Spanish-Speaking Attorneys

Destiny M. Verdugo

Glendora, CA

Destiny M. Verdugo is a social worker turned attorney specializing in medical malpractice and elder abuse cases. She pursued a Master of Social Work degree before attending law school. She earned her J.D. to advocate for clients who were limited by her social worker role. She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. She is passionate about traveling and is bilingual in English and Spanish.

Kyle A. Quintana

Miami, FL

Kyle A. Quintana is an Associate at Simon Trial Firm. Mr. Quintana represents victims of serious and catastrophic injuries resulting from, including but not limited to, slip and fall accidents, automobile accidents, negligent security, maritime accidents, and products liability. A lifelong Miami Hurricanes fan, Mr. Quintana earned his Bachelor’s degree in Economics and Political Science from the University of Miami. After graduating, Mr. Quintana earned his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Miami School of Law where he graduated Cum Laude. During law school Mr. Quintana worked as a legal intern for the Honorable George A. Sarduy of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit, a law clerk for a Complex Litigation & Bankruptcy firm in Miami, FL and as an intern at the Miami-Dade County Public Defender’s office. Prior to joining Simon Trial Firm, Mr. Quintana worked as a litigation attorney at a Maritime Law Firm in Miami, Florida representing Plaintiffs in the areas of personal injury and admiralty and maritime. Mr. Quintana is admitted to practice in the state of Florida and the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. Mr. Quintana is fluent in English and Spanish.

Estela Barajas

Oakland, CA

Estela Barajas is a trial attorney at Franco Muñoz who represents injured workers in all phases of California workers’ compensation litigation. Since joining the firm in 2022, she has drawn on her extensive litigation background to secure multiple six-figure settlements and victories on medical treatment, temporary disability, and permanent-disability benefits-results that showcase her readiness to depose physicians, cross-examine adverse witnesses, and take insurers to trial whenever justice demands it. Before joining Franco Muñoz, Estela litigated high-value class action claims at Girard Sharp, where her research, briefing, and discovery work helped achieve multi-million-dollar recoveries for consumers and investors. Earlier in her career, she managed the Drug Court Program at the Asian American Drug Abuse Program, where she sharpened her client-advocacy skills while serving as the court liaison at the Inglewood and Long Beach Superior Courts. Estela earned her J.D. from UC Davis School of Law, where she served on the Moot Court Honors Board and advocated for underserved communities through the Workers’ Rights and Water Justice clinics-experiences that enhanced her legal research, writing, litigation, and advocacy skills. She holds a B.A. in Psychology from UCLA and studied international business law in Madrid. Fluent in Spanish and English, with conversational Italian and French, Estela is committed to making the legal system accessible to every client.

José Manuel Carrion

Orlando, FL

Jose Manuel Carrion joined the firm in 2017. He has vast experience in workers compensation, spending more than 25 years representing injured workers throughout Florida. He concentrates his practice in the areas of Florida Workers Compensation and Social Security Disability benefits. Mr. Carrion, a native of Puerto Rico, graduated cum laude from the Inter-American University of Puerto Rico with a Juris Doctorate Degree in 1985. Prior to becoming a workers compensation and disability lawyer, Mr. Carrion worked with the Department of Children’s and Families, evaluating the need of family environments and conducting child abuse investigations. His desire to help individuals has continually grown with his legal career. Mr. Carrion is a member of the Florida Bar, Middle District of Florida, Orange County Bar, Hispanic Bar Association and (NOSSCR) National Organization of Social Security Claimant Representatives. Mr. Carrion resides in Central Florida with his wife and four beautiful children. When he finds free time, Mr. Carrion enjoys vacationing in his native island of Puerto Rico and the Caribbean.

Rush D. Lawson has practiced law since 1996 and has extensive experience in personal injury law in Florida, where he has been licensed since 1999. He provides bilingual representation in English and Spanish. Mr. Lawson was admitted to the Supreme Court of the United States of America in 2003.

