Spanish-Speaking Attorneys

Maggie Spaulding

Atlanta, GA

Maggie Spaulding is the co-founder and one of the managing partners at Spaulding Injury Law: Atlanta Personal Injury & Car Accident Lawyer. Along with her husband, she works with the Firm’s clients to help injury victims and their families recover just compensation for their losses. Maggie has practiced law for over 15 years entrusted by several judges to act as a Guardian Ad Litem in various Probate Courts. Maggie has gained a reputation in North Georgia’s legal community as a go-to attorney for various probate-related matters. Before founding Spaulding Injury Law: Atlanta Personal Injury & Car Accident Lawyer with her husband, Maggie worked for over a decade for a large North Georgia law firm handling wills, trusts, estates, and Probate litigation matters. She is a past member and President of the North Forsyth Rotary Club and a member of the Forsyth County Bar Association.

Aaron Farkas

Encino, CA

Aaron Farkas is an associate with the Mirroknian Law Firm. He is committed to pursuing justice for his clients, bringing the fight to corporations, insurance companies, and various governmental agencies. He has extensive experience representing both plaintiffs and defendants in personal injury, employment, and criminal matters. Mr. Farkas has successfully brought several cases to trial, and has consistently obtained favorable verdicts for his clients. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Farkas developed his trial and advocacy skills as a Deputy Public Defender for the County of Los Angeles. Mr. Farkas graduated from Southwestern Law School, where he attained the Widman/Schumacher Merit Scholarship for all three years of his attendance. While in law school, he was the Vice-President of Southwestern Law School’s Criminal Law Society, and received the CALI Award and Witkin Award for achieving the highest grade in Constitutional Law and Constitutional Criminal Procedure. In his spare time, Mr. Farkas enjoys travelling, competing in trivia tournaments, and watching cheesy horror movies with his girlfriend.

Jorge Angulo

Pinellas Park, FL

Jorge Angulo is an experienced and dedicated attorney based in Pinellas Park, Florida, with over 25 years of legal practice. He is the founder of Angulo Law Office, P.A. and specializes in criminal defense, personal injury, business law, employment law, and traffic law. Jorge is fluent in both English and Spanish, ensuring effective communication with a diverse clientele. He is committed to providing high-quality legal representation, offering free criminal defense consultations and working on a contingency basis for personal injury cases. His dedication to justice and his clients' rights makes him a sought-after attorney in the area.

Cindy M. Vazquez

El Paso, TX

Cindy M. Vazquez is a shareholder and handles a variety of litigation matters, ranging from emergency accident response and investigation to jury verdicts, in the areas of personal injury, premises and products liability, trucking, transportation, and insurance defense. Cindy’s fluency in Spanish allows her to seamlessly communicate with and represent cross-border motor carriers and Hispanic businesses.

Susan Veltry is an attorney with over 30 years of experience, specializing in traffic tickets, aggravated unlicensed operation, suspended license restoration, personal injury, and criminal defense. She serves clients across Long Island, Upstate New York, and the 5 Boroughs.

Julio A. de Armas

Miami, FL

Julio A. de Armas is a Miami-Dade native and experienced litigator. He primarily handles personal injury, contractual disputes, construction law, real estate litigation, and bankruptcy. He is licensed in Florida and New York and admitted to federal courts for the Southern and Middle Districts of Florida. He is a member of the Coral Gables Bar Association and Cuban American Bar Association.

