English-Speaking Attorneys

John C. Courtney

Las Vegas, NV

John C. Courtney, Esq. is an A-V Rated® Attorney and co-founder of Blakesley Courtney, P.C. He started his career as a roofing contractor but pursued law after a back injury, leading him to focus on personal injury law. He also leverages his experience as a business owner in his business law practice. He graduated summa cum laude from UNLV's Lee School of Business and received his Juris Doctorate from William S. Boyd School of Law. He is a combat veteran who served in Iraq with the 82nd Airborne Infantry Division. He has been recognized by Nevada Business Magazine and Super Lawyers.

Melinda J. Helbock

San Diego, CA

Melinda J. Helbock is the founder of Melinda J. Helbock, A.P.C., a law firm dedicated to providing high-quality legal services in San Diego and nationwide. She has extensive experience in complex legal matters, including personal injury, pharmaceutical litigation, product liability, environmental hazards, medical malpractice, employment law, and real estate law. Melinda earned her Bachelor of Science in Political Science from the University of California, San Diego, and her law degree from California Western School of Law. She is licensed to practice law in California and is an active member of several esteemed legal organizations. With over 30 years of experience, she is known for her compassion, tenacity, and commitment to justice, and also holds a Real Estate Broker license since 2006.

Randall P. Steele

Glen Carbon, IL

Randall P. Steele is the founder and lead attorney at Steele Law Offices, LLC, which he established in Glen Carbon in 1988. Born in St. Louis and a lifelong resident of Madison County, he has over two decades of experience practicing law, with significant expertise in bankruptcy, family law, and personal injury. He is admitted to practice in Illinois and Missouri, as well as the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois. Mr. Steele is an active member of the American Bar Association and the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys.

Wallace D. Mills

Montgomery, AL

Wallace D. Mills is a veteran attorney with twenty-five years of experience litigating complex cases in civil and criminal law, including personal injury, employment-related disputes, business trade secrets, white-collar crime, and capital murder. He has practiced extensively in state and federal trial courts and successfully handled appeals before Alabama state appellate courts and the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. He is licensed to practice in Alabama, the U.S. District Courts for the Middle, Southern, and Northern Districts of Alabama, the Eleventh U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, and the U.S. Supreme Court.

Michael A. London

New York, NY

Michael A. London is a founding partner of Douglas & London, P.C., specializing in mass tort, product liability, and complex litigation with an emphasis on pharmaceutical and medical device cases. He has served as lead or liaison counsel in major national litigations, including Zyprexa, Yasmin/Yaz, Pradaxa, and DuPont C-8, resulting in billions of dollars in settlements. Mr. London is also recognized for his work in tobacco trials and representing victims of the World Trade Center disaster.

Sean Chalaki

Carrollton, TX

Sean Chalaki is a principal and founder of GoSuits, recognized as a top personal injury lawyer in Texas and California. He is known for exceptional courtroom results, cutting-edge legal strategies, and a relentless pursuit of justice. He integrates AI, automation, and paperless workflows into his practice, and co-founded GoSuits. He is licensed in Texas and California.

Bruce S. Meth

Chula Vista, CA

Bruce S. Meth was raised in Philadelphia Pennsylvania. He migrated west after high school to attend the University of Arizona, graduating Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science. Bruce received his Juris Doctor Degree from California Western School of Law in San Diego, California. Bruce began practicing law in Chula Vista in 1982. His practice is now focused exclusively on personal injury cases. He is an active member of several legal organizations, including the State Bar of California, The California Lawyers Association, Consumer Attorneys of San Diego, and The San Diego County Bar Association. Bruce became a lawyer to help people whose lives have been unexpectedly interrupted by problems that require compassionate legal solutions, focusing on personal injury to have the greatest positive impact on people’s lives and futures. He prides himself on giving personal attention to each client.

Diana Zeesman

Porter Ranch, CA

Diana Zeesman is a founding partner of Accident Fighters, APC, specializing in personal injury law. She earned her Juris Doctor from the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, where she was on the Dean's List and received a Trial Advocacy certificate. She also holds Bachelor of Science degrees in Marketing and Management, graduating cum laude from the University of Colorado Denver. Mrs. Zeesman is licensed to practice law in California, Colorado, Arizona, and the U.S. District Court in the District of Arizona, and works alongside her husband, Alex Zeesman.

