English-Speaking Attorneys

Lorenzo Williams

Stuart, FL

Attorney Lorenzo Williams, Senior Partner in the Law Firm of Gary, Williams, Parenti, Watson & Gary, P.L.L.C., was born January 26, 1952. For over 30 years, he has specialized in civil litigation including personal injury, wrongful death, medical malpractice, product liability and commercial cases. During his 38 years of practice, Mr. Williams has successfully litigated more than 100 cases with verdicts and/or settlements exceeding $1 million.

Etan Hirsch

Bridgeport, CT

Etan Hirsch is a graduate of Suffolk University Law School. He interned at the Office of the Attorney General of the State of New York, the Connecticut State's Attorney's Office, and in the chambers of Magistrate Judge Joyce London Alexander. His practice focuses on personal injury, including automobile accidents, premises liability, dog bite, dram shop/alcohol, and uninsured/underinsured motorist. He is a past President of the Greater Bridgeport Bar Association and an elected member of the City of Milford's Planning and Zoning Commission.

Jo Ann Hoffman

Lauderdale-By-The-Sea, FL

Jo Ann Hoffman was the firm's founder and a pioneering injury attorney, dedicating over 45 years to justice for her clients in personal injury and workers' compensation law. She founded Attorneys Jo Ann Hoffman & Associates, P.A. in 1985. A Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Indiana University, she earned her MBA and Law Degree with honors. She was known as 'The Queen of Comp' and received the Lifetime Achievement Award for Excellence in Workers’ Compensation from the Broward County Bar Association in 2023. She passed away in July 2025.

David Grey

Beverly Hills, CA

Over thirty years ago, David Grey left the computer industry as one of the youngest top-executives in cyber technology and founded Grey Law. After a series of notable and stunning successes in handling personal injury matters, David Grey instituted the computer industries’ systems approach to the practice of law. David Grey received a Doctor of Law J.D. degree from Law School. He was admitted to the State Bar of California in 1975 and then founded Grey Law in 1986. Since then, he has accrued over 30 years of experience working on accident and personal injury cases in Los Angeles.

Gilberto Lacayo

Miami, FL

Gilberto Lacayo is the founder of Lacayo Law Firm, P.A., a Miami native, and fully bilingual in English and Spanish. With over a decade of experience in South Florida, he represents clients in personal injury, insurance, bankruptcy, family, and criminal defense matters across Florida. He is a member of several bar associations, including the Florida Bar and the American Association for Justice.

Margie A. Soehl

Albany, NY

Margie A. Soehl is a partner at Powers & Santola, LLP, focusing on serious personal injury and medical malpractice cases. She is one of Albany, New York’s few bilingual English-Spanish speaking attorneys. Margie is recognized by The Best Lawyers in America and is a member of the Million Dollar & Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum. She holds dual citizenship in Ecuador and the United States and is proficient in Japanese and learning Italian.

Michael Lowe

Dallas, TX

Michael Lowe is a trial lawyer with over 150 jury trials. He began his career in civil litigation, working for Cowles and Thompson and Touchstone Bernays, focusing on insurance defense and federal litigation. He then served as a prosecutor for the Office of the District Attorney for Dallas County, Texas, including the Organized Crime Division. Currently, he leads the Law Offices of Michael Lowe, specializing in criminal litigation and civil injury claims related to criminal matters. He has been Board Certified in Criminal Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization since 2007, a distinction held by less than one percent of Texas attorneys. He practices in both state and federal courts across Texas.

Robert L. Henry

Fort Worth, TX

Robert L. Henry is a Personal Injury/Civil Trial Attorney based in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex area. He handles all matters of civil litigation, including catastrophic and traumatic brain injury cases, and complex commercial and business disputes. His practice serves the DFW area and has been involved in litigation throughout the State of Texas. Born and raised in Fort Worth, he obtained a J.D./MBA from Texas Tech University. He treats clients with honesty and respect, focusing on helping them through their legal challenges, and believes litigation should be a last resort but is often necessary.

Clinton O. Middleton

Leesburg, VA

Attorney Clinton O. Middleton has over 30 years of legal experience, starting his career as a criminal defense lawyer and expanding into personal injury and mass tort cases over 20 years ago. He zealously represents clients in criminal defense, personal injury, and mass torts, including cases involving Depo-Provera, hair relaxers, Taxotere, AFFF foam exposure, and Roundup.

