Hripsime Bagdasaryan is a former Los Angeles County Prosecutor turned Criminal Defense Attorney. She earned her B.A. from California State Northridge before completing the Accelerated Two-Year Scale Program at Southwestern Law School, where she earned her J.D. Ms. Bagdasaryan has represented client’s ranging from simple Misdemeanors to serious and violent Felonies in all stages of proceedings. Her previous experience as a Los Angeles County Deputy District attorney brings invaluable expertise into her role as a defense attorney. Having prosecuted a wide array of cases over several years, Ms. Bagdasaryan can anticipate the prosecutions legal arguments and proactively prepare and deliver her client’s defense.

Kyle Bagen is an associate attorney with the Bagen Law Firm. As with all the attorneys in the firm, his practice area is limited exclusively to Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, with heavy emphasis on all types of motor vehicle accidents, motorcycle accidents, and truck accidents. Kyle was born and raised in north central Florida and is a graduate of Buchholz High School in Gainesville. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Florida in Gainesville, and graduated from Barry University School of Law in Orlando. Prior to graduating from law school, Kyle spent several summers working as a law clerk for our firm. He also enjoyed a semester abroad in Spain, studying International Law and traveling throughout Europe. He is a member of The Florida Bar, the Alachua County Bar Association, the Florida Justice Association, the Inns of Court, and the Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys. Kyle is an avid motorcycle rider and has also had a lifelong interest in athletics, including basketball, football, and golf. He’s a past winner of the 8th Judicial Bar Association Golf Tournament. Kyle is a member of Super Lawyers, Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum, ATAA (Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys), APITLA (Association of Plaintiffs Interstate Trucking Lawyers of America), and the Florida Justice Association. As an attorney in our Litigation Department, Kyle helps accident victims through all the aspects of litigation, from filing the case in court through the discovery and mediation phases, and through trial, and has several large verdicts to his credit.

Suzette Bagneris earned her legal degree in 1993 from Loyola Law School in New Orleans, Louisiana. She practiced at several civil litigation firms as an associate and obtained substantial trial experience litigating civil cases throughout the State of Louisiana, including class actions. Suzette started The Bagneris Firm in 2004 with a strong emphasis on representing victims of personal injury who may otherwise be overlooked or under-represented. She follows the mantra of “to whom much is given, much will be required,” which is taken from Luke 12:48, when selecting her cases. For more than two decades now, Suzette has enjoyed a very successful litigation practice, often successfully taking on “Goliath-like” corporations and national defense firms in very complex cases. To date, Suzette has received over $400 million in recovery for class action suits for her clients and continues to work aggressively on their behalf. She has also been admitted to the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum, which is a distinction held by just 1% of attorneys in the country. She is among the 1% of attorneys in the country who have been admitted to practice law before the United States Supreme Court. She is among the less than one-half percent (0.5%) of active attorneys in the United States who have been designated as America’s Top 100 High Stakes Litigators – truly the most exclusive and elite level of attorneys in the community. Among judges and lawyers, she has been honored with an AV preeminent peer review rating for ethical standards and legal ability by the Martindale-Hubbell.

Attorney Wayne Bailey is a local Cherokee County lawyer with extensive experience in estate planning, probate law, taxation, real estate, business contracts, commercial litigation and appeals. Mr. Bailey first obtained his B.S. in accounting from Northeastern State University in 1990. In 2002, he earned his J.D. from the University of Arkansas. The following year, he graduated with an LL.M in taxation from the University of Missouri. Mr. Bailey is admitted to practice before the U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern, Eastern and Western Districts of Oklahoma; U.S. Tax Court; U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern and Northern Districts of Oklahoma; and the Cherokee Nation Tribal Courts. Mr. Bailey is active in a number of professional organizations, including the Cherokee Nation Bar and the Cherokee County Bar Association. He is a tribal member of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma, and he attends Cornerstone Fellowship Church in Tahlequah.

Tim Bailey centers his practice on the dignity and safety of workers. Born in Mullens and raised in Man, West Virginia, he has first-hand knowledge of the dangers and sacrifices experienced in the heart of coal country. His experience includes trucking cases involving serious bodily injury or death and cases resulting from defectively designed automobiles and mining equipment. He received his J.D. in 1991 from West Virginia University College of Law, Morgantown, West Virginia. He received his B.S. in 1988 from West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia.