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The Lawtino™
Welcome to The Lawtino Podcast! Where we discuss the intersection of law and our Latino communities with legal, political, and community leaders and visionaries. Hosted by Nationally Recognized Trial Attorney and Civil Rights Leader John Gomez.
Episodes
The Lawtino™From the Border to City Hall
In this episode… John Gomez and David Arreguin welcome Raul Campillo, San Diego City Councilmember representing District 7, attorney, and passionate advocate…
The Lawtino™Sí Se Puede: Ask for Help, Build Connections, and Trust Your Journey
In this episode… In the final installment of Lawtino Podcast's special series from the Hispanic National Bar Association Annual Convention in Washington, D.C…
The Lawtino™The American Dream of Homeownership
In this episode… Recorded at Celebrando Latinas in San Diego, John Gomez and David Arreguin welcome Marta C. Gómez, an experienced mortgage loan officer and…
The Lawtino™It's Okay to Fail: Leadership, Resilience, and Finding Your Path
In this episode… Recorded at the Hispanic National Bar Association's Annual Convention in Washington, D.C., John Gomez and David Arreguin welcome Jackie…
The Lawtino™Mastercard Leaders on Diversity, Innovation, and Corporate Law
In this episode… Recorded at the Hispanic National Bar Association's Annual Convention in Washington, D.C., John Gomez and David Arreguin welcome Juan C…
The Lawtino™The Power of Persistence: Building a Business From Scratch
In this episode… John Gomez and David Arreguin welcome Fabiola Gálvez, founder and CEO of Gente Bonita Magazine, for an inspiring conversation about…
The Lawtino™From the White House to the Courtroom
In this episode… Recorded live at the Hispanic National Bar Association's Annual Convention in Washington, D.C., John Gomez and David Arreguin welcome Adrian…
The Lawtino™Dream Big, Have a Plan: Leadership and Perseverance
In this episode… David Arreguin sits down with Agustin Peña, a Deputy District Attorney and President of the San Diego La Raza Lawyers Scholarship Fund, for an…
The Lawtino™Leading with Awareness: Emotional Intelligence and Personal Growth
In this episode… Recorded live at Celebrando Latinas in Chula Vista, John Gomez and David Arreguin welcome Adriana Reid for an inspiring conversation about…
The Lawtino™Build Your Network Before You Need It
Recorded at the Hispanic National Bar Association Annual Conference in Washington, D.C., John Gomez and David Arreguin sit down with Aida Rodriguez, founder of…
The Lawtino™130 No’s Before One Yes
Recorded at the Hispanic National Bar Association Annual Conference in Washington, D.C., John Gomez and David Arreguin sit down with attorney Albert Maldonado…
The Lawtino™The Latino Wealth Mindset: Breaking the Beliefs That Hold Us Back
In this episode… Recorded live at Celebrando Latinas at the Gaylord Pacific in Chula Vista, John Gomez and David Arreguin sit down with financial expert and…
The Lawtino™We Belong Here: Leadership, Community, and the Power of Representation
In this episode… Recorded at the Hispanic National Bar Association Annual Conference in Washington, D.C., John Gomez and David Arreguin sit down with HNBA…
The Lawtino™Building More Than a Career: Leadership and Community in Law
Recorded at the Hispanic National Bar Association Annual Conference in Washington, D.C., John Gomez and David Arreguin sit down with American Bar Association…
The Lawtino™Dream Beyond Your Circumstances
Recorded during Celebrando Latinas in Chula Vista, John Gomez and David Arreguin sit down with international keynote speaker Erika Alfaro to discuss…
The Lawtino™Where You Come From Doesn’t Define You
Recorded at the Hispanic National Bar Association Annual Convention in Washington, D.C., John Gomez and David Arreguin sit down with Denver-based complex…
The Lawtino™From Self-Doubt to “You Belong”
Recorded at the Hispanic National Bar Association Annual Convention in Washington, D.C., John Gomez and David Arreguin sit down with attorney and former HNBA…
The Lawtino™Engineering a Path to Law
In this episode… John Gomez and David Arreguín sit down with Alejandro Echeverria, an engineer turned intellectual property attorney and patent litigator…