Ira J. Kurzban

Coral Gables, FL

Mr. Kurzban holds J.D. and M.A. Degrees from the University of California, Berkeley and a B.A. with honors from Syracuse University where he graduated Phi Beta Kappa. He is also an honorary fellow of the University of Pennsylvania School of Law where he was honored for his exemplified signal service to every aspect of the legal profession. He is also the recipient of the Wasserstein Fellowship at Harvard University Law School and was named the 2020 Recipient of the Leonard J. Theberge Award for Private International Law. Mr. Kurzban has been a founding partner in the law firm of Kurzban, Kurzban, Tetzeli, & Pratt P.A. of Miami, Florida for over 40 years and is the chair of the firm's immigration department. Mr. Kurzban is a past-national President and former General Counsel of the American Immigration Lawyers Association. He has received national recognition for his work in the immigration field. He has been named by the National Law Journal as one of the top twenty immigration lawyers in the United States; he has been listed for over a quarter century in the Best Lawyers in America for his work in immigration and employment law; and he has been listed repeatedly in Lawdragon as one of the top 500 lawyers in the United States. Mr. Kurzban was the first recipient of the Tobias Simon Pro Bono Award presented by the Chief Justice of the Florida Supreme Court. He is also the recipient of the Lawyers of the Americas Award for his work on behalf of human rights in this hemisphere given by the University of Miami, the Jack Wasserman Award for excellence in federal litigation and the Edith Lowenstein Memorial Award for excellence in the advancement of immigration law given by the American Immigration Lawyers Association, and the Carol King Award for his efforts in immigration law given by the National Lawyers Guild. In 1986 Mr. Kurzban was selected by Newsweek Magazine in their commemorative issue on the hundredth anniversary of the Statue of Liberty as one of 100 American heroes for his work on behalf of immigrants. He was also selected by Esquire Magazine as part of America's New Leadership Class. Mr. Kurzban has also been named to Who's Who in America, Who's Who in American Law and Who's Who in the World. He was also named as one of the world's twenty three most highly regarded corporate immigration lawyers in the International Who's Who of Corporate Immigration Lawyers and praised as a legend in the field who has written the definitive book on U.S. immigration law. Mr. Kurzban and the firm have been listed in Chambers as first tier lawyers in immigration law in 2021. For the past several years Mr. Kurzban has received Chambers highest ranking as a “star individual.” Mr. Kurzban has also litigated over 100 federal cases concerning the rights of aliens, including Jean v. Nelson, Commissioner v. Jean, and McNary v Haitian Refugee Center, Inc., all of which he argued before the United States Supreme Court. He has also litigated numerous cases under the Alien Tort Claims Act and the Torture Victim Protection Act, including obtaining a $500 million judgment against Jean-Claude Duvalier, the former dictator Haiti. Mr. Kurzban was also one of the founders of the Berkeley Law Foundation, a non-profit organization providing scholarships for law students and law graduates engaged in significant legal assistance programs throughout the United States. He is also one of the founders of Immigrants' List, the first pro-immigrant political action committee in the United States. Mr. Kurzban is an adjunct faculty member in Immigration and Nationality Law at the University of Miami School of Law and has lectured and published extensively in the field of immigration law, including articles in the Harvard Law Review, Columbia University Press, the San Diego Law Review and other publications. He is the author of Kurzban's Immigration Law Sourcebook, the most widely used one-volume immigration source in the United States.

Sargon Khananisho

Phoenix, AZ

Sargon Khananisho is a Phoenix personal injury attorney with significant trial experience, licensed in Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico. He focuses on motor vehicle accidents, premises liability, nursing home/elder abuse, products liability, sexual assaults, insurance and bad faith, commercial litigation, and construction litigation.

Sofia Zneimer

Chicago, IL

Sofia Zneimer is an experienced immigration lawyer and litigator with a focus on personal injury cases. She has a proven track record in immigration applications and petitions for individuals and businesses, and has received multiple William J. Harte Amicus Volunteer Awards for her contributions to the ITLA Amicus Curiae Committee.

