Japanese-Speaking Attorneys

Albert Salvi

Libertyville, IL

Albert Salvi is the Managing Partner at Salvi & Maher, LLP. He was admitted to the Illinois bar in 1985, California bar in 1987, and Wisconsin bar in 2015. He specializes in personal injury law and is a former Illinois House of Representatives member. He received his J.D. from the University of Illinois College of Law and his B.A. from the University of Notre Dame. He is fluent in English and Japanese.

Christopher Perez

Paramus, NJ

Christopher Perez is a personal injury trial lawyer, who has zealously advocated the interests of several thousand accident victims, since becoming an attorney in 2005. For many lawyers, the practice of law is just a job or a way to make a living. For Mr. Perez, it is much more than that-it is a calling. As a child, he and his immediate family members were involved in a devastating truck accident, in which he lost his older brother to a spinal cord injury. He almost lost his second older brother and father as well in the accident. Both were hospitalized for months. This tragedy gave Mr. Perez a very personal mission in life-to help those who have suffered similar trauma as a result of an accident. Mr. Perez consistently obtains favorable jury verdicts and settlements in complex matters involving spinal injuries and other orthopedic and neurological injuries. He brings a passion and intensity to the courtroom, which is fueled by his genuine desire to help each of his clients to the greatest extent possible. In 2009, the Supreme Court of New Jersey appointed Mr. Perez to the Supreme Court Ethics Committee, District VC-Essex County, and he served on the Ethics Committee from 2009 to 2013. Mr. Perez has argued cases before the New Jersey Appellate Division as well as the Disciplinary Review Board of the Supreme Court of the State of New Jersey.

Christian J. Gabroy

Henderson, NV

Christian Gabroy, Esq. graduated from Tulane University in 2000, cum laude, with Honors in Political Science and Asian Studies. He commenced his legal studies at DePaul University - College of Law in Chicago, Illinois, graduating in 2003. He gained experience in trial litigation at Anesi, Ozmon, Rodin, Novak, & Kohen. Admitted to practice in Illinois (2003) and Nevada (2004), he opened Gabroy | Messer in 2008. His career involves litigating over one hundred civil cases, including personal injury, employment discrimination, wrongful termination, and wage and hour cases. He has been certified as lead class counsel in state and federal court. He has received numerous awards including "10 Best Attorneys for Nevada" by The American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys, Martindale-Hubbell Client Champion Platinum, Lead Counsel Verified, and Mountain States Super Lawyers. He also contributed to a significant $898,500 class action settlement in 2020 and a $217,000 settlement in 2021.

Joshua M. Kimura

Irvine, CA

Joshua M. Kimura is a founding partner of Kimura London & White LLP. He has been recognized as a "SuperLawyer" since 2020 and is listed as one of the 10 Best Personal Injury Attorneys in the United States by "Best In Law". Mr. Kimura has a 10.0 attorney rating on AVVO. Mr. Kimura has been featured in Forbes, Fortune Magazine, the Daily Journal, and other prominent news sources. He is regularly sought out by major news publications for his personal injury insight, including Insurance.com and Insure.com. Mr. Kimura is committed to helping injury victims by taking on the fight against the insurance companies so his clients can focus on what matters most-their health and recovery. He personally manages all aspects of litigation, including trial, to ensure every case receives the attention it deserves. Mr. Kimura represents clients in all types of injury cases, including: Serious Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Construction Accidents, Dog Bites, Auto, Motorcycle & Pedestrian Accidents, Bicycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Dangerous Conditions of Public Property, Slip and Fall, Governmental Tort Liability. Mr. Kimura will zealously advocate on your behalf and use his experience and resources to achieve your goals.

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.

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.

Pierce C. Walker

Canton, OH

Pierce C. Walker is a partner at Mills, Mills, Fiely & Lucas, having joined in 2016. He is a trial attorney with extensive experience in jury trials across various areas of law, including criminal defense and civil cases. He practices in both Northern and Southern Federal District Courts of Ohio and numerous Ohio State Courts. Pierce is fluent in Japanese and French and is a member of the Stark County Academy of Trial Lawyers, Ohio State Bar Association, and Stark County Bar Association.

John T. Wendland

Irvine, CA

John Wendland is a partner at W&D Law with extensive experience representing design professionals, construction companies, financial institutions, and real estate firms. His practice focuses on complex civil litigation, including contract disputes, professional negligence, personal injury, real estate disputes, and intellectual property. He practices in Nevada, Arizona, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

Randall K. Spencer is a founding partner specializing in personal injury, civil litigation, medical malpractice, and criminal defense. He has recovered millions for clients in various accident cases and handles complex business litigation. He is known for his expertise in Title IX protections and has been featured on national programs like Court TV and CNN.

