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Estate Planning Law

40 Park Pl, Newton, NJ 07860, USA

Mr. Hontz is a graduate of Princeton University (A.B.), Vanderbilt University (M.A. History), and Vanderbilt University School of Law (J.D.). Mr. Hontz assists his clients with trusts and estates, estate planning, guardianships, and elder law issues. Mr. Hontz was named the Professional Lawyer of the Year and received the Law Day Award from the Sussex County Bar Association. Mr. Hontz is a member of the National Association of Elder Law Attorneys. Mr. Hontz is active in local religious, civic, and charitable activities.

Wills and Trust Law

221 E 4th St, Cincinnati, OH 45202, USA

Mark Jordan practices in the areas of estate planning, probate, taxation, insurance and business law. He is a member of the Cincinnati and Kentucky Bar Associations, and the Cincinnati Estate Planning Council. A Cincinnati native, Mark Jordan is a PhiBeta Kappa graduate of Georgetown University (B.S., cum laude, 1977) and the University of Cincinnati College of Law (J.D., 1980). He was admitted to the bar in Ohio in 1980, and in Kentucky in 1995. Mark Jordan is certified as a Fellow of the Life Management Institute (FLMI), a Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU), and a Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC). With more than three decades of legal experience, Mark Jordan has published over sixty articles on tax law and estate planning. In addition, he has given numerous presentations and training seminars across the nation on estate planning.

Civil Litigation

2301 River Road, Suite 300, Louisville, KY 40206

For over 25 years, he has gained extensive experience in his representation of clients in complex litigation and has served in, or been appointed to, a leadership capacity for some of the nation’s largest class actions. Starting in 1992, Mr. Gray filed his first class action, which was a lawsuit involving 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for wrongful strip search in the case known as Eddleman v. Jefferson County Jail. Mr. Gray acted as co-lead counsel in this litigation, which resulted in a $12 million settlement. Shortly thereafter, Mr. Gray also served as co-lead counsel in a similar case involving 42 U.S.C. § 1983, known as Armstrong vs. Franklin County Jail. This case was resolved by settlement of $6 million. Since the early 1990s, Mr. Gray has been involved with numerous complex litigation cases including, but not limited to, class action lawsuits involving anti-trust, consumer fraud, conspiracy, breach of fiduciary duty, contract, liability, negligence, and various other restraints of trade actions. Mr. Gray has continued to demonstrate his ability to work with large groups of litigants and counsel of record, who may all have varied interests, with the objective to effectively aid the Court and protect the interests of plaintiffs by litigating the case in a productive, efficient, and cooperative manner.

Personal Injury Law

33 N. La Salle Street, Suite 3500, Chicago, IL 60602

Principal of this 6 attorney law firm that concentrates its practice in all aspects of Civil Trial Practice and Appeals in all State and Federal Courts in the Northeastern Illinois geographical area with a focus on catastrophic bodily injury and death claims concentrating in the representation of clients in their nursing home neglect, motor vehicle negligence and premises liability claims. The firm also represents clients in their Workers Compensation Act claims and their commercial and residential real estate transactions and associated litigation.

Civil Litigation

10940 W. Sam Houston Pkwy N, Suite 100, Houston, TX 77064

Mark Lanier is consistently recognized as one of the top civil trial lawyers in America. Best known as a zealous advocate for individuals in personal injury and product liability claims against major corporations, Mark brings passion, creativity and an unparalleled ability to connect with juries in courtrooms across the nation. During the past 30 years, Mark has taken on some of the biggest challenges in the legal field. In doing so, he has achieved some of the largest verdicts in history, accomplishments that have changed business practices to protect the public and have gained justice for the victims of dangerous drugs, medical devices, and other consumer products. In addition, he has successfully represented a select number of clients in claims involving fraud, breach of contract and other forms of business litigation. These results cumulatively put Mark close to $20 billion in verdicts during his highly acclaimed career. Mark’s success in the courtroom and perspectives on litigation have been featured in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, The Boston Globe, Bloomberg News and the Houston Chronicle, among many other publications. He is also a frequent guest on news and business programs for a wide range of broadcast and cable networks.

