Spanish-Speaking Attorneys

Alexander Hyde

Mesa, AZ

Alexander Hyde is an Arizona personal injury lawyer who has focused his entire legal career on helping injury victims. He graduated from Arizona State University and Texas Tech University School of Law. Admitted to the State Bar of Arizona in 2016, he previously handled hundreds of cases through litigation at a high-volume personal injury firm. He is fluent in Spanish after living in Peru for two years.

Eric Mollenhauer

Mesa, AZ

Eric Mollenhauer is an Arizona personal injury lawyer who attended Arizona State University for both undergraduate and law school. He was admitted to the State Bar of Arizona in 2016. He previously worked at a personal injury litigation firm and as In-House Counsel for an international agriculture company before returning to private practice to help personal injury clients. He enjoys helping people navigate the complicated legal system.

William (Bill) S. Morian, Jr.

Jasper, TX

William (Bill) S. Morian, Jr. was born in Jasper, Texas, on September 11, 1967. He was admitted to the Texas bar in 1994 and is also admitted to practice before the U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, and the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern, Western, Southern, and Northern Districts of Texas. He received his B.A. from Stephen F. Austin State University in 1990 and his J.D. from the University of Tulsa in 1994.

Athena J. Aitas

North Wales, PA

Athena J. Aitas is the Michigan Managing Attorney with Hladik, Onorato & Federman, LLP. She has years of experience in Bankruptcy and Creditor’s Rights. Athena is fluent in Greek and partially fluent in Spanish, and is active in several Church Philanthropic Organizations.

Jose A. Oliveros

Mesa, AZ

Jose A. Oliveros is an Arizona personal injury lawyer originally from Sahuayo, Michoacan, Mexico. He graduated from Arizona State University and the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University. Admitted to the State Bar of Arizona in 2017, he has experience in family, probate, and civil litigation matters, and previously managed his own firm focusing on family and immigration. He is fluent in Spanish and helps clients understand their options and navigate the legal system.

Brent L. Probinsky

Sarasota, FL

Brent L. Probinsky grew up in Miami, Florida, enjoying its rich multi-cultural community. He traveled to Latin America, learning Spanish in Mexico and Portuguese in Brazil. He has always enjoyed working with young people, serving as a Big Brother and high school mentor, and provides scholarships to students in developing countries. He enjoys reading, swimming, sailing, and spending time with family. He has been practicing law in Florida for 34 years.

Mario Davila is a Texas-born attorney who began his legal career in 2000, gaining experience as a litigator in accident cases while still in law school. After obtaining his law degree in Texas in 2004, he established his own legal practice in Rio Grande Valley, focusing on representing Hispanic clients in personal injury cases such as car crashes, slip and falls, and more. He has successfully helped over 10,000 clients secure compensation. Recognizing the needs of the Hispanic community, he expanded his firm to include offices in Houston, Dallas, Austin, and San Antonio, Texas. He and his team are driven by the goal of achieving justice and compensation for clients involved in various accidents, including those involving automobiles, public transportation, and 18-wheelers.

Klaudia Jasinski

Chicago, IL

Klaudia Jasinski is a dedicated Illinois attorney with over a decade of experience in traffic and criminal defense law, including administrative Secretary of State hearings. She graduated summa cum laude from DePaul University and further expanded her international perspective through internships and delegations.

Rusty Levin

Studio City, CA

Rusty Levin is a partner at Levin & Nalbandyan, LLP, where he heads the workers’ compensation department. Since graduating from Loyola Law School with Honors, Mr. Levin has worked solely in the field of workers’ compensation, exclusively on the side of the injured worker. Mr. Levin’s passion for helping injured workers has led him to be a co-founder of Levin & Nalbandyan, LLP, where he is able to blend his compassion for injured workers and knowledge of the law to bring about swift and superb results for his clients. Mr. Levin has devoted his entire legal career to aggressively litigating workers’ compensation cases on behalf of injured workers, having litigated hundreds of workers’ compensation cases for his clients before workers’ compensation appeals boards throughout California. Mr. Levin’s experience makes him well-equipped to handle the complexities of workers’ compensation law from both a legal and practical perspective. As a result, Mr. Levin has been able to maximize financial settlements for his clients while also providing them with access to the medical treatment necessary to cure and relieve the effects of their industrial injuries. As a result of his aggressive hands-on approach, Mr. Levin has been able to recover millions of dollars for his clients.

