Spanish-Speaking Attorneys

Michael D. Cleaves

Statesville, NC

Attorney Michael D. Cleaves is a talented and versatile lawyer with more than 20 years of experience, known for his reputation for results in criminal, personal injury, and workplace accident matters. He protects clients' rights in court and in negotiations with insurers, helping them understand their legal options and tailoring representation to their specific circumstances.

Paul C. Huck, Jr.

Tallahassee, FL

Paul C. Huck, Jr.'s practice focuses on business litigation, regulatory advice, and government investigations. With thirty years of experience, he represents businesses and individuals in complex commercial litigation, consumer class actions, and shareholder derivative actions. He has served in senior positions in the executive branch of Florida, including Deputy Attorney General and General Counsel to the Governor.

Yara Garcia is the leader of Yara Garcia & Abogadas, a bilingual law firm in Birmingham, Alabama. She has a deep understanding of the emotional and financial impact of court proceedings and provides guidance and representation in family law, immigration, and personal injury cases. She is admitted to practice in the Northern District of Alabama and the Immigration Court and is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association.

Cassandra L. Block (formerly Dulepski)

Hartford, CT

Attorney Cassandra L. Block is a graduate of Quinnipiac University and the University of Connecticut School of Law. Her practice is focused on the areas of personal injury and workers' compensation, as well as housing and animal law matters. Attorney Block handles all aspects of the firm's cases from intake to filing suit in court, mediation, arbitration, trial and settlement. She is a member of the Connecticut Bar Association, including the Young Lawyers Section, Women in the Law Section, LGBT Section, and Chair of the Animal Law Section, as well as the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association and the American Bar Association. Attorney Block is committed to pro bono work in several areas including eviction defense. She and her wife have three dogs - Everest, Logan and Ro - all of whom love coming into the office, and three cats - Bernice, Cocoa Puff and Grayson! They also welcomed their son Reilly on September 25, 2024.

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.

Jason Ortiz

Springfield, MA

Jason Ortiz is a litigation attorney at PSRB, specializing in personal injury law. He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from Utica College and his Juris Doctor from Western New England University School of Law, where he received the Abraham Smith Award. He worked as a law clerk at PSRB during law school and returned to the firm in 2024 after practicing personal injury, general litigation, commercial, and business law in eastern MA. He represents clients in motor vehicle accidents, slip & falls, and other accidents. He is fluent in Spanish.

Rafael J. Guzman

Gurnee, IL

Rafael J. Guzman earned a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana in 1999. After graduation he worked as a Juvenile Probation officer for Whiteside County in Morrison, Illinois before embarking to legal studies. He attended The John Marshall Law School in Chicago, Illinois and graduated in 2005. While in law school he was an executive member of the Latino Law Student Association, member of Habitat for Humanity, Fair Housing Association and Phi Alpha Delta. He also worked at The John Marshall Fair Housing Legal Clinic, under the guidance of Professors F. Willis Carusso, Joseph R. Butler and Damian Ortiz, representing numerous victims of housing discrimination. He was a board member of the Illinois Latino Law Student Association (ILLSA) from 2004 to 2005. ILLSA was created in an effort to increase networking opportunities for Latina/o law students across Illinois and to build alliances between the Latino student associations at all of the law schools in Illinois. Being bilingual, he works with a number of Spanish-speaking clients informing them of their rights under the Workers’ Compensation Act, traffic, personal injury, criminal defense and what can be done for them. Specialties: Worker’s Compensation, settlement negotiations, litigation and arbitration.

Ryan P. Richie graduated from Rutgers University in 1994 and the University of Baltimore School of Law, cum laude, in 1999. While in law school, Mr. Richie participated in the American Association for Justice Mock Trial competition, represented the University of Baltimore School of Law in the Robert F. Wagner National Labor and Employment Law Moot Court Competition, and worked as a Rule 16 student attorney for the Prince George's County State's Attorney's Office. Mr. Richie was admitted to the Maryland Bar in 1999 and the District of Columbia Bar in 2001. He is a member of the Federal Bar for Maryland, the Federal Bar for the District of Columbia, the Bar of the United States Court of Federal Claims, the American Association for Justice, the Maryland Association for Justice, the District of Columbia Trial Lawyers Association, and the Prince George's County Bar Association. Prior to joining Wilson & Parlett in 2002, Mr. Richie worked as defense counsel for a large insurance company. He now represents the interests of injury victims, trying cases regularly in Circuit and District courts, federal courts, and before the Workers' Compensation Commission and the Social Security Administration. Mr. Richie became a partner with the firm in 2010.

