Spanish-Speaking Attorneys

Elena Farley

Salem, OR

Elena Farley joined the practice in 2013 after graduating in the top 10 of her law school class. She represents clients in transactions and litigation involving real estate, business, estate planning, and employment law. With expertise in real estate and landlord tenant law, Elena drafts leases, easements, purchase and sale agreements, land sale contracts involving seller financing, promissory notes, deeds of trust, and other transactional documents. She is seasoned in mediation, arbitration, and trials relating to boundary disputes, ejectment claims, fraud and breach of contract allegations stemming from property sales, and other real estate issues. Elena further educates homeowners and property management companies on rapidly changing landlord tenant laws, drafts rental policies and agreements, and represents landlords in disputes including eviction trials, property damage suits, and actions brought by the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Elena assists business owners in forming the corporate entity which best meets their individual needs. She counsels her clients on how to maintain all necessary corporate formalities, such as keeping accurate corporate minutes, and drafts substantive business contracts such as construction contracts. Elena also drafts and reviews business asset or stock sale transactional documents. She has extensive motion practice and civil litigation experience in breach of contract and other business disputes. Elena also advises clients on estate planning issues such as how to provide for minor children. She drafts wills and trusts to meet her clients’ estate planning goals. Additionally, Elena defends employers against wage and hour, discrimination, and other employee claims. She provides classes on best employer practices and drafts employee handbooks, rules and regulations. Elena became interested in employment law, in part, while clerking at Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto, LLP. The Washington, D.C. firm specializes in whistleblower law. She became familiar with whistleblower provisions in the 50 states and assisted in bringing a qui tam action on behalf of the federal government. She is conversational in Spanish.

Jarely Castro

Hillsboro, OR

Jarely was born in Chihuahua, Mexico. Her family moved to rural Wyoming when she was three years old. She moved to Portland, Oregon, after she was awarded a debate scholarship from Lewis and Clark College, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in International Affairs. During her undergraduate career, she competed in parliamentary debate and qualified for a variety of national competitions, where she ranked nationally. Her speech and debate experience taught her the art of persuasion and strong communication skills. She earned her Juris Doctor from Willamette University College of Law. While in law school, she was part of the Moot Court Board and competed in moot court competitions, where she fostered trial advocacy skills. During law school she also gained practical work experience as a law clerk, where she focused on personal injury law. As a first-generation graduate, lawyer, and native Spanish speaker, she uses her Spanish fluency to make legal services more accessible to the Spanish-speaking community by bridging linguistic and cultural gaps. In her free time, she enjoys baking, spending time at the Oregon coast, and going to the gym.

Sydney E. Best

Bozeman, MT

Sydney graduated with High Honors from the University of Montana’s law school in 2019. She served as Articles Editor on the Montana Law Review and worked as a clinical student for Judge Jeremiah Lynch and intern for Judge Amy Eddy. After law school, Sydney clerked for two years for then-Chief United States District Court Judge Dana L. Christensen. Since joining the firm, she has worked on a wide variety of cases including products liability, insurance coverage disputes, dram shop liability, partnership disputes, and personal injury claims.

Ana Islas

Fort Worth, TX

Ana Islas is a graduate of Texas A&M University and Texas A&M School of Law. Ana started her law journey as an Intern at a personal injury firm, where she quickly realized her passion to help people. Growing up, Ana watched high-profile televised trials and realized that one day she too would become a Lawyer. She found her calling when she saw the distress people were in after an accident and wanted to help give them the answers they deserved. Having parents who are immigrants from Mexico, Ana always knew that I wanted to help the people in the Hispanic community who may not be as familiar with the American legal system and the rights and remedies that they have available to them. Ana uses her compassion and knowledge to help the community and clients every day.

