Spanish-Speaking Attorneys

Karla Hernandez

Duluth, GA

Karla has worked as a Bilingual Paralegal with the Law Firm of Michael E. Carroll & Associates, LLC for over 27 years. She received her Paralegal Certificate from the University of Georgia. She assists attorneys Michael E. Carroll and Christopher S. Walker with cases in Personal Injury, Family Law and Criminal Defense. She enjoys participating in 5K's races every weekend and volunteering in her community. She is proud of her Hispanic Heritage and enjoys working one-on-one with her Hispanic clientele. She is also a licensed State of Georgia Notary Public.

Alejandro Gonzalez

Miami, FL

Alejandro Gonzalez is the founder and managing partner of Phoenix Law Group. He is passionate about helping ordinary and extraordinary people, including those injured in accidents and professionals in the entertainment industry. He emphasizes clear communication and efficient, effective resolutions. An alumnus of Christopher Columbus High School, he earned his bachelor’s degree from Florida International University and his J.D. from the University of Miami School of Law in 2013, admitted to the Florida Bar in 2014. He has extensive experience in criminal litigation and a passion for protecting talent in the entertainment industry, as well as expertise in Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Slip and Fall, and Motor Vehicle Accident cases.

Andrew Ritholz

Pasadena, CA

Attorney Andrew Ritholz has been a lawyer for over thirty years. Originally, a New Yorker, he attended Brooklyn College. Thereafter, he attended law school at CA Western School of Law (ABA/AALS) in San Diego, CA, graduating at the top of his class. While in Law School he was Lead Articles Editor and a Staff writer for the LAW REVIEW. He also won multiple awards and scholarships while in law school. Subsequent to his graduation from law school, he also had writings published by Stanford Law School. He has been licensed to practice law in California and the District of Columbia. Prior to marrying and raising two children, Andrew also travelled the world visiting and or living in over twenty countries. He has the ability to understand and get along with people from all over the world, from all different cultures, and his clientele reflects that. People feel comfortable with Andrew because he is honest and communicative. He is always available to talk to a client.

Chris Anderson

Tyler, TX

Chris Anderson was raised in East Texas and began his legal career in Bryan, Texas before returning to East Texas in 2018. He joined The McGuire Firm with a decade of legal experience in various areas, including personal injury litigation, employment discrimination, property damage litigation, contract disputes, and many other civil litigation matters.

Delia M. Druley

Sioux Falls, SD

Delia is an experienced litigator focusing on complex personal injury claims, professional liability, and employment discrimination litigation. She previously served as an Assistant United States Attorney and graduated magna cum laude from the University of South Dakota, where she also earned her J.D. with Sterling Honors.

John N. Calvino is the founder of Calvino Law Associates, a premier personal injury law firm in New England. With over 40 years of experience, he specializes in personal injury, auto accidents, slip and fall injuries, motorcycle accidents, wrongful death, catastrophic injury claims, workers' compensation, and divorce attorney services. He is known for his dedication, loyalty, and commitment to client satisfaction, fighting for maximum reimbursement for his clients.

Leilani S. King

Boca Raton, FL

Leilani S. King joined Gold & Gold, P.A. in 2015, transitioning from defending insurance companies to representing individuals injured by negligence. She applies her understanding of corporate legal strategies to aggressively advocate for her clients. Born and raised in Miami with a Cuban background, she is bilingual in English and Spanish. She earned her B.S. in Marketing from Florida State University and her J.D. cum laude from Nova Southeastern University in 2011.