Daniel C. Martin

Omaha, NE

Daniel C. Martin is a proud native of Omaha, Nebraska with a strong drive to represent the hardworking people of the community. He connected strongly to his Mexican heritage through the Spanish language. Daniel has performed "service learning" in Peru, Mexico, and Omaha. As an attorney, he focuses on guiding clients along the pathway to justice, ensuring that their rights are recognized and their voices are heard. He was selected to participate in the 2024-2025 William J. Mueller Nebraska State Bar Association (NSBA) Leadership Academy.

Ethan W. Collins

Buffalo, NY

I graduated from the Georgetown University Law Center near the top of my class. During law school I worked as a litigation associate in the large and internationally recognized firm of Arias & Munoz in San Jose, Costa Rica, where I gained experience handling all kinds of different cases in English and Spanish. Following law school, I returned to Buffalo where I joined the firm founded by my grandfather. We have been in the business of representing injured Western New Yorkers for over 75 years and know all types of injury cases, inside and out. I am admitted in the State of New York and the United States District Court, Western District of New York. Since beginning my practice, I have collected millions of dollars for my clients. Some of my notable results include: Top 50 motor vehicle accident verdict in the State of New York (2017), Top 100 Personal Injury Verdict in the State of New York - Construction Site Accident (2017), and Top 10 Personal Injury Settlement in the State of New York (2019). For these results, and many others, I have been recognized as one of the Top 40 Under 40 Civil Plaintiff’s Trial Lawyers in New York.

Wady S. Rahbani-Chávez

Houston, TX

Wady was born in Venezuela and raised in El Salvador. Wady’s unique multicultural background provides him with a unique perspective on justice and advocacy.

Visar Maliqi

Louisville, KY

Visar Maliqi is a personal injury attorney who founded his firm in 2020 after graduating from the University of Louisville's Brandeis School of Law in 2017. He represents clients in Kentucky and Southern Indiana, focusing primarily on auto and trucking accidents, as well as slip-and-fall and wrongful death cases. He has helped hundreds of injury victims and provides personal attention to each client. His team can assist clients in English, Spanish, and Albanian.

Anthony Benitez

Indianapolis, IN

Attorney Anthony Benitez is in the business of solving problems and fighting the good fight, always striving to help his clients work through adversity and re-establish balance in their lives. Legal troubles have a way of making your world feel chaotic and out-of-control. Attorney Benitez is an agent of equilibrium. As a defender of both his clients and the United States Constitution, Attorney Benitez is always ready for a fight. He handles any and all criminal cases, and he is always prepared to go to trial. He understands the evidentiary burden the State is required to meet, and he never lets his clients plead guilty to a felony. If you want an experienced trial lawyer who knows how to get results and is willing to go the distance, Anthony Benitez might be the attorney for you. While earning his J.D. from the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, Attorney Benitez was a Legal Writing Fellow in the Dean’s Tutorial Society. He has interned in both the public and private sectors, as well as with the Indiana Federal Community Defenders and the Marion County Prosecutor’s Office. He has professional experience in criminal work, immigration, personal injury, family law, and business litigation. Since becoming licensed in Indiana, Attorney Benitez’s practice has been primarily devoted to criminal defense. He has handled a wide variety of misdemeanor and felony criminal cases. Over the course of his career, Attorney Benitez has also completed a number of criminal jury trials and argued countless motions in open court. Attorney Benitez takes great pride in compassionately guiding his clients through the criminal court process and providing them with experienced, aggressive and successful representation. Every client is unique, and every legal case is different, but Attorney Benitez remains committed to the three things that every client deserves: 1) a lawyer who will fight; 2) knowledgeable legal representation; and 3) an efficient resolution to his or her case. These are Attorney Benitez’s top professional priorities, and will remain so for as long as he continues to practice.