James P. Lundy

New York, NY

Since graduating from St. John’s University School of Law in 1992, James Lundy has always practiced in the area of personal law. Over the course of his career, he has successfully handled a wide variety of cases including general negligence, construction accidents, medical malpractice, medical devices, pharmaceuticals, asbestos, lead paint, and other toxic torts and product liability. He met the firm’s founder Richard M. Kenny in 1992 while employed as young associates at Sullivan and Liapakis. They formed a close bond based on shared values and a commitment to protecting the rights of the seriously injured. Throughout the years while working at different firms, the two continued to work on matters as co-counsel. Prior to joining the firm in September 2010, James Lundy was counsel at Wilentz, Goldman, and Spitze handling asbestos, lead paint, toxic tort, pharmaceutical, and medical device cases. While there, as co-trial counsel, he obtained a $4.5 million verdict on behalf of several lead-poisoned children and obtained millions of dollars in compensation for victims of asbestos exposure and harmful pharmaceutical products. Since joining the Law Office of Richard M. Kenny, his successes are many. In just 18 months he has obtained compensation of $3.15 million in combined architectural malpractice, construction project, products liability and negligence case; $1.5 million in a motor vehicle accident case; one million dollars in a personal injury action arising out of a fire in an apartment complex; $760,000 in another fire case; and $985,000 in a medical malpractice case.

Sam Darby

Roanoke, VA

Sam Darby has over 45 years of legal experience, focusing primarily on municipal and business law, including tax-exempt revenue bond financing and infrastructure financing. He is a nationally recognized bond counsel with a Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent Rating. He represents clients in complex business and finance matters, serving as legal counsel for various local and regional business and government entities. Fluent in French and conversant in Spanish and Italian, he has experience with multinational business ventures. He has been recognized as 'Legal Elite' by Virginia Business Magazine and a 'Virginia Super Lawyer'.

R. Emmett Madden

Jenkintown, PA

R. Emmett Madden is an experienced litigator focusing on personal injury and criminal defense in Southeastern Pennsylvania. With over 20 years of experience, he has successfully secured maximum verdicts and settlements for personal injury clients and tried hundreds of criminal cases. He is certified for the United States Eastern District of Pennsylvania Criminal Justice Act (CJA) panel. Fluent in English and Spanish, he is also actively involved in community service.

Jessica Tiburcio

New York, NY

Jessica Tiburcio is a passionate personal injury attorney licensed in New York. She advocates for clients injured due to negligence and is actively involved in community work. She holds a Juris Doctor from University at Buffalo School of Law, a Master of Public Health from UB, and Bachelor's degrees in Philosophy and Economics from John Jay College. She speaks Spanish.

Aaron Dickey

San Antonio, TX

Managing partner at Dickey Law Firm, LLC in Saint Louis, Missouri. 22 years of experience litigating on behalf of mesothelioma victims and their families. Focuses on litigation for victims of asbestos exposure, personal injury, medications, and medical devices. Ensures families and individuals get an opportunity at justice and recover damages to compensate them for their illnesses.

David M. Barish

Chicago, IL

David M. Barish joined Katz Friedman in 2001. He handles cases in various northern Illinois locations and has tried cases against major automotive and supplier plants. He is fluent in Spanish and has represented many Polish-speaking clients. With a four-decade career, he has practiced workers’ compensation law across Illinois and argued many cases before the Appellate Court of Illinois. He holds an AV, preeminent rating from Martindale Hubbell, a perfect 10 rating from Avvo, and is recognized as one of Illinois’ Leading Lawyers. He is a gifted teacher and public speaker on workers’ compensation topics and has lectured at the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission’s arbitrator training. He has represented Social Security Disability and Supplemental Security Income claimants for over 30 years. Prior to Katz Friedman, he was a principal at another firm representing employers and employees. He graduated from Northwestern University in 1980 and earned his J.D. from DePaul College of Law in 1983. He was sworn into the Illinois Bar in November 1983. He is an active member of the Workers’ Compensation Lawyer’s Association and a former chair of the Illinois State Bar Association Workers’ Compensation Section Council. He is also a cycling advocate and storyteller.

