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Shahzeen Karim is an accomplished litigator, well-known for her fervent support of her clients and her authoritative presence in courtrooms. Her deep experience in immigration law and her passion for impactful advocacy shape her proactive approach to legal practice. Her journey began in Chicago, where Shahzeen made her mark by handling various criminal cases, ranging from misdemeanors to felonies, in the courts of Cook County. Upon her move to Texas, Shahzeen honed her focus on immigration law. She initially worked with family-related immigration cases, helping clients with VAWA benefits, U Visas, hardship waivers, adjustment of status, and naturalization processes. Subsequently, she transitioned...

Casey Xavier is a Louisiana native, but Las Vegas is his forever home. At age 18, Casey decided to run for the city council of his hometown in Louisiana. He was elected at the age of 20, becoming the youngest elected official in Louisiana history. By unanimous vote of his fellow council members, he was appointed mayor pro-tempore of the city at the same age. And at age 21, his state political party elected him as the party’s vice-chair of elected officials. Casey has lived and worked all over America before making Las Vegas his home. Before law, his experience ranged...

Patrick J. Lanciotti works in the environmental litigation and toxic tort department of Napoli Shkolnik, where his practice focuses primarily on environmental class actions and mass tort litigations. Mr. Lanciotti currently represents individuals injured by the Flint Water Crisis, In re: Flint Water Litigation, one of the largest contaminated water litigations in the country. Other cases include representing individuals and municipalities injured as a result of exposure to Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the following matters: Westhampton, New York, Hoosick Falls, New York, Colorado Springs, Colorado, and Yaphank, New York. Finally, Mr. Lanciotti represents thousands of children with...

A former Assistant United States Attorney with dozens of trials under his belt, Justin Dillon now uses his years of litigation and investigative experience to defend clients in Title IX and campus discipline cases and in complex, high-stakes white-collar criminal investigations. Justin has gained nationwide attention for his work representing students and professors in campus misconduct cases, which he and his firm have handled at more than 100 schools nationwide. Along with his partner Chris Muha, he co-authored Title IX Hearings and Litigation: A Practitioner’s Guide, published by The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression and available here to any member...

Shan’s professional and personal background gives him a unique understanding of academic institutions and the criminal justice system. A former federal prosecutor in Washington, D.C., he is at home in D.C. Courts and very familiar with all of the Washington, D.C. law enforcement agencies, especially the Metropolitan Police Department. His parents were university professors so he grew up in a university environment. He understands the mindset of academic institutions. As a prosecutor, he supervised in the misdemeanor crime section. This is the section of the Washington, D.C. prosecutor’s office that handles most college student cases....

Chuck is a nationally-recognized attorney, author and speaker. He is licensed to practice in both Florida and Minnesota and provides guidance to his clients in the areas of estate planning, elder law and asset protection strategies. Over the last few years, Chuck has taught advanced estate and asset protection strategies to over 25,000 of his colleagues and other financial professionals across the country including representatives from the Department of the Treasury, state revenue departments and some of the nation's largest banks and financial advisory firms. Chuck has been interviewed and appeared on numerous national and local media outlets including USA...

Daniel López S. is ecuadorian lawfirm LOPEZ RIBADENEIRA Managing partner and co-founder. He currently directs the Dispute Resolution Department, and others. Daniel has over twelve years’ experience in dispute resolution, administrative and contentious-administrative proceedings and arbitration against administrative acts and contracts arising from Public Administration. Daniel has extensive experience in projects and disputes related to Public Procurement and Strategic Sectors, advising and exercising legal representation of domestic and foreign companies in lawsuits against the state and its institutions, as well as in civil litigation. He was invited by the State Attorney General to work in the public sector as his...

M.B. Adelson, LL.M. - Practices throughout Florida and consults nationwide, on property and property rights law, natural resources (especially water) and environmental law; title and boundary issues, easements, shoreline property rights and submerged lands; public lands, resource conservation, fisheries resources; boat ramps, docks, marinas and waterway access; local, state and federal regulatory agency licensing, permitting, compliance and remediation; firearms personal ownership and firearms business laws; professional ethics; provides representation in administrative and judicial trials and appellate litigation. Mr. Adelson is a certified mediator, a member of The Florida Bar, and is admitted in the...