Joel B. Sklar

Detroit, MI

With a proven track record in the courtroom, Joel specializes in a wide range of areas, including retaliation, sexual/race/same-sex sexual harassment, wrongful termination, police brutality, wrongful death, auto-negligence, slip/fall, and products liability cases. His trial experience is not just extensive, but also successful, resulting in numerous seven-figure verdicts, judgments, and settlements. Some notable achievements include securing $3,000,000, $2,750,000, $1,500,000, $1,250,000, and $1,000,000, among other substantial amounts, in a variety of cases. Attorney Sklar has also successfully obtained settlements of $565,000, $265,000, $260,000, and $165,000, demonstrating his commitment to fight for every client's rights, regardless of the case size. One of Joel's landmark cases includes the federal case of Pucci v 19th Judicial District Court. In this seminal, often-cited case, he successfully tried to verdict, defended on appeal, and enforced collection for a long-time court employee who was wrongfully terminated for speaking out against a Judge's violation of the First Amendment Free Speech Clause. In 2012, Mr. Sklar made history by obtaining the first same-sex sexual harassment verdict in Michigan, further solidifying our reputation as a champion for justice and equality. His attorney's dedication to these areas of specialty and proven success in the courtroom make us a reliable choice for clients seeking justice and fair compensation.

Abbas Kazerounian is a founding partner at Kazerouni Law Group, APC, specializing in personal injury, consumer rights, and class actions. He has been recognized as a Super Lawyer since 2016 and named to the SuperLawyers Top 50 in Orange County and Top 100 in Southern California in 2020, 2021, and 2022. He has litigated over 3000 individual consumer rights cases and successfully argued before the Ninth Circuit of Appeals. He is an adjunct professor of law at California Western School of Law.

Frank P. Marsalisi

St. Petersburg, FL

Frank P. Marsalisi is a dedicated bilingual personal injury trial lawyer and community leader, founder and owner of Marsalisi Law in St. Petersburg, FL. He focuses on advocating for victims of traffic accidents throughout the greater Tampa Bay region and Florida. Known for his 'Personal Attention to Personal Injury,' Frank ensures direct client interaction, rejecting the practice of delegating to non-lawyer staff. He was recognized as a Nation’s Top One Percent by the National Association of Distinguished Counsel in 2015 and a Florida Rising Star by Super Lawyers in 2016, bringing over 16 years of experience to his practice.

Brian Hansen

Layton, UT

Beyond helping the individual clients that he represents, Brian also has a firm belief that the work he does as a personal injury lawyer makes the community safer. Whether it be punishing dangerous conduct like texting while driving, ensuring that dangerous products are made safer, or changing a businesses’ irresponsible policies and procedures, the results the firm gets can make a real difference on how people and businesses behave. Brian Hansen has been practicing personal injury law exclusively for the past 11 years.

Marie Schoeb

Tampa, FL

Marie Schoeb is a Partner with extensive experience in criminal and civil litigation, focusing on Personal Injury, First-Party Property, and Criminal/Traffic Defense cases. She has achieved successful outcomes against major insurance companies and is recognized as a Super Lawyer Rising Star and by Tampa Bay Magazine’s Top Attorneys & Rising Stars. Marie is known for her persistence, clear communication, and aggressive legal representation. She is fluent in Spanish and Italian.

Bob is the founding partner of McCollum Crowley. He has tried well over 100 civil cases to conclusion in multiple jurisdictions. Bob represents clients involved in complex litigation, including products liability cases, claims of professional misconduct, construction claims, personal injury claims, and high-level insurance coverage disputes. Minnesota Law & Politics/Super Lawyers has annually designated Bob as a Super Lawyer since 2004. Bob also carries an AV® Preeminent™ rating from Martindale-Hubbell, is a “Top 100 High Stakes Litigator”, and a “Top Lawyer” in Insurance Law. For a number of years, Bob co-chaired the Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association Insurance Law Institute and is a member of the prestigious International Association of Defense Counsel. In 2012, Bob was recognized as a North Star Lawyer for authoring and securing passage of legislation protecting non-profits from liability exposure to Ponzi type claw back claims.