Alan L. Cantor

Lynn, MA

Attorney Alan L. Cantor has concentrated his practice in representing catastrophically injured victims and their families in cases involving fire and explosions, defective products, workplace safety, and medical malpractice. Currently, Attorney Cantor devotes much of his time to sophisticated litigation against product manufacturers, companies involved in supervising workplaces, major utilities, and medical professionals. He also has a substantial background in cases involving childhood sexual abuse. He has litigated cases in more than 30 states and has been counsel in more than 100 cases involving seven figure recoveries, including four cases involving eight figure recoveries.

David P. Angueira

Lynn, MA

Attorney David P. Angueira brings years of experience, specializing in the fields of medical malpractice, products liability, and workplace discrimination and harassment. Attorney Angueira began his law career as a Law Clerk for the U.S. Attorney’s office and a Prosecutor with the Essex County D.A.’s office, followed by a Judicial Clerkship with the Massachusetts’s Court of Appeals. Lawyers in various specialties often call upon Attorney Angueira to assist them with cases throughout the country because of his national reputation as a relentless advocate for his clients dealing with complicated legal matters. Attorney Angueira has years of experience product liability, child safety, personal injury, wrongful death, consumer rights, toxic torts, medical malpractice, negligent security, employment discrimination, wrongful termination, labor and employment litigation, whistleblower (Qui Tam) cases and aviation crash cases.

Karina Barska

Brooklyn, NY

Karina Barska, ESQ | Personal Injury Lawyer Brooklyn NY. Areas of Practice: Personal Injury and Negligence Law (Auto Accidents, Slip and Fall Accidents, Construction Accidents, Medical Errors and Malpractice), Commercial Litigation, Transactional Work, No Fault Insurance Litigation, Immigration Law, Mediation and Dispute Resolution.

Brian Mitchell has been advocating for the rights of injured workers since 1996. He started his own practice in 1999 and became a certified specialist in workers’ compensation. He served as the San Diego chapter president of the California Applicant Attorney’s Association (CAAA) in 2004 and 2005, and later as the Los Angeles chapter president in 2019. He formed Mitchell Law Corporation in 2016 and has opened offices in San Diego, Los Angeles, and Riverside. Mr. Mitchell has handled numerous catastrophic injury cases, successfully trying cases and securing lifetime permanent disability awards for clients. He also serves on the Latino Caucus Committee, advocating for legislative change on behalf of immigrant workers in California.

Chadrick S. Henderson

Houston, TX

Chadrick S. Henderson is an attorney at Chad Henderson Law with over 27 years of experience. He practices criminal defense, immigration, personal injury, and estate planning law. He is fluent in English and Spanish and has handled over 2600 criminal cases throughout Texas. He was admitted to practice in Texas in 1996.

Daniel Barli

Clifton, NJ

Born in New York City and raised in New Jersey, Daniel Barli is the founder of Barli Law LLC, where he brings a dynamic, results-driven approach to real estate, business law, civil litigation, family law, and landlord-tenant matters. Serving clients throughout Passaic, Bergen, Essex, and Hudson counties, Daniel is committed to delivering high-impact legal solutions tailored to his clients’ needs. A recipient of New Jersey Super Lawyer’s Rising Stars from 2013 to 2018, Daniel is a member of both the New Jersey and New York State Bar. His career has spanned roles at Lampf Lipkind, DB Enterprises, and Integrity 1st Financial, experiences that have shaped his strategic, business-minded approach to legal challenges. Daniel’s extensive background in business law allows him to guide clients with a practical, results-oriented mindset. Daniel takes pride in being a heart-centered advocate, ensuring that every transaction and case progresses as smoothly as possible. With a deep commitment to integrity and fairness, he prioritizes his clients’ best interests, providing clear, competent legal guidance to ease their concerns and stresses. Fluent in English, Russian, and Spanish, he fosters strong client relationships across diverse communities. A graduate of Seton Hall University School of Law, Daniel also holds a B.A. from Lehigh University. Before launching Barli Law LLC, he interned for the Honorable Claude Coleman in the Essex vicinage, gaining invaluable courtroom experience. Beyond the legal field, Daniel is a family-focused leader who values continuous growth in both his personal and professional life. He enjoys staying physically active, spending quality time with his wife and daughter, and indulging in one of his favorite pastimes-jigsaw puzzle building, a skill he likens to the legal process. “Helping a client navigate their case is a lot like putting together all the pieces of a massive jigsaw puzzle,” he explains. Whether advocating in the courtroom or guiding clients through complex legal matters, Daniel Barli remains steadfast in his mission: helping others navigate the legal system with confidence and clarity.