Attorney Mandy L. Kelly received her law degree from the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law. Prior to law school, Mrs. Kelly received her Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration-Pre Law from Michigan State University. Mandy previously worked for the University of Detroit Mercy’s non-profit organization, Project SALUTE, helping low-income veterans obtain military compensation and pension benefits. She has traveled the country assisting veterans in obtaining VA disability benefits and has trained new attorneys in the area of veterans law. Mrs. Kelly has focused her practice on helping disabled veterans returning home from serving our country. She works tirelessly to...

Marilynn Mika Spencer is the founding and managing attorney of Spencer Johnson McCammon LLP. The firm practices
exclusively in the fields of labor law, employment law, employee benefits, and personal injury. Ms. Spencer
represents clients in the public and private sectors in most areas of labor and employment law including wage
and hour claims, union law, disability discrimination and reasonable accommodation, other discrimination,
administrative compliance, contract and intellectual property matters, employee benefits, and selected class
actions. She regularly appears in federal and state courts and in administrative agencies including the
National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), the Public Employment Relations Board (PERB), the Department of
Fair Employment and...

Joshua F. Scrivani is a litigation attorney in Tiveron Law’s Personal Injury and Medical Malpractice departments. His focus areas within the Personal Injury Department include automobile accidents, slip and fall accidents, wrongful death, dog bite incidents, and construction accidents. Before joining the firm, Mr. Scrivani worked at several local personal injury law firms. Early in his legal career, he developed his unwavering passion for helping his seriously injured clients achieve the best possible results. Joshua understands the unique hardships endured by each client and prides himself on his personal approach to every case. Mr. Scrivani grew up in the City of Buffalo...

Ms. Hiles is an associate at Petro Cohen, P.C. focusing on workers’ compensation claims with more than 25 years of legal experience. Her practice at Petro Cohen has included working in all areas of workers’ compensation, including traumatic injury claims as well as occupational exposure claims. Ms. Hiles attended West Virginia University in Morgantown, West Virginia where she majored in political science and obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1993. She then enrolled in law school at Widener University School of Law located in Wilmington, Delaware. During law school, Ms. Hiles she completed the Intensive Trial Advocacy Program, and also participated...

Highly motivated litigation lawyer with broad-based experience in both entrepreneurial and law firm environments. Extensive experience in civil litigation involving plaintiff and defense catastrophic personal injury and death, business-to-business disputes, employment and commercial claims involving individuals. Accomplished leader known for his organization, focus, ability to work well with people of every level within a firm and for getting the best possible result for his clients.

LEGAL PRACTICE
The Mills Law Firm 1985-present
Dallas, Texas
Represents clients in matters involving civil claims and litigation including those areas of personal injury and wrongful death consisting of auto, motorcycle and truck, construction, medical malpractice, premises liability...

Attorney William M. Cavanaugh is Board Certified by The Florida Bar as an expert in U.S. Immigration and Nationality Law. Mr. Cavanaugh was admitted to the Florida Bar in 2005 and has concentrated his law practice exclusively on U.S. Immigration and Nationality Law and advocating on behalf of foreign nationals since 2006. He has extensive experience representing clients throughout the U.S. before U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Executive Office for Immigration Review (Immigration Courts), Board of Immigration Appeals, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, and the Department of State and Department of Labor. Mr. Cavanaugh received his J.D....

Marshall Ray is an award-winning attorney who has experience in a variety of criminal and civil litigation matters. He represents the accused in state and federal court. His civil experience includes labor and employment, construction, business litigation, civil rights, and appeals. Marshall has extensive experience in government relations, and he advises and consults with private and governmental organizations regarding their employee policies and practices. Additionally, he has conducted large-scale internal investigations. In 2014 he was named New Mexico’s Outstanding Young Lawyer of the Year by the State Bar of New Mexico. In 2015, he...

