Italian-Speaking Attorneys

Jesse Westover founded Westover Law Firm in March, 2008. Jesse graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Utah, with a special focus on International Relations and Political Science. He continued his education at the Sandra Day O’Connor School of Law at Arizona State University, where he graduated with his Juris Doctorate and became licensed as an attorney by the Arizona Supreme Court. Jesse was awarded a CALI award while in law school, which designates the student with the highest grade in the class and served as student director of the Immigration Legal Clinic. Prior to founding Westover Law Firm, Jesse worked at a local immigration law firm in Phoenix, Arizona, as well as volunteering at the Florence Immigrant Refugee Rights Program and Immigration Legal Clinic at ASU where he gained valuable experience with all kinds of Immigration cases. Jesse has personally represented thousands of individuals and families with their immigration needs. He has extensive court room experience and has litigated thousands of cases in the Immigration Courts and with the United States and Immigration Services (USCIS). Jesse has extensive knowledge on all areas of Immigration Law and loves to continue to study changes and better strategies to help his clients. He also has extensive experience in appellate work with the Board of Immigration Appeals and Administrative Appeals Office. Jesse has also represented several businesses with their immigration employment needs. He has helped small companies with less than 10 employees to multibillion dollar companies both domestically and internationally with their immigration employment needs. Jesse has experience with H1B, L1, EB, PERM, I-140, TN and other employment visas. Jesse has been a keynote speaker in several conferences and served as an immigration expert in business formations and business growth plans. Jesse was born in Salt Lake City, Utah and settled in Gilbert, AZ in 2004. He is happily married to his best friend Kristi and has 4 awesome children. In his free time, Jesse loves to coach his son’s football, baseball and basketball teams, watch his daughter dance and work out with his two teenage boys. Additionally, Jesse loves to travel and has visited over 40 countries. Jesse is fluent in Spanish, conversational in Portuguese and is currently learning Italian.

Jonfranco Esimio

Philadelphia, PA

Jonfranco Esimio is a member of our team of lawyers focusing on immigration law. Coming from a family of immigrants, Mr. Esimio has seen and experienced the immigration process in the United States from a young age. He is a dedicated, hardworking, and knowledgeable attorney who works tirelessly to fight for his clients’ rights under the law.

Hollis DeLeonardo Vandamme

New York, NY

Hollis was born in Connecticut. She is a graduate of Barnard College, Columbia University where she was the Fleet Captain and Regatta Chair and competed on the Columbia University Sailing Team. She received her law degree from St. John's University School of Law. She is conversant in Spanish and in Italian. Prior to forming the Firm, she was of counsel to a Manhattan firm where she practiced extensively in the New York City, State and Federal Courts. She is admitted to practice in New York and in the US District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts.

Nicole Camporeale

Danbury, CT

Nicole Camporeale received her J.D. from Quinnipiac University School of Law in 2015 and her B.A. from Fairfield University in 2012. She focuses on estate planning, asset protection, elder law, and probate estate administration. She is licensed in Connecticut and New Jersey and has taught adult education classes on Medicaid, Probate, and Estate planning.

Carano, Sergio A.

Akron, OH

For over 20 years, my law practice career has focused in the area of employment and labor law on behalf of a wide spectrum of employers. I provide direction to employers concerning sensitive matters such as employment discrimination, sexual harassment, wrongful discharge, and employee privacy and discipline. I draft and negotiate employment agreements and severance agreements, as well as guide employers on unfair competition and trade secret issues. I proactively counsel employers on both the legal and business ramifications in all aspects of employment relationships and business transactions. This includes developing and drafting employment handbooks, creating workplace policies, and conducting in-house training to assist efficient operations and litigation risk avoidance. I possess extensive knowledge and experience in advising employers and ensuring compliance with the full range of state and federal employment laws.These include the Age Discrimination Enforcement Act, Older Workers Benefits Protection Act, Family and Medical Leave Act, Americans with Disabilities Act, Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, Fair Labor Standards Act, civil rights statutes, employment based immigration, pregnancy laws, whistleblower laws, retaliation laws, and all related federal and state common law tort and contract claims. An important component of my practice is providing legal services to management in traditional labor relationships as governed by the National Labor Relations Act. I coordinate anti-union campaigns, oversee elections, and directly participate in collective bargaining sessions. I navigate employers through labor agreement administration, labor grievances, and arbitration proceedings. I have appeared before the National Labor Relations Board to decertify unions, to defend against unfair labor practice charges, and in unit representation and clarification hearings. My labor and employment practice results in intrinsic connections to the business affairs of my clients. This allows me to continue to grow my practice by assisting my clients with corporate transactions, intellectual property (software) agreements, and commercial litigation. I am often regarded as the outside general counsel to my clients.

A. Peter Damia

Danbury, CT

A. Peter Damia is a retired attorney who practiced real estate sales. He is fluent in Italian and was a Vice President of the Danbury Bar Association.

Anthony Valcke is qualified as a solicitor in England and Wales, and a member of the Brussels bar in Belgium and the Palermo bar in Italy. He holds dual degrees in English and French law from King’s College London and Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne, a Masters in EU law from Université Libre de Bruxelles, and a PhD in Comparative Law from Università di Palermo. He started his career with prestigious law firms in London and specializes in immigration law, social security, and private client matters. He also teaches law at the University of Kent and the Brussels School of Governance. He speaks English, French, and Italian.

Sylvia Cabrera

Seattle, WA

Sylvia Cabrera is fluent in Spanish, English, French, Italian and Portuguese. Sylvia currently heads the Hispanic department of Herrmann Law Group, leading our effort to better serve the largest and fastest growing minority in Washington State. Sylvia was born and raised in Mexico City, Mexico. She received her J.D. from the Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico City. Later, she earned a Master of Arts in Diplomatic Studies from the Diplomatic Mexican Academy; a Global Master of Arts from Tufts University, in Boston, MA and, recently a LL.M. from Washington University in St. Louis, MO. She joined the Mexican Foreign Service in 1998 and served in different areas of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Mexico and abroad. She has alternated her professional career between the public service and the academic sector. She was a professor in the areas of public international law, multilateral and bilateral negotiations, and world legal systems. Before joining our team, Sylvia served as Deputy Consul at the Consulate of Mexico in Seattle for 6 years where she was deeply engaged in providing better opportunities to the Mexican community in Washington State. Her work there has influenced her commitment to building alliances with numerous organizations and government agencies in the Pacific Northwest to advance the rights of the Hispanic community. Sylvia is the co-founder of the nonprofit organization La TribUne dedicated to make trustworthy resources readily available for the Hispanic community in Washington through a web-based platform. From legal assistance to business and wellness, the platform is designed to walk the user through different options to solve a particular issue. You can follow on Facebook. She is admitted to practice law in Mexico.

Albert Maimone

College Point, NY

Albert Maimone is the president and a partner at Albert Maimone & Associates. He has over 17 years of legal practice experience, establishing his firm in 2005. He specializes in real estate law, landlord/tenant disputes, business law, civil litigation, and estate planning. He has been a member of the New York State Bar Association since 2004.

Bianca Trevisan

Tampa, FL

Admitted to Practice in Washington, D.C., Ms. Trevisan focuses her practice on Federal Immigration and International Tax matters. Since joining Westchase Law, P.A. in 2022 as a Law Clerk, she has gained extensive experience assisting senior attorneys with probate, estate and trust administration, marital agreements, and real estate transactions.

Luigi Belcastro, Esq. is a Partner in the firm and an experienced Criminal Attorney, spending more than 12 years as a Suffolk County District Attorney from 2008-2020. As a prosecutor, Mr. Belcastro successfully prosecuted thousands of cases. He was well respected for his abilities and repeatedly promoted. As a result of his successes, he was assigned to the Enhanced Prosecution Bureau in Riverhead, where he handled serious and high-publicity felony criminal cases. His experience includes prosecuting organized crime and gang activity, assault, counterfeit currency, prostitution, gun-related offenses, and murder cases. As a prosecutor, Mr. Belcastro conducted a wide diversity and a significant number of jury trials. Since joining our firm in 2019, Mr. Belcastro has concentrated on serious criminal defense cases as well as civil litigation. He has conducted numerous DWI and other criminal and traffic trials on behalf of the firm, bringing his considerable experience and his passion to fight hard for each client he represents. Mr. Belcastro handles most of the firm’s felonies and trials throughout Suffolk, Nassau, and the five boroughs.

Peter Vito Maimone

College Point, NY

Peter Vito Maimone is a partner and associate attorney at Albert Maimone & Associates, with 13 years of legal practice experience. He specializes in New York's real estate law. He earned his bachelor's degree in psychology from St. John's University in 2006 and his JD from St. John's University School of Law in 2009.

Kate Gagutlova

Seattle, WA

Kate Gagutlova moved to the U.S. from Russia and earned a master’s degree in linguistics and interpreting, then a bachelor’s degree in Business and Innovation in Technology from the University of Washington. She attended Seattle University School of Law, where she worked as a research assistant and in the Defenders Clinic. She is fluent in Russian, English, and French, and studied Arabic, Spanish, Italian, and Turkish.

A. Christine Svenson

Oak Brook, IL

A. Christine Svenson is an Of Counsel attorney with over 28 years of experience in civil litigation, including family, workers’ compensation, employment, civil rights, and election law. She represents clients in federal and state courts throughout Illinois and is fluent in French, highly proficient in Spanish and Italian.

