News and Updates

The firm welcomes its newest Partner Sylvia Torres-Guillén. Sylvia, an experienced trial lawyer, will add to the firm’s award-winning litigation practice. Ms. Torres-Guillén graduated from Harvard University and earned her law degree from the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law. Her practice includes complex commercial litigation, white-collar, regulatory and corporate investigation matters, sexual harassment and employment discrimination, and catastrophic ...

Lawrence Law, LLC is excited to announce that Michelle Noorani, a seasoned business litigator, has joined the firm as a partner.  Ms. Noorani arrives with more than two decades of experience litigating complex civil disputes, including notable successes while representing Fortune 500 businesses in major trials at another prominent law firm. Ms. Noorani’s practice at Lawrence Law ...

Walsh Pizzi O’Reilly Falanga LLP is pleased to announce the Honorable Mark Falk has joined the firm as Counsel, bringing a wealth of legal and judicial experience gained over his distinguished four-decade legal career. Judge Falk will lead the firm’s Mediation, Arbitration and Special Master Appointments practice. “We are honored to welcome Judge Falk, a ...

Walsworth has been awarded the #1 spot for firms with 20-100 attorneys in this year’s Glass Ceiling Report published by Law360. The Report recognizes law firms with the highest representation of women in equity partnerships following a survey of firms nationwide, and for the first time, abroad (if those firms have a U.S. presence of at ...

Lafayette & Kumagai Partner Gary Lafayette was recently interviewed by Azenith Smith on KTVU FOX 2 in a news segment on mandating COVID-19 vaccines for employees. Mr. Lafayette spoke to how an employee’s refusal to comply with vaccine mandates could affect unemployment benefits: Employment lawyers said unemployment benefits aren’t guaranteed. “If an individual quits voluntarily ...

Wong Fleming, a national  law firm, is proud to announce that Cara Solina has joined the firm as an Associate in its headquarters in Princeton, NJ. Ms. Solina is admitted to practice in New Jersey and New York. Prior to joining Wong Fleming, Ms. Solina worked for the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA). While there, ...

Rebecca V. Aroca, a partner in the Miami office of Quintairos, Prieto, Wood & Boyer, P.A., represented a large retailer in a slip and fall matter. The plaintiff claimed a knee injury after walking through the produce section of the store and slipping on water. Plaintiff failed to notify the store of the fall until ...

Quintairos, Prieto, Wood & Boyer, P.A., trial attorneys Roberto M. Ureta and Jennifer C. Perez obtained a defense verdict on behalf of their client, the respondent, a Florida commercial property and casualty insurer. The petitioners filed a Declaratory Judgment Action to obtain coverage under their homeowner’s insurance policy for damages allegedly due to Hurricane Irma, including damages to their ...

Quintairos, Prieto, Wood & Boyer, P.A., trial attorneys William Grubbs and Christopher D. Hastings, received a summary judgment on behalf of a banking industry client, headquartered in Florida. In this case, the plaintiff had walked through the bank’s ATM drive-thru lane at 9:00 P.M. and slipped on liquid and fell. Although not sure of the substance, she believed ...

Andrade Gonzalez is pleased to announce that Sook “Sue” Won has joined the firm as an associate. Ms. Won earned her J.D. from UCLA Law School and her undergraduate degree in Anthropology and History from UCLA’s College of Letters and Science. Prior to joining Andrade Gonzalez, she practiced at several civil litigation firms, including serving as a senior associate at ...