English-Speaking Attorneys

Parham Hakimi

Bellevue, WA

Parham Hakimi is the founder of Select Law, focusing his legal career on helping consumers, particularly injured people and those seeking a fresh start. He is recognized for his client-centered approach, ensuring direct and unlimited access for clients. He has been recognized with several awards including Top 40 Under 40, Rising Star by Super Lawyers and American Institute of Legal Advocates, and AVVO Clients’ Choice Award. He is licensed in Washington and Arizona and speaks Farsi, Turkish, Azerbaijani, and English.

J. Marshall Rice

Shreveport, LA

A tireless advocate for the injured in Louisiana and Texas, J. Marshall Rice brings award-winning dedication and a passion for helping clients rebuild their lives. Following his father's legacy of excellence, J. Marshall Rice brings unmatched dedication to personal injury law in both Louisiana and Texas. His impressive track record has earned him multiple AV Peer Review Ratings and membership in the prestigious Million Dollar Advocates Forum. But what truly drives Marshall is his passion for helping injured clients rebuild their lives.

Patrick J. Kang

Bellevue, WA

Patrick J. Kang is a trial attorney focusing on personal injury and employment cases. He graduated cum laude from Whitworth University with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and received his JD from Willamette University, admitted to the Washington State Bar in 2000. He became a partner at Premier Law Group in 2004. He is a member of the Washington State Association for Justice and is admitted to practice in federal courts.

Renee Y. Tucker

Peachtree City, GA

Renee Y. Tucker is a trial attorney with two decades of experience litigating cases throughout Georgia. She specializes in personal injury, medical malpractice, commercial vehicle liability, and premises liability. She was selected as one of Georgia Rising Stars in Atlanta Magazine/Law and Politics in 2010.

Robert P. Harper

Valparaiso, IN

Robert Harper was born and raised in Northwest Indiana. He taught elementary school before attending Valparaiso University School of Law, graduating in 1968. He served as Judge of the Portage City Court and later as Porter County Prosecutor. He has extensive trial experience in personal injury and criminal defense. He also served as Porter County Commissioner for 8 years and as a part-time public defender for 14 years. He co-founded Harper and Harper, LLC with his son Harold.

Jose A. Raposo, Jr.

Coral Gables, FL

Jose A. Raposo, Jr. was born, raised, and educated in South Florida and is dedicated to serving his community. Since 2011, Jose has put his heart and soul into representing injured or deceased individuals and their families. He takes great pride in being the voice for good people against large corporations and powerful insurance companies. He is an aggressive personal injury and medical malpractice trial lawyer who believes in fighting for justice. Jose handles an array of different injury cases including medical malpractice, wrongful death, automobile accidents, truck accidents, negligent security, bicycle/pedestrian accidents, trip/slip and falls, boating accidents, nursing home negligence, construction accidents, aviation accidents, and other negligence matters. He has obtained numerous multi-million dollar results on behalf of his clients. Jose’s dedication to his clients usually results in a friendship and bond that endures long after their case has been resolved.

Annie Shonai Basu

Houston, TX

Annie Shonai Basu, also known as Abogada Annie, is the founder and lead attorney at Basu Law Firm, PLLC. She has over 18 years of legal practice and has represented thousands of clients in personal injury, family law, criminal law, and immigration cases. She is known for her compassionate approach and aggressive advocacy, especially against insurance companies.

