Jeffrey A. Barrack, a partner in Barrack, Rodos & Bacine, focuses his practice on securities fraud litigation on behalf of institutional investors and has been an important member of the litigation teams that have prosecuted major securities class actions to their landmark conclusions. Jeff has also successfully advocated corporate governance and excessive executive compensation reforms through shareholder rights claims asserted in direct and derivative cases alleging corporate directors’ breaches of fiduciary and other legal duties. Before joining BR&B in 1996, he served under the Philadelphia District Attorney and the United States Attorney assisting in the prosecution of complex white-collar crime in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Jeff has extensive trial experience while at BR&B, serving as the lead attorney on auditing and accounting issues in In re WorldCom, Inc. Securities Litigation and participating in the four week trial of the only non-settling defendant. He also served as a trial attorney in In re Apollo Group Inc. Securities Litigation, in which he and his litigation team secured a unanimous verdict for investors in January 2008 after two months of trial, resulting in a recovery of $145 million after a prolonged appellate process. Jeff has lectured on private securities litigation at the Beasley School of Law at Temple University, has been a featured columnist on securities litigation in The Legal Intelligencer, the oldest law journal in the United States, and has written on trial practice for the American Journal of Trial Advocacy. He has been repeatedly honored by the First Judicial District of Pennsylvania as an attorney whose “work has been recognized by the judiciary as exemplary.”

In 2017, he graduated from Barry Law and returned to the Treasure Coast, gaining experience in estate planning, trust administration, probate administration, business planning, residential mortgage foreclosures, and evictions. Understanding the impact generational wealth has on society and setting the stage for success in generations to come, Jamy made it his mission to guide those in his community in such matters. In 2021, he graduated with his LL.M. in taxation with a concentration in estate planning from Boston University School of Law to further his mission. In his free time, he is an Adjunct Professor and continues to expand his knowledge of how to best serve his community.

Area of Practice: Labor & Employment Law, Insurance Defense, & General Business Litigation Kevin practices in the areas of labor and employment law, insurance defense and general business litigation. His litigation practice includes representing management in cases involving discrimination, workplace harassment, wrongful discharge, employment contract disputes, wage payment and overtime issues, and labor disputes before state and federal courts, nationwide. Kevin also handles claims before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Department of Labor, and other administrative agencies. As a complement to his litigation practice, Kevin also advises clients on human resource issues and employee policies and procedures.

Marcus Barrera is a practicing attorney with Barrera, Sanchez & Associates, P.C., based in McAllen, Texas. He graduated from Baylor University in 1989 with a B.A. in Economics. After working in management at West Bend de Mexico, a maquiladora based in McAllen, Texas, and Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico, he enrolled in the MBA program at the University of Texas – Pan American in 1990. In 1991 he then enrolled in law school at Texas Southern University in Houston, Texas. In 1994 he graduated from both the University of Texas – Pan American and from Texas Southern University Law School with a Masters in Business Administration and a Juris Doctorate, respectively. Mr. Barrera graduated in the top 11 percent of his law school class, served as a law clerk at the Texas Supreme Court, and was voted in by his peers as the Articles Editor of the Thurgood Marshall Law Review. He was also inducted into the Phi Delta Phi Legal Honor Society. Mr. Barrera has been the managing partner of Barrera, Sanchez & Associates, P.C., since its inception in 1997. The firm’s practice includes the following areas: general litigation, corporate, insurance, governmental/school law, personal injury and family law. Mr. Barrera also serves as a Municipal Court Judge for the City of McAllen, Texas. He was appointed by the McAllen City Commission to this Judgeship in 2016. Mr. Barrera has served as Past President of the Hidalgo County Young Lawyers Association and as a Director of the Hidalgo County Bar Association. Mr. Barrera has also served two terms on the Texas Young Lawyers Association Board of Directors as the representative for Hidalgo, Cameron and Webb Counties. Each year, the top 1/3 of 1% of Texas attorneys are invited to become Fellows (or members) of the Texas Bar Foundation – Mr. Barrera was nominated and selected as a Lifetime Fellow of the prestigious Texas Bar Foundation in 2000. Mr. Barrera served as Mayor Pro Tem for the City of McAllen from 2007 to 2009. He was elected as a McAllen City Commissioner in 2001. That same year, Mr. Barrera was also selected by the University of Texas -Pan American as a Distinguished Alumnus. He has also served as President and Chairman of the McAllen Development Corporation and the McAllen Audit and Investment Committee, respectively. He has also served as a Trustee on the McAllen – Hidalgo – Anzaludua Bridge Board for several years. Mr. Barrera was a co-founder and Past President of the Community Council of the Rio Grande Valley, a non-profit agency providing social services to disadvantaged individuals valley wide. Mr. Barrera was also selected by the Tejano Monument, Inc., to represent them in establishing the largest monument at the Texas State Capital grounds – The Tejano Monument. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of the McAllen Education Foundation, the McAllen Economic Development Corporation and Rio Bank.

For the past 30 years, Attorney Daniel Barrera has represented thousands of injured accident victims. He has been lead counsel in more than 100 trials, and has obtained several judgments and settlements in excess of one million dollars. As a seasoned trial lawyer, he is not afraid of taking a case to court if it will benefit his clients. When it comes to protecting the rights of his clients to fair compensation, he is relentless and dedicated. Throughout his years of experience, Attorney Barrera has earned recognition from numerous prestigious associations and is also a member of the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, American Association of Justice, Workers Injury Law & Advocacy Group, and Virginia, Maryland, and District Columbia Bar Associations. Admitted to practice in Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, D.C., Attorney Barrera has an active multi-jurisdictional practice, regularly appearing before the courts of these states. Fluent in Spanish, he maintains an active presence in the Latino community. He attended the State University of New York at Stony Brook, where he earned his B.A. before attending the University of Colorado School of Law, where he earned his J.D.