Felipe Mavromatis

Winter Park, FL

Felipe Mavromatis is a tenacious and compassionate trial attorney specializing in personal injury. He holds a B.S. in Political Science from Brigham Young University, a J.D. Cum Laude from the University of Illinois College of Law, and an MBA from the University of Florida. He is multilingual (Portuguese, Spanish, learning Japanese, Farsi, Greek) and has a diverse background including work at a Financial Justice Clinic, a global communications liaison, and an honors intern at the FBI. Before joining The Leach Firm, he led a team recovering millions for clients at a national plaintiff's law firm. He has been recognized as Top 40 Under 40 by the National Trial Lawyers and by Best Lawyers in America since 2020.

Victoria M. Chang

Honolulu, HI

Victoria M. Chang is a veteran trial lawyer and passionate advocate for individuals who have been injured by dangerous products and reckless and negligent practices. Victoria has spent her career litigating on behalf of those who were injured by the wrongdoing of others. Before joining Galiher DeRobertis & Waxman, she worked for 10 years as a prosecutor focusing on obtaining justice for victims of sexual assault, both minors and adults. That background provides valuable expertise for her practice representing sex assault victims in civil litigation against schools and other institutions and organizations when they fail to protect individuals in their care. Victoria also represents individuals who have been harmed by dangerous and defective products, including exposure to materials and products containing cancer-causing asbestos and other harmful chemicals.

Braid Pezzaglia is a San Jose personal injury lawyer and the founder of the Law Offices of Braid Pezzaglia. With over 20 years of experience, he is an aggressive and tenacious litigator known for being honest and pragmatic. He provides legal counsel in English, Japanese, Spanish, Chinese, and Tagalog.

David Salvin

Laguna Hills, CA

David Salvin has 28 years of legal experience, focusing on direct client communication. He earned his undergraduate degree in History/Russian from the University of California at Irvine and his law degree from Whittier College School of Law. He is licensed to practice in California and Oregon state courts, as well as Federal District Courts of California. David has actively participated in various legal associations, including the O.C. Bar Assoc. Arbitrators Panel, O.C. Judge Pro Tem, Orange County Bar Association's Conference of Delegates, South Orange County Bar Association (where he was past President), O.C. Trial Lawyers Association, and the CA Bar Association. He also contributes to local legal publications.

Edward Y. Lee

Los Angeles, CA

Edward Y. Lee founded the Law Offices of Edward Y. Lee in 1995 and has been a licensed attorney since 1994. He is the firm's principal trial attorney, specializing in personal injury, criminal defense, and civil litigation. He is a member of the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum, Million Dollar Advocates Forum, and Seven Figure Lawyers collective, and has received recognition as a Who’s Who Top Attorney of North America and a Top 10 Personal Injury Attorney by Best of the Best. He is also a member of the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles and the American Association for Justice.

Brent J. Goodfellow is the managing partner at Goodfellow Law, admitted to practice in Oregon state courts since 2003 and the U.S. District Court of Oregon since 2008. He served as a Judge in various Oregon courts for almost ten years. He was selected as a SuperLawyer Rising Star for five consecutive years (2010-2015). Mr. Goodfellow has recovered millions for clients in personal injury, medical malpractice, and other negligence cases, and has extensive experience in family law matters. He is fluent in Japanese.

Stephen J. Nemec

Coeur d’Alene, ID

Stephen J. Nemec is a Senior Partner whose practice focuses on personal injury. He is a registered patent attorney and certified by the Idaho Trial Lawyers Association as a workers’ compensation specialist. He was selected to the 2015 Mountain States Rising Stars list by Super Lawyers Magazines.

Gregory N. Hoole

Salt Lake City, UT

AV (preeminent) rated by Martindale-Hubbell, a member of the National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals, and selected for many years as one of Utah’s Legal Elite and a Mountain States Super Lawyer, Greg enjoys a rich and diverse legal career protecting and vindicating the rights of individuals, businesses, and Utah’s counties, cities, and other political subdivisions. He is a skilled mediator and adept at resolving disputes favorably for his clients without protracted litigation, but is fully capable of taking a case successfully through the full litigation process when necessary. He began his legal career as a judge advocate in the United States Navy. His cases have been reported in national periodicals and he has appeared on national television programs.