Dennis A. Lopez

Tampa, FL

Dennis A. Lopez has been practicing law for over 30 years, handling nearly 100,000 traffic ticket cases. He is AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell® and fluent in Spanish.

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.

Jeffrey Vizcaino

Orlando, FL

Jeffrey Vizcaino is an experienced Orlando personal injury attorney at The Law Offices of Pardy & Rodriguez, P.A. Mr. Vizcaino is a proud alumni of University of Central Florida, where he studied Legal Studies and graduated with honors. In order to further his study of law, he then graduated from the Florida A&M University Law School, where he once again graduated with Honors and was admitted to the Florida Bar in 2017. While studying law, Mr. Vizcaino gained experience by working as a litigation paralegal for five years. He is of Dominican descent and has proudly resided in the Orlando area since 2001. He is passionate about helping the community he has called home for over the past 20 years. Mr. Vizcaino not only sees the needs of the community, but the needs of the individuals in it as well. Mr. Vizcaino is able to provide bilingual services to his clientele, as he is fluent in both Spanish and English. Vizcaino is passionate about representing injured Florida victims in a variety of personal injury cases and has done it successfully through years of experience.

Lillian J. Reyes-Joyce

Tampa, FL

Lillian Reyes-Joyce has an 'AV' rating from Martindale-Hubbell and has been protecting the rights of injured persons for over 30 years. She is a partner at Joyce & Reyes Law Firm, PA since May 1987.

Roosevelt Allen III

Chicago, IL

Roosevelt Allen III joins the Dinizulu Law Group, Ltd. as a Managing Partner with a passion for helping his clients. Roosevelt has successfully overcome the odds throughout his career in order to pursue his dream of practicing law. He dropped out of high school at age 17 to join the United States Navy where he could gain the funds he needed to attend college. After service in the Navy during the Persian Gulf War, he completed his service time with an Honorable Discharge, gained further experience as a trooper in the Delaware State Police, and attended Howard University and Delaware State University, where he graduated with a degree in History and a minor in Spanish. Roosevelt then went on to earn his law degree from the University of Wisconsin Law School in 2001. While at Wisconsin, he was honored for his outstanding work in the Legal Defense Program representing indigent clients in criminal cases. It was there he had his first jury trials resulting in acquittals of his clients. He began his legal career in New York City where he also taught as an adjunct professor at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice. After New York City, he ventured to Washington D.C. where he worked for the Office of General Counsel. He then opened his own law firm in Milwaukee, Wisconsin where his practice focused on criminal and civil litigation. In 2008, Roosevelt expanded his firm opening an office in Chicago where he concentrated on personal injury, wrongful death, medical malpractice and police brutality cases. In 2009, he joined a larger firm dealing with plaintiff’s civil litigation. During those years he continued his trial litigation resulting in multi-million dollar verdicts for his clients. In 2016, he joined a civil litigation defense firm specializing in defending insurers and self-insureds in matters of catastrophic loss, professional liability, products and construction law, trucking and transportation. After a brief stint on the insurance defense side, he rejoined the plaintiff’s bar representing plaintiff’s that have been injured due to the negligence of others violating the safety rules. In addition, to fighting for the rights of plaintiffs in catastrophic loss and wrongful death, professional liability, medical malpractice, nursing home abuse, products liability, construction law, sexual abuse, trucking and transportation crashes. Roosevelt has dedicated a significant part of his 20 plus litigation experience to fighting for the rights of wards of the state in the Department of Child Family Services (DCFS), the agencies they retain to monitor foster children and foster parents. Roosevelt is not just another attorney who claims to have the background and experience necessary to hold these agencies accountable. A former state trooper and a former investigator for the Office of General Counsel directly investigating child abuse and neglect cases, he provides an experience to his clients that is unmatched by most attorneys. Instead of hiring investigators Roosevelt takes a direct approach to every case from investigation to litigation to ensure kids and their families get the justice they so rightfully deserve. He obtains more than just a settlement or jury award for his clients. He obtains closure for the families whose children’s lives are often devalued, by holding these agencies accountable.

