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Roberto Hernandez graduated from the University of Utah for both his bachelors and law degree. After graduation, he worked for an insurance defense firm in Orange County, California, defending multi-million dollar lawsuits. In 2011, Roberto returned to Utah to practice criminal defense for a reputable criminal defense firm in downtown Salt Lake City. In 2014, Roberto returned to personal injury law but now on the plaintiff’s side. He used his prior insurance defense knowledge and experience in favor of accident victims and secured settlements for his clients in excess of 1.3 million dollars before starting his own practice. Roberto prides himself on ethical, professional, meticulous and aggressive legal representation. He seeks to provide his clients the best representation possible to secure fair and just compensations for their injuries.

As an attorney, Chris has extensive professional knowledge with legal litigation, and has been working since the day he graduated law school in 2014. He was admitted to practice in Oregon in 2014 and in Utah since 2015. His professional devotion with personal injury cases stems from life experiences.. In Dec. 2008, Chris graduated with honors from the University of Utah in Political Science and Economics. He then moved to Salem, OR to pursue his law degree. He graduated from law school with his Juris Doctorate from Willamette University in 2014.. Outside of the office, Chris is passionate about his family and the outdoors. He met his wife Joanna in Utah, and they have been happily married since 2008. Together, the Threshers have two children. The family of four love running and doing CrossFit together. Chris and Joanna will be partaking in the Boston Marathon in 2017.. Chris is involved with the Boy Scouts of America, and is an avid participant in his church.

Scott J. Lynch is a Partner of the firm Lynch & Van Dyke, P. A. Scott graduated magna cum laude in 1988 from ColbyCollege in Waterville, Maine with a BA in History.  He graduated in 1991 from the University Of Maine School Of Law with a Juris Doctor (Doctor of Law) degree.. Scott was admitted to the bar in Maine in 1991 and to the U.S. District Court for Maine that same year.  In 1995, he was admitted to practice before the First Federal Circuit Court.. Scott has practiced personal injury, medical malpractice, family law, civil litigation, land use and zoning, and criminal law in central and southern Maine for twenty one years.. He has handled cases in nearly every court in the State of Maine from small claims to homicide. He has tried cases and settled cases amounting to millions of dollars.. Scott has represented other lawyers, engineers, accountants, real estate professionals, college students, business owners, outdoorsman and employees from all walks of life.. Scott is a member of the Maine State Bar Association, the Androscoggin County Bar Association, the Maine Trial Lawyers Association, and the Maine Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.  He serves on the Board of Governors of the Maine Trial Lawyers Association and is proud to represent the injured and disadvantaged.. Scott has served on the Lewiston City Council, as Member and Chairman of the Lewiston School Committee, the Lewiston Auburn Economic Growth Council, and the L.A. Loan Committee.  Scott is a Little League coach, soccer coach, an avid runner (5K, 10K, 13.1) and an outdoorsman.. Scott was educated and raised in Fairfield, Maine and currently resides in Lewiston with his wife, Darlene, and his three children.

Attorney Tim Kenlan represents clients with personal injury and product liability claims, and has extensive experience handling insurance coverage issues. He also works with senior attorneys at the firm on complex trial matters. Tim attended the University of Maine School of Law where he focused on litigation, legal writing, and trial advocacy. As a student attorney for the law school's legal aid clinic, he developed his trial skills and gained significant courtroom experience by representing low-income Mainers in a wide range of legal matters. Tim conducted and won more contested hearings than any other student in the history of the school.. Tim joined Berman & Simmons in 2012, and has quickly earned a reputation as one of the state's top young lawyers, including recognition by Super Lawyers as a "Rising Star.". "A lot of my clients feel powerless, defeated, and beaten down when we first meet, and many are unable to work. They don't see a clear path back to a normal life," Tim says. "I am an attorney who will listen to them, understand what they are saying, and believe in them. Helping my clients when others won't, or when others have given up, is a real opportunity to make a difference in their lives.". Tim not only helps his clients see that clear path, he also puts in the hard work to make sure they get there. This high level of personal attention, motivation to deliver the best results, and creative approach to the law are characteristics Tim brings to the Berman & Simmons team.. A native of Vermont, Tim traveled around the world in pursuit of other interests, including music, languages, and food, before finding his calling as an attorney. He played trumpet at the prestigious Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University; studied in Russia while earning a degree in Russian Language and Literature; and worked as an executive chef at restaurants in Indiana and Maine.. Ultimately, the practice of law was the career that satisfied Tim's strong desire to help others, while challenging him both creatively and intellectually.

