Russian-Speaking Attorneys

HOLLIS H. BARNETT

Puyallup, WA

Hollis H. Barnett is a founding member of the firm, now working part time and is 'of Counsel'. During his career Hollis emphasized estate planning and probate, along with some business and real estate. He was a member of the Gonzaga Law Review for two years and a Deputy Prosecuting Attorney for Pierce County for two years after graduation until Hollis joined the law firm in 1972.

Alina S. Vulic

Seattle, WA

Alina S. Vulic is a skilled and determined litigation attorney at Carpenter & Zuckerman, joining in 2022. Her previous work focused on criminal defense and civil litigation. She graduated magna cum laude from Pepperdine University’s Seaver College with a B.S. in Political Science and obtained her J.D. from Pepperdine University School of Law, where she excelled on the trial team and received certification in alternative dispute resolution. She is trilingual in English, Russian, and proficient in Serbian.

Karina Barska

Brooklyn, NY

Karina Barska, ESQ | Personal Injury Lawyer Brooklyn NY. Areas of Practice: Personal Injury and Negligence Law (Auto Accidents, Slip and Fall Accidents, Construction Accidents, Medical Errors and Malpractice), Commercial Litigation, Transactional Work, No Fault Insurance Litigation, Immigration Law, Mediation and Dispute Resolution.

Raymond Kelsey

Barrington, IL

After graduating from Loyola University Chicago Law School in 2013, Ray moved back home to begin his legal career in the winery studded Finger Lakes Region of Central New York. While working at Midey, Mirras & Ricci, Ray learned the skills necessary to become a successful litigator, representing clients in the areas of personal injury, catastrophic injuries, and criminal law. In 2016, Ray returned to Chicago, where his wife, Sylvia, is a reading specialist in the Barrington School District. Happy to call the Northwest suburbs home, the focus of Ray’s practice now is helping people who have been injured due to third party negligence. Ray heads Barrington Injury Attorneys and represents victims of wrongful death, auto and truck accidents, boating accidents, slip and falls, animal attacks, and more. Ray has a good reputation in negotiating to achieve favorable settlements for his clients. When cases cannot settle, Ray will pursue the matter to trial in order to achieve the best possible outcome.

Daniel Barli

Clifton, NJ

Born in New York City and raised in New Jersey, Daniel Barli is the founder of Barli Law LLC, where he brings a dynamic, results-driven approach to real estate, business law, civil litigation, family law, and landlord-tenant matters. Serving clients throughout Passaic, Bergen, Essex, and Hudson counties, Daniel is committed to delivering high-impact legal solutions tailored to his clients’ needs. A recipient of New Jersey Super Lawyer’s Rising Stars from 2013 to 2018, Daniel is a member of both the New Jersey and New York State Bar. His career has spanned roles at Lampf Lipkind, DB Enterprises, and Integrity 1st Financial, experiences that have shaped his strategic, business-minded approach to legal challenges. Daniel’s extensive background in business law allows him to guide clients with a practical, results-oriented mindset. Daniel takes pride in being a heart-centered advocate, ensuring that every transaction and case progresses as smoothly as possible. With a deep commitment to integrity and fairness, he prioritizes his clients’ best interests, providing clear, competent legal guidance to ease their concerns and stresses. Fluent in English, Russian, and Spanish, he fosters strong client relationships across diverse communities. A graduate of Seton Hall University School of Law, Daniel also holds a B.A. from Lehigh University. Before launching Barli Law LLC, he interned for the Honorable Claude Coleman in the Essex vicinage, gaining invaluable courtroom experience. Beyond the legal field, Daniel is a family-focused leader who values continuous growth in both his personal and professional life. He enjoys staying physically active, spending quality time with his wife and daughter, and indulging in one of his favorite pastimes-jigsaw puzzle building, a skill he likens to the legal process. “Helping a client navigate their case is a lot like putting together all the pieces of a massive jigsaw puzzle,” he explains. Whether advocating in the courtroom or guiding clients through complex legal matters, Daniel Barli remains steadfast in his mission: helping others navigate the legal system with confidence and clarity.