Ryan Rooth

Seminole, FL

Ryan Rooth is a dedicated elder law and estate planning attorney in Metro St. Petersburg, Florida. He has been a Florida attorney since 2003, starting his career as an assistant state attorney before establishing his own practice focusing on criminal defense and personal injury. He joined Rooth & Rooth in 2014, shifting his focus to elder law and estate planning. He holds degrees in business administration, law, and an MBA from Stetson University. Ryan has received accolades such as the Preeminent AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell and a Superb 10 rating from AVVO.

Patrick C. Barry

Providence, RI

Patrick C. Barry is an accomplished trial lawyer and patient safety advocate with over twenty-five years of practice. He has handled numerous successful jury trials, including multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements in cases involving medical negligence, wrongful death, and catastrophic injuries. He was named Rhode Island Lawyers Weekly 'Lawyer of the Year' in 2018 for a $32 million jury verdict and selected as the 2026 Providence, RI 'Lawyer of the Year' in Personal Injury Litigation by Best Lawyers. He has been on the New England Super Lawyers list since 2010 and holds an AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell. He graduated from Boston University (B.A., 1990) and Widener University School of Law (J.D., 1996). He has served on the Rhode Island Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline and the Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee. In 2022, he was selected as President of the Rhode Island chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates. He is also a Past President of the Rhode Island Association for Justice and a former national Governor of the American Association for Justice. He has written and lectured extensively on patient safety and personal injury topics. He is admitted to practice in Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and the U.S. District Court District of Rhode Island.

John Wellington Wesley

Fort Walton Beach, FL

John Wellington Wesley assists clients throughout the State of Florida with claims involving catastrophic personal injury, medical malpractice, and death. He has been practicing law since 2001 and is admitted to practice before all courts in the State of Florida, as well as the US District Court for the Northern District of Florida. He was selected as a Rising Star by Florida Super Lawyers magazine for 2012, 2013, and 2014, and was a member of The Top 40 under 40 by The National Trial Lawyers. He was Board Certified in Civil Trial Law from 2013 - 2023.

Robert A. Cowan

Dalton, GA

Rob began his legal career representing insurance companies but realized it was people, not insurance companies, he most wanted to help. After practicing and becoming a partner at Kinney, Kemp, Sponcler, Joiner & Tharpe until 2001, he established Cowan, Plumley, and Bucci, LLC, and maintained two offices in North Georgia until 2003. Rob then established The Cowan Law Firm in early 2003 in Dalton, GA, where he focuses on personal injury and wrongful death claims, business and contract disputes, and mediation and arbitration. Personal attention and accessibility set Rob Cowan apart from other attorneys. When you enter The Cowan Law Firm, the first door you’ll see is the one for Rob’s own office, and on any given day, you’ll find it open. He doesn’t hide from his clients. Instead, he invites them in. A number of attorneys barely explain or communicate with their clients, leaving the client barely aware of the legal issues in the case and what they can expect moving forward. Rob makes sure that each client knows and understands the complexities of their case, their role as a litigant, and the need to be well prepared so the client’s expectations can be achieved. Rob understands that you are not just a case or claim. He learns about each of his clients, their lives, and businesses. It’s in these other details that he finds important factors and pieces of the puzzle that may also be affected by the main problem being presented. Whether helping clients in a wrongful death case, personal injury or family law matter, or business dispute, Rob enjoys helping people find relief from the problem they’re facing. Other attorneys look to Rob to help them with their clients and cases. So much so that they have come to him to help solve disputes through mediation. Rob regularly conducts over 150 mediations a year, most to a successful settlement. Rob lives in Dalton with his family and practices primarily in north Georgia - from the Alabama line east to Union County. He values his community and was the recipient of the Justice Robert Benham Award for Community Service. An avid runner, having completed several marathons, he shares his love for running by volunteering at a local elementary school where the running club he started has grown from 20 to 80 students in just a few years. He has served as chairman of the Whitfield County Hospital Authority, The Northwest Georgia Regional Library Board, The Creative Arts Guild, and many more organizations.