Corporate and Transactional Law

555 Bluff Road, Grosvenor Bluff, South Africa 4052

Mark Leathers attended varsity at the Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education (PUKKE) and graduated with his undergraduate degree from UNISA in 2009 and his Master’s degree in private law in 2015. Mark served his articles of clerkship at Mc Naught & Co from July 2006. In 2010 he was admitted as an attorney, notary and conveyancer and became a partner at Mc Naught & Co. In 2019, Mark took over as the director of the firm based at our Bluff office. In addition to being an attorney, Mark is an experienced conveyancer and notary public. He assists conveyancing software providers in formulating documents and providing advisory services to various local councils on property law matters. Mark has a number of select multi-national clients that he serves as legal counsel for, handling their commercial litigation, structuring, contracts and credit security requirements.

Personal Injury Law

1060 E LAKE ST, Suite 1, HANOVER PARK, IL 60133

Mark Maritote was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, leaving Chicago to attend Spring Hill College in Mobile Alabama before returning to attend law school at the DePaul University College of Law, where he graduated in 1981. Mr. Maritote has represented negligence victims and injured workers his entire career and has tried over 50 cases to jury verdict. Notable among his verdicts are the first Medical Malpractice verdict in Morgan County, Illinois; a long standing record verdict in Mason County, Illinois and at the time record $2 Million against the Grand Trunk Railroad on behalf of a 65 year old grandmother killed when a truck in which she was a passenger was hit by a train. Most recently, Mr. Maritote obtained a $250,000 verdict for a man maligned on Facebook, as well as a $500,000 verdict against PACE Bus in a low impact, no visible damage claim. Mr. Maritote has lectured other lawyers on wrongful death claims as well as aspects of the Workers' Compensation Act.

Estate Planning Law

4811 SW 168th Ave, Southwest Ranches, FL 33331, USA

Mark has successfully assisted clients with diverse needs, ranging from individuals with minimal assets but significant goals for their loved ones, to clients with substantial financial estates who require asset protection and comprehensive planning for their loved ones’ financial well-being in the future. With a successful track record that spans over 20 years, his passion for the legal profession extends beyond his practice. Mark has a commitment to utmost professionalism, and a genuine compassion for his clients’ well-being, Mark continues to shape the landscape of legal practice, one case at a time.

Personal Injury Law

730 Dunlawton Ave, Port Orange, FL 32127, USA

Mark A. Matovina was born in Hammond, Indiana and is a graduate of the University of Central Florida. He received a Bachelors of Science in Marketing and then went on to Barry University School of Law where he received a Juris Doctorate of Law in 2001. He has a unique perspective and ability to find every detail on a case having worked as a Private Investigator during his time at law school. He joined with Attorney Politis in 2009 and became a named partner in 2011. He is a valuable asset to the firm and their clients as a highly skilled Civil Litigation attorney. Mr. Matovina is a member of the Florida Justice Association and his practice is dedicated to Personal Injury Law. He is happily married and enjoys boating, sport bikes and fitness.

Personal Injury Law

98-22 Metropolitan Ave, Flushing, NY 11375, USA

Mark Neuhauser received his Juris Doctor from Fordham University School of Law. While in law school, he interned for the Honorable Martin Ritholtz, as well as for the office of the District Attorney of Kings County. Mark has more than a decade of experience in many aspects of Real Estate and Elder Law. Mark concentrates his transactional real estate practice in the areas of buying, selling, financing and representing landlords, and multi-family developers. Mark’s experience includes all aspects of commercial real estate acquisitions, dispositions, and financing. Mark has also assisted sellers, purchasers, commercial and residential real estate mortgage lenders, borrowers, developers, and management companies in commercial and residential conveyances. His client base includes financial institutions, private lenders, bridge lenders, and real estate companies. In addition, he manages the firm’s elder law group, which encompasses all aspects of elder law planning and Medicaid planning and handles aspects of the firm’s collection litigation practice. He has extensive experience with trusts and estates elder law, and planning for the special needs of persons with disabilities. Planning, estate planning, estate administration, debt collection. Mark continues to assist many health care providers and institutions across the breadth of New York.