Leander James is a founding shareholder of the firm James, Vernon & Weeks, P.A. He has extensive experience in civil trial work, achieving large settlments and verdicts. He represents sexual abuse survivors, the catastrophically injured and buisness and property owners in serious disputes. Mr. James was a principal architect of the $166 million dollar Northwest Jesuit settlement that included non-monetary terms for protection of children, and his appellate cases have established precedent. His practice is state, regional and national in scope.. Mr. James is a past president of the Idaho Trial Lawyers Association and the Idaho Trial Lawyers Association Foundation, Inc. He is an appointed Chair on the Idaho State Bar Professional Conduct Board. In 2011 the Bar awarded Mr. James its Service Award for his public service.. Mr. James graduated from the University of Santa Clara in 1983 with a B.A. in English, emphasis in writing. Thereafter he gained a wide variety of life experience as a school teacher in France, editor, carepenter and commercial fisherman in Alaska. Mr James graduated from the University of Idaho College of Law in 1993. He is admitted to practice law before state and federal bars, including the Supreme Court of the Unites States of America. Additionally, Mr James obtains pro hac vice admission as needed to represent clients anywhere in the United States.

Attorney Taylor Asen represents people in personal injury cases, including medical malpractice, dangerous drug and medical device, and complex civil litigation matters. Prior to joining Gideon Asen LLC, Taylor worked at Berman & Simmons.. Taylor is a graduate of Yale Law School, where he participated in the Veterans Legal Services Clinic. He was co-chair of the Civil Justice Committee of the Yale Chapter of the American Constitution Society, and served as managing editor of the Yale Human Rights & Development Law Journal.

I am a native of Pocatello, Idaho. I am an Iraq War veteran who served with HHB 1/148th Field Artillery Battalion of the Idaho National Guard. After a tour in Iraq, I pursued my college education at Idaho State University and later transferred to Weber State where I graduated summa cum laude with a bachelor's degree in political science.. I attended law school at Hamline University School of Law in St. Paul, Minnesota and graduated cum laude in 2013.. While in law school, I worked as a certified student attorney for the Ramsey County Attorney's Office. Working in the child support enforcement division, I handled over 500 child support establishment, paternity, and divorce hearings. After graduating law school and returning to Pocatello, I clerked for the Honorable David C. Nye in the Sixth Judicial District.. My practice includes the areas of insurance defense, business law, contracts, personal injury litigation, estate planning, and property law. He is a trained Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) and provides free legal representation to CASA volunteers that advocate for abused and neglected children.

Michelle K. Waddoups has been an associate attorney at Robert J. DeBry & Associates since 2012. Michelle is incredibly dedicated to each case she takes on, and as a member of the Utah Supreme Court, U.S. and Utah District Court she can ensure that every client receives help repairing their lives.. Helping others has always been important in Michelle’s life. Before she pursued a law degree, she successfully managed a childcare center in addition to teaching preschool and school-aged children.. Working as a dispute specialist led Michelle to pursue a law degree from Thomas M. Cooley Law School, J.D., in 2010.. While in law school she served as Secretary of the Student Bar Association. Michelle also worked at the Public Sector Law Project Clinic and was a member of the Sports and Entertainment Law Society and Federal Bar Association.. Michelle received several recognitions while in law school including the Student Bar Association Leadership and Service Recognition Award, and the Public Sector Law Project Service Award.. Before law school Michelle studied as an undergraduate at the University of Utah, where she was on the Dean’s List and received her Bachelor of Science in Political Science and Human Development and Family Studies.. Michelle cares about each individual client and giving them excellent representation, which is why she is part of the American Bar Association—Young Lawyers Division and the Utah Association for Justice. Membership in these organizations means that she works to fight for individual rights and fair justice when a person has been injured.. Since working at Robert J. DeBry & Associates, Michelle has focused her practice on medical malpractice, product liability, and wrongful death claims successfully settling many cases.. When Michelle is not at work she enjoys exercising. During the summer she frequently visits the lake and spends time with friends and family.