Isaac Nieblas

Los Angeles, CA

Isaac D'Amore Nieblas is a passionate and dedicated trial attorney who advocates for workers in disputes against their employers. A graduate of Santa Clara University School of Law, Isaac built a strong foundation in civil litigation and has remained deeply committed to protecting the rights of individuals facing workplace discrimination, wrongful termination, wage and hour violations, and retaliation. Known for his empathetic approach and tenacious advocacy, Isaac brings strategic insight and personalized attention to every case he handles. He is proud to have achieved favorable outcomes for clients across a range of complex employment matters, earning a reputation as a rising star in the field. Before joining MSD, Isaac was an associate at a multi-state Am Law 100 firm, where he represented employers in a wide array of labor and employment disputes-experience that now informs his nuanced and effective representation of workers. Outside the courtroom, Isaac serves as Secretary of the Santa Clara County La Raza Lawyers Association and remains actively involved in community initiatives that support first-generation attorneys and expand access to the legal profession.

Payman Tehrani

Rockville, MD

Payman Tehrani is a civil litigator and criminal defense lawyer. He has successfully tried and settled hundreds of cases in Maryland and Washington, D.C. state and federal trial courts. He is well regarded for his zealous representation, perseverance, knowledge, and creativity. Mr. Tehrani is a graduate of the University of Baltimore School of Law, where he was the Managing Editor of the Journal of Environmental Law. He served as a judicial intern to the Honorable Alexander Williams, Jr., and for two years as a judicial law clerk for the Honorable Ann S. Harrington. Prior to co-founding the firm, he was an Assistant City Attorney for the City of Rockville, handling various municipal matters including zoning, contract disputes, and labor issues. He is licensed to practice in Maryland and the District of Columbia.

Natalia Ruggiero

Philadelphia, PA

Partner Natalia Ruggiero practices in various areas of immigration law, including family-based immigration, asylum, waivers of inadmissibility and unlawful presence, and removal defense. She received her Juris Doctorate from Temple University Beasley School of Law. Natalia is licensed to practice law in Pennsylvania and is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) and the Hispanic Bar Association of Pennsylvania. A daughter of immigrants, Natalia is fluent in Spanish and she understands the anxieties that often accompany immigration processes. As a Senior Associate at the firm, she enjoys mentoring law students interested in immigration law. Natalia clerked for the Philadelphia Immigration Court in 2018, where she drafted judicial opinions for Immigration Judges. In 2019, Natalia traveled to the US-Mexico border in Tijuana to help asylum seekers with the organization Al Otro Lado. As a law student, Natalia worked in a variety of settings advocating for immigrants. Natalia interned with HIAS Pennsylvania, working with victims of domestic violence on their U-Visa and VAWA applications. She represented undocumented workers with employment claims at Temple Law’s Sheller Center for Social Justice and partnered with the Philadelphia Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs to educate employers about immigrant worker rights. She had the opportunity to file administrative claims under the Federal Tort Claims Act on behalf of immigrant families who were forcibly separated and detained by the U.S. government. Prior to law school, Natalia obtained her Bachelor’s degree from the Pennsylvania State University, graduating magna cum laude with honors. Natalia is currently serving on the Board of Directors for Esperanza Immigration Legal Services (EILS), a non-profit organization dedicated to offering free and low-cost legal services to immigrants and their families in the Philadelphia area.

