in International Law and Business. She was the Senior Editor of the ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law, Spanish Language Edition from 2001-2002. She was admitted to the Florida Bar in September of 2002. Since 2002, Jessica has primarily focused in the area of workers' compensation. Beginning in May of 2018, Jessica served the State of Florida as Senior Attorney and State Mediator for the Office of the Judges of Compensation Claims. She has served as an Adjunct Professor of Civil Pretrial Practice at Nova Southeastern University, Shepard Broad Law Center from 2009-2010. Jessica is fluent in Spanish and Certified by the Madrid Chamber of Commerce in Business Spanish.

Mitchell A. Schermer

Orlando, FL

Mitchell A. Schermer (Mitch) is a partner and trial lawyer with Morgan & Morgan's Business Trial Group in Tampa, Florida. His practice is dedicated to the representation of businesses, individuals, organizations, and associations in construction disputes, focusing on construction defect litigation. He is rated AV-Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell and has been selected as a Rising Star in construction litigation by Florida Super Lawyers Magazine. Mitch is fluent in Spanish and maintains conversational proficiency in Hebrew.

Raquel A. Muñoz

Orlando, FL

Raquel A. Muñoz grew up in Washington state and served eight years with the US Army Reserves and Hawaii National Guard, deploying twice for Operation Iraqi Freedom. She earned her bachelor's degree from the University of Hawaii at Manoa and graduated cum laude from Thomas M. Cooley Law School. She began her legal career in immigration law, then served as a state public defender in New Mexico and a federal public defender in South Texas, handling over 25 jury trials. Since 2019, she has focused on personal injury law in Michigan, representing auto accident victims and Spanish-speaking clients. She is fluent in Spanish.

Riya Sharma

Orlando, FL

Riya Sharma is a dual-qualified attorney admitted to the Texas Bar and the New Delhi Bar, licensed to practice throughout India. Prior to joining Morgan & Morgan's Complex Litigation Group, she worked for two years as a Judicial Law Clerk at the Supreme Court of India under Honorable Judge Abdul S. Nazeer. Ms. Sharma earned her LL.M. from the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law, graduating with High Honors in Information Privacy Law. She graduated from UC Berkeley as the highest performer in Contract Law. Ms. Sharma is also certified by the World Intellectual Property Organization for coursework in U.S. Intellectual Property. She represents consumers in class action litigation cases involving data breaches, unfair and deceptive trade practices, and consumer protection matters.

Roxane Ferdows

Orlando, FL

Roxane Ferdows is a dedicated attorney based in Los Angeles, California, handling personal injury cases. Fluent in both English and Farsi, Roxane effectively serves a diverse clientele, ensuring clear communication and understanding throughout the legal process. Roxane is admitted to the California Bar, allowing her to provide expert representation to clients throughout the state.

Sharon Caserta

Orlando, FL

Sharon Caserta began her professional career as a certified American Sign Language interpreter and later earned her J.D. cum laude from Florida Coastal School of Law. She has dedicated her practice to representing persons with disabilities in ADA, employment discrimination, and employment law matters. She created the first deaf/hard of hearing litigation unit in Legal Aid and has extensive experience lecturing about the rights of persons with disabilities.

Sidney Sanabria Robles

Orlando, FL

Sidney Sanabria Robles is a Trial Attorney at Morgan & Morgan's Tampa office. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology from Penn State in December 2015 and her Juris Doctor from FAMU College of Law in May 2019. During law school, she interned for the Public Defender's Office, worked at a local personal injury firm, and became a Certified Florida Supreme Court County Mediator. Prior to joining Morgan & Morgan, she served as an Assistant Public Defender for the Ninth Judicial Circuit representing clients in misdemeanor and felony cases. Ms. Sanabria is bilingual in Spanish and English.

Tania Ogden

Orlando, FL

Tania Ogden is a native Floridian who grew up in Tampa, Florida. She earned her Bachelor of Science Degree from Florida State University and attended Drake University Law School in Des Moines, Iowa. Ms. Ogden began her legal career in 1993 representing Debtors in bankruptcy court in Broward County and Dade County. After 3 years, she changed directions and began her career in workers' compensation in 1996, representing employers and insurance carriers for 6 years. She served as Mediator for Judge Jack Weiss for 5 years and as an adjunct professor at Ave Maria Law School, teaching Workers' Compensation. Ms. Ogden has devoted herself to representing injured workers for over 15 years and is bilingual, speaking Spanish fluently.

Thomas C. Peña

Orlando, FL

Thomas C. Peña was born and raised in the South Florida area. He earned his B.A. in Political Science from the University of Florida in 2000 and his J.D. from Florida State University College of Law in 2003. He began his career as an Assistant Public Defender with the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit in Sanford, Florida, representing clients in over forty jury trials. After several years at a small general practice firm in the Tampa Bay area, he relocated to Orlando in 2014 and began practicing exclusively in Social Security Disability. He is admitted to the State Bar of Florida and the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida. He speaks Spanish.

Velma Jones

Orlando, FL

Velma Lozano Jones was born in San Benito, Texas as a second-generation Mexican-American and is fluent in Spanish. She proudly joined Morgan & Morgan in 2000 where she worked as a personal injury pre-suit paralegal for eight years. She attended Florida A&M University-College of Law and was admitted to the Florida Bar on September 30, 2008. She tried cases in Florida and Federal courts and fought for injured clients who had suffered losses in auto crashes, slip and fall and negligent security injuries. Since 2015, Velma has been fighting for her clients to win their claims for Social Security Disability Insurance and Supplemental Security Income at the Morgan & Morgan Social Security Disability Office in Orlando.