Spanish-Speaking Attorneys

Benjamin W. Hill

Albany, NY

Benjamin W. Hill is a trial attorney focusing on personal injury, white collar criminal defense, and complex litigation. He has over a decade of experience in federal and state courts. A Fulbright Scholar, he previously clerked for a Federal Judge and was a partner at a top litigation firm. He is fluent in Spanish and has represented Spanish-speaking clients.

Dennis P. Wilkinson

Idaho Falls, ID

Dennis Wilkinson is a trial lawyer focusing on complex civil litigation, including personal injury, wrongful death, commercial litigation, and police officer defense. He graduated from Idaho State University in 1995 with Bachelor degrees in Political Science and Spanish, and received his Juris Doctor from the University of Idaho College of Law in 1999. He has handled cases in Idaho, Nevada, Utah, and North Dakota.

Teresa Capalbo

Wethersfield, CT

Teresa Capalbo, originally from Wethersfield, CT, founded Capalbo Hourihan, LLC in 2021 after over 12 years as an associate and partner at Kenny, Brimmer & Mahoney, LLC. She represents clients in personal injury, workers’ compensation, estate planning, probate, contested probate matters, real estate, business formation, and collections. Ms. Capalbo has successfully tried cases in Superior and Probate Courts, including a $930,000 settlement for an injured client. She also served as second chair in the landmark case Luster v. Luster. She has worked with the Department of Veterans’ Affairs as a Federal Fiduciary and Conservator. She is fluent in Italian and can service Spanish-speaking clients.

Mohamad Ahmad

Santa Monica, CA

Mohamad Ahmad is a founding partner of Kermani LLP, a graduate of the UCLA School of Law, and a former judicial extern to the Honorable Dale Fischer of the Central District of California. Over the past decade, Mohamad has litigated numerous multi-million dollar cases across the country. He has been selected as a Super Lawyers “Rising Star” since 2018, an honor awarded to the top 2.5 percent of lawyers in the Southern California area under 40 years of age, and has also been recognized by the National Trial Lawyers as one of the top 40 lawyers under the age of 40.

Paul J. Kubinski

El Paso, TX

Mr. Paul Kubinski is the founder and managing partner of the firm. He has been practicing law in the borderland for over 45 years and has been Board Certified in Family Law since 1988. Paul graduated from Texas Tech University with a Law Degree and as two year chess champion in 1978. From 1978 -1979, Paul acted as Assistant District Attorney prosecuting family cases. Since then, he has been in private practice primarily handling Family Law, Probate, Criminal, Personal Injury, and Real Estate cases. Paul enjoys swimming, playing chess, and is an active member of his church. He is well known in the community for his sense of humor. He has been happily married to Kathleen Wergin for 45 years and loves spending time with his three sons and two grandchildren.

Ryan Cantú

Austin, TX

Ryan Cantu is a native of Laredo, Texas, and a bilingual attorney with experience in a wide range of civil litigation, including first-party insurance defense, complex insurance coverage, catastrophic personal injury, commercial automobile accidents, construction defects, oilfield liability, and real estate. He graduated from South Texas College of Law with honors in 2013. He currently focuses on personal-injury defense and general commercial litigation.

Peter McCool

Washington, DC

Dr. Peter McCool is an emergency physician and lawyer specializing in medical malpractice cases. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine in 2004 and completed his emergency medicine residency in 2007. He earned his Juris Doctor degree from Loyola University Chicago School of Law in 2020. He is board-certified by the American Board of Emergency Medicine and licensed to practice law in Illinois, DC, and Maryland.

Cristina Santiago

Las Vegas, NV

Cristina Santiago, born and raised in Puerto Rico, obtained her Juris Doctor from the University of Puerto Rico, School of Law in 2012, and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus. Since 2018, she has exclusively practiced Immigration Law, with expertise in complex family and humanitarian-based immigration, criminal analysis, appeals, and deportation defense. Prior to joining De Castroverde Accident & Injury Lawyers, she worked at immigration law firms in Miami, Florida, and Dallas, Texas. Cristina is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association and the Puerto Rico Bar, and is fluent in Spanish and English. She is dedicated to positively impacting the lives of immigrants seeking legal assistance.