Jeffrey M. Donato is an accomplished Personal Injury and Employment Law litigator with over 23 years of experience, including 12 years running his own solo practice. Raised in Patchogue, NY, he holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Spanish and a Juris Doctor from Touro Law. A polyglot fluent in English and Spanish, proficient in Italian, and conversational in Japanese, Jeffrey is passionate about languages. Beyond law, he has been a professional dancer and instructor of Ballet, Tap, and Jazz for over 30 years. His dedication to legal ethics earned him the New York State Bar Association’s 2000 Legal Ethics Award, along with recognitions such as Empire Counsel in 2007 and 2009, and Touro Law’s Alumni Council Volunteer of the Year Award in 2013.

Marlon L. Bates

Salt Lake City, UT

Marlon Bates has practiced real estate and business law, including both transactional work and litigation, since graduating from law school in 1986. He has been a partner at the firm since 1991 and has served as the firm's managing partner on three occasions. He represents a wide variety of clients including banks, mortgage companies, credit unions, loan servicing companies, title insurance companies, property managers, developers, landlords, real estate brokers and many other businesses. The largest segment of Marlon's practice concentrates on foreclosures and creditor bankruptcy law. He has handled thousands of foreclosures and bankruptcies for a wide variety of banks, credit unions, and servicing companies. He has an experienced team of paralegals and associates who assist him in doing this work quickly and inexpensively. Marlon has been honored by LPS Default Solutions as one of its top attorneys for excellence in both foreclosures and bankruptcies. For the past 10 years he has been selected by his peers as one of Utah's top creditor's rights attorneys in Utah Business Magazine's listing of Utah's legal elite, and is an "AV" rated attorney, the highest rating according to his peers in the legal community, as determined by Martindale-Hubbell, the premier legal listing service in the United States. Marlon is approved counsel by both Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and was selected for designation as a Lawyer of Distinction in Real Estate. Marlon also has a great deal of experience in litigation. He has tried cases before state and federal courts, and has handled appeals before the Utah Court of Appeals and the Utah Supreme Court. He served as a Small Claims Court judge for seven years and has taught continuing legal education courses on real estate litigation, foreclosures and creditor bankruptcy on both a state and national level.

Tanya P. Tambling

Oakland, CA

Tanya Tambling is a Partner at Hunter Pyle Law. Tanya was born on the East Coast to immigrant parents who came to this country after World War II. She grew up speaking three languages, Russian, German, and English, and later picked up some Japanese and Portuguese after spending time in Japan and Brazil. Tanya was a single mom when she attended and put herself through UC Davis School of Law. There, she gained invaluable practical experience working at the Immigration Clinic, competing on the Negotiations Team on a regional level, and externing at Solano County Superior Court. She also received the King Hall Certificate in Public Service. From 2016 to 2019, Tanya was recognized as a “Rising Star” by Super Lawyers, an award given to the top 2.5% of lawyers in California under the age of 40. Every year since 2020, she has been recognized as a “Super Lawyer,” which is only awarded to the top 5% of attorneys in California.

Dean Collinwood specializes in business and contract disputes, workplace discrimination, personal injury, and family law. He holds a PhD from the University of Chicago, a Juris Doctor (JD) from the University of Utah, a Master's degree from the University of London, and a Bachelor's degree from Brigham Young University. Prior to his legal career, he was a professor at the University of Utah and a Fulbright Scholar. He is admitted to practice law in the State of Utah and in the United States District Court.

Lawrence Glasner

Redding, CA

Lawrence Glasner is an AV Preeminent rated and Super Lawyer recognized mediator and employment lawyer. He has over 30 years of litigation, trial, business, and alternative dispute resolution experience, having mediated over 400 cases. He trained in mediation at Pepperdine University’s Strauss Institute for Dispute Resolution and Phoenix Strategies. He previously was a senior partner at Rehwald, Rameson & Lewis in Los Angeles.

Wynn Mosman

Moscow, ID

A native of Moscow, and a graduate of the University of Idaho College of Law, Wynn is a member of the Idaho State Bar, and the Washington State Bar Association. He’s been helping clients in Idaho and Washington since 1992, and in that time has represented clients like the Idaho State Insurance Fund, Associated Students of Washington State University, the University of Idaho, and Gritman Medical Center. But his passion is working one on one with people in personal injury and insurance claims, criminal defense, workers compensation cases, and family law issues.

Peter J. Eliopoulos

New York, NY

Peter J. Eliopoulos has 20 years of experience in personal injury law, battling for clients injured by negligence. With a B.A. in Philosophy from Boston University and a J.D. from Albany Law School, along with a background in marketing and insurance defense, he possesses critical skills for effective representation, including achieving 7-figure results. He is a skilled negotiator and litigator, known for his creativity, wit, and meticulous preparation in court and out.