Melissa Cavaliere

Hicksville, NY

Melissa Cavaliere joined Bergman Bergman Fields & Lamonsoff, LLP in October of 2020 as an associate attorney. She has over a decade of experience as a general civil litigator in State and Federal Courts, handling cases including general negligence, automobile liability, premises liability, property damage, construction defect, labor law, and commercial litigation. She earned her Juris Doctorate from Hofstra University School of Law and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science.

Isabella Olivas

Euless, TX

Attorney Isabella Olivas is a pre-litigation personal injury attorney at McCormick Law Firm. She earned her J.D./D.C.L. in May 2022 from the Paul M. Hebert Law Center at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, LA. Along with her law degree, she received a graduate diploma in comparative law. Isabella Olivas began her legal career practicing family law at Porter Legal Group. She then transitioned to insurance defense litigation, working at Walters, Balido, & Crain for two years. In this role, she defended clients in a wide range of civil litigation matters, including transportation and automobile litigation, personal injury, tort defense, and first-party insurance claims. Her experience includes preparing pleadings, written discovery, and various motions, such as motions for summary judgment, motions to compel, sever, and designate a responsible third party. She also attended minor prove-up hearings, status conferences, and hearings on motions, conducted and defended depositions, and assisted with trials and mediations. This background provides her with a unique and valuable perspective in representing individuals who have suffered injuries. Ms. Olivas is a Spanish-speaking attorney and an active member of the Dallas Young Lawyers Association and the Dallas Hispanic Bar Association.

Jamie Salimi

Marietta, GA

Jamie founded The Auto Accident Attorneys Group to be a personal injury lawyer for the people. She proudly brings fierce negotiating skills to fight for her clients and compassion and commitment to help them endure the difficult process of an accident case. Jamie has helped recover hundreds of millions of dollars in settlements and judgments.

Nathan DeCorpo

Lynbrook, NY

Nathan DeCorpo is an attorney with the Law Offices of Schlissel DeCorpo. He is a graduate of Hofstra University School of Law and The Pennsylvania State University. His practice focuses mainly on Matrimonial/Family Law and Criminal Defense, and he is also an experienced Elder Law attorney. He is a member of the Nassau County and Queen’s County Bar Associations and the New York Academy of Trial Attorneys.

Henrik Sardarbegian

Glendale, CA

Henrik Sardarbegian is the founder and Managing Attorney at Sardarbegian Law, APLC. He has extensive experience representing clients in personal injury cases, premises liability, medical malpractice, business disputes, and other complex litigation. A graduate of Southwestern Law School, he is known for his aggressive, respectful, and caring approach, consistently achieving favorable results for his clients.

Joel Piedra

Orlando, FL

Joel L. Piedra is the Managing Attorney of The Pendas law Firm Orlando office. He joined The Pendas Law Firm in 2009. Mr. Piedra is experienced in Personal Injury and Products Liability cases. He dedicates his practice to helping accident victims get a firm understanding of the legal process and their individual cases and assists clients in obtaining the maximum value for their claims either through settlements or trial. Prior to joining the Pendas Law Firm, Mr. Piedra worked as an Assistant State Lawyer for the North Judicial Circuit trying numerous cases involving felonies and misdemeanors. He continued to sharpen his trial skills by working for one of the top criminal defense law firms in Central Florida. In 2005, Mr. Piedra moved to Miami and commenced his career as a civil trial lawyer working in the personal injury defense field. Mr. Piedra received his JD from Stetson University College of Law. He received his BA, with honors, from the Florida State University. Mr. Piedra is admitted to practice in Florida and in the U.S. District court for the Middle District of Florida. During his undergraduate tenure Mr. Piedra was accepted as a member of the Alpha Phi Sigma, the only national criminal justice honor society for criminal justice majors. Mr. Piedra is a first generation Cuban-American born and raised in Miami.

Natalie Neale

Las Vegas, NV

Natalie earned her Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication with a concentration in Print Journalism from Louisiana State University in 2011. She earned her Juris Doctor and Graduate Degree in Comparative Law from Paul M. Hebert Law Center at Louisiana State University in 2014, graduating cum laude. She was admitted to the Louisiana State Bar in 2014 and became a Louisiana Board-Certified Family Law Specialist in 2020. Natalie was admitted to the Nevada State Bar in 2025 and transitioned her practice to focus on high-value personal injury and medical malpractice cases at Gina Corena & Associates. She is fluent in Spanish and committed to increasing access to high-quality legal representation for Spanish-speaking families in Nevada.