Jessica Zink

Phoenix, AZ

Jessica Zink’s practice focuses on personal injury, wrongful death, third party liability, insurance bad faith, insurance coverage disputes, premises liability, dram shop, negligent road design and government claims, including claims against various cities in Maricopa County. Jessica is passionate about fostering close working relationships with her clients, offering compassionate and zealous legal representation. She has litigated complex civil litigation cases and does not shy away from a challenge. She has successfully litigated claims in Maricopa County Superior Court, Pinal County Superior Court, Pima County Superior Court, Yuma County Superior Court, and in the U.S. Federal District Court, District of Arizona Jessica grew up in St. Louis, Missouri, received her B.A. from the University of Missouri, and went on to receive her law degree from the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law.

Benjamin D. Swanson, Esq.

San Jose, CA

Benjamin D. Swanson is the founding attorney of Swanson Law Group, dedicated to helping injured individuals achieve justice and maximum compensation. Since 2010, he has recovered over $100 million for clients and is a member of the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum. He is known for his relentless and strategic approach against insurance companies.

Drew Stout

Hobbs, NM

Drew Stout, also from Hobbs, New Mexico, holds an undergraduate degree from Texas A&M University and a law degree from Baylor University Law School. He represents clients in personal injury cases, including catastrophic truck accidents and wrongful death. Drew is a licensed member of the New Mexico Trial Lawyers Association, American Association for Justice, New Mexico Bar Association, American Bar Association, State Bar of Texas, and Texas Trial Lawyers Association. He is admitted to practice in all state and federal courts in New Mexico, the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas, and the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals.

Ian Chaikin

Melville, NY

Ian Chaikin is the founding member of Chaikin Trial Group, licensed in New York, New Jersey, and Florida. He is known for aggressive litigation, securing multi-million dollar recoveries, and has been recognized as a Super Lawyer and a member of the Million-Dollar and Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum. He is fluent in English, Hebrew, and Spanish.

Maria C. Jaime

Sacramento, CA

Maria Jaime has been an attorney with Curtis Legal Group since 2006, focusing her practice on representing clients injured in traffic accidents of all kind. Maria has worked in the legal industry since 2003, working as a pro bono attorney with California Rural Legal Assistance, a non-profit organization that provides free legal services to California’s rural low-income families and senior citizens. As the daughter of migrant farm workers, she spent her childhood in a farm labor center in Ceres, California; she continues to give back to those less fortunate on a regular basis. Knowing that an entire community has placed its trust in her, she works tirelessly to provide exceptional service. The first Latina lawyer to join Curtis Legal Group, Maria has been a successful personal injury lawyer handling cases involving auto accidents, truck accidents, off-road vehicle accidents, and accidents resulting from defects in property, such as trip and fall cases. She also represents the families of victims involved in wrongful death cases, aggressively fighting for the rights of grieving families.

Carla DiMare

Rancho Santa Fe, CA

Carla DiMare is an experienced civil trial attorney admitted to practice in Massachusetts and California. She handles a variety of cases including personal injury, police misconduct, sexual harassment, medical malpractice, business disputes, sexual assault, defamation, First Amendment cases, whistleblower cases, and Title IX issues in educational institutions. She has represented high-profile clients and victims without financial resources. Ms. DiMare is also a trained mediator and serves on the County of San Diego Law Library Board of Trustees and the Board of Directors for the Graves’ Disease and Thyroid Foundation.

Jeffrey P. Lowenthal

Bala Cynwyd, PA

Jeffrey Lowenthal is the founding and managing partner of Lowenthal & Abrams, Injury Attorneys. He focuses his practice on personal injury cases, including auto accidents and slip and falls. He is recognized by his colleagues as an excellent personal injury lawyer, as shown by his election to Main Line Today’s Top Attorneys. He has represented over 500 religious organizations.