The Lawtino™Failing Forward: Unconventional Path to Microsoft
Recorded in Washington, D.C. during the Hispanic National Bar Association’s annual meeting, John Gomez and David Arreguin sit down with Tyler Quillin, Senior…
The Lawtino™Running Together: Building Community Across the Border
David Arreguín and co-host Nadia Flores sit down with Valeria Rivera Corona, co-founder of the Binational Race, to explore how an ambitious idea became a…
The Lawtino™CBX: The Billion-Dollar Idea That Changed the Border Forever
THE LAWTINO Podcast welcome Jorge Goytortúa, CEO of Cross Border Xpress (CBX), for an in-depth conversation about one of the most innovative transportation…
The Lawtino™Creating Experiences, Not Just Meals
Chef Ruffo Ibarra, founder of Oryx Capital and one of the leading voices in the Cali-Baja culinary movement, shares his journey from growing up between Tijuana…
The Lawtino™From Baja to the World: Cooking Without Borders
Chef Omar Armas shares his remarkable journey from growing up in Baja California to training in Italy and working in some of the world's most prestigious…
The Lawtino™The American Dream, Reimagined
Attorney Adrian Martinez shares his remarkable journey from Mexico City to becoming a dual-licensed attorney in Mexico and California, as well as a partner at…
The Lawtino™Building Trust, Breaking Barriers, and Leading With Purpose
In this episode of The Lawtino Podcast, the hosts sit down with family law attorney and community leader Tamra Lett to discuss leadership, diversity, and…
The Lawtino™The Lawtino Podcast: Dolores Contreras (Contreras Law Firm) & Mauricio Reznik (Reznik Law Group)
In this episode of LAWTINO, we explore what it truly means to build a legal career across borders. Based in San Diego and Tijuana, our guests—a…
The Lawtino™Cross-Border Power: Trade, Policy, and Opportunity in the San Diego–Tijuana Region
A deep dive into the San Diego–Tijuana region through the lens of binational leadership, exploring how two cities across an international border operate as one…
The Lawtino™Bridging Communities: Immigration, Culture, and Leadership in Escondido
In this episode of The Lawtino Podcast, Sean Gómez and David Arreguín sit down with Joe Garcia—pastor and Escondido City Council member—for an in-depth…
The Lawtino™Never Give Up: From Immigrant Struggles to High-End Art and Influence
Pako Pablos is the Founder of Pako Pablos Studios. He is an artist and a multidisciplinary creator and entrepreneur whose studio develops high-end artwork…
The Lawtino™From Personal Injury to Mass Torts: Exposing Infant Formula Dangers
Jose Rojas is the Founding Partner and Trial Attorney at Ventura Law and Levin, Rojas, Camassar & Reck, LLC. He is a Connecticut-based lawyer focused on…
The Lawtino™Immigration, Faith, and the American Dream: A Powerful Story of Resilience
Esther Valdés Clayton is the Founder and Principal Attorney of Valdés & Associates, a San Diego-based firm that represents individuals and families in visas…
The Lawtino™The Path to Law School for First-Generation Students
Jorge García is the Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid at the California Western School of Law, where he oversees admissions strategy and financial aid…
The Lawtino™Innovating Pediatric Health in the Cali-Baja Region With Cross-Border Strategies
Kathia Bustillos is the Board Chair and Executive Director of the Foundation for the Children of the Californias, a nonprofit that supports pediatric…
The Lawtino™The Business of Immigration Law: Scaling Impact Through Strategy and Culture
Attorney Narciso Cruz is the Owner of The Cruz Law Office, APC, an immigration-focused legal practice. Admitted to the California Bar in 2011, Narciso has…
The Lawtino™From Courtroom to Community: How a Trial Attorney Builds Purpose-Driven Legal Impact
Lara Deitz is the Senior Trial Attorney at Gomez Trial Attorneys, a San Diego-based personal injury and civil litigation law firm. She focuses on personal…
The Lawtino™Román Cota Muñoz - Mayor of Tecate
Román Cota Muñoz is the Mayor of Tecate in the state of Baja California, having taken office as part of the 25th City Council on October 1, 2024, for the…
The Lawtino™Hector Tamayo President of San Diego La Raza Lawyers Association