Personal Injury Law

55 Public Square, Suite 1700, Cleveland, OH 44113

MARK J. OBRAL is the founder and President of Obral, Silk & Pal, LLC. Since the start of his legal career in 1984, Attorney Obral has dedicated his law practice to representing the injured. Mr. Obral completed his undergraduate degree at Cleveland State University and obtained his Juris Doctorate from the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law. Mr. Obral is licensed to practice in all Ohio Courts, including the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, and the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, and has argued numerous cases before the Supreme Court of Ohio. He has successfully represented injured clients in the State of Ohio and throughout the United States for over 26 years. Mr. Obral has extensive experience in providing first-class representation to injured persons, including successfully litigating multi-million dollar claims for his clients. He takes great pride in providing professional and personal initiative in the representation of each client.

Medical Malpractice Law

1875 N Belcher Rd, Clearwater, FL 33765, USA

Mark H. Perenich was born in Clearwater, Florida in 1956 and is the son of firm-founder, Guy N. Perenich, Esquire. Mark Perenich graduated from Loyola University New Orleans with a Bachelor of Public Administration in 1981 and a Juris Doctorate in 1984. Following graduation, he joined the firm where he is now a senior partner. Mark received the James Masters Award in 1981 and the American Jurisprudence Award in Wills & Estates and Corporations in 1983. Mr. Perenich is Adjunct Professor, teaching Business and Corporate Law at St. Petersburg College. Areas of practice: Aviation accidents, Medical malpractice Interstate motor vehicle accidents involving commercial transport vehicles, Auto Accidents, Construction injuries

Personal Injury Law

2150 Third Street, Suite 11, White Bear Lake, MN 55110

Tax Law

7301 Ohms Lane, Suite 420, Edina, MN 55439

Appellate Law

3600 American Blvd W suite 670, Bloomington, MN 55431, USA

Mark is an accomplished appellate attorney and commercial litigator. He has argued more than 150 appeals in state and federal courts in Minnesota, Iowa, and Wisconsin, and regularly consults clients at all stages of the appellate process. Mark also tries cases. He has tried 16 cases to jury verdict, including high-stakes commercial matters—winning all of them. Mark’s blend of trial and appellate expertise has earned him recognition in?The Best Lawyers in America?in both Commercial Litigation and Appellate Practice each year since 2019, and a place on the Minnesota Super Lawyers “Top 100” list since 2018. He was named a “Top Lawyer” by?Minnesota Monthly?in Commercial Litigation and Appellate Law in 2022, and again in 2025 Mark is a Fellow of the American Academy of Appellate Attorneys, the American Board of Trial Advocates, and the International Academy of Trial Attorneys. Beginning in 2013, the Minnesota Supreme Court appointed Mark to serve on the Advisory Committee on the Rules of Civil Appellate Procedure. Mark is also a contributing author of the Eighth Circuit Appellate Practice Manual. For the past 14 years, he has taught appellate advocacy at the University of St. Thomas Law School. In 2022, the school awarded Mark the Dean’s Award for Outstanding Teaching. Mark also devotes a substantial amount of time to pro bono matters. He has been involved with the Innocence Project for many years, including winning post-conviction relief following a two-week evidentiary hearing for a client wrongly convicted of second-degree murder. Mark represented the same client before the Minnesota Court of Appeals and Supreme Court (and won). He then represented the client at his retrial (and won again), securing a not guilty verdict. The Great Northern Innocence Project recognized Mark as its volunteer of the year in 2022 and 2025. He is the only two-time recipient of that recognition.

Family and Divorce Law

555 S Randall Rd suite 105, St. Charles, IL 60174, USA

Mark Imielski graduated from Northern Illinois Law School in 2013 and was licensed to practice in Illinois the same year. Mr. Imielski brings a decade of family law experience to Shaw Sanders, P.C. Mr. Imielski has earned a reputation as a zealous and thoughtful advocate on behalf of his clients. He excels in all aspects of parentage and divorce cases. Mr. Imielski has a distinct enthusiasm for cases involving complex asset identification and division. Mr. Imielski is a member of the DuPage County Bar Association, Kane County Bar Association, and Will County Bar Association. He is also a certified Guardian ad Litem in DuPage County.