Eva DuBuisson received her law degree with high honors from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Law in 2007, and has earned a Master of Public Policy degree from the Terry Sanford Institute of Public Policy at Duke University. While in law school, Ms. DuBuisson was a Chancellor’s Scholar, a published staff member of the North Carolina Law Review and an Articles & Notes Editor for the First Amendment Law Review, and admitted to the Order of the Coif. She completed her undergraduate studies at Duke University, where she was a Trinity Scholar and received an...

Nicholas M. Krayer is a founding partner of Pratcher Krayer LLC where he practices in the areas of personal injury and workers’ compensation law. Nick is a Delawarean through and through. He was born in Wilmington, Delaware and attended St. Elizabeth High School. Subsequently, Nick attended the University of Delaware then Widener University School of Law in Wilmington, Delaware. In law school, Nick served as a law clerk for the Delaware Department of Justice and received the pro bono distinction for his volunteer legal work.

When Nick graduated law school, he served as a...

Abe Chaballout specializes in providing advice and counsel to individuals, families, businesses, and high-net-worth entrepreneurs. His skillset includes setting up revocable and irrevocable trusts, asset protection, complex estate planning, tax optimization, and succession management. He has also served as a business attorney where he helped clients navigate corporate formations, mergers and acquisitions, contract review, governance, and financing transactions, including venture capital – giving him an unparalleled edge sharpened with a wide array of legal knowledge. Abe earned his law degree from the prestigious University of California Berkeley School of Law, and his bachelor’s from Cornell University. Based on his academic excellence, he...

A lawyer who understands the concerns you have and the situations you are going through, may be hard to find. As someone who has been through a divorce and heavily involved in the criminal justice system, attorney Heath L. Baker may understand your concerns regarding your family law, criminal law, and personal injury cases, more than you would expect. Mr. Baker understands what it is like to face emotionally difficult situations, which go beyond “winning” a case. Mr. Baker retired from the Riverside Police Department after obtaining years of experience with the courts, investigations, and the judicial process, seeing both sides of...

Congratulations to Robert W. Chambers, who just received an AVVO.com rating which places him within the Top 1% of Local Lawyers! Rob Chambers is a founding partner of the law firm of Coleman and Chambers, LLP and is a well-respected lawyer in Gainesville, Hall County and throughout the State of Georgia. Over the course of Rob's distinguished legal career, he has had the honor of serving the people of Hall County as a State Court Judge, Flowery Branch, Georgia as their City Attorney, his fellow attorneys of Hall and...

Attorney Nicholas G. Platt, a native of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

Attorney Platt earned a Bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice, with a minor in Computer Forensics, from Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania in 2012. After graduating from Bloomsburg University, Attorney Platt began working for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania's Department of Human Services as an Income Maintenance Caseworker in Hazleton, Pennsylvania. In 2015, Attorney Platt enrolled in law school at Widener University Commonwealth Law School as an Evening Division student and continued serving Pennsylvania's most vulnerable citizens with the Department of Human Services' Office of Medical Assistance Programs.

During law school, Attorney Platt continued his...

Joe Gutheinz is licensed to practice law in ten courts, including the Texas Supreme Court; the United States Court of Appeals for the 5th, 10th and 11th Circuits; the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; and the United States Supreme Court. He is a former Commissioner on the Texas Commission on Fire Protection, a Former Commissioned Member of the Texas State Council on Sex Offender Treatment and a Former Commissioned Member on the Texas Department of Criminal Justice Advisory Committee on Offenders with Medical and Mental Impairments. As a college instructor, he has taught over 200 graduate and...

Meredith G. Schmid, an attorney formerly employed by the United States Department of Justice, aggressively represents clients in York County, Maine, who have found themselves caught up in the legal system. Attorney Meredith Schmid defends clients charged with OUI/DWI and drug-related offenses, as well as other felony and misdemeanor crimes. Meredith also tirelessly represents clients in family matter disputes including child custody, child protection, and guardianship. Prior to moving to Maine, Meredith specialized in National Security Law and Counterterrorism in Washington, D.C. As an attorney with the Department of Justice’s National Security Division, Meredith collaborated with...