Kenneth M. Gutsch

Anchorage, AK

Kenneth Gutsch graduated Phi Beta Kappa with a B.A. in Russian from Knox College. He attended Leningrad State University in the Soviet Union and the University of Besancon in France during his undergraduate studies. He worked in the Peace Corps in Senegal for two years, and has a working knowledge of French, Russian and Spanish. Mr. Gutsch graduated from the University of Illinois School of Law in 1988 as a member of the Law Review; International Moot Court team, and Editor of the Recent Decisions section of the Illinois Bar Journal. Mr. Gutsch was admitted to the Alaska Bar in 1988. He is a member of the American and Alaska Bar Associations, as well as the Defense Counsel of Alaska. He is also a current Director, and past-president of Alaska Special Olympics. He has been a member of Rotary International since 2008. Mr. Gutsch practices in the areas of personal injury/premises liability, product liability, professional malpractice and insurance coverage litigation before the Alaska State and Federal Courts. He has drafted an Amicus Curiae brief on behalf of the Defense Counsel of Alaska on tort issues before the Alaska Supreme Court.

Jorge L. Maxion

West Palm Beach, FL

Few personal injury attorneys have a career trajectory as diverse as Jorge Maxion’s. After graduating from the University of Miami Law School in 1987, Jorge went the corporate route, spending the first part of his legal career working as a liability adjuster and staff attorney for some of the nation’s largest insurers. As a litigator for GEICO, Nationwide, The Travelers, and Progressive, he defended the insurers from liability claims. Fast forward 20 years. Like many who started defending the insurers, Jorge made the transition to the other side of the courtroom in 2008, working on behalf of injured victims. In 2014, he joined GOLDLAW. Maxion’s impressive career includes 30 years of active experience inside the courtroom. As a litigator and Magistrate in Palm Beach County Court, his experience is unmatched by most personal injury attorneys, who rarely actively litigate and adjudicate cases in an actual courtroom. This path has allowed him to experience the competitive benefit of a 360-degree perspective on his cases, as he’s experienced them as a defense lawyer, plaintiff lawyer, and judicial officer. His clients benefit from the fact that he can provide them with experience in the courtroom and a skill set that few other attorneys can match. Recently, Jorge has successfully transitioned to the pre-suit phase of the personal injury claim process. Having resolved thousands of cases throughout his distinguished career, specializing in automotive and trucking accidents, boating accidents, and premises liability, he has embraced making the move from the “front lines” of personal injury law to getting quick resolutions for a variety of claims. Being bi-lingual, he proudly serves the Spanish-speaking community, and is the litigation lawyer assigned to many of the lawsuits for clients of the firm whose first, and in many cases, only language is Spanish.

Luis Haquia

Teaneck, NJ

NJ Supreme Court Certified Civil Trial Attorney and senior trial lawyer with Davis Saperstein & Salomon, P.C. Specializes in personal injury law and trial law in New Jersey and New York, particularly serving the Latino community. Admitted to practice in New Jersey and New York state courts, as well as Federal District Courts in New Jersey and the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Honored as "Man of the Year" by La Tribuna in 2005 for his accomplishments and leadership in the Cuban-American community.

Robert J. Ross

Phoenix, AZ

Robert Ross is an Associate Attorney at Rafi Law Group, specializing in auto accident, personal injury, and wrongful death cases. He is a competent lawyer who challenges insurance companies to help injured clients secure fair compensation. Robert moved to Phoenix in 2005 after graduating from Thomas M. Cooley Law School with an academic scholarship. He previously studied Political Theory and Constitutional Democracy at Michigan State University. In Phoenix, he found a genuine opportunity to excel as a personal injury attorney, committed to achieving superior results and exceeding expectations for his clients.

Bianca Pagani is a personal injury attorney with Brandon J. Broderick, Attorney at Law. Bianca brings a compassionate and nurturing approach to client care -- and to the negotiation table where she uses it to her client’s advantage. Her tough-but-friendly approach has proven successful, especially in cases where the insurance company initially denied a claim. Bianca has won settlements and compensation paid in full on behalf of her clients. Ms. Pagani is admitted to practice in New York and New Jersey and is fluent in Spanish.

