Spanish-Speaking Attorneys

Douglas J. Phebus

Cloquet, MN

Douglas J. Phebus is a personal injury lawyer.

Victor M. Arellano

Decatur, TX

Victor M. Arellano is a partner and shareholder at Arellano & Phebus, S.C., focusing on personal injury, medical negligence, employment, criminal, and immigration law. He is a bilingual lawyer.

Brett R. Boulton

Provo, UT

Over the course of his career, Mr. Boulton has obtained millions of dollars on behalf of his clients. He takes the time to analyze each case and gets to know his clients as individuals. Every client has his personal cellphone number and knows that that they can talk to him when needed. Brett is committed to fight for his client’s rights and is not afraid to take cases to trial if the insurance company refuses to be reasonable. While many cases are successfully resolved through negotiation, Brett routinely litigates his cases if that is what is needed to obtain a fair result for his clients. Whether in arbitration, trial or before the Utah Supreme Court, Brett has successfully won cases for clients for over a decade. Many cases require the use of medical and economic experts to prove damages suffered by injured individuals. Brett is not afraid to invest the necessary resources into his clients’ cases to assure that they maximize their recovery. The ability and willingness to effectively used expert testimony is something Mr. Boulton has mastered. The majority of Brett’s new clients are referred to him by prior clients who can attest to his ability to win on their behalf.

Natalia Rivera is a bilingual (Spanish-English) Litigation Paralegal dedicated to supporting clients in personal injury cases. She assists in legal research, drafting, and litigation, ensuring clients receive the guidance they need throughout the legal process.

R. Marlyn Jimenez

San Diego, CA

Born in Mexico, Marlyn was raised in San Diego and is proud of the multicultural environment of the city, which allows her to instill Hispanic culture into her son's life. Fascinated by both medicine and law, she has worked on workers' compensation cases with Mr. Levy since 2000. While working full time as a Hearing Representative with Guy Levy Law, Marlyn completed the law office study program at Guy Levy Law and is now one of our proud attorneys ready, willing, and able to advocate for her clients. Marlyn continues to love learning, but as a true San Diegan, she enjoys all outdoor activities, on and off the water. She is fluent in Spanish and English, with Spanish being her first language and is always happy to help our Spanish-only speaking clients.

Nate Hafen

Las Vegas, NV

Nate Hafen is an attorney admitted to the Nevada bar in 2022. He earned his BA with honors from Southern Utah University and his JD with honors from UNLV (Boyd) School of Law, where he attended on a full academic scholarship. He is fluent in Spanish.

Lauren Scheuter

College Station, TX

Lauren Scheuter is the master wordsmith that produces the demand letters Chad Jones Law sends to big insurance companies to get clients the maximum compensation they deserve. Lauren writes lien dismissal letters and legal contracts to help our clients thrive. Additionally, she supports our attorneys and legal team in developing winning strategies for arguments and various other aspects of our client’s case. Lauren Scheuter is an legal industry veteran, who brings extensive knowledge and skills to transform demand correspondence into well-deserved compensation for our clients. Out of office, she loves legal podcasts, hot coffee, and steamy romance novels.

Rebecca Wildman-Tobriner

Walnut Creek, CA

Rebecca has dedicated her career to advocating on behalf of individuals who struggle to be treated fairly. She focuses her practice on representing employees who have been wrongfully terminated, experienced unlawful discrimination, harassment, retaliation, or wage and hour violations. She also provides prelitigation advice and counsel. Rebecca is a Bay Area native who earned her J.D. from U.C. Law (fka UC Hastings School of Law) and Master’s in Public Health from San Francisco State University. Rebecca approaches law through a public health lens, considers issues such as privilege and institutional disparities, and practices empathy.

Robert Reategui-Gallegos is a member of the firm's civil practice group, where he handles various civil litigation matters. He received his Bachelor of Arts from Montclair State University in 2015 and his Juris Doctorate from UIC School of Law in 2019. During law school, Mr. Reategui-Gallegos served as an Associate Justice in the Moot Court Honors Program, and served as a Senior Editor for the law school's newspaper, The Decisive Utterance. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Reategui-Gallegos worked as a law clerk for a solo practitioner in Chicago, Illinois, where he assisted with conducting research, drafting memorandums, and drafting pleadings for the firm. Mr. Reategui-Gallegos also served as a Hearing Officer for unemployment claims in Texas during the COVID-19 pandemic, where he drafted decisions to determine claimant eligibility. Mr. Reategui-Gallegos most recently served as a mediator for landlord-tenant matters in the Passaic County Superior Court, where he conducted settlement conferences and prepared cases to be reviewed prior to trial.

Victor M. Arellano

Glastonbury, CT

Victor M. Arellano is a partner/shareholder at Arellano & Phebus, S.C. He is a bilingual lawyer recognized by various prestigious legal associations as a lawyer of distinction with the highest rating in legal ability and ethical standards.

