French-Speaking Attorneys

Merit Bennett

Santa Fe, NM

Merit Bennett is the Managing Partner of The Bennett Law Group, with over 50 years of experience in personal injury, civil rights, and employment discrimination law. He is licensed in New Mexico, Hawai'i, and Colorado, and has achieved significant legal victories, including multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements. He is also an author and has been recognized by Top 100 Lawyers, Super Lawyers, and Who's Who Directory of Top Attorneys of North America.

Jeffrey P. Berniard

New Orleans, LA

Jeffrey P. Berniard founded The Berniard Law Firm in 2004. He received his J.D. from Loyola University New Orleans School of Law in 2004 and a B.S. in Finance from McNeese State University in 2001. He is admitted to practice in Louisiana state courts, U.S. District Courts for the Eastern, Western, and Middle Districts of Louisiana, and the U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit. He is a member of the Louisiana Association for Justice, the American Association for Justice, and the New Orleans Trial Lawyers Association. He has been recognized as a Super Lawyers Rising Star multiple times (2012-2014) and a Super Lawyer (2011-2015) for his work in class action and mass torts. He speaks English, French, and Spanish.

Anthony L. Ranken

Wailuku, HI

Anthony L. Ranken is the founder and head attorney of Ranken & Shnider, Attorneys at Law, with 34 years of experience. He has handled thousands of cases and taken over 120 cases to trial in diverse areas including personal injury, wrongful death, and criminal defense. A graduate of Indiana University and Boalt Hall School of Law, he was Editor-in-Chief of the Ecology Law Quarterly. He served as a Per Diem Judge of the Hawaii District Courts, Chairman of the Maui County Board of Ethics, and President of the Maui County Bar Association. He is multi-lingual and admitted to practice in Hawaii and California.

Daniel C. Cuppett

McMinnville, OR

Daniel C. Cuppett is an attorney specializing in Social Security Disability and Personal Injury law. With 19 years of experience in personal injury and 17 years in Social Security Disability, he graduated 5th in his law class from West Virginia University, earning induction into the Order of the Coif. He is the author of "So You've Been In an Accident. Now What?: A Practical Guide to Personal Injury Law." He is licensed in Oregon, New York, Maryland, and West Virginia, and practices in various federal courts.

J. Clay McCaslin

Portland, OR

Attorney J. Clay McCaslin is the principal and owner of the Law Office of J. Clay McCaslin. He practices in the areas of personal injury, business litigation, insurance law, debtor-creditor disputes, and civil rights. Mr. McCaslin is licensed in three states and has over a decade and a half of legal experience representing individuals who have been injured through the negligence or wrongdoing of others, as well as businesses of all sizes in complex litigation matters.

Jon M. Bramnick

Scotch Plains, NJ

Mr. Bramnick is a certified civil trial attorney who concentrates on representing accident victims. He has tried cases throughout the State of New Jersey and has over thirty years of experience in the personal injury field. Mr. Bramnick has been named by New Jersey Super Lawyers magazine as one of the top attorneys in New Jersey since 2006. He is a former New Jersey State Assemblyman and currently serves as State Senator.

A. Walker Barnes

Spartanburg, SC

A. Walker Barnes represents individual, small business, governmental, and corporate clients in civil litigation and professional liability matters, with a focus on medical negligence, product liability, and business litigation. He is recognized by Martindell-Hubbell (AV rating), Super Lawyers, and Best Lawyers. He graduated from the University of South Carolina Honors College and School of Law, where he served on the Editorial Board of the Journal of International Law and Business. He is fluent in French and active in community boards.

Adam Barrist

Media, PA

Adam Barrist is a veteran personal injury trial lawyer licensed in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York. He has been recognized as a Super Lawyer in both Pennsylvania and New Jersey and is a member of the National Trial Lawyers Top 100. He secured a $10 million settlement in 2021 and is fluent in French.

Scott Marshall is the founding attorney of Scott Marshall Personal Injury Attorneys, with 30 years of experience in personal injury law. He holds a Juris Doctor from the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law and is fluent in English and Swedish, and conversant in French and Spanish.

Jerrod Warr

Wheat Ridge, CO

Jerrod Warr is a Founding Partner of FWI Legal and an award-winning attorney specializing in workers' compensation. He has years of experience in personal injury and workers’ compensation cases, having previously created and successfully run the workers’ compensation department at The Law Offices of Dianne Sawaya, LLC for approximately 5 years. He is dedicated to helping injured workers navigate the complex workers' compensation system.

Paul E. Maineri

Murrieta, CA

Paul E. Maineri is the founding attorney of Maineri Law Firm, established in 1998. He is dedicated to representing individuals against government, insurance companies, and corporations, focusing on personal injury cases. He has secured millions in settlements and verdicts.

Sam Ryan Heidari

Sam Heidari is the founding principal of Heidari Law Group, a law firm specializing in personal injury, wrongful death, and employment law. Sam Heidari has been practicing law for over 11 years and handles a wide range of cases including car accidents, wrongful death, employment discrimination, and product liability. The Heidari Law Group legal firm is known for its comprehensive approach, handling cases from initial consultation through to final judgment. Sam Heidari is dedicated to community involvement and advocacy for civil liberties.