Labor Law

9360 Sunset Drive, 283, Miami, FL 33173

Mark Richard is a founding partner of the firm. For more than 30 years, he has dedicated his career to union workers, handling strategic and corporate campaigns as well as NLRB, PERC and arbitration proceedings. He became involved with the labor movement in 1975, when he took his first labor union position as the South Florida Boycott Organizing Director for Cesar Chavez’s United Farm Workers of America (“UFW”). In that capacity, coordinated the grape and lettuce boycott in South Florida. Mark Richard’s legal career is dedicated to representing solely labor unions. He has been involved in public and private sector organizing, bargaining, and coalition building for over three decades. He has been involved in negotiating over more than 250 collective bargaining agreements in both the public and private sector. These include contracts for state and local government employees, teachers and paraprofessionals, college professors, attending and resident physicians, nurses, social workers, fire and public safety professionals, aviation employees, and multiple other AFT units. Additionally, he was involved in bargaining over the contract for the first unionized charter school in Florida. Mr. Richard has also conducted strategic contract campaigns for many unions including TWU Local 556 (Southwest Airlines flight attendants), APFA (American Airlines flight attendants), IFPTE (United Airlines engineers), PFAA (Northwest flight attendants) and TWU Local 553 (Eastern Airlines flight attendants). From 2003 to 2005 Mr. Richard was appointed by the American Federation of Teachers as administrator to coordinate the strategic recovery and restructure of the United Teachers of Dade (“UTD”). UTD represents over 30,000 educators serving Miami-Dade County Public Schools, the 4th largest school system in America. Mr. Richard was the chief negotiator for three rounds of bargaining with the school system and the lead strategist for the union’s contract campaign. In 2009, he was appointed as an administrator for AFT healthcare local in Portland, Oregon which represents 3000 medical professionals employed at Kaiser Permanente. Mr. Richard’s dedication to the law does not end at the courthouse steps. At Miami-Dade Community College, he progressed through the faculty ranks, obtaining a position as a full professor in the Legal Assistant Department. Mark retained his role in that capacity until last year. While on the faculty, he successfully organized an AFT professors’ local union in 1998 and served as its founding Local President for 18 years.

Personal Injury Law

2360 Congress Avenue, Clearwater, FL 33763

Attorney Mark Roman is a Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer practicing across the State of Florida. He founded Roman Austin Personal Injury Lawyers in 1996 out of a passion to help accident victims rebuild their lives. He is a Tampa Bay native, and is passionate about representing the injured in his hometown. He received his undergraduate education from the University of Florida College of Journalism in 1981, and after working as a writer for a season, he decided to return to school to pursue his Juris Doctor, which he obtained from Florida State University College of Law in 1986. Mark has an incredible work ethic. He was born to immigrant parents and worked many blue-collar jobs to pay his way through school. Attorney Mark Roman is one of the few attorneys who has passed the rigorous examination to become Board Certified as an expert in Civil Trial Law. This designation is something that less than 2% of Florida attorneys possess. Mark has also been rated and recognized time and again for his exceptional representation in the field of personal injury. He is a member of the Million Dollar and Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum, has been listed as one of Tampa Bay’s “Top Lawyers,” has received a 10/10 “Superb” rating on Avvo, and is rated AV Preeminent™ on Martindale-Hubbell®. He has previously served on the Florida Bar Grievance Committee for Pinellas County and was recently the Chairman of the Florida Bar Grievance Committee in Pasco County.

Real Estate Law

11900 Biscayne Blvd suite 289 n, Miami, FL 33181, USA

Mark Rousso was born in Rochester, New York, and moved to Miami in the early 1970s. He is fluent in English and Spanish. Mark Rousso attended The University of Miami and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science in 1988. Thereafter, he attended the University of Florida College of Law where he earned a Juris Doctorate in 1991. Mr. Rousso began practicing law in 1991 and has represented Developers, Landlords, Tenants, Buyers, Sellers and small and mid size companies throughout his career. Our goal is to make your real estate and corporate transactions easier for you. We pride ourselves in delivering results in excess of your expectations and providing legal services tailored to your specific needs.