Before opening a law practice, Grover "Pete" Peters served in the military and then served as a healthcare executive. He now offers legal services in several practice areas including Aviation Law, Business Law, Estate Planning, Personal Injury and more.

Pete is a retired U.S. Army Medical Service Corps officer and a former healthcare executive having served as a COO, CIO, and CEO of various healthcare organizations and systems across the United States. In addition to practicing law, Pete has extensive experience in business development. He regularly consults with providers and medical groups developing freestanding emergency departments and micro hospitals. In...

Education Ms. Mayer graduated from the University of California, Davis with degrees in Political Science and Communications. She earned her Juris Doctorate from Santa Clara University School of Law with a Certificate in Public Interest and Social Justice. Awards and Honors During law school, Heather Mayer was recognized with the Award for Best Oral Advocate and the Pro Bono Award. Ms. Mayer is the recipient of the prestigious Witkin Award for Academic Excellence in Wills & Trusts, Advanced Legal Writing, Interviewing & Counseling, and for the Advanced Practice Clinic of the Northern California Innocence Project....

Zak Dablow has been a licensed attorney in Oregon for nearly 17 years and has recently gained admission to practice law in Washington State. He possesses extensive experience in litigation across various areas, corporate governance, and business consulting. Since 2007, Zak has been in private practice as an attorney in Salem. His passion for the law enables him to work with exceptional clients in the picturesque Willamette Valley. In many cases, he either helps rectify injustices or contributes positively to his community by creating beneficial outcomes. Zak's approach focuses on building strong client relationships by protecting their interests through practical problem-solving. He...

When she was younger, Madison Libby had dreams of becoming a high school band director and she even started college as a music major. But those plans changed after she developed an interest in politics and landed a summer internship at a family law firm in her hometown. She soon switched her major to political science with a concentration in pre-law -- decisions that would eventually lead her to law school and to the Deuterman Law Group. Madison began working at DLG as a law clerk after her first year at Elon University School of Law. She clerked in the personal injury...

Paul Gaymon is the founder of The Gaymon Law Firm, PLLC where he focuses his legal practice on representing individuals and businesses with tax debts and other financial problems. Mr. Gaymon represents consumer and business debtors in complex Chapter 7, 11 and 13 bankruptcies. He regularly appears before the United States Bankruptcy Court and interacts with the Internal Revenue Service, the Comptroller of Maryland, and the Virginia Department of Taxation on behalf of his clients. Prior to representing persons and businesses with tax and other financial problems, Mr. Gaymon served as an Attorney-Advisor to the Assistant Secretary...

Experienced Tax Attorney (decades of experience) with a demonstrated history of working in the legal tax services industry. Strong professional skills in business and personal tax controversies, employment taxes, audits, and trust fund assessments. Experience representing taxpayers before the state taxing authorities, the IRS, and the United States Tax Court. Expert in representing taxpayers before the Employment Development Department or EDD, the California Department of Tax & Fee Administration or CDTFA as well as the Franchise Tax Board or FTB. My job is to achieve the lowest settlement allowed by law.

My many years of tax law experience...

Pamela H. Woldow, Partner and General Counsel of Edge International has personally experienced the practice of law from all angles. Following both large-firm and environmental boutique litigation practice, Pam served variously as the Director of Litigation Management for a multi-billion dollar publicly-held financial services company, General Counsel of an Entrepreneurial Enterprise -- and Chief Counsel of the Pennsylvania Department of Insurance, where she supervised a large legal staff, controlled an annual litigation budget of over $100 million, and recruited and supervised outside counsel in all 50 states. As in-house counsel herself, Pam created sophisticated law department management systems, instituted convergence...

Attorney Phillip M. Davis has many years of experience prosecuting and defending claims made pursuant to the Defense Base Act (DBA), Longshore and Harbor Workers Compensation Act (LHWCA), and Nonappropriated Fund Instrumentalities Act (NAF or NAFI) before the United States Department of Labor (DOL), Benefits Review Board (BRB), and United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. In addition, Mr. Davis has extensive experience handling War Hazards Compensation Act (WHCA) claims.