Kenneth M. Gutsch

Anchorage, AK

Kenneth Gutsch graduated Phi Beta Kappa with a B.A. in Russian from Knox College. He attended Leningrad State University in the Soviet Union and the University of Besancon in France during his undergraduate studies. He worked in the Peace Corps in Senegal for two years, and has a working knowledge of French, Russian and Spanish. Mr. Gutsch graduated from the University of Illinois School of Law in 1988 as a member of the Law Review; International Moot Court team, and Editor of the Recent Decisions section of the Illinois Bar Journal. Mr. Gutsch was admitted to the Alaska Bar in 1988. He is a member of the American and Alaska Bar Associations, as well as the Defense Counsel of Alaska. He is also a current Director, and past-president of Alaska Special Olympics. He has been a member of Rotary International since 2008. Mr. Gutsch practices in the areas of personal injury/premises liability, product liability, professional malpractice and insurance coverage litigation before the Alaska State and Federal Courts. He has drafted an Amicus Curiae brief on behalf of the Defense Counsel of Alaska on tort issues before the Alaska Supreme Court.

John R. Whitefleet

Sacramento, CA

With a varied background from military service to bartending, John believes that when approaching legal issues, the practical approach is best. His litigation practice focuses on defense of public entities and their employees, with a focus on police practices. John is never left bored by the variety of issues that arise, ranging from fatal car accidents to a fallen tree. Since joining Porter Scott in 2003, John’s litigation practice has focused on defending governmental entities and employees in civil rights and employment related cases including unlawful search and seizure, use of force, dangerous condition of property, wrongful death, and wrongful termination. He has successfully handled numerous cases involving constitutional claims under the federal and California constitutions, as well as federal and state law claims brought under the following statutes: 42 U.S.C. section 1983, Title VII, the Fair Employment & Housing Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the Unruh and Bane Acts.

Anya Greenberg

West Palm Beach, FL

Anya Greenberg has spent the majority of her career helping those who have suffered injuries due to the negligence of others and has earned a reputation as a professional and an advocate. Mrs. Greenberg is fluent in English, Hebrew, Russian, and Spanish, and enjoys helping clients of all nationalities. She is licensed to practice throughout the State of Florida and is admitted to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. Mrs. Greenberg has been honored by Super Lawyers as a Rising Star every year since 2020. Mrs. Greenberg earned her bachelor’s degree in communications and political science from Atlantic University. She then went to earn her Juris Doctor degree from Nova Southeastern University, Shepard Broad Law Center. When not fighting for her clients, Mrs. Greenberg enjoys spending time with her family and friends in the South Florida sunshine.

Aleksandr Shubin

Bethesda, MD

Mr. Shubin has litigated and tried a variety of cases in courts throughout Maryland, District of Columbia and Northern Virginia in front of judges and juries. His primary focus is on representing victims in personal injury matters, such as auto mobile accidents and premise liability cases. In addition, Mr. Shubin represents clients in a variety of business matters. He frequently provides legal advice for new businesses and drafts organic documents for such businesses.

Syuzanna Ghavazyan, LL.M.

Los Angeles, CA

Syuzanna Ghavazyan is a personal injury attorney at Martinian Lawyers, Inc., with over 15 years of combined legal experience. She is licensed to practice law in California since 2025 and is a member of the Chamber of Advocates of the Republic of Armenia since 2014. She earned her Master of Laws (LL.M.) from the University of Southern California Gould School of Law and Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Law from the School for Advocates of the Republic of Armenia. She is fluent in English, Armenian, Russian, and Spanish.

Chris Knight

San Jose, CA

Chris Knight is a highly accomplished criminal lawyer with over 15 years of experience as a prosecutor and military lawyer. He has prosecuted hundreds of cases, including serious felonies and sexual assault, and served as a Deputy District Attorney in Santa Clara County and Assistant District Attorney in Monterey County. He holds a law degree from U.C. Berkeley School of Law and is a lieutenant colonel in the Army Reserve JAG Corps, having earned the Bronze Star Medal during his deployment to Afghanistan. Chris also taught criminal law and procedure at Monterey College of Law.