Christopher J. McNally

Newport, RI

The ocean is and always has been a central part of my life. I have been unable to escape it, though I have not really tried all that hard. I am always drawn back to the sea. I have studied, sailed, fished, explored, played and worked on the ocean throughout my life. I have come to respect and cherish the ocean, its inhabitants and our interactions and dependency upon the world’s oceans. Eighty percent of the world’s population lives in close proximity to the shore, and that population places significant burdens upon the dynamic systems at the interface between land and sea. I understand the conflict that exists between natural systems and our desire to live, play and work close to the ocean. I was born overseas and traveled extensively with my family as a child and then while working as a professional mariner until discovering Newport. My wife, two boys and I have made Newport our home since 2000. Newport, and Rhode Island in general, are special. Rhode Island leads the way in facing the challenges of living at or near the shore. Our extensive coastline, fantastic harbors, and prestigious maritime history in both commercial and recreational seagoing endeavors furthers our connection and interdependence on the ocean. Accordingly, we have extensive regulations managing almost all of our interactions between the land and the sea. As a Professional Mariner licensed by the U.S.C.G. and the Royal Yachting Association / Maritime and Coastguard Authority (RYA/MCA) I remain actively involved in many aspects of the Maritime industry. I maintain and sail on both my U.S.C.G. 500 Ton Master and R.Y.A. 200 Ton Yacht master licenses, both with Oceans Endorsements. My passion and understanding of the ocean combined with my knowledge of maritime and coastal law and regulations allow me to provide sound advice and counsel for my clients and to advocate vigorously on their behalf when necessary.

Elham Boustani Haddon

Rochester, MN

Elham Boustani Haddon joined the Sandberg Law Firm in 2017. She brings legal analysis, advocacy skills, knowledge of medicine, and empathy to her clients' cases. She is a member of The Minnesota State Bar Association, The Ohio State Bar Association, The State Bar of Texas, The Federal Bar Association, The Minnesota Association for Justice, and The American Association of Nurse Attorneys. She is also a Registered Nurse and Certified Critical Care Nurse. She is fluent in Arabic and has studied French and Spanish.

Samantha Fried

Rockville Centre, NY

Samantha Fried is an Associate Attorney at Mark E. Weinberger, P.C. since 2001. Her practice focuses on Personal Injury matters including Motor Vehicle Accidents, Premises Liability, Labor Law, Wrongful Death, and Probate and Estate Administration. Ms. Fried has been admitted to practice law since 1994 in New York and New Jersey, and the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York.

Samir Hadeed

Pittsburgh, PA

Samir Hadeed is a Pittsburgh criminal and injury lawyer with over 15 years of experience, practicing since 2008. He is a multilingual advocate, fluent in English, Spanish, Arabic, Portuguese, and Italian, ensuring clear communication and personalized legal guidance for his clients. Known for his compassionate, client-focused service and calculated legal strategies, he is dedicated to fighting for fair treatment and achieving results in criminal defense, personal injury, auto accidents, and traffic ticket cases.

Aaron O. Anguiano is an experienced attorney in Modesto, CA, with nearly 25 years of experience in personal injury and family law. He aggressively fights to maximize recovery for his clients, demonstrating superior empathy and legal expertise in and out of court.

W. Raymond Johnson III

Mesa, AZ

W. Raymond Johnson III (Ray Johnson) is an experienced and aggressive personal injury attorney with over 26 years of experience. He is one of the most trusted and respected personal injury lawyers in Mesa, AZ, dedicated to representing victims of car accidents, medical malpractice, and wrongful death cases.

David A. DiBrigida is a personal injury attorney and a member of the New Jersey and Pennsylvania Bars since 1992. He exclusively practices plaintiff personal injury law, having personally handled thousands of cases and secured over $75 million for his clients. He is committed to providing a stress-free process and personally handles each case from start to finish.

