Spanish-Speaking Attorneys

Terzo Steves

West Des Moines, IA

Terzo Steves grew up on a cattle ranch in Cortez, Colorado, learning the value of hard work. He earned undergraduate degrees in Economics and Business from Colorado State University and attended Drake University for law school. He specializes in criminal defense, juvenile law, and Child in Need of Assistance (CINA) cases, known for his tenacious advocacy and ability to connect with people. Outside of law, he coaches youth sports, enjoys Dungeons & Dragons, and is a regular personality on The Rich Eisen Show.

Alicia Johnson

Raleigh, NC

Alicia Johnson joined Walker Allen in 2017, focusing on general civil litigation, including automobile accident, premises liability, and medical malpractice defense. She graduated from North Carolina Central University School of Law in 2015 and is fluent in Spanish. Prior to joining the firm, she served as an Assistant District Attorney.

Anya Greenberg

Boca Raton, FL

Anya Greenberg is an Associate at Greenberg & Strelitz, P.A. Mrs. Greenberg is fluent in English, Hebrew, Russian, and Spanish. She obtained her Paralegal Certificate from the University of Miami in 2010, and then continued her legal education at Nova Southeastern University, where she graduated with a Juris Doctor degree. Mrs. Greenberg’s experience includes being a Certified Legal Intern with the Broward County, Florida State Attorney’s Office, where she tried both jury and non-jury trials. Mrs. Greenberg is a huge asset to Greenberg & Strelitz, P.A. and its clients.

Clair Campbell

Pasadena, CA

Thank you Clair Campbell and staff. You took care of my husband when he fell and injured himself when we were so far from home. I cannot thank you enough for your legal help and kindness in getting us through that frightening and life altering experience.” - Sara. The staff working there, Jess, Izzie, Marissa, and Clair were professional, knowledgeable, caring, and concerned about my welfare. Both cases were handled just as Clair had predicted the process would go.

Nancy Santiago Cortes

Studio City, CA

Attorney Nancy Santiago Cortes is an experienced personal injury lawyer who continually advocates on behalf of her clients. She graduated Cum Laude from the University of California, Irvine, obtaining a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Criminology, Law & Society. She then attended Southwestern Law School, where she received her Juris Doctorate. As an attorney, Ms. Santiago Cortes obtained a $750,000 jury verdict for a client who suffered harm as a result of mold exposure. She is a member of several notable legal organizations, including the Consumer Attorneys of Los Angeles (CAALA), the Mexican-American Bar Association (MABA), and the Latina Lawyers Bar Association (LLBA). Additionally, she is a fellow on the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA). Attorney Santiago Cortes is a dedicated attorney who relentlessly pursues justice for her clients. She is unafraid to take on even the most complex personal injury cases and will not rest until the best possible outcome is obtained.

Robert W. Gibbons

Ogden, UT

Robert W. Gibbons is a personal injury attorney in Ogden, UT. Originally from Orem, UT, Mr. Gibbons completed his studies with a major in English and minor in editing at Brigham Young University. He then went to Washington, D.C., to attend The George Washington University Law School. While there, he clerked for a large personal injury law firm, which is where he developed a lifelong desire to be an advocate for people with serious injuries. On the side, Robert occasionally finds time for reading, writing, and acting. He and his wife, Jocelyn, are parents to two adorable youngsters, Peter and Jeremy. Robert is fluent in Spanish, which he learned while serving a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He became a member of the Utah State Bar in October 2010.

Teresa M. Graw

Belmar, NJ

Teresa M. Graw, Of-Counsel to the Clark Law Firm, is the managing attorney of Teresa M. Graw, LLC. In practice since 1990, she provides personalized, timely, and expert legal advice in U.S. Immigration and Nationality Law to a broad range of clients, including individuals, families, and businesses. She is fluent in Spanish.

A. Christine Svenson

Oak Brook, IL

A. Christine Svenson is an Of Counsel attorney with over 28 years of experience in civil litigation, including family, workers’ compensation, employment, civil rights, and election law. She represents clients in federal and state courts throughout Illinois and is fluent in French, highly proficient in Spanish and Italian.