Maksim Takhtarov

Philadelphia, PA

Maksim Takhtarov is a trial attorney with extensive experience litigating cases in Philadelphia, the surrounding counties, and throughout the state of New Jersey. He focuses his practice on representing clients that have been injured in a motor vehicle accident, trip and fall/slip and fall, product liability, and other negligence matters. As a fluent Russian speaker, Mr. Takhtarov also offers his services to Russian-speaking clients. Mr. Takhtarov is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania, The Eastern District Court of Pennsylvania, and the state of New Jersey. As a member of an immigrant family, Mr. Takhtarov has deep roots in the Philadelphia community. He moved to Northeast Philadelphia in 1991, growing up across the street from George Washington High School, and currently lives in Bucks County. Mr. Takhtarov is a graduate of Temple University’s Fox School of Business (B.S. degree, 2011), where he specialized in legal studies. Thereafter, Mr. Takhtarov attended Widener University School of Law (J.D. degree, 2014), where he was a member of the prestigious Civil Law Clinic. There he worked with Delaware Volunteer Legal Services to provide assistance and representation to victims of domestic violence in the State of Delaware and was awarded the Pro Bono distinction for his services to the community. In recognition of his ongoing dedication to his clients and the practice of law, Mr. Takhtarov was named by Super Lawyers as a rising star for the years 2020, 2021, and 2022, which recognizes no more than 2.5 percent of the best up-and-coming attorneys in the state of Pennsylvania who are 40 years or younger or who have been practicing less than 10 years. Mr. Takhtarov also sits as an Arbitrator for the City of Philadelphia’s Compulsory Arbitration Program. Mr. Takhtarov appreciates the trust that clients place in their attorney and provides his clients with the highest degree of professionalism and competence in his representation.

Anthony Makarov

Brooklyn, NY

Anthony Makarov is an Associate Attorney and Trial Lawyer at Gersowitz Libo & Korek, P.C., specializing in personal injury and medical malpractice. Admitted to the New York Bar in 2018, he is recognized for his courtroom success, including being named to "Ones to Watch" by BEST LAWYERS in 2021 and earning a spot on the New York Law Journal's Top Verdicts and Settlements of 2019. He is a member of the New York State Trial Lawyers Association and the American Association of Justice, and is fluent in Russian.

Artur Aziev

Lancaster, CA

Artur Aziev is an attorney at PARRIS Law Firm, specializing in individual personal injury claims and mass tort actions. Since joining in 2021, he has contributed to seven- and eight-figure results for clients, including a $32.8 million verdict. He is fluent in Russian.

Elena Vlady

Austin, TX

Elena Vlady earned her Juris Doctorate in 2014 from South Texas College of Law and a B.B.A. in Finance from Georgia State University. She is a member of the Texas Bar and is licensed to practice law in Texas, with federal law practice extending to all 50 states, particularly in immigration law. She is a proud member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA). Elena has over 10 years of experience and is fluent in Russian, having grown up in Estonia and Russia. Her practice areas include personal injury, immigration, and other legal and business matters.

Umid A. Babojanov

San Francisco, CA

Umid A. Babojanov is an associate attorney at Vogl Meredith Burke LLP. He received his Juris Doctorate from the University of San Francisco School of Law in 2013 and also holds an MBA and BA in International Relations. His practice areas include civil litigation, business disputes, landlord/tenant law, premises liability, personal injury, construction defect law, and insurance coverage litigation. He speaks four languages: English, Russian, Uzbek, and Turkish.

Yuriy Kalant

Garden City, NY

Yuriy Kalant is a Senior Partner at The Sanders Law Firm who dedicates his practice to representing New York’s Uzbek community in personal injury matters. Before joining The Sanders Law Firm in 2020, he formed his own firm, Kalant & Associates. He was also a Founding Partner at Roytblat & Kalant PLLC, where he practiced immigration law, criminal law, family law, and personal injury law. Yuriy graduated from the City University of New York School of Law and was admitted to the New York Bar in 2008. He earned his undergraduate degree from St. John’s University. Yuriy immigrated to the United States from Uzbekistan in 1993 and has close ties to New York’s Uzbek community, which is the largest in the country. Like other immigrants, they can face language and cultural barriers that make it more difficult to resolve legal issues. Yuriy is proud to be a legal voice for the many Uzbeks who call New York home and support them in their daily lives. He has settled more than 200 cases for the local Uzbek community.