Sam Ryan Heidari

Los Angeles, CA

Sam Ryan Heidari es el fundador de Abogados Con Experiencia. Después de obtener su Licenciatura en Ingeniería de Materiales, asistió a la Escuela de Derecho William S. Boyd de la Universidad de Nevada, Las Vegas. Trabajó como Secretario Judicial y Abogado de Investigación para la Honorable Susan W. Scann del Octavo Distrito Judicial-Corte de Negocios en Las Vegas, Nevada, manejando casos comerciales y civiles complejos. Su práctica se concentra en litigios comerciales complejos, incluyendo responsabilidad de locales, seguridad de locales, responsabilidad del producto, mala fe de seguros y lesiones catastróficas. Habla francés con fluidez. Es miembro activo de la Asociación de Abogados de Consumidores de Los Ángeles (CAALA), la Asociación de Justicia de Nevada (NJA), American Inns of Court, Capítulo Howard D. McKibben, la Asociación de Abogados Americanos (ABA), la Asociación de Abogados del Condado de Clark, la Asociación de Abogados de Los Ángeles y la Asociación de Abogados de Beverly Hills. Está admitido para practicar ante el Colegio de Abogados del Estado de Nevada, el Colegio de Abogados del Estado de California, el Tribunal de Distrito de EE. UU., Distrito Central de California, el Tribunal de Distrito de EE. UU. Distrito Norte de California y el Tribunal de Distrito de EE. UU., Distrito de Nevada.

Tyrone J. Maho is a founder/partner of the law offices of Maho & Prentice, LLP with offices in Santa Barbara and Ventura County, California. His practice is in the area of civil litigation, particularly focused on representing plaintiffs in serious and catastrophic personal injury matters, including wrongful death, automobile, motorcycle, or bicycle accidents, premises liability, and product liability cases resulting in injuries, including trip and fall and slip and fall accidents due to the negligence of others. Serving as a litigator since 1989, Mr. Maho boasts extensive trial practice experience, having tried more than 50 jury trials in most Southern California County courthouses. For close to 15 years, Mr. Maho served as primary litigation counsel for two major Fortune 13 companies across Southern California. He is a member of CAALA, a well-known group of Los Angeles-based personal injury lawyers who excel at the practice of their craft. Mr. Maho founded and continues to serve as President of the Santa Barbara Trial Lawyers, a local group of attorneys who primarily practice on behalf of plaintiffs in personal injury matters. Previously, Mr. Maho served on the Board of Directors for the Santa Barbara County Bar Association and was a civil litigation teacher at UCSB Extension for six years. He is also involved in community activities like SPARKLE, Goleta Valley South Little League, and Dos Pueblos High School Mock Trial team. Mr. Maho presently serves as a member of the Board of Trustees of Bishop Garcia Diego High School in Santa Barbara, CA. He has achieved the top A/V rating by Martindale-Hubbell.

Jennifer Foote

Albuquerque, NM

Jennifer grew up in Albuquerque, New Mexico, graduating from Albuquerque High School. She has strong, deep ties to this community, and is proud to represent clients from all over New Mexico. She attended Trinity University in San Antonio, TX, graduating cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa. Jennifer received her law degree from the University of New Mexico in 2000. After graduating from law school, Jennifer worked for the New Mexico Public Defender's Office for five years. Before joining the Harvey, Foote & Baker Law Firm, Jennifer had already become a committed trial attorney. In her capacity as a public defender, Jennifer gained extensive, invaluable trial experience. Jennifer joined the Harvey, Foote & Baker Law Firm in 2007. She has devoted a large portion of her practice to briefing and arguing cases in the New Mexico Court of Appeals, the New Mexico Supreme Court, and the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals. Her published decisions include Corum v. Roswell Senior Living, 2010-NMCA-105, 149 NM 287, and Weiss v. THI, 2013-NMCA-054. She has significant expertise in fighting arbitration clauses, and she has presented at local and national continuing legal education seminars on this topic and others. Jennifer is admitted to practice in the State of New Mexico, the U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico, and the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals. She is a member of the National Consumer Voice for Quality Long-Term Care, the New Mexico Trial Lawyers Association, the American Association of Justice (AAJ), and the AAJ Nursing Home Litigation Group. She is fluent in Spanish and conversant in French.

Francis E. Stephens

Duluth, MN

Francis E. Stephens has been practicing law for over 25 years exclusively in personal injury litigation. He has successfully represented hundreds of personal injury clients in a wide variety of personal injury claims, including serious motor vehicle accidents, wrongful death, brain injury, spinal injuries, burns, limb loss, and toxic exposure. He has successfully tried jury cases to verdict in state district court and worked on appeals, arguing cases in both the Minnesota Court of Appeals and the Minnesota Supreme Court. He is admitted to practice in both Minnesota State Court and Federal District Court.

