Strong Life Coach Podcast

Lisbet Velazquez came to the United States at the tender age of 17, not speaking the native language and not knowing what specific path to pursue in her life. She excelled in her school work and eventually got accepted into the University of Florida where her passion for law and politics started to grow. After graduating from the university of Florida she completed her Juris Doctor degree in the Shepard Broad College of Law at Nova Southeastern University in 2015, she started her career as a litigator.

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Norma Sepulveda received her J.D. from The Thurgood Marshall School of Law and was licensed by the State of Texas in 2010 and licensed in the Southern District of Texas in 2011. Norma also serves on AILA’s Southern Border Taskforce and serves as AILA’s EOIR liaison in South Texas.

Norma Sepulveda has been practicing primarily immigration and criminal defense since 2010. In 2011, Norma opened The Law Office of Norma Sepulveda, PLLC in Harlingen, TX and since then has been its principal attorney. She chose to open her firm right on the border, where it can have the greatest impact in defensive immigration. The Law Office of Norma Sepulveda is committed to serving the immigrant community in Texas and all over the U.S. by offering expert, highly personalized immigration and criminal defense.

Whenever she is not working, Norma loves spending time with her husband of nearly 20 years and their two boys.

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Brianna Phillips is a Northern California native, but has acquired her knowledge and education in many different places. She pursued her Undergraduate Degree at Grambling State University in Grambling, Louisiana. She acquired her Bachelors of Science in Kinesiology with a concentration in Sports Management. Brianna was the May 2016 Valedictorian of her class at Grambling State University.

Brianna immediately began Law School after receiving her undergraduate degree. She attended Thomas Jefferson School of Law where she graduated Magna Cum Laude in May 2019. Brianna served as a Senior Editor and the Articles Selection Editor during her tenure with the TJSL Law Review. Brianna also found her love for Trademarks and Mediations when she participated in both the TJSL Trademark Clinic and Mediation Clinic.

After graduating Law School, Brianna moved back to Northern California to study for the July 2019 bar. After long hours of studying and substantial stress, Brianna passed the California Bar, one of the hardest Bar in the Nation, on her first try and was admitted to practice law in the state of California in December 2019.

Brianna worked with the very well-known Personal Injury Law Firm for a short time, gaining substantial legal knowledge in Personal Injury Law. Ultimately. She decided to pursue her passion to practice Business law and founded Oakala Law & Mediation Firm.

Brianna has continuously demonstrated academic and legal excellence throughout her life. She is very family oriented and strives to show her clients the same amount of compassion as she does to her very supportive and loving family. But do not confuse her compassion for weakness. Brianna will strive to protect her client’s rights at all costs. She will continue to demonstrate her legal knowledge through Oakala Law & Mediation Firm in order to help her clients.

You can follow Brianna on instagram @oakalalaw or follow and like her Facebook Page, Oakala Law and Mediation Firm.

If you have questions, you can email her at [email protected].

Pamela Rosario is a trademark and contracts attorney licensed in New York. Her current offerings include Trademark filings, contract drafting/review, and business entity formations. For more information on how to build a solid legal foundation for your business, you can find her at pamelarosariolaw.com or over on instagram at @prosariolaw.

Christine Han is a first generation Korean American attorney in Aurora, Colorado. She received her bachelor’s degree in International Studies from the University of Colorado, and considers Colorado to be her home. 

In 2014, she received her Juris Doctorate degree from the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law in the state of Michigan. That same year, Ms. Han became a licensed attorney for the state of Colorado and founded the Han Law Group.

Since then, Ms. Han has received numerous awards for her litigation skills and corresponding high success rate in the courtroom. She attributes her skills as a litigator to her experience working at the 38th District Court in the state of Michigan. Ms. Han is licensed to practice in the United States District Court– District of Colorado, and the United States Department of Justice, Executive Office for Immigration Review.

Ms. Han comes from a family of immigrants and watching the struggle of her family gain immigration status shaped her dedication to her immigration clients and the community.

As a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association, Ms. Han has a reputation for her prevailing knowledge of Immigration Law. As a first generation Korean American, her own experiences contribute to the unique mark of support she provides for her clients. 

In addition to her commitment to Han Law Group, Ms. Han is the Immigration and Family Law columnist for the Weekly Focus newspaper and Colorado Times.

She is very active in the community and is a mentor to many young leaders. Ms. Han is also a Board member as Legal Counsel for Asian Real Estate Association of America (AREAA) Denver chapter. 

Ms. Han is also an experienced Mediator that handles disputes in different areas of law. She is a member of the Mediation Association of Colorado.

Social media:

IG: Christine_denverlawyer 

FB: Han Law group 

Website: www.Han-legal.com 

"I am a trial attorney who specializes in personal injury.  I practice in Long Beach, California.  I was licensed in 2010, and spent the first 5 years of my career working as a defense attorney.  I then transitioned to plaintiff's personal injury and worked for a premier firm in Century City, California for approximately 3.5 years.  I opened Laiken Law Group in May 2019.  I have a YouTube channel where I interview attorneys who provide useful tips on scaling up your own practice.  You can find the channel by my name, Ashley Laiken.  I am also on Facebook (Ashley Laiken) and Instagram (Laiken_Law_Group)." - Ashley Laiken

Trial Attorney Irving Pedroza practices in courts all over the State of California, litigating cases in personal injury. Irving was born in Guerrero, Mexico. At the age of six his parents immigrated to the United States. Irving grew up in Escondido, CA where his family struggled with being undocumented, poverty, mental health disorders, and domestic violence. As a result of his upbringing, Irving has dedicated his life to helping others, through the justice system, or during his spare time through peer-mentor programs. Irving was the first in his family attend college. Connect with Irving on Instagram @irving.esq

Jessica Ocampo is an attorney who is passionate about civil rights and its various, complex facets that are intertwined in both corporate and public sectors of the law. She’s resilient on both sides of the legal spectrum - focused on progressing and positively influencing the diversity and inclusion needle. She is the board director for the young lawyers division in the Hispanic Lawyers Association of Illinois. Jessica is the assistant attorney general in the worker compensation bureau in the Illinois attorney general’s office.

Janeth Arias is a founding partner of Blanco & Arias. She handles employment matters including, wrongful termination, retaliation, unlawful discrimination and harassment due to race, gender, disability or other protected category. Ms. Arias also handles matters involving workers’ compensation, wage & hour, and personal injury.

Ms. Arias received her Juris Doctorate from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law in 2009. Ms. Arias graduated Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science with a Public Law concentration and minor in Spanish from the California State University, Long Beach.

Ms. Arias is admitted to practice before all California State Courts, the United States Central District of California, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. She is a member of the California Employment Lawyers Association, Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, and the Mexican American Bar Association. Ms. Arias is fluent in Spanish. If she is not litigating in the courtroom zealously advocating for her clients, she is traveling or at a Dodger Game.

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