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Crystle Watts was raised in Middletown, NY. After high school, she attended Orange County Community College and earned an Honors Associate’s degree in Social Science in 2005. She graduated cum laude from the State University of New York at Buffalo in 2007 with a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science.. Crystle went on to study at Albany Law School of Union University. She received the Deans’ Scholarship Award and graduated magna cum laude in 2013. While studying at Albany Law School, Crystle served as a lead articles editor on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Science & Technology. She also participated in the Pro Bono Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program, helping low-income individuals prepare and file their tax returns. During her final year of law school, Crystle secured an internship with the New York State Workers’ Compensation Board. She worked on appellate review of Workers’ Compensation decisions in the Office of General Counsel, where she gained foundational knowledge of New York’s compensation system.. In 2014, Crystle was admitted to the New York State Bar. She is thankful for the opportunity to turn her legal knowledge of the Workers’ Compensation system into practical benefits for clients who are injured on the job. Crystle takes pride in helping injured workers secure the medical care and compensation to which they are entitled.. A member of the New York State Bar Association and the Injured Workers’ Bar Association, Crystle lives in Columbia County and enjoys hiking, gardening, and cooking.

Nairobi Vives defends clients in complex workers’ compensation litigation before the New York State Workers’ Compensation Board. She has a broad legal background, with experience in matters involving construction, employment claims, environmental law, and real property. In addition, Nairobi spent two years as Associate Counsel in the New York State Assembly, where she advised Assembly Speakers and Committee Chairs on legal matters concerning legislation, program development, and budgeting.. Nairobi is a cum laude graduate of Albany Law School, where she was a member of the Albany Government Law Review and the Karen C. McGovern Senior Prize Trial winner for “Best Oral Advocate.” She also held a judicial externship in the Albany Law Clinic & Justice Center with the Hon. Lawrence Kahn in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York.

Kimberly Sierra maintains a focus on counseling New York-based employers, insurers, and third-party administrators through all stages of the workers’ compensation litigation process; representing them before the New York State Workers’ Compensation Board; and counseling them on risk management, claims-handling, and litigation avoidance. She draws on over a decade of experience handling complex insurance-related litigation in New York and Arizona.. Kim earned her bachelor’s at Arizona State University, graduating cum laude. She went on to earn her law degree at Thomas Jefferson School of Law, and also completed the Hofstra University School of Law Summer School in Nice, France, where she studied Comparative Constitutional Law under U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

Sonia Uddin is a graduate of New York University, where she studied Political Science and Women’s History. She received her Juris Doctorate from New England Law in 2010 and was admitted to the New York State Bar in 2011.. While in law school she interned with the State Office of Minority and Women’s Business Assistance, where she reviewed and drafted applications for businesses seeking state funding. She also worked with the Domestic Violence Program at Boston Medical Center, where she provided patients with social services assistance. During this time she also worked at the New England Law Legal Services Clinic, where she represented clients in matters of Family Law. She began her legal career researching various areas of the law and reviewing contracts for other attorneys in New York State.. When an opportunity to join the Workers’ Compensation legal team at Martin, Harding & Mazzotti, LLP, became available, Sonia eagerly joined the firm. She was excited to work directly with clients to help them get the care and benefits that they need.. Sonia is a proud member of the New York State Bar Association and the Injured Workers’ Bar Association. In her time away from the firm, Sonia enjoys spending time with friends and family, traveling and hiking in the Capital Region.