Eric L. Toscano

San Francisco, CA

Eric brings over twenty years of entrepreneurial and legal experience to his role as Chief Executive Officer of Tenant Law Group, a firm recognized by the San Francisco Business Times as one of the Fastest Growing Private Companies in the Bay Area in 2024; by Law Firm 500 for the past six years as one of the 100 fastest growing law firms in the United States; by Inc. 5000 in 2022, 2024, and 2025 as one of the fastest growing private companies in the country; and by Great Place to Work® every year since 2021 as a Great Place to Work. In less than ten years, Eric has grown Tenant Law Group from a de facto solo practice to the largest law firm in California (and arguably the United States) dedicated exclusively to tenant representation. Named Super Lawyers® Rising Star every year from 2015 to 2019, and Northern California Super Lawyer® every year since 2021, Eric is passionate about entrepreneurship, litigation, and social justice. Although he practiced as an attorney at the firm from 2016 to 2020, he now dedicates 100% of his time to running it. As Chief Executive Officer, his primary focus is on leading a team of nearly forty legal professionals, recruiting and retaining top-tier legal talent from around the world, attracting and onboarding new clients, building the firm’s technology infrastructure, overseeing all finances, and continuing to scale the firm to serve approximately 17 million tenants in California. Born in the South Bay and raised in the Central Valley and Wine Country, Eric earned a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Stanford University, where he was actively involved in Stanford Student Enterprises (an organization of student entrepreneurs); studied abroad in Florence, Italy for a quarter; and played on the Stanford Rugby Team. Before attending law school, Eric spent three years living in Italy. There, he founded an English language school (The English Language Institute of Montebelluna) in Montebelluna, Italy, and launched an online company that helps people with Italian ancestry be recognized as Italian citizens (Italian Citizenship & Genealogy Services). He earned his law degree from UC Davis School of Law, where he was President of the Student Bar Association, a member of the Moot Court Board, and one of ten students in his class selected to be a member of The Order of Barristers, a national honor society dedicated to excellence in oral advocacy. During law school, Eric also worked as an intern in the Government Division of the San Francisco City Attorney’s Office, and as a judicial extern for the Honorable Morrison C. England, Jr. of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California. After law school, he spent two and a half years working on behalf of large technology companies as a patent litigator for an international law firm. Although he found the work interesting, he was frustrated by the lack of skilled management and clear expectations (beyond billable hours) and by a culture he felt was driven by organizational hierarchy and office politics. When he founded Tenant Law Group (originally, Toscano Law Group) in January 2016, his goal was to build a different kind of law firm: one that fostered critical thinking and innovation; one focused on the personal, professional, and economic growth of its team members; one operated by clearly documented policies, systems, and procedures; one that offered a positive and supportive environment and took no team member for granted; and one that was committed to growing rapidly to serve an expanding and underserved clientele-in this case, tenants. While an attorney at Tenant Law Group, Eric dedicated 100% of his practice to tenant rights. He defended tenants in unlawful detainer (eviction) proceedings and pursued cases against landlords on behalf of tenants arising from illegal rent-controlled apartment evictions, harassment, unsafe conditions and repair issues, rodent and other pest infestations, and floods and fires. Eric has given back to the legal community through his involvement with his alma mater, UC Davis School of Law (King Hall), the Bar Association of San Francisco (BASF), and the San Francisco Eviction Defense Collaborative. In July 2025, he was elected President of the UC Davis School of Law Alumni Association Board of Directors. As President, Eric will work with the Board to strengthen connections among the Law School’s approximately 8,800 alumni worldwide; support current students through mentorship, networking, and professional development; and celebrate and amplify the achievements of the UC Davis Law School alumni community. He regularly returns to King Hall as an alumni panelist in the school’s Legal Research and Writing and Lawyering Process courses. He served on the Barristers Club of the BASF Board of Directors for two years (and was Vice President of the Board for one of those years), and was named Barrister of the Year in 2014. From 2015 to 2019, he served on the Board of Directors of the Eviction Defense Collaborative, a San Francisco nonprofit that helps low-income tenants defend themselves in unlawful detainer lawsuits. He has also given talks to UC College of the Law (formerly UC Hastings) students on entrepreneurship and tenant law.