Arleen Polischuk

New York, NY

Arleen Polischuk is a personal injury attorney admitted to practice in New York State Courts. She specializes in automobile collisions, premises liability, and negligence actions. Arleen is known for her dedication to helping injured victims, her ability to bond with clients, and her zealous advocacy. She is a member of the New York State Bar Association and speaks Russian.

Eugene Bykhovsky is a personal injury attorney and the leader of Bykhovsky Law, specializing in personal injury, workers' compensation, and employment law in Wisconsin. He offers services in English, Spanish, and Russian.

David W. Daudell

Chicago, IL

David W. Daudell is an attorney with 30 years of experience, established his firm in 1992. He represents clients throughout the Illinois area in a wide range of legal services including family & divorce law, bankruptcy, personal injury, criminal defense, probate, and real estate transactions.

Omar Salazar is a devoted husband, father, and advocate of truth. He represents individuals and legal entities in complex business litigation, commercial real estate litigation, fraud, Civil Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (“RICO”) Act litigation, mass tort, and multidistrict litigation, and in professional and medical malpractice actions. Mr. Salazar has gained extensive experience in complex litigation involving multiple and international parties and as a result, handles some of the firm’s more complicated litigation cases. Mr. Salazar has experience in trying jury and non-jury trials. His practice areas are spread throughout State and Federal Courts and represents individuals from all over the country in mass tort multidistrict litigation in federal court. Mr. Salazar is also one of the leaders in the Zantac multi-district litigation. Working side by side with Mac Legal helping people get the compensation they deserve.

Maria Jones

Phoenix, AZ

Maria Jones dedicated her entire life and career to serving immigrants from around the word by providing the best legal services to everyone in need. During her years in practice, she and her staff have been helping immigrants to achieve their goals so they can live their dream in the United States of America. Ms. Jones was born and raised in Moscow, Russia. At the age of 21, Maria moved to the United States from Russia. She went through a lot of obstacles in her life, but never lost her desire of becoming an attorney so she can make a difference in people’s lives. She came from a middle class family who always supported her in everything she did, however they could not afford to pay for her law school education. Maria never lost hope and was praying for the right path in life. Through her hard work and scholastic achievements, she was awarded a scholarship that enabled her to complete law school where she was an outstanding student and a group leader. As a result, she graduated from the Moscow State Law Academy with highest honors in the top 5% of her class and was elected to be a valedictorian at the graduation ceremony of the entire law school. “If it wasn’t for a struggle and difficulties that I endured, I would not be where I am today,” says Maria looking back at her years. “I am very thankful for people who challenged me and circumstances that made it hard to go forward. But only because of them I can really appreciate life in the United States and it makes me desire even more to help others to achieve their dreams!” In 1997, Maria immigrated to the United States where she attended the Law School at the University of Arizona and obtained her Masters in Law (LL.M.) in 2001. Ms. Jones is admitted to practice immigration law in all 50 states. She is also a proud member of American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) and a former Chair Woman of the Immigration Section of the State Bar of Arizona. Maria’s destiny was to come to the United States from Russia so she can help immigrants from different parts of the world to legally immigrate to the United States with a hope for a better life for themselves and their children.

David S. Vogel

Seattle, WA

David Vogel is of counsel at Oshan & Associates, assisting with personal injury cases in California and litigation. David Vogel was a former King County Prosecutor with history of negotiating large settlements and founder of Law Office of David S Vogel.

Farimah Ghaffari

New York, NY

Farimah Ghaffari graduated from Touro Law School, where she was on the Dean’s List and from which she was a Cum Laude graduate. Prior to immigrating to the United States, Farimah graduated with honors from the Taft Law School in Yazd, Iran. During law school, Farimah served as the president of her law school’s Legal Society and as the vice-president of the Labor Law Society. She was credited as an assistant-author of the book, «Explanation of the Iranian Labor Law», principally authored by Professor Dr. Emami and published in 2008. Currently, Farimah is an active member of New York City Bar Association and of the Iranian-American Bar Association. Prior to her employment at Goidel & Siegel, LLP, Farimah worked as a paralegal at a New York personal injury firm, while awaiting admission as an attorney to the New York State Bar. At Goidel & Siegel, LLP Farimah prosecutes demanding civil litigation matters involving serious personal injuries as well as commercial disputes. Farimah speaks, writes and reads Farsi (فارسی) and Turkish (Türk) fluently.