Criminal Defense Law

15150 Middlebrook Drive, Suite A, Houston, TX 77058

Mark A. Rubal is the senior litigation partner at Waldron & Schneider. Mr. Rubal is certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in criminal law and is AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell. He was born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, and graduated in May of 1982 from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with a B.S. degree in Administration and Management Science and Economics. Mr. Rubal received his Juris Doctorate degree from the University of Houston-Law Center in December of 1989. He is licensed to practice in the State of Texas and has litigated cases in several federal jurisdictions both at the district court and appellate levels in Texas, Florida, Georgia, and Ohio. Upon graduating from law school, Mr. Rubal worked as a prosecutor with the Harris County District Attorney’s office for approximately four years. Mr. Rubal has extensive experience in general litigation areas, including criminal defense, personal injury claims, insurance defense, commercial and contract disputes, organizational and contractual matters, and consumer and employment law, among numerous other areas of general litigation.

Civil Litigation

2212 Florida S Ave, Suite 100, Lakeland, FL 33803

Mark A. Sessums is double board certified in Marital and Family Law, Divorce Law and Civil Trial Law by the Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education. Mark is only one of two lawyers who is currently Board Certified in Civil Trial Law and Marital and Family Law out of approximately 90,000 admitted lawyers in the Florida bar. He is also Board Certified by National Board of Trial Advocacy. Board certification indicates that Mr. Sessums has proven knowledge, skills and proficiency in Civil Trial Law as well as Divorce, Marital and Family Law and is an expert in these fields of law. Mark A. Sessums is the founding partner of the firm. Mark was born and raised in Tampa, FL and is a 5th generation Floridian. He is admitted to practice in Florida and the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida. A graduate of the University of Florida, he received his B.A. in 1982 and his J.D. cum laude in 1989. Mark has been nominated each year as a “Super Lawyer” since the inception of the rating service in 2006 and was editor of the family law section of the Florida Bar Journal from 1999-2000. Mark received the highest possible rating of 10 out of 10 from AVVO.com, earning him the ranking of Superb from the world’s largest legal directory. He is AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell®, the highest rating from Martindale-Hubbell, given only to those are recognized for their superior service as recognized by their peers. Mark was invited by the Advisory board of the Litigation Counsel of America to become a fellow in the Litigation Counsel of America Trial Lawyers Honorary Society, whose membership is limited to less than one half of one percent of American lawyers.

Personal Injury Law

228 E 45th St 1700 b, New York, NY 10017, USA

Mark D. Shirian, Esq., founder and principal of the Manhattan-based firm, Mark David Shirian P.C., is renowned for spearheading professional high-profile litigation, earning recognition in both federal and state courts. A dedicated personal injury attorney, Shirian has obtained multiple seven-figure settlements in noteworthy cases, earning recognition for his success and achieving the best possible outcome for his clients. His achievements also earned him recognition as one of The National Trial Lawyers: Top 40 Under 40. Shirian’s practice concentrates in various areas of personal injury cases, employment law—encompassing employment discrimination and harassment—sports and entertainment law, as well as civil and intricate commercial litigation. Shirian has successfully challenged large Fortune 500 companies, school systems, and government entities, including recovering $1.5 Million for a client under the Child Victim Act. Shirian’s proactive work ethic and commanding advocacy skills have propelled his law practice as industry experts; featuring his expertise and legal triumphs by media outlets such as NBC, ABC, Fox News, The New York Times, The New York Post, and Daily News. A distinguished member of the American Association for Justice, New York State Trial Lawyers Association, New York State Academy of Trial Lawyers, Sports Lawyers Association, and the Jewish Lawyers Guild, Shirian’s commitment to excellence extends beyond the legal realm. His background as a former high school wrestling coach and collegiate wrestler reflects his passion for hard work, collaboration, and leadership. Shortly after opening his firm, he was honored by the esteemed Hineni Heritage Center, a testament to his exemplary contributions to both the legal profession and the community. Shirian received his undergraduate degree from New York University and his J.D. from New York Law School.

Personal Injury Law

350 Pine St, Beaumont, TX 77701

Mark Sparks has spent his legal career representing and fighting for those who have been wronged or taken advantage of. He refuses to accept that “might is right,” and continues to champion the rights of all. Mark is a board-certified injury attorney serving clients for the last 18 years. Board certification is an accomplishment that less than 2% of attorneys in Texas receive. Mark focuses not only on personal injury, commercial, and insurance cases, but also complex oil and gas litigation representing royalty owners, operators, and lessors. In addition to being admitted to the Texas bar, he earned admission to the California bar while working on class actions and mass torts in California state and federal courts. Recently, Mark lead a team of lawyers who obtained several hundred million dollars in settlements after concluding complex litigation filed in multiple jurisdictions. Additionally, Mark represented hundreds of Hurricane Sandy victims in New York federal courts, exposing deceptive practices that insurance companies used to deny claims. He also holds noteworthy verdicts including a ‘Texas Top 100 Verdict’ in 2015.