Bobby Alaghebandan

Newport Beach, CA

Mr. Alaghebandan is the managing partner at the Orange County workers' compensation firm, Alvandi Law Group, and a member of the California Applicant’s Attorney Association, having been with the firm since 2011. Mr. Alaghebandan attended the University of California-Los Angeles, earning his bachelor’s degree in Political Science. As an undergraduate, he completed a summer internship at a San Francisco based Fortune 500 company honing his skills understanding the business operations of corporate employers. He subsequently attended Southwestern Law School, receiving his Juris Doctorate in 2010 while being admitted to the State Bar of California in the same year. During this time, he spent a summer abroad studying comparative torts at Oxford University’s Magdalen College in the United Kingdom. Over the course of his career, Mr. Alaghebandan has obtained a multitude of trial victories for injured workers with denied claims throughout a broad spectrum of California’s labor force, while also successfully overturning decisions at the trial court level through Petitions for Reconsideration at the WCAB. Mr. Alaghebandan has separately obtained favorable outcomes for clients who were subject to Labor Code 132(a) violations by an employer, in addition to obtaining life pension and 100% Permanent Total Disability Awards for clients who have suffered a catastrophic injury. He also has extensive experience representing injured workers entitled to or eligible for SSDI/ Medicare benefits, diligently navigating the intricacies and overlap involved in order to protect their ancillary benefits through the use of Special Needs Trusts, Medicare Set-Asides, and structured settlements. Mr. Alaghebandan speaks conversational Spanish and Farsi. In his spare time, he is an avid fan of UCLA athletics and enjoys attending sporting events with his wife.

Christopher Bandas

Corpus Christi, TX

Based in Corpus Christi, Chris Bandas successfully puts his experience to work for plaintiffs, consistently obtaining substantial recoveries against big business nationwide. A native Texan, Chris’s legal skills have been called on across the state and across the nation. Having practiced defense litigation for the first half of his career in some of the state’s most prestigious law firms, Chris has insight into the tactics and strategies of corporate giants and their insurance companies. Since then, Chris has successfully put his experience to work for plaintiffs, consistently obtaining substantial recoveries against big business. He speaks fluent Spanish and has a reputation for keeping his clients informed and empowered. He was also an Associate Editor for the University of Houston Law Review from 1992-1993.

David A. Kaufman

La Jolla, CA

Attorney David A. Kaufman is a native of San Diego, California. He earned his B.A. in History from Claremont McKenna College in 2001 and his J.D. from the University of Wisconsin Madison School of Law in 2009. Admitted to practice in California in 2011, he gained experience in construction, contract legal services, and healthcare contracting at UCSD and Rady Children's Hospital. He transitioned to civil litigation, focusing on employment and personal injury cases, and founded the Kaufman Firm in 2018, which later became the Law Offices of David A. Kaufman, APC in 2019. His practice areas include personal injury, employment litigation, civil litigation, real estate, probate, and insurance issues, with a dedication to representing victims and fighting for justice.

Edward Glynn

Rockville, MD

Edward Glynn is an attorney with over fifteen years of experience in criminal law, handling thousands of cases in Maryland and Virginia. He has successfully tried felonies, drug cases, DUIs, traffic offenses, protective orders, assaults, and personal injury cases. He is licensed to practice law in Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C., and is fluent in Spanish. Edward received his J.D. from Emory University School of Law in 2008 and his B.A. from Middlebury College in 2003.

Jack E. Gritton, II

Murfreesboro, TN

Since 1995, Attorney Jack Gritton has represented clients throughout his community with distinction. Throughout his career as a Murfreesboro personal injury lawyer, he has helped his clients secure damage awards in the millions of dollars, earning a reputation for relentless advocacy when it counts. He has handled hundreds of cases and has brought lawsuits against some of the nation’s largest insurance carriers. Jack is a graduate of the Nashville School of Law, and he has a background in economics. This background helps him evaluate his clients’ situations more accurately to help them obtain the best possible outcome for their situation.