Faith Alvarez

Greenville, SC

Faith Alvarez joined The Melonakos Law Firm in 2024 as a Bilingual Legal Team Member. Originally from Chicago, Illinois, she is a first-generation college graduate from Bob Jones University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration. Faith's bilingual skills in English and Spanish allow her to connect with clients and provide support during difficult legal times. She values working with a compassionate team that makes a difference. Outside the office, she enjoys hiking, playing classical piano, dancing with friends, and is a lifelong Chicago Cubs fan.

Dmitri N. Chtyrev is an attorney at Westside Injury Lawyers, a firm established over 40 years ago, specializing in personal injury cases. The firm has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for clients and is recognized for award-winning advocacy. He is responsible for the firm's advertisement.

Carlos Posas

Bountiful, UT

A proud New Orleans native, Carlos brings both Southern charm and cosmopolitan experience to Hepworth Legal. He moved to Salt Lake City in 2016 in pursuit of love and opportunity-finding the former in a Utahn and the latter in the state’s flourishing film and legal industries. Before joining Hepworth Legal, Carlos built a wide-ranging résumé that includes work with Trader Joe’s, Intermountain Health, the Utah Department of Public Safety, and the Midvale Justice Court. His professional journey reflects both versatility and a deep commitment to public service. Today, he channels that experience into a diverse legal practice encompassing family law, criminal defense, immigration law, and multi-district civil litigation. In May 2025, Carlos was admitted to the Utah State Bar, and in September, he was admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the District of Utah. Carlos earned his Juris Doctor from Louisiana State University’s Paul M. Hebert Law Center, where he clerked for the Chief Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court and helped secure asylum for two international students facing persecution abroad. He completed his Bachelor of Arts at New York University’s College of Arts & Sciences, where he received a competitive scholarship that enabled him to study in Florence, Dublin, and Madrid. Outside the courtroom, Carlos stays connected to his creative roots-catching up with his actor friends, collecting Magic: The Gathering cards, and proudly recalling his appearance as a contestant on Jeopardy!. Fluent in Spanish and forever inspired by travel and storytelling, Carlos brings empathy, intellect, and global perspective to every case he handles.

Bruce M. Franson

Provo, UT

Bruce is a dedicated attorney whose primary goal is fair compensation for injured people. After graduating from the University of Utah with a bachelor’s degree in English and a minor in Spanish, Bruce realized that his degree didn’t serve him very well in the real world. He decided to give law school a shot. He scored in the top 1% of the nation on the LSAT and received a scholarship to attend law school at Brigham Young University. There, he was an editor for the Journal of Public Law, President of the Sports and Entertainment Law Society, and in his second year won the annual Intraschool Negotiation Competition. In the ensuing decades of practice, Bruce has represented various clients from large corporations all the way down to children, but finds the greatest satisfaction in representing individual people. Bruce’s practice focuses primarily on litigation, taking complicated or disputed cases and presenting them in front of the courts. Over his career, Bruce has won millions of dollars for his clients. Bruce is committed to getting the best possible result for all his clients and is willing to go the extra mile to get there.

Melissa Gonzalez

Tampa, FL

Melissa is the Firm’s bookkeeper and reconciler. She joined the firm in 2002. She is bilingual in both English and Spanish. Melissa’s accuracy in all clients’ matters makes her an invaluable asset to everyone. Melissa has grown up in Tampa and is the proud and busy mother of a son and daughter. Melissa loves spending time with her children, music and dancing.

Kathleen C. Jankovich

Chicago, IL

Kathleen Jankovich earned her Juris Doctor from Chicago-Kent College of Law in 2025. She served on the executive board of the Student Bar Association and competed on the Women in Law moot court team. She was also a certified mediator.

Heidy Linnette Torres Jimenez

Cranston, RI

Heidy Linnette Torres Jimenez is a Bilingual Associate Attorney with PALUMBO LAW, admitted to practice in Puerto Rico. She holds a Bachelor Degree in Natural Sciences from the University of Puerto Rico and a Juris Doctor Magna Cum Laude from the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico, School of Law. Her experience includes working as a Law Clerk in the Puerto Rico Federal Court, an Intern in the District Prosecutor’s Office of Guayama, and practicing Family Law, Landlord/Tenant Disputes, and Possession Matters in Puerto Rico.

Ricardo J. Murga

Rockville, MD

Ricardo J. Murga is a licensed Maryland attorney focusing on immigration law. A Maryland native with Guatemalan and Bolivian parents, he is a fluent Spanish speaker dedicated to helping the immigrant community. He earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Maryland College Park and his Juris Doctor from the University of Baltimore School of Law. He has successfully handled many immigration cases, including asylum and cancellations of removal.