Spanish-Speaking Attorneys

Steven G. Lavely is a Florida Bar Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer, a distinction held by less than two-percent of Florida lawyers. He is also a Florida Super Lawyer, rated 10 out of 10 on AVVO, and a member of the Top 100 Trial Lawyers in America. With 41 years of experience, he has handled thousands of civil and criminal cases in Florida state and federal courts.

Daryl W. Price

Gaithersburg, MD

Daryl W. Price is an attorney with 24 years of experience, specializing in personal injury, workers' compensation, immigration, DUI/DWI, auto accidents, and traffic law. He graduated from The Johns Hopkins University with a B.A. in International Relations and Spanish, and from the University of Baltimore Law School with a J.D. He is admitted to practice in Washington D.C. and Maryland, and is fluent in Spanish.

Charles P. Romaker

Chicago, IL

Mr. Romaker has over thirty years experience in litigating personal injury matters and worker’s compensation cases. Mr. Romaker is the principal of The Romaker Law Firm. Mr. Romaker has tried numerous motor vehicle cases, medical malpractice cases, slip and fall cases as well a hundreds of Workers compensation cases. Mr. Romaker has been involved in litigating cases with verdicts and settlements of $3.7 million, 2.7 million, 1.2 million in personal injury matters as well as worker’s compensation settlements of $500,000.00, $400,000.00 and numerous cases settled in excess of $300,000.00 using unique theories and strategies. Mr. Romaker has a diverse educational and professional background. He studied for one year in Madrid, Spain, holds a MA degree in Linguistics and ESL and was a teacher for eight years prior to attending law School at John Marshall Law School. Mr. Romaker has completed numerous triathlons, 5k and 10k running races.

Maria "Belen" Olmedo Guerra

Phoenix, AZ

Maria "Belen" Olmedo Guerra is a strong advocate and litigator at Belen Law Firm. She has handled hundreds of felony cases including sexual crimes, child abuse, prostitution, and homicides, and is highly successful in plea negotiations. She has a background in elementary education and cultural anthropology, and has served on various community boards and associations.

F. Scott de la Garza

Austin, TX

F. Scott de la Garza is a founding partner of DLG Luce, focusing on civil litigation, business litigation, and personal injury law. He has extensive courtroom experience throughout Texas and has tried many cases to verdict. He is licensed in Texas, Washington D.C. (inactive), and federal courts, and is a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum.

W. Clayton Williford

Irvine, CA

W. Clayton Williford is a partner at Woods Williford Personal Injury Attorneys, dedicated to advocating for injured individuals. With a background in pre-medicine and experience in hospitals, he possesses a deep understanding of medical processes. He is committed to fighting against insurance companies and believes in the constitutional right to civil jury trials, having also served as a missionary in Venezuela where he learned Spanish and observed the importance of justice systems.

James F. Green

Washington, DC

James Green is a highly experienced litigator with nearly 40 years of practice, having argued before the U.S. Supreme Court and secured numerous significant verdicts and settlements in product liability cases.

Samuel D. Pratcher III

Wilmington, DE

Samuel D. Pratcher III is a founding member at Pratcher Krayer LLC, specializing in personal injury, workers' compensation, and nursing home abuse. With over a decade of experience, he has a strong reputation as a trial lawyer, representing thousands of injured victims. His background defending insurance companies provides him with unique insight into their tactics. He has received numerous recognitions, including Super Lawyers, Delaware Today's Top Lawyer, and AVVO Client's Choice Award. He is admitted to practice in Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware, and the U.S. Supreme Court.

Ross Pesek

Omaha, NE

Ross Pesek is a Bi-Lingual (English/Spanish) trial lawyer, born and raised in Omaha, Nebraska. Today, Ross focuses and assisting negligence victims get justice before Nebraska juries. Ross is one of few bi-lingual trial lawyers in Nebraska to have won multiple civil jury verdicts for undocumented immigrants. Ross demands justice for immigrants and Spanish speakers that other lawyers choose not to represent and who opposing interests often discriminate against. After finishing his undergraduate education, Ross earned a full-tuition scholarship to study at the University of Nebraska College of Law. Ross excelled in law school, finishing near the top of his class, winning awards, and graduating with distinction. Upon graduation in 2010, Ross became the first lawyer in his family. In 2011, Ross founded a free legal clinic at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in South Omaha. Beginning in 2012, Ross assisted over 100 immigrants register for DACA. After completing this work, Ross and his wife, Karen Pesek, founded the True Potential Scholarship. Ross was awarded the “Outstanding Young Lawyer” by the Nebraska Bar Association (2013), an “Early Achiever” by the University of Nebraska College of law (2014), the “Seeds of Justice” award by Nebraska Appleseed (2017) and other professional recognitions. Ross has been a member of the Metropolitan Community College Foundation Board of Directors (2014-2020), the ACLU lawyer review panel (2015-2019) and other boards. Today, Ross is the chairman of the South Omaha Business Improvement District.