Mr. Davis has represented injured workers, employers and insurance carriers in thousands of claims. Currently, Mr. Davis represents injured workers with DBA, LHWCA and NAF claims.

Mr. Davis earned his...

The firm’s founder, Thomas R. Hurwitz has practiced law in multiple areas throughout his career. He is highly respected in the legal community for his work in numerous areas. He was chosen by his peers as a “Super Lawyer” – one of Minnesota’s Best Lawyers. Mr. Hurwitz is a member of the Minnesota State Bar Association, the Hennepin County Bar Association, and joined the Minnesota Trial Lawyers Association in 1990. Mr. Hurwitz is listed in Who’s Who in Executives and Businesses and the National Registry of Who’s Who for his work as an attorney. Thomas Hurwitz has received numerous commendations...

Corey, a Connecticut native, grew up in South Florida and Northern Virginia where he discovered an early interest in Law.

After graduating from high school, Corey served in the U.S. Navy onboard the U.S.S Harry S. Truman CVN-75 aircraft carrier as a Machinist Mate (MM) in Reactor Propulsion Division. As an MM, Corey helped operate and maintain vital equipment in the ship's nuclear power plant. Additionally, Corey participated in Command and Reactor Department drills to maintain mission readiness during the ship's 2010 Middle East Deployment. During the deployment the Truman provided close air support to coalition forces operating in...

Stacy Henderson is an attorney that was born to practice law. She won her first trial in 4th grade at Woodway Elementary in Fort Worth, Texas. From that date, her desire was to zealously represent people and to make sure that their rights were protected. As a high school student in Carrollton, Texas she interned for the City Attorney's Office of Carrollton. Ms. Henderson attended Stephen F. Austin State University (SFASU) where she received a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and a minor in Sign Language Interpreting. While at SFASU, Ms. Henderson used sign language to assist persons on the...

Ms. Zuckerman is an experienced employment attorney who has settled and litigated employee cases in virtually all areas of the practice. She has also handled numerous appeals involving employee rights issues, including several before the NJ Supreme Court. Since 2007, she has each year been selected by her peers as a "Super Lawyer" in the area of "Employment Litigation: Plaintiff." A well-regarded Mercer County wrongful termination lawyer, she is currently one of only a few lawyers in the State of New Jersey to have received this designation. Ms. Zuckerman was born in Orange, New Jersey in 1959. After two...

Prior to entering private practice, Ms. Harper served as Director of Corporate Compliance and Commercial Leasing for Kinko’s Service Corporation, Inc., now FedEx. Early in her career she worked as in house corporate counsel to one of California’s largest labor staffing corporations and civilly prosecuted perpetrators of domestic violence through a DOJ grant protecting victims of domestic violence. She has argued cases before the United States Hague Court for matters of international child abduction; California Court of Appeals and Superior Court; District Court; Delaware Court of Chancery; and before the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Trademark Trial and Appeals...

csemploymentlaw.com I represent clients in state and federal courts and in administrative proceedings, including those before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Colorado Civil Rights Division, Colorado Department of Labor & Employment, and the U.S. Department of Labor (including the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the Wage & Hour Division). I handle cases involving discrimination, harassment, retaliation, whistleblower, wrongful termination, wage & hour, post-employment restrictive covenants (noncompetition and nonsolicitation agreements), severance and separation agreements, and breach of contract. I advise and represent employee clients in all aspects of state and federal employment law claims involving their current or former employers. I also represent...

Mr. Ormsby is the Chairman of the firm’s corporate department and as such serves as counsel to a variety of entities and businesses ranging from regional financial institutions to non-profit corporations and from sole proprietorships to multi-national corporations. He is co-founder of Building a Bridge to Uganda, a 501(c)(3) organization serving the spiritual and physical need of people in Ibanda, Uganda, East Africa. Over the years, Mr. Ormsby has developed the firm’s commercial/transactional practice into a multi- lawyer commercial department with extensive experience and capabilities in a variety of areas including employment law, intellectual property, real estate, commercial...