Civil Litigation

401 E Jackson St, Tampa, FL 33602, USA

Personal Injury Law

7170 S Braden Ave, Unit 170, Tulsa, OK 74136

Family and Divorce Law

2316 University Blvd, Tuscaloosa, AL 35401

The practice was established in Tuscaloosa, Alabama in 2005. Since that time, Mark Sterling Gober, LLC has become well known throughout West Central Alabama for providing personal legal representation which is second to none. The firm has been listed among Lawyers of Distinction (as published in The New York Times, CNN, The Huffington Post and USA Today). Attorney and Practice Magazine has designated Mark Sterling Gober, LLC as one of Alabama’s Top 10 Family Law Practices. The practice has also been recognized by the National Association of Family Law Attorneys for exceptional and outstanding client representation in matters involving child custody, divorce and family law.

Personal Injury Law

159 West Main Street, Abingdon, VA 24210

Born and raised in Bristol. UVA graduate. Duke University Law, top 10% of my class. I gained experience at large litigation law firms in Dallas, Texas and Washington, D.C. before I returned to the Tri-Cities. I live in Abingdon with my wife and children I have litigated hundreds of cases. I have tried cases in front of Virginia and Tennessee juries. I have written briefs and argued appeals in Virginia, Tennessee and federal courts. I have argued twice before the nine justices of the United States Supreme Court. I have a passion to use my education and experience in helping everyday people. I have obtained excellent recoveries for them in dozens of cases, ranging from multimillion dollar settlements to small fender-bender cases of a few thousand dollars.

Personal Injury Law

3499 Brookside Rd, STE 205, Stockton, CA 95219

Mark Thiel has over 20 years of legal experience. He is never afraid to take your issue to court to pursue the best possible result for you. He is an active member of the San Joaquin County Bar Association and the Consumer Attorneys of California, and is a past president of the San Joaquin County Trial Lawyers Association.

Estate Planning Law

4600 Duckhorn Dr, Sacramento, CA 95834-2591

Mark has been practicing law in the State of California for over 25 years. Specializing in estate planning, Mark’s services also include living trusts, wills, powers of attorney and assisting families with probate and trust administration.

Real Estate Law

428 Park Ave, Idaho Falls, ID 83402, USA

Mr. Cornelison brings a blend of business and legal experience to our firm. His thirteen years of legal experience range from advising startups to taking companies through complex Chapter 11 restructurings. His business experience consists of three and a half years providing management consulting services to Fortune 50 companies. Mr. Cornelison has presented at legal conferences, co-taught a law class at BYU, and co-authored the legal handbook on real estate for real estate brokers in Idaho. Mr. Cornelison grew up on a dairy farm in Southeastern Idaho, where he experienced firsthand the opportunities and challenges of small business and agriculture. He spent two years living in Bogota, Colombia and remains fluent in Spanish. He graduated from law school at the University of Idaho and completed an MBA at BYU, focusing on strategy and entrepreneurship. Following his MBA, Mr. Cornelison worked in Dallas, TX for international consulting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers. There, he worked in the customer strategy segment, advising some of the largest companies worldwide. Mr. Cornelison is the father of a young daughter whom he adores. In his spare time, he enjoys spending time with her skiing, mountain biking, cycling, flying, and nearly anything outdoors. He and his daughter have competed in several bike races and look forward to more.