Barbara Nilva Nevin has practiced law since 1979, focusing on family law, bankruptcy, employment law, and personal injury. She has practiced extensively in the Minnesota Court of Appeals, twice reversing district court rulings in a third-party custody case. She is a Judge of Conciliation Court in Hennepin County. Ms. Nevin was a plaintiff in Milavetz Injury Law, P.A., et. al. v. United State of America, which challenged portions of the Bankruptcy Reform Act (BAPCPA of 2005) on First Amendment grounds before the U.S. Supreme Court. She was awarded as one of the Attorneys of the Year by Minnesota Lawyer in 2009 for this work. She has lectured on bankruptcy and family law and has been named a Minnesota Super Lawyer since 2005. She is also AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory.

Mark Gray

New York, NY

Mark Gray is the founder of Gray Injury Law, established in 1996. He focuses on personal injury cases to secure compensation for clients and deter negligent behavior. With over two decades of experience, he is a first-rate negotiator known for impressive settlements and a hands-on approach to helping injury victims rebuild their lives. He is dedicated to giving back to the communities where he works and lives.

Martin L Glink

Chicago, IL

Martin L Glink has recovered millions of dollars in jury verdicts, settlements, and mediations over 45 years. He is the Founder and Past President of the Suburban Bar Coalition, a Super Lawyer, and a Leading Lawyer. He taught 'Exhibits' for prospective Federal Trial Bar candidates and is a frequent author and lecturer for ISBA, NWSBA, and Decalogue Society of Lawyers. He has published articles in ITLA Trial Journal and ISBA 'Tort Trends'. He is a past President of NWSBA, chaired many committees, served two terms on the ISBA Assembly, and is a long-time member of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association. He was appointed to various committees and elected to the ITLA Board of Advocacy in 2024. He is also a winner of the NWSBA 'Pay It Forward' Award.

Douglas Sanders

Garden City, NY

Douglas H. Sanders graduated from Duke University with honors in 1996. He attended George Washington University Law School where he graduated from in June of 2000. While in law school, Mr. Sanders interned at the Department of Justice and worked on the Oklahoma Bombing Case. He received distinguished marks for his performance there. Thereafter, Mr. Sanders joined his family firm, Sanders, Sanders, Block, Woycik, Viener & Grossman, P.C. He handled a large body of personal injury cases. Additionally, he supervised the pleadings and motions departments and attended court conferences and conducted depositions. In 2001, he joined Sanders & Grossman, P.C. and engaged in the practice of no fault medical billing collections. Mr. Sanders became that firm’s operations managing partner in charge of human resources, technology, program development and legal process. He continued that role in Sanders, Grossman, Fass & Muhlstock, P.C. that later merged with Baker, Barshay, Neuwirth, LLP to become Baker, Sanders, Barshay, Grossman, Fass, Muhlstock & Neuwirth, LLC - now known as Sanders Barshay Grossman, L.L.C. Mr. Sanders also is a member of Sanders Viener Grossman, LLP. That firm specializes in mass torts litigation. His role in that firm is to handle heavy motion work and appellate practice. Mr. Sanders works in the Puerto Rico location with a focus on overseeing the mass torts division for Sanders Phillips Grossman, LLC. He spoke at the 2016 Puerto Rico Investor Summit among an esteemed roster of leading legal minds, entrepreneurs, holders of political office, and world business leaders. Mr. Sanders’ peers recognize him as an experienced operations manager and lawyer that can ensure honesty, integrity and excellent processing of claims.

Robert V. Russo

Providence, RI

Robert V. Russo has been licensed to practice law for over 25 years. He graduated from Bryant University and the University of Baltimore School of Law. He founded his own firm in 1997, focusing on personal injury, criminal defense, immigration, social security disability, and divorce. He is a member of several bar associations and has served on the Johnston Town Council since 1995.

Joseph A. Hudock, Jr.

Pittsburgh, PA

Joseph A. Hudock Jr. specializes in all aspects of tort, casualty and insurance defense litigation. He has a broad range of practice areas including claims pertaining to auto, UM/UIM, insurance coverage, bad faith, premises liability, product and much more. Mr. Hudock has tried over 170 jury trials to verdict all over the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, having argued extensively on behalf of his clients before the Pennsylvania Superior and Supreme Court. His professional experience coupled with his comprehensive education (with an impressive resume of representative cases) makes him an exemplary leader at the firm. He has been recognized as a Pennsylvania Super Lawyer since 2014.

SAUL J. STEINBERG

Camden, NJ

Saul J. Steinberg was born and raised in Camden, NJ. He has practiced in Camden County since first being admitted to the bar and in Southeastern Pennsylvania since 1990. His practice emphasizes Criminal and Civil litigation, handling major criminal and civil cases, and representing professionals. He has represented criminal defendants charged with major felonies, intoxicated driving, and drug offenses. In civil areas, he has tried cases involving motor vehicle accidents, medical malpractice, defective products, and premises liability. He is a member of the bars of New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

Gloria Martinez-Senftner

Sacramento, CA

General Practice Attorney with a concentration in the areas of Immigration Law, Criminal Law, Personal Injury, and Business Law. Gloria Martinez-Senftner has over 30 years of trial and litigation experience and heads The Martinez Law Group. She is licensed in California, New York, Massachusetts, Texas, South Dakota, and Iowa, and is a graduate of the University of Chicago Law School.