John Zervopoulos

Woodbury, NY

John Zervopoulos is a litigator focused on catastrophic personal injury cases. He was recognized by his peers by being selected to Super Lawyers for numerous years. Within his personal injury practice, John has an extensive background in maritime law, products liability, construction accidents, medical malpractice, and civil rights violations. John bases his practice on a lifetime of fighting for the little guy. The son of Greek immigrants, John experienced the pain of being the odd kid. This feeling cultivated a desire to stand up to bullies. “We represent many people who don’t have a voice. They can’t achieve what they are entitled to by standing up for themselves because they don’t have the tools. It’s a challenge to stand up against the insurance companies-they are the grown up schoolyard bullies. That’s what fuels my passion for my job.”

Rosanna Molinari Weber

Miami, FL

Rosanna Molinari Weber is a Shareholder who represents victims of negligence in personal injury actions, including automobile accidents, premises liability, wrongful death, medical malpractice, nursing home abuse, insurance contract disputes, and employment-related litigations. Admitted to practice in Florida in 1996, she manages cases from inception through resolution, developing tailored solutions and strategies. A native of Ecuador, she is fluent in Spanish and English and actively supports underprivileged Ecuadorian families through various organizations.

Monica Garcia Bohuslav

Irving, TX

Monica Garcia Bohuslav focuses her practice on personal injury litigation, business litigation, and business and real estate transactions. She has experience defending large trucking companies and commercial retailers, which provides her with insight into defense tactics. Monica has worked on hundreds of trucking injury cases, including a catastrophic injury case, and won a $10.6 million jury verdict for breach of commercial contract. She also handles business and real estate transactional matters, negotiating various agreements.

Brandon Abro

Southfield, MI

Brandon Abro is a trial attorney at Christensen Law with 10 years of experience, specializing in catastrophic injury, wrongful death, and trucking cases. He is known for his fair yet aggressive defense of plaintiffs' rights and his commitment to open communication.

Michael Francis

Dallas, TX

Michael Francis is the founding partner of Francis Injury, with over 30 years of experience litigating personal injury cases across Texas and the country. He is Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization and has received numerous accolades including an AV Preeminent Rating from Martindale-Hubbell, recognition as one of the Ten Best Personal Injury Attorneys by the American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys, a 10.0 AVVO rating, and selection as a National Lawyer of Distinction and a member of the National Top 100 Trial Lawyers. He is also a member of Mensa.

Susan Witt

Atlanta, GA

Susan Witt graduated from South Texas College of Law in 1998. She worked for a medical malpractice defense firm in Houston and later an insurance defense firm in Atlanta for over ten years. Since 2009, she has focused on representing injured clients in personal injury matters including auto accidents, medical malpractice, nursing home abuse, premises liability, and products liability. She is licensed in Texas and Georgia.

Anna Ernest

Virginia Beach, VA

Anna Ernest, the proud owner of Ernest Law Group PLC, is a highly sought-after and recognized advocate. Ms. Ernest is regarded as a determined, assertive, innovative, and client-dedicated attorney. She is among a select few attorneys in the country practicing in the area of Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART), a method used by so many who are unable to conceive on their own, and which includes contractual agreements for an egg donor, sperm donor, embryo donor, and/or gestational carrier or surrogate. Ms. Ernest is privileged to support diverse families, whether they're individuals, heterosexual pairs, or same-sex partners. A fast-changing area of law, Ms. Ernest counsels couples and individuals on the legal issues involved in utilizing ART before drafting a contract that meets their specific and unique needs. She also has over 10 years of experience in complex Immigration Law, Personal Injury Law, and federal and state civil litigation. For her substantial accomplishments, Ms. Ernest has been consistently voted by her peers as a “Super Lawyer,” named “Virginia’s Legal Elite,” recognized as a “Top Lawyer” by Coastal Virginia Magazine, selected to the list of “Top 40 Under 40” by The National Trial Lawyers, received a “Superb Rating” from Avvo.com, amongst many other distinctions. Ms. Ernest has also been interviewed numerous times by television and print media, including NBC, The Virginia Lawyers Weekly and The News Channel 3, regarding her publicized cases and in search of her professional opinion on legal issues affecting cases both nationally and in Virginia. Ms. Ernest often presents in front of her peers on various topics of her legal expertise. Courtroom and award success aside, Ms. Ernest values the relationships she builds with her clients and remains a caring and honest legal advocate, striving to address each client’s concerns and goals within their unique situation. Ms. Ernest was born and raised in Rostov-on-Don, Southern Russia, and for the past eighteen years she has lived in Virginia Beach, Virginia. It was during her first visit to the United States in 2004, that Ms. Ernest realized her life’s dream. When she observed her first court hearing, she became fascinated how the integrity of the American judicial system gave every citizen a voice and a chance to right a wrong, regardless of their background. Ms. Ernest returned to the United States in 2006 and worked hard at becoming fluent in English, getting accepted to law school, becoming a citizen, and then passing the Virginia State Bar and becoming a licensed attorney in 2013. Ms. Ernest believes that America is truly a unique country that provides opportunities for everyone, and she is proud to represent the American Dream come true.