Personal Injury Law

101 Ygnacio Valley Rd suite 100, Walnut Creek, CA 94596, USA

Personal Injury Law

6900 S. McCarran Blvd., Suite 2000, RENO, NV 89509

Mark Wenzel joined Bradley, Drendel & Jeanney in March 2005. He came to the firm after eight years of trial experience in a law firm where he worked primarily as defense counsel in bad faith cases and personal injury cases. He also brings special expertise to matters involving complex insurance coverage issues. His background and experience makes Mark a valuable resource to our clients, as he provides a unique perspective and understanding of the insurance industry and the manner in which they evaluate, investigate, and litigate personal injury claims. Mark now devotes his practice strictly to personal injury cases, including automobile and trucking cases, product liability, premises liability and insurance bad faith. After graduating from Gonzaga Law School in 1995, Mark worked for two years as a law clerk in the Nevada Supreme Court prior to focusing his practice in civil law. He is a native of Chicago, Illinois, and received his undergraduate degree from DePaul University in 1990.

Personal Injury Law

4545 Bissonnet St suite 294, Bellaire, TX 77401, USA

Insurance Law

151 N. Nob Hill Rd, Ste 423, Plantation, FL 33324

Marlene is a trial attorney whose practice is entirely dedicated to litigating property insurance claims. Marlene’s passion for the legal field started two decades earlier when Marlene started working in a law firm and realized she wanted a career as a lawyer. During law school Marlene was dedicated at sharpening her trial skills by volunteering at the Miami Dade Public Defender’s Office, where she spent time working as a Certified Legal Intern. This experience allowed Marlene to gain valuable hours of courtroom experience, conducting depositions, legal research and draft legal motions and pleadings – all skills Marlene relies on now to represent clients in property damage litigation with their insurance carrier. Marlene was awarded a CALI Book Award in Florida Criminal Procedure by earning the highest grade in the class. Marlene served as the Research Assistant for Law School Dean Alfredo P. Garcia. Marlene received the Outstanding Public Service Award for the graduating class. For the last several years, Marlene has concentrated solely on assisting property owners with their underpaid, under deductible and denied property claims. Marlene has successfully helped hundreds of clients resolve their claims with the property insurance carriers.

Corporate and Transactional Law

505 Park Ave, New York, NY 10022, USA

Marshall Sonenshine is Chairman and Managing Partner of New York investment banking firm Sonenshine Partners. Mr. Sonenshine was previously Partner in Wolfensohn & Company, the M&A boutique headed by former Salomon Brothers’ head of banking Jim Wolfensohn and US Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker. Mr. Sonenshine was part of the leadership team that merged Wolfensohn first into Bankers Trust, where he headed Media M & A and Aerospace/Transportation M & A, and later into Deutsche Bank, where Mr. Sonenshine was asked to serve as Global Co-Head of M & A. Mr. Sonenshine began his finance career at Salomon Brothers in New York. Since 2016, Mr Sonenshine has served on the adjunct faculty at Harvard Law School teaching Mergers and Advanced Corporate Transactions. From 2009-15 Mr Sonenshine was Professor of Finance and Economics at Columbia University Business School teaching Private Equity and Turnaround Management. Mr Sonenshine has been a global finance commentator on CNBC and Bloomberg and has published widely in the New York Times, Financial Times, Institutional Investor, Merrill Datasite, Harvard Law and Business Schools and Columbia Business School. Mr. Sonenshine holds a BA, magna cum laude, from Brown University and a JD from Harvard Law School, where he served as Editor of the Harvard Law Review. He studied at L’Institut d’Etudes Politiques in Paris and, while at law school, he served as a Teaching Fellow in International Relations at Harvard University’s Government Department, and an Instructor in Legal Methods and in the International Tax Program at the Law School. Following Harvard he became law clerk to Hon. Lawrence Pierce of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, in New York, where he worked on major corporate, securities and M&A federal cases. Mr. Sonenshine counsels numerous leading companies globally including in the United States, Canada, Europe, Israel, China, Japan and Australia, and has advised on numerous major transactions worldwide, including the Disney/ABC merger, the merger of International Lease Finance Corporation into America International Group, the global restructuring of GPA Group plc with General Electric, the restructuring of Daimler Benz’s AEG industrial group, the Sony/Columbia Pictures and Guber Peters Entertainment merger, the sale of GE affiliated Genesis Lease to AerCap, the sale of Structural Dynamics to EDS and Simulia to Dassault Systemes, the proxy battle and hostile defense of The United States Shoe Corporation, the mergers of Chancellor Media, Capstar and Clear Channel, the sale of Simulia to Dassault Systèmes, the recapitalization of KKR-and-Wachovia backed New South Communications (later Nuvox), the representation of Alcoa in several global divestitures, the restructurings and sales in Chapter 11 of Riverstone Networks to Alcatel, of Hear USA to Siemens, and of the Philadelphia Inquirer and News to an Investor Group. In Asia Mr Sonenshine and Sonenshine Partners has represented numerous companies including two of China’s leading publicly traded manufacturers (Nine Dragons and Sirio Pharma) in their first North American acquisitions. Earlier, Mr Sonenshine was Senior Investment Banker in Fuji Wolfensohn, representing major Japanese companies in cross border Mergers. Mr Sonenshine is Trustee of Hunter College where he has served on the Executive Committee as Chairman of Endowment. He has also served as Chairman of the Harvard Law School Fund and as Co-Chair of the Center for Law Brain and Behavior at Harvard and Mass General. He has also served as Trustee, Executive Committee Member and Chairman of Development for Jazz at Lincoln Center and the International Center of Photography, as Member of the Brown University Annual Fund Executive Committee, and as Vice Chairman of ArtsConnection. He is a member of the Council of Foreign Relations and has served as member of the Corporate Boards of the Institute for New Economic Thinking and the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and as Member of the Democratic National Committee New York Tri State Finance Committee. Mr Sonenshine has also served as Chairman of RosettaBooks and as Executive Producer to three leading political and legal documentary films on HBO, including Loving Story, for which he holds Emmy and Peabody awards.