John N. Spicer

Blacksburg, VA

John N. Spicer is the President of Spicer, Olin & Associates, P.C., with over 35 years of experience. He handles complex multi-party business transactions, corporate structures, mergers and acquisitions, wills, estate planning, business and commercial litigation, and personal injury. He is licensed to practice in Virginia, Texas, and Nebraska.

John Roussas

Sacramento, CA

John Roussas is a native of Sacramento, recognized as a "Rising Star" by Super Lawyers magazine. He dedicated the first 12 years of his career to defending insurance policyholders before joining Cutter Law to help injured people, particularly focusing on wildfire litigation, insurance bad faith, medical malpractice, and elder abuse.

Angel Rafael Diaz

Miami, FL

Angel Diaz began his legal career representing insurance companies and other corporate defendants. Since joining the Law Offices of Kirshner and Groff, he has put this experience to work protecting the rights of injured people. Within the firm, Mr. Diaz represents our clients in all aspects of their claims, including, pre-litigation case development; claims settlement practice; as well as litigation of cases through trial. He also takes significant responsibility for assisting in the development and litigation of our catastrophic injury, death and complex liability cases. Since joining the firm, Mr. Diaz has successfully settled and litigated numerous cases for our clients.

Danielle C. Beem

Denver, CO

Danielle graduated from University of Colorado School of Law in 2012. Since then she has worked with Beem & Isley to advocate and help their clients in some of the worst moments of their lives. Having been injured in a car accident when she was only 17, Danielle brings a personal perspective to her cases and truly understands the pain, loss, and intangible or often overlooked impact theses injuries have on her client's lives. She takes the time to talk with each client, get to know them, and spend time with them to understand their lives and how they are coping with their injuries, so that she can fully stress the impact to both the insurance adjuster and juries.

Dylan Griffin

Lakeland, FL

I devote 100% of my practice to representing individuals and families who have been injured by the negligent or intentional acts of others. We at Burnetti, P.A. are honored to be able to use our experience, knowledge, and skill to protect victims from the large insurance companies who want to maximize their profits at the victim’s expense. Attorney Griffin understands that his clients are navigating some of the toughest times in their lives. Driven by a desire to help people and fight back against large insurance companies that would seek to take advantage of accident victims and their families, he strives to help every single one of his clients obtain justice. Although he cannot heal his injured clients, Attorney Griffin is incredibly grateful for the opportunity to put them in the best position possible to move forward after an avoidable tragedy. With extensive experience under his belt, Attorney Griffin understands the importance of thorough preparation and hard work. He frequently advises his clients that the personal injury recovery process can be lengthy and challenging; however, he will be there to guide his clients and provide the dedicated advocacy they need every step of the way. At Burnetti, P.A., Attorney Griffin works alongside many talented case managers, paralegals, and fellow attorneys to provide clients with the collective support, resources, and counsel they need.

Emma Smoler

Irvine, CA

Emma Smoler is a dedicated litigator with extensive experience in both civil and criminal litigation. She has been practicing since 2010 and is admitted to the Illinois Bar, as well as the U.S. District Courts for the Northern and Central Districts of Illinois, the District of Colorado, and the Southern District of Michigan. Emma earned her undergraduate degree from Loyola University Chicago and her law degree from the University of Illinois at Chicago. She began her legal career in personal injury law, advocating for injured clients and fighting for their rights. She then served as a felony prosecutor with the Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office, where she gained invaluable courtroom experience handling serious criminal cases. Now, she has returned to personal injury law, bringing her litigation expertise and trial experience to aggressively represent victims of negligence. Emma is an active member of the legal community, with memberships in the Chicago Bar Association, the Lake County Bar Association, and the Women’s Bar Association of Illinois. She is also committed to mentorship and public service, serving as a mentor with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Chicago. Her dedication to public interest law was recognized with the University of Illinois at Chicago Public Interest Grant. Fluent in both Spanish and English, Emma is passionate about providing strong, compassionate representation to a diverse range of clients. Outside of work, she enjoys distance running, music, and spending time with her two teenagers.