Stephanie Weissman

Chicago, IL

Stephanie Weissman strives to give a voice to those who have been injured due to the negligence of others and fights zealously to vindicate their rights. Stephanie believes that everyone is entitled to representation and is deserving of their day in court. The daughter of a Venezuelan mother and an Italian father, she learned early in life that in order to be heard, you have to speak up. Stephanie grew up on the shores of sunny south Florida. She attended college at Florida State University, where she majored in Psychology and developed a deep love for Florida State football. While at Florida State, she volunteered at a crisis counseling and suicide prevention hotline. She graduated from college in three years and decided to become a reverse snowbird, so she packed her bags and moved to Chicago with a suitcase full of flip flops and not a single winter jacket. Stephanie has worked at Strellis Firm Law Offices for over a decade. Fluent in Spanish, she started working for Strellis Firm Law Offices in 2006, where among other things, she acted as the liaison between the partners and the firm’s numerous Spanish-speaking clients. At Strellis Firm Law Offices, she was instrumental in working with the partners in every aspect of litigation, from the initial client meetings, through the discovery phases and all the way through trial. She has had the unique opportunity of handling each case from different perspectives: initially administrative perspective and currently, that of an attorney. In 2010, inspired by her work, Stephanie became a law student at DePaul University College of Law. In addition to attending law school at night, she spent her days working full time at the firm. At DePaul, Stephanie excelled, earning in addition to other academic awards, the CALI Excellence for the Future Award in Trial Advocacy, an award given to the highest scoring student of each law school class. Stephanie lives in Chicago and loves everything the City has to offer. When not practicing law, she enjoys spending time with her family, including her husband Marc, who is also an attorney, her daughter Olivia Rose and her wheaten terrier, Jackson.

Christopher Charles Edwards

Tifton, GA

Christopher Charles Edwards, a former Griffin Judicial Circuit Chief Judge, has returned to private jury trial practice after over 22 years on the bench. He holds a B.A. from Vanderbilt University and a J.D. from Nova Southeastern Law School. He has extensive experience as both a prosecutor and defense attorney, and has authored numerous legal articles.

Stephen Green

Dallas, TX

Stephen Green is a Founding Partner at GreenClark PLLC, with prior experience as a Federal Public Defender and Federal Law Clerk. He graduated from The University of Texas School of Law and holds a Master's Degree in Education from Pace University. He also has undergraduate degrees from the University of Texas at Austin. Stephen is a leader in his community, involved with Leadership Dallas and Leadership ISD, and coaches mock trial. He is admitted to practice in Texas State Courts and various U.S. District Courts and the Fifth Federal Circuit.

Sara Azari

New York, NY

Sara Azari is Of Counsel to Tacopina, Seigel & DeOreo, a bi-coastal trial attorney with over 20 years of experience in complex criminal, civil, and administrative matters. She specializes in white-collar defense, including cryptocurrency fraud and IEEPA violations, and is a frequent media commentator and legal analyst. She has been consistently named a California Super Lawyer since 2008.

Sandra Guzman-Salvado, Esq.

Rockville, MD

Sandra Guzman-Salvado is the founder of The Law Offices of Sandra Guzman-Salvado, LLC, specializing in Maryland family law. She gained experience at the Legal Aid Bureau and served as a Managing Family Law Attorney for over four years. She is actively involved in the Maryland community through various volunteer legal clinics and holds certifications in Collaborative Law, family law mediation, and as a Best Interest Attorney for minor children.

Alexandra W. Jones

Albuquerque, NM

Born and raised in Albuquerque, our founder, Alexandra W. Jones, is proud to practice law in her hometown. She has deep experience in both criminal and civil litigation. Her dedication to practicing law is evident in her selection to Super Lawyers Rising Stars. Ms. Jones has devoted her career to helping people overcome serious and life-changing legal problems such as criminal arrests, personal injuries and civil rights violations.

Luis Huguet

Coral Gables, FL

Attorney Luis Huguet, born in Peru, earned both his undergraduate and law degrees from Saint Thomas University. As an undergraduate, he earned a scholarship playing tennis for the Bobcats, where he competed all over the State representing his alma mater. Luis joined The Law Offices of Gonzalez & Associates in 2013. His main practice focuses on Personal Injury Protection and Bodily Injury, however, Luis has ample experience in Bankruptcy Law as well. Luis currently serves as the managing attorney of our Orlando, Florida office. The administrative portion of his job is something that Luis has appreciated very much since it provides new dares in his professional career. Luis decided to transfer to Orlando after he was offered the position in 2015. His Bar and Court Admissions include Florida Bar 2012, United States District Court Southern District of Florida 2013 and the United States District Court Middle District of Florida 2016.