Blerina (Blair) Hysenlika

Tampa, FL

Attorney Blerina (Blair) Hysenlika is a partner at Hysenlika Law Firm. She graduated from the University of South Florida with a bachelor's degree in political science and a minor in international relations, and earned her Juris Doctorate from Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School in 2017. She has extensive experience in first-party property insurance defense, bankruptcy, and family law, representing clients throughout Florida. She is fluent in Albanian and Italian.

Audrey Toutain holds a Masters I in International, European and Comparative Law and a Masters II in Humanitarian Law and Action from the Faculty of Aix-en-Provence, France. She was an Associate Researcher at the Study Centre for Interdisciplinary Research on Civil Security. Called to the Bar at Aix-en-Provence, she defends minors and adults in criminal law and specializes in Family Law, International Family Law, and Heritage Law. She assists clients concerning French citizens, foreigners in France, and those overseas. She speaks French, Italian, and English.

Gennaro Savastano, Esq.

New York, NY

Gennaro Savastano, a proud son of immigrants, is a Partner in the Appellate and Complex Motions Team at EEP Law, focusing on upholding client verdicts on appeal. He graduated magna cum laude from Touro Law School in 2008. Prior to EEP, he litigated for nearly a decade, including multidistrict cases and federal appellate courts. He also served as President of the LGBT Bar Association of Greater New York and as a reporter for the PJI committee.

James J. “Jimmy” Binns is Special Counsel at The Beasley Firm. He is known for founding the Hero Plaque program and Holiday Meals For Heroes program for fallen police officers and firefighters, and is President and CEO of the Hero Thrill Show. He has successfully handled numerous major cases and is licensed to practice in 20 states, including admission to Federal Courts in those states, the U.S. District Court for Puerto Rico, Circuit Courts of Appeals in all Eleven Circuits, and the U.S. Supreme Court. He is certified as an instructor of Highway Patrol Motorcycle Police Officers and serves as Deputy Chief of the Darby Township Police Department. He speaks French, Italian, and Spanish.

Alexandre Ballerini

Tallahassee, FL

Alexandre Ballerini is an international lawyer with prior business experience in venture capital, technology startups, e-commerce, banking, management, real estate, brokerage, finance, and development. His law practice focuses on corporate & partnership structuring, real estate transactions, international taxation, arbitration & litigation. He is fluent in Italian, French, English, and Spanish.

Joshua S. Ostler

Salt Lake City, UT

Josh has been fortunate to spend his career working with lawyers who stand up for “the little guy.” Over several years, Josh has helped clients obtain favorable results against big banks, multi-million-dollar corporations, insurance companies, and State & Federal governments. Josh’s years in complex litigation have also come with extensive appellate law experience, beginning with his time as a judicial extern for the Honorable Michelle Christiansen Forster on the Utah Court of Appeals. Over the years, Josh has briefed and argued successful appeals in both State and Federal courts. For his efforts, Josh has previously been named as one of Utah Business Magazine’s Legal Elite.

Sergio Diaz

San Antonio, TX

Born and raised in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, Sergio graduated from the Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juarez in International Trade in 1990. After several years working in Logistics for UPS, Sergio decided to study Law in Mexico, and graduated from the Centro Cultural Universitario. In 2011, Mr. Diaz became a member of the Paralegal and Licensing Division of The Arizona Supreme Court, and in 2018 Sergio he finished his Master’s Degree in Laws in the U.S. Law from the Washington University of St Louis, MO. Sergio has extensive experience in Immigration Law and has helped thousands of families with U Visas, T Visas, family reunification, Green Cards and Citizenship. He broadcasts free online citizenship classes every week, via social media. Sergio is based in Phoenix, AZ, where he leads the Immigration Division of CO Law, and oversees the immigration operation in Mexico.

Dana A. Graber

Medina, NY

Dana A. Graber focuses her practice on representing clients in matrimonial and various family court matters. She primarily counsels clients on divorce, custody/visitation, support, paternity, and adoption proceedings. Dana has been with the firm since 2012 and in January 2016, became a member of Mark and Graber, PLLC.

Paul M. DiGasbarro

New Providence, NJ

Paul M. DiGasbarro has been a practicing insurance defense attorney for twenty years. He joined predecessor firm Mortenson and Pomeroy in September 2005 after concluding a clerkship with the Honorable Christine L. Miniman in the Superior Court, Law Division, Passaic County. Mr. DiGasbarro is certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Civil Trial Attorney. He has tried approximately twenty-five jury cases to verdict, and is skilled in all phases of pre-trial discovery. He enjoys counseling and guiding his clients through the litigation process.

Antonio Benvegna graduated from the Alma Mater Studiorum of Bologna in 2004. After two years of civil practice, he passed the bar exam and became a qualified Italian Lawyer registered at the Bar of Lawyers of Palermo. He specializes in civil litigation, succession, wills and probate, conveyancing, and real estate. He speaks Italian and English.