Andrew Daniel Finnicum

Roanoke, VA

Andrew Daniel Finnicum has been practicing law for 13 years, primarily in personal injury. He has represented catastrophically injured plaintiffs in Virginia state courts and federal courts, including the Western District of Virginia, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, and the Middle District in California. He has helped clients recover over $20 million and has experience representing both injured workers and large employers in workers' compensation cases. He is also involved in missions work in Central America and is developing his Spanish-speaking abilities to assist Spanish-speaking clients.

Andrew V. Ramirez

South Easton, MA

Andrew Ramirez is an associate who represents individuals and businesses primarily in civil litigation. His civil litigation focuses on personal injury, premises liability, general liability claims, workmanship issues, employment litigation, subrogation, and commercial liability. Andrew began his time at Lynch and Lynch in 2022. While in law school, Andrew interned with the Bristol County District Attorney’s Office as a student prosecutor and gave bail arguments, bail revocation arguments, and argued motions in the Fall River District Court.

Machell C. Williams

Dallas, TX

Machell C. Williams is a Senior Trial Attorney at Garcia Legal Group, P.C., with over a decade of experience in personal injury, criminal defense, real estate and construction law, and family law. Licensed to practice in Texas since 2013, he served 20 years in the United States Navy as an aviation specialist (1997-2017). He earned a degree in Criminal Justice from the University of Texas at Arlington and a Juris Doctor from Texas Southern University’s Thurgood Marshall School of Law. He volunteered with the Innocence Project and is active in the legal and local community, including the Dallas Volunteer Attorney Program.

Abasi Major

San Antonio, TX

Abasi Major represents people who have been injured through no fault of their own. He is an advocate for victims of car accidents, 18 wheelers accidents, and assaults, focusing on representing individuals against large insurance companies. Prior to focusing on plaintiff injury claims, Abasi handled complex civil and criminal litigation in state and federal courts, giving him unique insight into investigating claims and building compelling cases for injured clients. He is a top-rated Personal Injury attorney, consistently delivering exemplary legal services and personalized solutions.

Christina Cheung

Los Angeles, CA

Christina Cheung is a Partner at Allred, Maroko & Goldberg, practicing in California and New York. She specializes in sexual harassment, sexual assault, discrimination, retaliation, and wrongful termination cases, including representing minors who are victims of sexual abuse. She joined the firm in 2011 and previously worked for the U.S. Department of Justice. Ms. Cheung graduated from Georgetown University and UCLA School of Law, and has been named a Super Lawyer Rising Star since 2017.

Timothy Edstrom

Lakewood, CO

Tim Edstrom is an attorney who focuses on personal injury and workers' compensation cases. However, he also has extensive experience in a wide variety of legal fields that include criminal defense, family law, immigration, Social Security, business disputes, civil rights violations, sexual harassment, and securities regulation. Tim has done more than 50 jury trials in cases that range from criminal defense of murder in the first degree to high stakes civil cases. His legal background includes having litigated some of the most high-profile civil rights cases in Colorado history, including the Michael DeHerrera and Juan Vasquez police brutality lawsuits. Tim graduated from the University of Colorado at Boulder in 2002 with a degree in political science before receiving his juris doctor degree in 2005 from the University of Denver College of Law. Tim is licensed to practice law in both Colorado and Arizona and is a member of the Workers’ Compensation Education Association (Colorado) and the Arizona Association of Lawyers for Injured Workers. Tim speaks Spanish fluently and proudly represents clients from a broad range of backgrounds and nationalities. Tim, who lives with and enjoys spending time with his wife and two teenage kids, is an obsessive reader who is passionate about sports and has been fortunate to have travelled to more than 30 countries.