Justin M. Schmidt

Golden Valley, MN

Justin M. Schmidt started his career in the law as a personal injury paralegal in July 2010 and began working at the Law Office of Jeffrey A. Jones, P.A. in January 2015. After a few years working as a paralegal, he knew his passion was helping the injured and decided to go back to law school. Justin graduated from Mitchell Hamline School of Law in St. Paul, Minnesota in May 2020. Upon completion of law school and obtaining his license, he has successfully represented clients in mediations, arbitrations, court hearings, and at trial.

David J. Finkler

Glen Rock, NJ

David J. Finkler is a seasoned trial attorney with 33 years of experience, specializing in personal injury, commercial litigation, and bankruptcy matters. He is admitted to practice in New Jersey and New York, and has litigated cases across the United States and Canada, including representing Western Union since 1989.

Parker Van Sant

Atlanta, GA

Parker Van Sant has been practicing with Van Sant Law since 2016, focusing exclusively on personal injury law in Georgia. He graduated with honors from Auburn University in 2009 with a Bachelor's Degree in International Business and received his Juris Doctor with honors from Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School in 2016.

Sargis G. Atanous

Monterey, CA

Sargis G. Atanous began his legal career in 1995 representing insurance companies, where he witnessed their tactics to avoid compensating deserving victims. This experience motivated him to switch his focus to exclusively represent injured individuals, battling insurance companies for nearly 30 years. He thrives on fighting for his clients in court, ensuring they receive the compensation they deserve. Outside of work, he enjoys tennis, family time, golf, and is an avid musician and vintage drum collector, volunteering to teach music to underprivileged youth.

Bartosz A. Kmiec

Mt. Clemens, MI

Attorney Bart Kmiec graduated from Wayne State University with a double major in French and Spanish Studies and then went on to earn his law degree from Thomas M. Cooley Law School. He was a law clerk at the Michigan Tax Tribunal. Bart joined Femminineo Law in 2023 after many years representing a large national insurance carrier, gaining valuable insight into the No Fault Act. He primarily handles auto negligence claims, no fault claims, general negligence, dog bites and premises claims.

Stephen P. McLaughlin

Yonkers, NY

Steve McLaughlin is an experienced trial and appellate attorney who represents clients in business disputes, commercial and financing disputes, insurance coverage and bad faith claims, product liability, transportation litigation and employment related matters. Steve has successfully litigated cases at both the trial and appellate levels throughout the United States. Steve also advises clients on risk management and legal compliance and practice, he coordinates national defense strategies and conducts reviews of corporate protocols. He is the Managing Partner of Ansa Assuncao’s New York office.

Adrian Meza

Rockville, MD

Adrian Meza manages the firm's Virginia office. Fluent in English and Spanish, he is a 2003 Rutgers Law School graduate. With over a decade at the firm, he is knowledgeable in all aspects of personal injury claims, including litigation. He is passionate about his clients' cases and works to secure the compensation they deserve. The firm, under his leadership in Virginia, maintains its Top Tier rating by U.S News and World Report and highest Martindale-Hubbell rating.