Julie Wolf

Dallas, TX

Julie Wolf founded her own law firm, Wolf Law, PLLC, in 2019 after a distinguished 14-year legal career with top area firms. She focuses her practice on the niche of premises liability within personal injury and wrongful death, calling upon her years of experience representing large retailers in these cases. Julie has worked in the legal industry since 2003. This invaluable insight into what was lacking in cases helps her shape bulletproof strategies for her clients. In fact, she has not lost a case on summary judgment in her entire legal career.

Adam G. Linett

Greensboro, NC

Adam G. Linett, the founding member of A.G. Linett & Associates, PA, enjoys practicing law as a trial lawyer. After graduation from Duke Law School in 2000, he moved to New York where his work primarily focused on defense litigation and appellate work in a number of jurisdictions across the United States.

Matthew Nezhad

Sherman Oaks, CA

Matthew Nezhad is an experienced personal injury attorney who founded Oaks Law Firm in 2002. He is dedicated to protecting the rights of injured victims in the San Fernando Valley and throughout California, aggressively pursuing maximum compensation. He is a life member of the Million Dollar and Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum, recognized as one of The Top Trial Lawyers in America. He has been selected as a 'Super Lawyer' by his peers and received the prestigious Litigator Award in 2014 and 2015. In 2016, he was invited to join The National Trial Lawyers, Top 100 Lawyers. With over 20 years of experience, he is an aggressive advocate for accident victims.

Bonnie J. Jackson

Maitland, FL

Bonnie J. Jackson is an attorney and shareholder at Jackson Law International. Her law practice focuses on general civil and commercial litigation, including premises liability, malpractice, general negligence, business torts, breach of contract, landlord/tenant disputes, covenants not to compete, insurance disputes, construction litigation, and real estate litigation. She graduated from South Texas College of Law (J.D. 1995) and Texas A&M University (B.B.A. 1991). She served as an Assistant District Attorney in Houston, Texas, prosecuting felony, misdemeanor, and juvenile crimes. In 1998, she relocated to Florida and focused on private practice in commercial litigation, gaining significant jury trial experience. Notably, she was Miss Wisconsin - USA in 1986. She is a Life Member of The Million Dollar Advocates Forum and The Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum, and a Lifetime Charter Member in Rue Ratings’ Best Attorneys of America®.

David W. Lipcon

Miami, FL

David W. Lipcon is a dedicated personal injury attorney in Miami-Dade County, part of the family-owned law firm Lipcon & Lipcon, P.A. He is committed to helping victims and their families who have suffered injury or loss due to the fault and mistakes of others. He has been practicing as a litigation attorney since 1993 and maintains high standards of excellence. He has received an 'AV' rating from Martindale-Hubbell and a '10/10 Superb' rating from Avvo. He was also recognized by The National Trial Lawyers as one of the Top One Hundred Plaintiff Trial Lawyers in Florida.

Fidel Rodriguez, Jr.

San Antonio, TX

Fidel Rodriguez, Jr. is a senior partner and a board-certified personal injury trial lawyer with over 30 years of experience. He represents victims of personal injury and wrongful death, taking pride in advocating for working individuals against large corporations. He is fluent in English and Spanish.

Robert E. Valdez

San Antonio, TX

With over 40 years of experience in the practice of civil trial law, Mr. Valdez is consistently recognized by his peers, the legal profession, and the insurance industry as an outstanding and distinguished advocate. He has extensive experience in the trial of personal injury, commercial, and insurance cases that include defending legal and medical malpractice, product liability, premises and construction liability, as well as commercial disputes and insurance coverage litigation. Mr. Valdez is often called upon by members of the plaintiff’s bar as well as the defense to serve as a mediator in complex and catastrophic cases. He has served as an expert witness in insurance coverage and professional liability cases in Texas and New Mexico. Mr. Valdez also speaks Spanish.

Lara Brock

San Antonio, TX

Lara Brock is a partner at Espinoza & Brock, PLLC, graduating sixth in her class from St. Mary’s University School of Law in 2014. She holds degrees in Political Science and Spanish, graduating summa cum laude. She is a published author, respected public speaker, and skilled litigator focusing on non-subscriber injury, third-party injury, and employment discrimination cases. She is active in several legal associations and founded the Women’s Caucus for the San Antonio Trial Lawyers Association.