Desiree Velasquez

Los Angeles, CA

Desiree is the Director of Client Advocacy at Venerable Injury Law. As the person that oversees the personal injury claims unit, her duties include, but are not limited to, facilitation of interworking office teams, intercompany project implementation, process/protocol development, employee onboarding/new hire training, and ensuring that each team member is effectively performing to the best of their potential. She is the escalation point for complex issues and the designated problem-solver for ongoing claims. During pre-litigation, Desiree supervises each case from intake to its closing point, which specifically includes overseeing cases to ensure that every client is properly guided through the insurance claims process. By way of background, Desiree’s professional history comprises over ten years of experience in the legal sector and over twenty years of experience in customer communications and customer care. This experience allows her to successfully fulfill her role as the firm's leading negotiator and settlement advisor. Moreover, the pride that she has in her client advocacy skills drives her to encourage other team members to become the best professional versions of themselves. Desiree has a strong belief in always doing the right thing and defending those who cannot defend themselves. Such belief was instilled in her during early childhood, where she witnessed injustice and the suffering caused by such injustice. Accordingly, her professional goal is to spread knowledge and awareness to all injury victims so that they have the information, tools, and resources required to obtain justice in their own lives.

Gil Gherardini

St. Louis, MO

Gil Gherardini has been practicing law since 1990, bringing unique expertise as a former defendant's attorney. He specializes in Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA) railroad law and represents injured workers in compensation claims. He is known for his thorough case evaluation and ability to secure higher settlements for clients.

Lee Ratner

Walnut Creek, CA

Lee Ratner’s entire professional career has been devoted to helping undocumented and documented immigrants gain status in the United States. He started his career in New York City in the summer of 2007, primarily representing the Chinese immigrant community in asylum claims. Since that time he has represented immigrants from diverse backgrounds across the United States. Beside asylum cases Lee represents immigrants in matters involving Cancellation of Removal, I-212(c) waivers, I-601 waivers, and more. He is also experienced in family immigration and O-visas for artists. In addition to his work in front of different Immigration Court and USCIS offices, he is experienced in writing appeals to the Board of Immigration Appeals and the Administrative Appeals Office, where he has great success. In March 2018, Lee moved to California for family reasons and has been representing immigrants in the San Francisco Bay Area with the same zealousness with which he represented immigrants in New York. Lee is a graduate of New York Law School and American University.

Clayton Oates

Coral Gables, FL

Clayton is an immigration associate who joined the firm in August 2024. Clayton focuses on a wide array of immigration cases ranging from family-based immigration benefits to litigation in federal court. Clayton is a cum laude graduate of the University of Miami School of law. In law school, Clayton was part of the Human Rights Clinic as a student intern and clinical fellow, where he documented human rights abuses faced by individuals deported to Haiti and advocated for the rights of Haitian migrants before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights and the Human Rights Committee of the United Nations. Clayton was also a member of the International Moot Court Program, participating in the 3rd Annual Sports Arbitration Moot in Madrid, Spain. Clayton is a New Jersey native and is admitted to practice law in New York. Prior to pursuing a career in law, Clayton graduated summa cum laude from the University of South Carolina with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Spanish.

Alejandro Mazal

Austin, TX

Alejandro Mazal is a Mexican licensed attorney who received his law degree from Universidad Cumbres Monterrey. He is an expert English/Spanish translator and focuses on cross-border contract negotiations, corporate services, and immigration law. He is not licensed in Texas.

Cristina Almada Biegel

Monterey, CA

Partner Cristina Almada Biegel is a Monterey County criminal defense attorney in good standing with the California State and the Monterey County Bar Associations. She is licensed to practice in Superior Courts throughout California in matters relating to criminal law and civil litigation, particularly in matters relating to juveniles. Ms. Biegel speaks fluent Spanish and has a well-deserved reputation as a strong advocate for her clients.

Madison Long

Columbus, IN

Madison Long is an Associate practicing in Employment law, Medicaid and Medicare Planning, Estate and Probate Law, Criminal Defense, Family Law, Collection Law, and Personal Injury Law. A fifth-generation attorney, she is licensed in Indiana and before the U.S. District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana.

Jonathan Martin

Paducah, KY

Jonathan Martin is an attorney at Farmer & Wright, PLLC, specializing in immigration law. A Miami native, he graduated from Florida International University with a Bachelor of Business Administration in 2011 and studied International Law at the University of Essex. He earned his Juris Doctor from William H. Bowen School of Law. He is bilingual and previously served as General Counsel and Senior Human Resources Manager for a restaurant chain, and taught business law.