Carlos A. Ayala

Houston, TX

Born and raised in Monterrey, Mexico and having lived, studied, and worked in the United States, Carlos is fluent in both English and Spanish. He graduated from the Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM Campus Monterrey) and earned his Bachelor’s degree in Law in 2002. Carlos went on to earn a Master’s degree in labor law in Mexico as well as a Master of Laws in the United States from the University of Houston Law Center. Carlos is a bilingual international attorney who, in addition to being licensed to practice law in Mexico, is certified by the Supreme Court of Texas to render legal services in Texas as a Foreign Legal Consultant. Prior to joining the Giron Kirby Law Group, Carlos was a Legal Coordinator for Pemex Procurement International Inc. where he managed and trained the legal team and was responsible for administrating the company’s legal matters related to framework agreements and other contracts concerning Mexican law. Recently, he was an Associate International Lawyer at Purnell Elizalde LLP, responsible for managing a diverse portfolio of legal cases focused on transactional work involving international legal matters and immigration law. With the Giron Kirby Law Group, Carlos primarily focuses his practice on immigration law. He assists both businesses and individuals with preparing and effectuating an immigration plan, be it related to obtaining visas or permanent residence status for foreign workers or guiding investors and entrepreneurs through the United States immigration process. Carlos also advises business owners and entrepreneurs with respect to U.S. business law, contract, labor, and governance matters. He has years of experience as in-house counsel in the energy/oil & gas industry handling issues pertaining to contract negotiation, international procurement, energy operations, intellectual property, regulatory compliance, and cross-border transactions. He draws on this experience to deliver quality advice to U.S. businesses as well as Mexican businesses looking to establish or ramp up United States operations. By virtue of Carlos’s licensure as an attorney in Mexico, he has the unique ability to also be able to advise businesses in Mexico or seeking to do business in Mexico with respect to matters of contract, labor, intellectual property, energy, and dealings with Sate Own Government Entities under Mexican law. Finally, Carlos assists the Giron Kirby Law Group lawyers with representing hard working Texans injured by the negligence of others.

Jennifer Setters

Las Vegas, NV

Jennifer Setters is a first-generation Mexican-American and the founding attorney of Gastelum Attorneys in Las Vegas, Nevada. She graduated from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, with a Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice and attended Boyd School of Law. Recognized as Student of the Year for Boyd’s Community Service Program in 2011, she taught divorce and custody classes to Spanish-speaking litigants. Jennifer is known for her diligent and aggressive representation in family law and personal injury matters, having represented hundreds of clients in litigation. She is licensed in Nevada District Courts and the United States District Court, District of Nevada, and is a member of the Nevada State Bar and Nevada Justice Association. She is bilingual in English and Spanish.

Luis Martinez

Salem, OR

Luis Martinez is a bilingual personal injury attorney in Oregon, specializing in car accident cases. He graduated cum laude from Willamette University’s Law School and has been serving clients with distinction since 2004. He is an active member of several legal associations and the Salem Chamber of Commerce.

Jordan Stern

Freeport, NY

Jordan Stern has been practicing personal injury law for more than 25 years. He is a graduate of Syracuse University College of Law and previously worked for the NYS Attorney General. He moved his father's firm to Freeport and added Spanish-speaking staff. He has a history of volunteering, including providing free legal advice to homeless people and assisting 9/11 families with compensation funds.

Corry J. Brannen

Concord, NC

Corry J. Brannen is a local Concord, North Carolina attorney and the founding member of Brannen Law. He has been licensed to practice law in North Carolina since 2012. He was named one of the Top 100 Civil Lawyers in North Carolina by the National Trial Lawyers in 2019. He specializes in wills and estate planning, criminal law, and civil litigation. He is a member of both the North Carolina Bar Association and the Cabarrus County Bar Association.

Mark S. Martinez

Santa Ana, CA

Mark S. Martinez is a Personal Injury Attorney and Founding Attorney at The Law Offices of Mark S. Martinez. He fights for the rights of injured accident victims against insurance companies and responsible parties. He handles cases involving car accidents, motorcycle accidents, bike crashes, truck or rideshare accidents, and slip and fall injuries. Mr. Martinez offers sound legal guidance and pursues maximum compensation for clients, working with individuals and families throughout Southern California. He takes pride in helping those facing unfair insurance evaluations and does not collect payment unless his client wins their case. He is fully bilingual in English and Spanish.

Robert C. Dominguez, Esq.