Robert Joseph Rivera

Orlando, FL

Robert Joseph Rivera joined Martinez Manglardi PA in 2020. Since 2013 he has focused his practice solely in the area of Workers Compensation. Indeed, Robert has extensive Workers Compensation litigation experience, both from a claimant and insurance perspective. In the past, Robert worked at the largest civil defense firms in the State of Florida representing Employers and Carriers. Having represented both injured workers as well as employers and the carriers who insure them, Robert offers a unique perspective to the practice. Robert will not stop fighting for your benefits until you have received everything you are entitled to. His desire to help injured workers obtain their benefits is what drives him every single day. Robert is a native Puerto Rican who grew up in Miami. After graduating from the University of Miami in 2002 with a degree in finance and economics, Robert moved to Orlando in 2004 to pursue his law degree at Barry University. After graduating from Law School in 2007, Robert began representing large banking institutions in County and Circuit Courts across the State. Mr. Rivera then shifted his practice to Workers Compensation and hasn’t looked back ever since. Robert resides in Central Florida with his wife, who he met in Law School, and their two adorable dogs. When he’s not working, Robert enjoys photography. Mr. Rivera is a member of the Florida Bar, Orange County Bar Association, and the Hispanic Bar Association of Central Florida.

Zachary S. Naert

Hilton Head Island, SC

Zachary S. Naert is an attorney who founded Naert Law Firm, LLC in 2011. He was admitted to practice law in 2009 and has experience in workers' compensation, personal injury, employment law, and timeshare disputes. He is fluent in Spanish and has practiced in various South Carolina state and federal courts.

Judith Conway

Chicago, IL

Judith (Judy) Conway represents victims of serious personal injury and wrongful death, from the initial client introduction through trial and appeal. She focuses on representing victims of mesothelioma, asbestosis, lung cancer, and other asbestos related diseases. During her career, Ms. Conway has successfully represented hundreds of clients and their families in recovering for their personal injury or death. She has secured tens of millions of dollars in settlements for wrongful death and survival action cases in Illinois, and serves as lead counsel for plaintiff’s asbestos litigation and sexual abuse litigation across the United States. Judy played a critical role in obtaining a $20 million settlement, which occurred during closing arguments of a three-week jury trial. Ms. Conway received her Juris Doctor from the University of Michigan Law School. While attending Michigan Law, she was elected President of the Law School Student Senate. Judy earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Notre Dame where she completed a triple major in Political Science, Spanish, and Sociology.

Axel J. Dumas

Lutz, FL

Axel Dumas is a Partner and Managing Attorney at Dumas & Sanclemente Law. Axel was born in Paris, France and moved to Florida in his early teens. Axel's military school education set the tone for his committed and disciplined approach to all of his endeavors. A standout tennis player, Axel attended and played tennis at Florida State University before obtaining a bachelor's degree in Economics in 2009. Shortly thereafter, Axel decided to pursue his legal education at St. Thomas University undertaking their rigorous joint J.D. and MBA program. Furthermore, while at St. Thomas, Axel was a member of St. Thomas' nationally recognized law school trial team. Prior to co-founding Dumas & Sanclemente Law, Axel gained valuable experience as a defense attorney. Axel's experience as a defense attorney allowed Axel to excel at a recognized personal injury law firm virtue of his knowledge and anticipation of defense attorney strategies and tactics. In his spare time, Axel enjoys watersports, powersports, and traveling.

Carolina Abarca Schottland

Crystal Lake, IL

Carolina Abarca Schottland brings almost twenty years of legal practice throughout McHenry, Boone, Winnebago, Cook and Kane Counties, focusing on general Civil Litigation, Workers’ Compensation and Personal Injury. She is also an adjunct Professor at McHenry County College teaching Business Law and is certified as a judge for municipal administrative proceedings. She graduated as a Chancellor’s Scholar from the University of Illinois with an undergraduate degree in Economics and received her Juris Doctor cum laude from the University of Illinois College of Law. She is fluent in Spanish and Portuguese.

Patricia Cruz Fragoso

Danbury, CT

Patricia Cruz Fragoso is a trial attorney and immigrant to the United States, dedicated to seeking justice for those unjustly harmed. She navigates clients through the civil justice system, relates to them in their own language, and advocates for them in court. She has been recognized as a 'Rising Star' by Super Lawyers since 2012 and has secured significant verdicts and settlements for her clients.