Chloe Martinez

Houston, TX

Chloe Martinez is an Immigration Attorney with The Gonzalez law Group, PLLC. During her time in law school, Chloe was a teaching assistant in the Immigration and Human Rights Clinic. Chloe also obtained her civil litigation certificate and graduated with Pro Bono Honors. Chloe learned the art of advocacy through her time as Vice President of the Mock Trial team while competing in several competitions throughout the state of Florida. After passing the Florida Bar and before making immigration law her primary focus, Chloe practiced first party property with Florida’s largest insurance defense firm. Chloe was born and raised in McAllen, Texas and is fluent in English and Spanish. She obtained her undergraduate degree from St. Mary’s University and her master’s degree from the University of Texas- Pan American. A product of immigrant parents, Chloe’s interest in immigration law stems from witnessing the different struggles her parents, as professionals in their home country of Mexico, experienced coming to the United States to provide their family with better opportunities. She now strives to advocate and fight for those that emigrate to the United States in search for better opportunities. In her free time, Chloe enjoys staying active, reading, online shopping and spending time in McAllen with her family.

Ivan A. Schertzer began his legal career in 1980, establishing the Law Offices of Ivan A. Schertzer two years later. He has provided personal injury law help for clients in the metro Miami and Fort Lauderdale areas. Prior to opening his own law firm, Mr. Schertzer worked as an insurance defense attorney for a prominent Florida law firm. He also gained valuable experience during law school serving as legal intern for the Dade County Public Defender's office and taking cases to trial after his second year of law school as a Rule 9 intern, certified by the Florida Supreme Court. He has a decades-long reputation for results in personal injury claims.

Michael J. Pattinson

Moscow, ID

Mike was born on May 3, 1971 in Moscow, Idaho and graduated from Moscow High School in 1989. After graduating from Moscow High School in 1989, Mike attended Washington State University. He graduated from Washington State in 1994 with a Bachelor's Degree in English, with a Minor in Spanish Literature. While at Washington State, Mike also played football where he was a four year letter winner as a quarterback. Mike came back to Idaho in 1996 and attended the University of Idaho School of Law, where he obtained a Juris Doctor Degree in 1998. Mike joined the law firm of Walker & Pattinson in 1998. Mike is licensed to practice law in the States of Idaho, and Washington, as well as the United States District Court of Idaho. He maintains active membership with the Idaho State Bar Association, the Washington State Bar Association, and the Idaho Trial Lawyers Association. Mike is also actively involved in a number of community and civic organizations, such as the Moscow Central Lions club and the Moscow Elks. He is also presently a Board Member for Stepping Stones, Inc. The areas of law in which Mike practices includes Automobile Accidents, Business Law and Contracts, Corporations and Limited Liability Companies, all areas of felony and misdemeanor Criminal Law such as DUI, DWP, Manslaughter, Controlled Substances, Assault, Battery and Domestic Violence, Domestic Law, Child Custody, Divorce, Estates, including Wills, Trusts and Powers of Attorney, General Civil Practice, Insurance Law, Probate, and Real Estate. Over his more than fifty years of practicing law, Mike has been involved in many lawsuits and mediations, several of which have resulted in settlements ranging from $300,000.00 to $850,000.00. Based on ethical considerations, names of clients and cases necessarily must remain confidential.