Erlinda Ocampo Johnson

Albuquerque, NM

Erlinda Ocampo Johnson is the founder of the Law Office of Erlinda Ocampo Johnson, LLC. She is a highly experienced Criminal Defense and Personal Injury Attorney, specializing in state and federal representation for personal injury, wrongful death, and various criminal cases. She has over a decade of experience as a prosecutor and over a decade in private practice. Ms. Johnson is fluent in Spanish.

Anthony N. Pettitt

Fort Worth, TX

Anthony N. Pettitt, also known as Tony or TFP, is a trial lawyer based in Fort Worth, Texas, practicing since 1997. He handles cases across various Texas counties, specializing in personal injury defense, plaintiff's personal injury, and commercial litigation. He also represents landowners in wind lease negotiation, pipeline easements, and condemnation issues, leveraging his background in TCU's Ranch Management program. Tony is recognized with an 'AV' Preeminent Peer Review Rating by Martindale Hubbell and has been named a Rising Star/Super Lawyer by Texas Monthly multiple times for both personal injury defense and plaintiff work. He is also a Life Fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation and actively involved in community boards.

Luis C. Bustamante

Knoxville, TN

Luis Bustamante is a member of the firm with over fifty years of trial experience, specializing in personal injury litigation, civil trial practice, product liability, insurance litigation, and commercial litigation. He is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates and certified as a Rule 31 Mediator.

Christopher Montes de Oca

Whittier, CA

Christopher Montes de Oca is a personal injury trial attorney dedicated to helping those injured by negligence. He is bilingual in English and Spanish and has secured millions in settlements and awards, including a $12 million car accident verdict. He is highly rated by peers and clients, recognized as a Super Lawyer and a National Trial Lawyer Top 100, and is committed to providing personalized and effective legal services.

Daniel Renart

Annapolis, MD

Daniel Renart is a Partner with Reinstein, Glackin & Herriott LLC, focusing on divorce, custody, and personal injury matters. He is a Fellow in the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML) and the International Academy of Family Lawyers (IAFL). He has been recognized as one of the Top 100 attorneys by Super Lawyers in Maryland and the District of Columbia, and is experienced in international family law matters, fluent in Spanish, and heads the personal injury department.

Corey Cohen

Orlando, FL

Corey Cohen is a former public defender and state prosecutor for the 18th and 5th judicial circuit of Florida. He received his law degree from Barry University School of Law and his Masters of Law in Intercultural Human Rights from St. Thomas University School of Law. He has managed thousands of cases from arraignment to jury trial and is available for all Federal and State charges. He holds an AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell, signifying the highest rating in legal ability and ethics. Corey Cohen was previously an adjunct professor at Kaplan University and is the past President of the Seminole County Bar Association.

William Schwitzer is the Founder and Senior Partner of the firm, representing victims involved in construction site accidents, motor vehicle accidents, aviation accidents, ferry boat accidents and victims who have suffered catastrophic injuries. Born and raised in Connecticut on a farm to immigrant parents who were Holocaust Survivors, Mr. Schwitzer learned quickly he had to be a fierce powerful voice for victims. Mr. Schwitzer is a highly recognized personal injury trial attorney obtaining top verdicts in New York State, for 2012 he obtained $11.6 million for a motor vehicle accident victim. Mr. Schwitzer has obtained several multi-million dollar pre-trial settlements for clients involved in construction site accidents such as $5.6 million for an injured plumber, $5.5 million for a painter, and $5.3 million for a construction laborer to name a few. As well as obtaining some top verdicts for client’s injured at construction sites; $10.8 million, $8.9 million , $8.4 million and $6.3 million. In 2017, Mr. Schwitzer obtained FOUR of the top verdicts in the State of New York, $27.7 million for a motor vehicle accident victim, $19.8 million for a motor vehicle accident victim; $9.5 million for a motor vehicle accident victim and $8.4 million for an injured construction laborer. William Schwitzer has also received National recognition for obtaining a top-10 verdict of $37 million for an injured individual. Mr. Schwitzer’s passion for protecting the rights of injured people goes beyond the doors of the court room...every year he is nominated as a Super Lawyer by his peers for his lawyering skills and keen ability for being one of New York State’s top personal injury trial attorney. Other personal injury law firms go to William Schwitzer & Associates to have Mr. Schwitzer handle their client’s injury cases due to the tremendous successful results he obtains in the courtroom. Mr. Schwitzer has been recognized in the Legal Community as one of New York State’s TOP Trial Attorneys, and for his generous philanthropy to various organizations that help the poor and needy. He is also known for his community involvement, including an educational campaign for underprivileged workers, sponsoring educational programs for Latino students, and supporting various community events. He has received proclamations for his humanitarian efforts from various government and community organizations.