Maureen A. Chacker

Philadelphia, PA

Maureen A. Chacker brings over a decade of legal experience to Gay Chacker & Ginsburg, focusing primarily on estate planning, including wills, trusts, and asset protection. Her background includes experience as a trust administrator and judicial/law clerk. She holds a Juris Doctor from Drexel University School of Law and an LL.M. in Taxation and Estate Planning Certificate from Villanova University School of Law, and is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

Attorney Charles L. McCutchan was born and raised in California. Mr. McCutchan earned his Juris Doctorate from San Fernando Valley School of Law and was admitted to the practice of law by the State Bar of California in 1983. Attorney Charles McCutchan has devoted his legal career to the representation of Family Law, Personal Injury, and Civil Litigation clients.

Lourdes De Armas

Beverly Hills, CA

Lourdes De Armas is a Partner and Lead Trial Attorney at Omega Law Group, dedicated to representing plaintiffs in catastrophic personal injury, premises liability, sexual abuse, and wrongful death cases. She is recognized by Super Lawyers as Top 50 Women and Top 100 Lawyer for 2024 and 2025, and was awarded Best Lawyer of America: Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs 2022-2025. She was a nominee for Consumer Attorney Assoc. of Los Angeles Trial Lawyer of the Year in 2019 and has achieved multiple multi-million dollar jury verdicts. Lourdes is an active member of ABOTA, serving on its Executive Committee and as Co-Chair of the Jack Daniel’s Trial School, and on the Board of ABOTA National. She is also a founding member of the Beverly Hills Bar Association’s Committee on Empowering Women. Her family is from Cuba, and she is fluent in Spanish.

Mher Asatryan

Van Nuys, CA

Mher Asatryan founded the law firm with the client in mind, aiming to blend aggressive, knowledgeable, and result-based services with empathy, compassion, professionalism, and objectivity. He personally handles every case to ensure these goals are met. Outside of law, his passions include music, movies, food, physical fitness, travel, and writing.

Stefanie Black

Coral Gables, FL

Stefanie Black is a litigation attorney handling passengers’ personal injury claims and crewmember cases as well as non-maritime personal injury claims. She has experience in maritime personal injury litigation as well as cargo claims against ocean carriers in federal court. Ms. Black enjoys state and federal court practice with a history of countless successful trials.

Albert Cernadas Jr. has extensive courtroom experience, having tried over 75 jury trials. These cases, some of which were high profile and complex, were covered by Court TV and national media. Albert is the former First Deputy District Attorney of Union County and is certified by the New Jersey Supreme Court as a Criminal Trial Attorney, a distinction held by less than 2% of attorneys. Albert uses his extensive trial experience to help injured people obtain fair and adequate compensation.

Rian Allred

Moses Lake, WA

Rian Allred, raised in Ephrata, Washington, is a fluent Spanish speaker. He earned his undergraduate degree with honors from Brigham Young University and graduated with honors from Drake University Law School. He joined Earl and Edwards PLLC in September 2023. His extensive legal experience, spanning from October 2006, includes personal injury, real estate transactions and litigation, agricultural business, commercial/business law, guardianships, and immigration law. He is an active member of the Washington State Bar Association and the Grant County Bar Association.