Miami Lakes, FL

After being born in Cuba and arriving to Miami at a young age, Robert C. Dominguez youth inspired him to pursue a legal career after experiencing first-hand the consequences of a being born in a communist country. Once Mr. Dominguez graduated Suma Cum Laude of Barbra Goleman Senior High in Miami, Mr. Dominguez decided to reject multiple out-of-state offers of top tier undergraduate universities in order to maintain a close connection to the dynamic community in which he had established in South Florida. With having graduated Suma Cum Laude at Florida International University with his Bachelor of Arts in International Relations and a Minor in Cuban Politics at FIU Honors College, Mr. Dominguez decided to accept the invitation to attend Florida International University College of Law to complete his journey to enter into the legal profession for his Juris doctorate and licensure with The Florida Bar. Mr. Dominguez has always maintained a close relationship with South Florida due to his multiple business ventures, philanthropy, and continued integration of establishing a relationship with the local government town officials. Aside from being a Real Estate Broker with hundreds of real estate agents who worked for his company, Mr. Dominguez experience as a business owner gave him the understanding and capacity needed to open a law firm as soon as he passed the Florida Bar. Once his firm was opened, Mr. Dominguez modern approach has launched his firm in expanding to one of the fastest growing law firms in South Florida. Mr. Dominguez extensive network of relationships with his community, veteran attorneys in the industry, and his team that has a combined experience of over 50 years has been the foundation in which The Founders Law is becoming a firm that is respected for vigorously reputation and litigating cases of those who have suffered injuries and wrongful death on behalf of victims and their families all over Florida and Texas.

Roberts Vaux

Bluffton, SC

Roberts Vaux is a founding partner of the firm, established in 1973. He specializes in general litigation, foreclosure defense, family law, personal injury, and criminal defense. He graduated from the University of South Carolina School of Law in 1972 and is admitted to practice in South Carolina and federal courts, including the U.S. Supreme Court.

Jazmin E. Newton-Butt

Davenport, IA

Jazmin E. Newton-Butt is an attorney licensed in Iowa (2014) and Illinois (2013), focusing on family law, mediation, criminal defense, OWI/DUI, and personal injury. She is fluent in English and Spanish, and conversational in French. A Cum Laude graduate of Northern Illinois University College of Law (2013), she has received multiple awards including the Young Alum of the Year Award (2023) and Girl on Fire Mentor of the Year (2021). She is actively involved in community leadership, serving as Davenport Alderwoman at Large, and on various boards and commissions including the QC Chamber of Commerce and LULAC Iowa.

Daniel P. Osterndorf

Orlando, FL

Licensed for over 23 years, Daniel is an experienced specialist in the area of personal injury law and member of the litigation department at The Law Offices of Pardy & Rodriguez, P.A. He received his undergraduate degree from Florida State University in 1992. Daniel attended law school at the Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center at Touro College in New York, where he regularly made the Dean’s List, earning multiple Academic Excellence Awards for obtaining the highest grade and graduating in the top 7% of his class. During law school Daniel worked for a plaintiff’s personal injury law firm and also for the Civil Division of the United States Attorneys’ Office for the Eastern District of New York, in Brooklyn, New York. Upon graduation from law school in 1997, Daniel returned to Florida and was admitted to the Florida Bar. After many years of civil trial practice, Daniel successfully applied for and became a Florida board certified attorney in the area of Civil Trial Law, which includes personal injury law. Board certified lawyers must undergo a rigorous peer review to evaluate their professionalism, must provide substantial proof of litigation experience in the courtroom, and finally, are required to pass additional testing to prove proficiency and expertise. Only 7% of all attorneys licensed to practice law in Florida are board certified. Daniel has previously served as a coach and board member for Orlando’s College Park Little League and served as Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the City of Orlando’s Certification Board (a board created by the City of Orlando that is dedicated to assisting minority and women owned businesses in the City of Orlando). In his spare time, Daniel enjoys spending time with his wife and their five children, playing pickleball and attending Orlando City Soccer games. Daniel’s practice covers all types of personal injury accidents including automobile, trucking, slip and fall, construction, boating and dog bites. Daniel has successfully represented thousands of victims of the negligence of others in their personal injury cases over his two-decade plus career. He has the skill and expertise to take a case from inception through jury trial.