Sheeba Ajwani was born and raised in Mumbai, India, where she completed her law degree (L.L.B) in 2005 and worked as an attorney. She moved to the United States in 2015 and completed her Masters in Law from the University of Miami School of Law in 2016. She is a dual licensed attorney in NY, Texas, Florida, and India. Sheeba was recognized as a Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch attorney in the 2026 Edition and has several years of international corporate law and litigation experience. At The Downs Law Group, she is part of the litigation team for the BP Oil Spill cases.

Cyrus Whittaker

Glendale, CA

Cyrus Whittaker serves as Of Counsel to Jaurigue Law Group, where he is routinely brought in on high-stakes employment cases involving complex litigation and trial-stage strategy. Cyrus is also the founder and principal of Whittaker Law, a litigation-focused law firm with offices in California and Nevada, representing clients in employment law, tenant rights, and personal injury matters. He earned his Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics from the University of Washington and his Juris Doctor from UCLA School of Law, a law school consistently ranked among the top 15 nationally. Since becoming licensed in 2016, Cyrus has tried more than twenty-five jury trials to verdict across both criminal and civil courts. His background includes serving as a criminal prosecutor with the Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office, where he handled a high volume of misdemeanor trials through a competitive post-graduate fellowship program. He also held litigation positions at both international law firms and trial-focused boutique firms. Known for joining cases late in the process to drive favorable results, Cyrus is often called upon to lead or consult on complex litigation and trial matters requiring urgent, experienced counsel. He is licensed to practice in California, Nevada, and federal courts, and served as an adjunct professor of California and Federal Civil Procedure at the People’s College of Law (2021-2022). Fully fluent in Spanish, he routinely represents monolingual Spanish-speaking clients. Cyrus is committed to powerful courtroom advocacy, meticulous trial strategy, and maximizing outcomes for the injured and employees harmed by unlawful workplace conduct.

Gianfranco Sotomayor

Denver, CO

Throughout his life and career, Gianfranco has been deeply committed to equity and access to justice. He has worked closely with underrepresented communities across Colorado and takes pride in providing the highest standard of bilingual and bicultural legal representation. At Cheney Galluzzi & Howard, Gianfranco is devoted to understanding each client’s unique needs, safeguarding their rights, and achieving meaningful results. Gianfranco Sotomayor is a litigation associate at Cheney Galluzzi & Howard, LLC. Originally from Mexico City, Gianfranco has called Colorado home for the past 20 years. He is a proud graduate of the University of Colorado Boulder, where he earned degrees in Law, Political Science, and International Affairs. Over the past 13 years, Gianfranco has gained valuable experience across Colorado in the areas of Immigration Law, Personal Injury Law, Workers’ Compensation, and Criminal Law. He also had the honor of serving the public through his work with the Colorado Court of Appeals and the District Attorney’s Office for the 20th Judicial District. Deeply dedicated to equity and access to justice, Gianfranco has long worked alongside underrepresented communities and remains committed to providing the highest standard of bilingual and bicultural legal representation. Outside of his legal practice, Gianfranco enjoys salsa dancing, classical music, Thai boxing, attending church, and spending quality time with his family. At CGH, Gianfranco is devoted to understanding each client’s unique needs, safeguarding their rights, and achieving meaningful results.

Olena Bedenko-Zvarydchuk

Seattle, WA

Olena Bedenko-Zvarydchuk is an Associate Attorney at HWS Law Group, based in the firm’s Seattle office. She brings a thoughtful, analytical, and globally informed approach to litigation and client advocacy. Olena supports clients across a wide range of civil litigation matters, with a focus on delivering practical, result-oriented legal solutions.

Sergio R. Cardenas

El Segundo, CA

Sergio believes he provided an honorable service securing impressive outcomes for injury victims. Sergio's genuine caring nature and his unwavering commitment to "making things right" in his clients' lives is why many of his clients love working with him. Mr. Cardenas began his career as an immigration paralegal while attending UCLA Extension. He secured his attorney license with the California State Bar and began his attorney career fighting for injury, lemon law, and immigration violation victims. He is a native speaker of Spanish and fluent in French and English. He has secured impressive outcomes for numerous injury and lemon law victims.