Ike M. Kaludi

Albany, CA

Attorney Ike Kaludi and the experts at California Trial Law Group have represented hundreds of injured victims and employees throughout California. He handles all stages of litigation and insurance negotiations to help you and your family deal with the serious and complex legal challenges affecting your livelihood and well-being. Recognized for his professionalism and service, Ike has earned top ratings on Super Lawyers, Avvo, and other client and peer review sources, and received many positive reviews and referrals from those we have served. Ike possesses extensive experience in a variety of legal areas and insurance practices, including: Personal injury claims arising from car, truck and motorcycle accidents, slip-and-fall accidents, wrongful death, brain injury, and other preventable tragedies; Workers’ compensation; Class action, wage and hour and other employment law issues. Ike has volunteered in various capacities during his free time, including committees focused on Title IX rights, health and wellness, pro-bono representation, mock trial, and diversity in the legal field. He has spoken at several seminars and authored articles on litigation strategy, trial advocacy, and injury law. He earned his law degree from UC Law San Francisco (formerly UC Hastings Law). Ike has experience in trials and insurance negotiations, having received training by top experts in trial and insurance practices. Ike is a graduate of the University of California, Hastings College of the Law. Ike externed for California Supreme Court Justice Carlos Moreno, Chief Magistrate Maria-Elena James of United States District Court for the Northern District of CA, and the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office. He was also part of the U.C. Hastings Negotiation Team, the San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association Summer Trial Fellowship, and graduated with a concentration in civil litigation and dispute resolution. Prior to law school, Ike worked as a legal assistant in civil litigation and graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles with degrees in Political Science and International Development Studies after working with Southwest Airlines. Ike was an altar boy and attended Catholic school from elementary until high school in Southern California. Ike is bilingual in English and Spanish. When he is not working on client cases, Ike volunteers dealing with issues involving Title IX and professional diversity in various contexts. He enjoys assisting with student mock trials, sports, and bicycling with his daughter whenever possible.

Daniel Castro

Miami, FL

Daniel Castro is a trial attorney at Jimenez Mazzitelli Mordes representing plaintiffs in personal injury cases, PIP cases, and property disputes against insurance companies. Prior to joining the firm, he served as an Assistant Public Defender in the Law Office of the Public Defender in the 17th Judicial Circuit of Florida. At the Public Defender’s Office, he ensured that indigent men and women accused of criminal offenses received equal justice under law. After leaving the Public Defender’s Office, Mr. Castro worked as outside defense counsel defending homeowners’ insurance companies in civil actions brought by insureds. Realizing that he preferred championing the rights of individuals over large institutions, he decided to become a civil plaintiffs’ attorney prosecuting homeowners’ claims against residential and commercial insurance companies. He presently focuses his practice on personal injury cases, PIP cases, and first-party property disputes. Mr. Castro is admitted to practice law in the State of Florida, the State of Texas, and the U.S. District Courts for the Southern, Central, and Northern Districts of Florida. Mr. Castro earned his Juris Doctor from St. Thomas University School of Law. Mr. Castro was born and raised in Miami, Florida and is fluent in Spanish.

Fili Sagapolutele

Salt Lake City, UT

Fili began his legal career in insurance defense at a prominent trial firm in Salt Lake City, Utah. His first assignment as an attorney was to draft an appellate brief in a $57 million case that ultimately led to a winning decision before the Utah Supreme Court. He would later use his advocacy skills as chief counsel and senior policy advisor with the U.S. House of Representatives, representing U.S. bilateral interests in Latin America, Asia, the Pacific, Canada, the Caribbean and Indian Country. Fili’s more recent experience in the private sector allowed him the opportunity to facilitate industrial relations between signatory studios and labor unions in Hollywood. After several years on the east and west coasts, Fili returned to his legal roots in the Mountain West region, this time protecting his clientele’s interests against the multi-billion dollar insurance industry. Under Fili’s leadership, Bighorn Law Utah has grown from a single practice area firm in personal injury to a multi-practice area firm specializing in workers compensation, social security disability, immigration and criminal defense. Fili grew up in the North Shore town of La’ie, Hawai’i, and later studied international law and diplomacy at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. He is a graduate of the J. Reuben Clark Law School at BYU. During his legal studies, Fili was the recipient of a full-tuition scholarship awarded by Holland and Hart and the Utah Minority Bar Association. He was a senior editor of the International Law and Management Review and chief officer of BYU’s Chapter of the International Law Students Association which organizes the prestigious Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition in Washington, D.C. Fili was also awarded the law school’s Distinguished Clinical Practice Award for his commitment and dedication to the clinical practice of law at the Fourth District Juvenile Court, the Juvenile Justice Services and the Centro Hispano. Fili is fluent in Spanish, having served as a court-approved interpreter for the State of Utah for two years prior to his legal studies. He is a patron of the performing arts, enjoys volleyball and tennis and spending time with his wife and two children.