Cristina Garcia is a trial attorney at the Dolan Law Firm, P.C., in Los Angeles. She specializes in representing children who are survivors of sexual abuse in schools, as well as individuals injured in car accidents, motorcycle accidents, wrongful death, premises liability, elder abuse, burn injuries, dog bites, and medical malpractice. She received the Presidential Award of Merit from the Consumer Attorneys of California (CAOC) in 2019 and 2021, and was a finalist for the San Francisco Trial Lawyers Outstanding New Lawyers Award in 2021. She has been recognized as a Super Lawyers Rising Star among Northern and Southern California attorneys from 2017-2019 and 2021-2025, and as Ones to Watch by Best Lawyers since 2023. She is bilingual in Spanish.

Danilo A. Borgas

Warwick, RI

Danilo A. Borgas is a Shareholder at Sinapi Law Associates, Ltd and has been part of our team since 2013. He is a multi-lingual employment law and complex litigation attorney. Danilo’s practice is focused on representing employees in single and multi-plaintiff wrongful termination, discrimination, retaliation, harassment, medical leave, and wage and hour litigation and in negotiating executive compensation agreements, counseling/litigation regarding restrictive covenants, and reviewing/negotiating severance agreements. Danilo has substantial experience litigating single-party, multi-party, and collective actions before state and federal courts and administrative agencies. He also practices in the areas of public accommodations and civil rights. With a background in regulatory compliance, alternative dispute resolution, and computer technology, Danilo prides himself in offering creative and thorough solutions to his clients in a practical and cost-effective manner. Prior to rejoining Sinapi Law Associates, Ltd. as a Shareholder in 2019, Danilo practiced law at Peabody & Arnold LLP, one of Boston’s oldest and leading law firms, where he focused on providing advice/counsel, risk assessment, and litigation defense. Danilo is a graduate from Johnson and Wales University. He received his Juris Doctor (J.D.) from Roger Williams University School of Law where he earned multiple awards for achieving the highest grades in litigation and public interest law classes. Prior to attending law school, Danilo worked in the banking industry for approximately seven years in dispute resolution, quality analysis, and compliance. Danilo is fluent in Portuguese and Spanish. He is licensed to practice law in state and federal courts in Rhode Island and Massachusetts, the First Circuit Court of Appeals, and the Supreme Court of the United States.

Bruce Leach

Flint, MI

Bruce Leach is a skilled and knowledgeable attorney in Flint, Michigan, specializing in criminal defense, DUI defense, medical marijuana law, and business consultation. He is passionate about the changing legal landscape, particularly for marijuana-related cases, and has a strong record of achieving successful outcomes for his clients, including victories in civil forfeiture cases. Bruce is recognized by clients and community leaders for his dedication and is regularly named one of Michigan's top lawyers.

Karen L. Shishem

Chicago, IL

Karen L. Shishem is an attorney with nearly 30 years of experience. She provides aggressive legal representation, advocating for clients through negotiation, litigation or both, and is known for her tenacity and dedication.

Courtney K. Rhodes, Esq.

East Providence, RI

Courtney graduated from Roger Williams University School of Law in 2004, where she was a competing member of Trial Team and became a Certified Mediator. She has been practicing law for over two decades, during which time she has gained extensive experience in the areas of personal injury, workers’ compensation, and social security disability. She is licensed to practice law in Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and the United States District Court for the District of Rhode island. Courtney is a past president of the Barrington Neighbors & Newcomers and previously was vice president of the PTO at her sons’ school. She is an active member of the Rhode Island Chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America. Courtney resides in Barrington, Rhode Island with her two sons and yellow lab, Winnie.

John C. Iannelli is an attorney with over 30 years of experience in criminal defense and personal injury law in Southern New Jersey. He graduated from Drexel University and Widener University School of Law, and is licensed in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.