José Hernandez, a certified trial attorney concentrating in personal injury litigation has 27 years of experience and aggressively protects the rights of those who have been injured by the negligence of others in areas including significant motor vehicle accidents, nursing home negligence, workers’ compensation, product liability, medical malpractice, construction site injuries, trucking accidents, premise liability cases, commercial litigation and criminal defense. José’s dedication to his craft have resulted in the recovery of millions of dollars for his clients. As a New Jersey Supreme Court Certified Civil Trial Attorney, a designation held by less than 2.5% of all lawyers in New Jersey, José is referred clients from other lawyers who trust Jose’s experience and his creative, zealous, aggressive and passionate advocacy with every case he personally handles. José is also routinely consulted by other attorneys to assist them with the preparation of their cases for mediations and trial. José has represented clients in State and Federal courts in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and in Colorado Federal Court, and has worked for some of the top law firms in South Jersey where he gained considerable experience handling complex cases involving catastrophic injuries. He now puts that wealth of experience to work for clients of Kotlar, Hernandez & Cohen. José is a fearless and passionate trial lawyer and regularly takes on difficult and complex cases other lawyers refuse to take. José has served the community as a municipal court public defender and as a member of the Supreme Court of New Jersey, Office of Attorney Ethics, District I Ethics Committee. He is a frequent speaker in ethics seminars and teaches trial advocacy to lawyers throughout New Jersey. José is also a proud member of the New Jersey Association for Justice and sits on its Board of Governors. José is a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, where membership is rigorously limited to attorneys who have litigated cases that resulted in recoveries of one million dollars or more. José has made recoveries in excess of one million dollars in cases involving premise liability, automobile accidents, construction site cases, tractor trailer accidents and forklift accidents. In 2016 Jose obtained a top 100 verdict in New Jersey. More recently José recovered $1,700,000 in a motor vehicle accident. This was in 2019 a top 20 settlement in New Jersey and a top 100 motor vehicle accident settlement in the entire nation. In 2020 Jose obtained $1,050,000 for a worker injured in a forklift accident. Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, José Hernandez is fluent in Spanish. José obtained his undergraduate degree from Rutgers University in 1989 and graduated from Widener University School of Law in 1994

Marc P. Lyons

Key West, FL

Marc P. Lyons is the managing partner at Florida Keys Injury, specializing in personal injury cases including car, moped, scooter, motorcycle, pedestrian, trucking, cycling, Uber, Lyft accidents, negligent security, and wrongful death. He has recovered millions for accident victims and is a Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit Court Mediator. Mr. Lyons is recognized as a Top Young Attorney by Wall Street Journal & Miami Magazine, a Top Rated Personal Injury Lawyer by Daily Business Review, Florida Legal Elite, and a Super Lawyers Rising Star. He was admitted to the Florida Bar in 2004.

Gregg M. Goldfarb

Miami, FL

Gregg M. Goldfarb is a Florida attorney with over three decades of experience in civil litigation, focusing on personal injury, mass torts, defective products, insurance, civil rights, whistleblower, and public interest cases. He has prosecuted nearly 7,500 legal cases, recovering millions for clients. Gregg hosts the 'Cut to the Chase: Podcast' and is a strong advocate for the disabled community, having served as president and director for the South Florida Center for Independent Living. He also founded Clean Miami River, an environmental nonprofit group.

Ivan J. Rodriguez

New York, NY

Mr. Rodriguez is a 1996 graduate of John Jay College of Criminal Justice with a Bachelors of Science in Criminal Justice. He graduated from Hofstra University School of Law in 2001. He worked as an investigator for two years before law school and joined this firm in 2003. He has handled a wide variety of cases including automobile accidents, construction accidents, trip/slip and falls, dog bites, and negligent security cases, and also litigates matrimonial and family law cases. He is a member of the New York State Trial Lawyers Association, the New York State Bar Association, and the Association of Trial Lawyers of America. He is fluent in Spanish.

Peter M. Appleton

Hartford, CT

Peter learned from his father that clients want and deserve to receive full and fair compensation for their injuries. They also want their lawyer to treat them with respect. Peter prides himself on fighting to maximize his client’s financial recoveries. He works hard to guide his clients through what can be a confusing and frustrating process from injury to settlement or trial. Peter takes on a wide range of cases from motor vehicle accidents to complex medical malpractice and commercial litigation matters. A 1985 graduate of Trinity College, Peter earned his law degree from Boston University School of Law in 1988 when he joined the firm. He practices in the areas of civil litigation, personal injury, medical malpractice, legal malpractice, workers’ compensation, product liability, and commercial litigation. Peter is a member of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, the Connecticut Bar Association and the Hartford County Bar Association.

Candy Camarena

Yuma, AZ

Candy Camarena, the founder of Camarena Law, is a highly respected and dedicated attorney with a proven track record in personal injury law. He has been protecting clients since 1989, representing over 25,000 clients throughout his career. He is known for his commitment to justice, personalized approach, and compassionate legal care.