Francisco Llanos

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Francisco Llanos recently joined Demesmin & Dover. He attended Nova Southeastern University for his undergraduate degree, majoring in Legal Studies. Francisco dual enrolled while in undergrad and then graduated from Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad College of Law, graduating early. He did this while working full-time and having a family with four kids. Having dealt with both insurance carriers and doctors for the entirety of his legal career, Francisco has a vast knowledge of the tactics employed by the insurance companies, which he uses to obtain the optimum compensation for his clients. Above all, Francisco is passionate about helping people in need and ensuring that injured clients get the justice and the compensation they deserve. He is originally from Lima, Peru and has been in the United States since he was 8. On his time off he enjoys time with his family and four children.

Jeff Ponting

Los Angeles, CA

Jeff Ponting leads the firm’s Oakland office and brings nearly three decades of employment litigation experience, representing plaintiffs in discrimination, retaliation, wage and hour, and other employment matters. Prior to joining McNicholas & McNicholas, he held various positions with California Rural Legal Assistance, Inc., serving as pro bono director and developing programs to benefit indigenous Mexican farmworkers. He also has experience in political asylum proceedings and immigration law. Mr. Ponting is conversant in Spanish.

MAX ALVAREZ

Las Vegas, NV

Max Alvarez is an associate attorney at Mills & Anderson in Las Vegas, Nevada. A first-generation Hispanic-American and fluent Spanish speaker, he focuses on family law, personal injury, immigration, and wills and trusts. He earned his Juris Doctor from Boyd School of Law in 2020 and was hired as an associate in 2023, after working as a law clerk with the firm since 2019. He prides himself on guiding Spanish-speaking litigants through the legal process in their own language.

Starlin Colon

Lemoyne, PA

Starlin Colon concentrates his practice on employment law, business law, corporate law, and civil litigation. Born and raised in the Dominican Republic, Mr. Colon is fluent in Spanish and assists in the representation of our Spanish-speaking clients.

Tracy was born in South Africa and graduated from high school early at the age of 16, to follow her dream of becoming a US citizen. She graduated two years later from CFNI with an Associate Degree in Theology, leading youth ministry and teaching Sunday School at her church. After obtaining her permanent residence card in 1989, she received a wonderful opportunity, through a dear friend in her church, to be trained as a paralegal at a large insurance defense law firm in Fort Worth, and began her legal career. Several years later she joined a law firm that exclusively handled personal injury cases. From 1994-2008, she led a team of paralegals, nursing consultants, legal assistants and file clerks, handling hundreds of toxic tort and product liability cases in several states. She attended countless seminars and immersed herself in each tort claim and assisted in the various mediations and trials. She has managed a wide variety of personal injury matters, including 18 wheeler accidents, medical malpractice lawsuits, and fatality cases, in both state and federal courts. In 2009, she moved to Abilene, Texas with her husband, who grew up in West Texas. Tracy began working for Greg Allen a few months later, and has been his paralegal ever since. Tracy and her husband have a young son, who keeps them busy. Together, they enjoy traveling the world and experiencing different cultures. The beach is Tracy’s happy place.

William Kibbe

Charlotte, NC

William Kibbe is an attorney passionate about helping personal injury clients. He earned his undergraduate degree from the University of South Carolina and his Juris Doctor from Elon University School of Law in 2021. Admitted to practice in North Carolina in 2022, he is known for his tenacious advocacy.

Abdon Madrigal

Chicago, IL

Abdon Madrigal is a civil defense attorney who prides himself on top-tier service to his clients. He has tried more than a dozen cases throughout Northern Illinois, and he brings that experience to every area of law in which he practices. Mr. Madrigal has handled every aspect of litigation and always strives towards excellence. He received a full-ride scholarship at the Chicago-Kent College of Law and received the CALI Award for the highest grade in Advanced Torts. Mr. Madrigal is fluent in both English and Spanish.