Hector Tamayo is the President of San Diego La Raza Lawyers Association, a professional bar association dedicated to advancing equality, empowerment, and…
The Lawtino™Joaquin Luken - Smart Border Coalition
Joaquin Luken is the Executive Director at SmartBorder Coalition, a binational organization that brings together leaders from the San Diego and Tijuana regions…
The Lawtino™Know Your Rights: What Immigrants Need To Do in Today's Political Climate
Adam Peña is an Immigration Attorney at La Maestra Community Health Centers, where he represents undocumented immigrants and detainees. At 25 years old, he was…
The Lawtino™Building a Legacy Through Law, Mentorship, and Resilience
Judge Philip Gutierrez is a retired United States District Judge who served in the Central District of California from 2007 to 2024. Appointed to the bench by…
The Lawtino™Legal Immigration With Integrity: A Stand for Honest Lawyering
Andrea Piontkovski is the Founder and President of Piontkovski Immigration Law, where she represents clients in immigration cases nationally and…
The Lawtino™How First-Generation Latino Students Can Build a Legal Career
Marco Garcia is an Employment Litigation Associate at Jackson Lewis P.C., where he represents employers in workplace law matters, providing preventive advice…
The Lawtino™Serving Border Communities Through Law and Leadership
David Arreguin is an Attorney at Banker's Hill Law Firm, APC, where he practices personal injury and consumer law. Before Banker's Hill Law Firm, he was an…
The Lawtino™Bridging Cultures and Building Cities: A Vision for San Antonio
Beto Altamirano is the Co-founder and CEO of Irys Technologies, a firm building government technology solutions. Under his leadership, Irys developed the…
The Lawtino™Empowering Future Latinx Judges
Judge Maria Salas-Mendoza is the Judge of the 120th Judicial District Court in El Paso, Texas, where she has served since 2007. She is also the President and…
The Lawtino™Building Latino Community Bridges
Liz Ramírez is the CEO of The Chicano Federation, an organization that cultivates opportunities and advocates for families and individuals in San Diego for a…
The Lawtino™Christina Guerola Sarchio: President of the Hispanic National Bar Association
Christina Guerola Sarchio is the 2024-2025 President of the Hispanic National Bar Association (HNBA), a nonprofit national membership association representing…
The Lawtino™Fighting for Fair Wages and Workers' Rights
Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher is the President and Chief Officer of the California Labor Federation, AFL-CIO. She is also the Secretary-Treasurer, Chief Officer…
The Lawtino™Finding Purpose in Law School
Vanessa Felix Corona is a Law Clerk at Gomez Trial Attorneys and a JD Candidate at Thomas Jefferson School of Law, where she also serves as President of the La…
The Lawtino™Paving Diverse Paths in Law and Leadership
John Gomez is an award-winning attorney and the Founder of Gomez Trial Attorneys, a top-tier personal injury law firm based in San Diego. A Yale Law School…
The Lawtino™From Courtrooms to Community: An AG's Journey to Justice
Raúl Torrez is the 32nd Attorney General of New Mexico, sworn in on January 1st, 2023. Before his election, he served as the elected District Attorney for the…
The Lawtino™Empowering Latino Communities: Dolores Huerta's Fight for Equality and Justice
Dolores Huerta is the Founder and President of the Dolores Huerta Foundation, a 501(c)(3) organization that works with volunteer associations pursuing social…
The Lawtino™The Power of Cultural Connection in Law
Francisco "Frank" Guerra is the Capital Partner at Guerra LLP, a nationwide personal injury, mass tort, civil, and commercial litigation firm. Since joining…
The Lawtino™Advocating for Justice: A Latina Lawyer's Path to Change
Jessica Lujan is a Trial Attorney at Gomez Trial Attorneys, where she focuses on catastrophic personal injuries, premises liability, ADA enforcement, and…
The Lawtino™Uniting a Passion for Law With Latino Heritage
John Gomez is an award-winning attorney and the Founder of Gomez Trial Attorneys, a top-tier personal injury law firm based in San Diego. A Yale Law School…