Philip G. Bernal

San Antonio, TX

Phil Bernal was born in Eagle Pass, Texas and speaks Spanish fluently. Phil graduated from Southside High School here in San Antonio, Texas. Phil has been practicing personal injury trial law for over 30 years in South Texas and the Hill Country. Phil graduated from St. Mary’s School of Law here in San Antonio, Texas. Phil has been Board Certified In Personal Injury Trial Law by The Texas Board of Legal Specialization since 1998. Prior to becoming a lawyer, Phil practiced respiratory therapy where Phil treated and rehabilitated patients with pulmonary diseases and oversaw patients on short term and long term ventilators in the surgical intensive care unit, coronary intensive care units and medical intensive care unit. Over the last three decades Phil has obtained multiple settlements and jury verdicts in the areas of medical malpractice, commercial vehicle (18 wheeler), automobile accidents, premises liability, products liability, and police civil rights cases. In 2016 Phil obtained the 51st highest jury verdict in the nation and the 6th highest verdict in the State of Texas between 2016-2018 against a commercial driver and his company for over $37,875,000.00 in Dallas County. In 2024 a Federal Jury in the Western District of Texas returned a verdict for over $9.2 million against 2 San Antonio police officers who used excessive force in the arrest and seizure of Phil’s client. Phil’s client was completely innocent and minding his own business when he was viciously attacked by the police officers. This verdict came after almost a month of trial in total. Phil’s verdict is the first verdict in the Federal Western District for an excessive force case by police officers since 1989. Phil has been consistently recognized by his peers by being selected as one of the Best Lawyers in America 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018. Phil has also been nominated and been designated a SuperLawyer 2013, 2014 and 2016.

David B. Zirlen

Natick, MA

David B. Zirlen is a dedicated criminal defense and personal injury lawyer with 28 years of experience. As a former Assistant District Attorney, he possesses unique insights into the legal system, enabling him to effectively represent clients in criminal defense, OUI, and personal injury cases. He is known for his extensive trial experience and success in DUI defense.

Nathaniel Hubley’s practice is devoted to employment, personal injury, workers compensation, and Social Security disability. Nathaniel graduated from Valparaiso University School of Law with honors, receiving an honors medallion for successfully completing the Honors Program. While attending law school Nathaniel was the Executive Editor of the Valparaiso University Law Review and his article dealing with vocational expert testimony in personal injury, worker’s compensation and social security disability cases was published in Volume 43, Issue 1 in Fall 2008. Prior to law school, Nathaniel graduated from Purdue University with honors with a B.A. in philosophy. Nathaniel received an honors medallion for successfully completing the Honors Program. Also, he was the student body vice-president and was selected as the university’s ambassador multiple years. A native of Huntington, Indiana, Nathaniel is actively involved in the Huntington and Fort Wayne communities. Nathaniel was awarded the Governor’s Award for Tomorrow’s Leaders for his community involvement, entrepreneurship, and academic accomplishments.

Romin Tamanna

Houston, TX

Dr. Romin Tamanna is a Litigation Associate handling a wide range of civil litigation in the areas of product liability, general commercial litigation and personal injury litigation. Dr. Tamanna’s practice also includes labor and employment law matters involving claims of discrimination, retaliation, whistleblowing, wage and hour noncompliance, and unemployment benefits. She has represented clients in both state and federal courts, as well as before different administrative agencies such as the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) and the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB).

David A. Helfand

Miami, FL

David A. Helfand is an acclaimed and experienced accident lawyer in Miami, Florida, with over 28 years of successful experience handling personal injury and wrongful death cases, including automobile, motorcycle, bicycle, and truck accidents, product liability, medical malpractice, insurance disputes, and workers' compensation cases. He is admitted to practice in all Florida state courts and the U.S. District Court in the Southern District of Florida.

Freddy Woods

Greer, SC

Freddy Woods is an experienced attorney and founder of The Woods Law Firm, established in 1997. He has extensive courtroom experience in civil and criminal trials, personal injury cases, and technology-related business transactions. He previously served as a CBCF Fellow to Congressman James Clyburn and as a law clerk to Honorable Donald Beatty. Mr. Woods volunteers pro-bono for children in the juvenile justice system and is multilingual, speaking fluent English and Portuguese, and conversational Spanish.

Jessica A. Zeletes

Minneapolis, MN

Jess represents clients in construction, personal injury, and tort suits. Prior to joining McCollum Crowley, Jess was the judicial law clerk for a district count judge in Mankato, Minnesota. There, Jess was exposed to all areas of law and, more importantly, recognized what judges expect from professional and skilled attorneys. Jess was raised in both Colorado and Minnesota, but has also lived in Rhode Island, New Jersey, North Carolina, and Georgia. She attended college at CSU in Fort Collins and went on to graduate with honors from Emory law in Atlanta. Jess believes that the key to effective communication and trust with clients is the ability to relate and understand their concerns and her well-rounded background helps foster these relationships.