Laura Cabanilla is a partner at Esplin|Weight, specializing in family law and criminal defense. She is a veteran of the U.S. Army Reserve, serving in Operation Enduring Freedom, and a former prosecutor. She also serves on the Provo City Council.

Nenad Pesic

Salinas, CA

Nenad Pesic focuses on representing injured and disabled clients in workers’ compensation and Social Security Disability matters. He is admitted to practice law in California and before the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. Mr. Pesic earned his Juris Doctor from Santa Clara University School of Law and attended California State University Monterey Bay for undergraduate studies where he received a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology. Mr. Pesic is an intermediate Spanish speaker.

Carmen Gallardo

Miami, FL

Carmen Gallardo, has years of experience that guarantees quality services to people from all different backgrounds and concerns. Carmen devotes her practice and legal expertise in, Injury Law, Immigration and Civil Litigation, just to name a few. Ms. Gallardo is committed to her clients by finding an efficient, economical and comprehensive solution in a variety of legal matters. Ms. Gallardo obtained a Juris Doctor Degree at the University of Havana, Cuba; a Master Degree at the University of Miami School of Law; and also a Juris Doctor at the St. Thomas University School of Law. Gallardo and her team, not only “talk the talk”, but “walk the walk,” her qualified skills promises to meet your complex needs. For more than 10 years, Carmen Gallardo and the attorneys at Gallardo Law Firm in Miami have been defending the rights of hundreds of customers who have chosen us to represent them.

Maikel Alvarez Alarcón

Syracuse, NY

Maikel Alvarez Alarcón is an Intern who previously practiced law for 10 years in Cuba as a Legal Advisor. He holds a Law degree from the University of Granma, Cuba, and has additional postgraduate qualifications. He emigrated to the US in July 2024.

For 27 years, attorney Tavis Tindall has protected the rights of injury victims and injured workers. He is well known for his commitment to client service and his ability to obtain the full value of a case. In addition to his legal activities, Mr. Tindall is active helping boards of business, community, and civic organizations across the state. He gives back to the community through assistance for various charitable organizations. Tavis is very active in community outreach programs, including sponsoring for several years the “Tindall Scholarship Award” to a deserving College Bound Student at the Hispanic Coalition’s annual awards banquet. He also helped found a youth mentoring program for at risk kids in the community. Tavis also served on a Focus Group for Gear Up a program helping mentor youth in the Waterbury Community. Tavis is President of the Board of Directors of GWIM, which is a charity in the Greater Waterbury area since 1934, which helps empower and feed the hungry, working poor and homeless in the Greater Waterbury area. He also is the Chair of the Fundraising Committee for GWIM. As part of our commitment to client service, we utilize high-tech communications, including a land based texting service that goes to the computers and phones of the staff and attorney, and smartphones. Clients are able to text Attorney Tindall or speak to him whenever they like, along with being paired with a team of 4 paralegals to assist. When you work with our firm, attorney Tindall makes a point of being accessible. If it is inconvenient for a client to come in to see us face to face, we interact with our clients over the phone, land texting, email, and utilize virtual video interactions with our client through Zoom, Teams, What’s App, Facetime, etc. We also utilized a digital office that utilizes technology for clients to sign documents from the comfort of their home via e-signing technology. He will take your case from beginning to end, instead of passing the case off to an associate like many firms.

Noah Kim is a trial attorney with the Law Offices of Jeffrey S. Hasson, P.C. He focuses his practice on criminal and DUI matters as well as civil litigation. Prior to joining the firm, Noah served as an Assistant Prosecutor for the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office, where he handled a variety of serious, high-stakes cases from inception to trial. In his capacity as an Assistant Prosecutor, Noah tried numerous cases to verdict, including a defendant charged with a gang shooting that led to a conviction on all charges. His duties also included serving as an advisor to police officers and reviewing search warrants and communications data warrants. Noah also has experience working at a law firm, handling complex civil matters.

Anahi Estefania Constante Godoy

Phoenix, AZ

Anahi Estefania Constante Godoy is an attorney from Ecuador with a Master’s Degree in Procedural Law. She has over five years of experience in the legal field and currently serves as a paralegal in the Personal Injury department at IBF LAW. She is fluent in both English and Spanish and is dedicated to providing high-quality service.