Carol L. Finklehoffe

Coral Gables, FL

Carol L. Finklehoffe is a partner at Lipcon, Margulies and Winkleman, P.A. who has been practicing for 30 years in both the state and federal courts throughout Florida, California and Massachusetts. Ms. Finklehoffe is an “AV” rated trial attorney who is a certified specialist in Maritime and Admiralty law. The main concentration of her practice relates to complex personal injury, resort law, wrongful death, sexual assault and medical malpractice.

Anderson Franco

San Francisco, CA

Anderson Franco is the founding attorney at Anderson Franco Law, specializing in personal injury cases. He is recognized for his tenacious advocacy, particularly for Spanish-speaking communities in California. Mr. Franco has a strong track record in trials and complex litigation, and his legal work contributed to clarifying tenant protections under the San Francisco Rent Ordinance. He has received numerous accolades, including being named a Super Lawyers Rising Star, a Forty Under 40 honoree by the North Bay Business Journal (2024), and a Lawyers on the Fast Track by The Recorder (2025). He earned dual B.A. degrees from UC Berkeley and his J.D. from UC Berkeley School of Law (Boalt Hall), where he was Editor-in-Chief of the Berkeley Business Law Journal. He is fluent in English and Spanish and actively involved in legal community organizations like the San Francisco La Raza Lawyers Association.

Robert E. Wisniewski

Phoenix, AZ

Robert E. Wisniewski is a Certified Workers’ Compensation Specialist by the State Bar of Arizona and a Fellow of The College of Workers’ Compensation Lawyers. With 45 years of experience, he has devoted his practice to representing Arizona injured workers in over 12,000 Industrial Commission hearings statewide. He is also counsel for professional athletes including the Arizona Cardinals, Diamondbacks, and Coyotes.

Michael A. Fakhoury

Fishkill, NY

Michael A. Fakhoury is a personal injury attorney serving Dutchess County and the Hudson Valley since 1999. He is a certified specialist in personal injury, graduated Magna Cum Laude in 1997, and served as a law clerk for Judge Jeremiah E. Berk. He holds multiple Avvo Client's Choice awards and a 10.0 rating. He has handled over 150 pro bono cases and is licensed to practice in the U.S. Supreme, Federal, and State Courts. He is also a former President of the Hudson Valley Bankruptcy Bar Association.

Patrick L. Provenzale

Lisle, IL

A versatile and creative trial lawyer with more than 30 years of experience, Mr. Provenzale provides unmatched counsel and support to a diverse range of clients throughout the Chicago Metropolitan area. He represents both plaintiffs and defendants in complex civil litigation, securing substantial settlements and verdicts. Mr. Provenzale is recognized for his work in civil rights and constitutional violation claims and has successfully handled numerous appeals. He is admitted to practice before all Illinois courts, U.S. District Courts for the Northern and Central Districts of Illinois, Northern District of Indiana, and Eastern District of Wisconsin, and has argued before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit and the Illinois Supreme Court. He is a member of the American Association for Justice, DuPage County Bar Association, and Illinois State Bar Association. He has received numerous top rankings, including SuperLawyer® and Leading Lawyer®, and was inducted as a Fellow in the Litigation Counsel of America® in 2021.