Humberto Izquierdo, Jr. specializes in the areas of Workers' Compensation and Personal Injury. He is also fluent in Spanish. Humberto began his legal career in 2002 as an insurance defense litigator for a prominent defense firm in Atlanta. He represented employers, insurance carriers, self-insureds and servicing agents in reaching amicable final resolutions in claims against them. When necessary he also defended claims and has experience from the Administrative Hearing level to the Georgia Court of Appeals. In 2005, he founded the Law Offices of Humberto Izquierdo, Jr., specializing in representing claimants following work injuries and plaintiffs suffering personal injuries. Humberto is a trained neutral and is registered with the Georgia Commission on Dispute Resolution. His fluency in Spanish, combined with his multifaceted legal experience, makes him uniquely qualified to serve as a mediator.

Areas of Expertise

• Workers’ Compensation
• Personal Injury
• Fluent in Spanish

ADR Training

• Henning Mediation Training
• Georgia Commission on Dispute Resolution

Education

• J.D., Northwestern School of Law of Lewis & Clark College, Portland, Oregon, 2002
• B.A. in Biology, with minors in Environmental Studies and Spanish, College of
  Charleston, Charleston, S.C., 1998

Bar Admissions

• Georgia

Legal Employment

• Law Offices of Humberto Izquierdo, Jr., P.C., Cumming, Georgia (Founder, 2005 – present)
• The Webster Firm, Duluth, Georgia (Associate, 2004-2005)
• Swift, Currie, McGhee & Hiers, LLP, Atlanta, Georgia (Associate, 2002-2004)

Professional Affiliations

• State Bar of Georgia
• Georgia Trial Lawyers Association
• American Trial Lawyers Association

Presentations

• ICLE 2012, Atlanta, Georgia, Personal Injury: The Interplay Between Workers’
     Compensation and Personal Injury
• ICLE 2011, Duluth, Georgia, Present and Future of Undocumented Workers In Georgia
• ICLE 2010, St. Simons, Georgia, Maloney and Other Return to Work Issues