Personal Injury Law

51 W 112th Ave, Crown Point, IN 46307

Wills and Trust Law

8335 Keystone Crossing, Suite 220, Indianapolis, IN 46240

Martha T. Starkey, “Marti”, born in Evansville, Indiana, June 26, 1954, is a partner at Harrison & Moberly, LLP, where she serves as Chair of the Trust and Estate Practice Group. She has practiced in the area of Wills, Trusts, Estates, and Related Litigation for over 35 years and built her practice by providing excellent legal work in an atmosphere of care and concern for each client. Marti has served as lead litigation counsel in some of the largest and highest profile fiduciary litigation cases in Indiana and the Midwest.

Criminal Defense Law

5445 DTC Pkwy, Greenwood Village, CO 80111

Martha Eskesen, a solo practitioner in the Denver. Colorado Metropolitan area, is best known for providing her clients dedicated, resolute, and strong advocacy. Highly regarded in the legal community, she has been practicing criminal defense and civil litigation in state and federal courts for 28 years. She served as a judicial clerk in Colorado state and federal courts, as an associate attorney and shareholder in private law firms, and as an Assistant U.S. Attorney, prior to founding her law firm. Ms. Eskesen also served on and as a co‑chair of the Standing Committee of the Criminal Justice Act Panel and the Committee on Conduct for the U.S. District Court for Colorado. Ms. Eskesen graduated with honors from the University of Colorado and received her M.S. in Judicial Administration and J.D. from the University of Denver. www.eskesenlaw.com

General Practice Law

2780 Middle Country Rd #307, Lake Grove, NY 11755, USA

Immigration Law

9100 S Dadeland Blvd, STE 510, Miami, FL 33156

Immigration Attorney Martha L. Arias is actively involved with professional organizations; she has been a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), both National and South Florida Chapter, since 2005. Within AILA National, Martha L. Arias is part of the Federal Litigation section and has participated in the AILA National Day of Action at the U.S. Congress on behalf of immigrants. Immigration Attorney Martha L. Arias is currently a member of the AILA South Florida Court Committee and Federal Committee. Through the years of membership with AILA, she has been part of several committees including the ICE Office of Chief Counsel and Department of Labor, among others. Immigration Attorney Martha L. Arias has been a member of the Colombian American Bar Association (COLBAR) since she was a law school student in 2001. Martha L. Arias is still the member of COLBAR and currently holds the position of Vice-President of this organization. Immigration Attorney Martha L. Arias also frequently participates in events of the Kendal Bar Association, an attorney association in South Florida. Attorney Martha L. Arias is frequently interviewed by Caracol Radio (1260 AM) and Actualidad Radio (1040 AM), the two leading Miami AM radio stations, on immigration news and topics.