Bastarrika, Soto, Gonzalez & Somohano, L.L.P.

Attorney Jose I. Bastarrika

Bar Admissions:

• New Jersey, 1996

Education:

• Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey School of Law - Newark, Newark, New Jersey, 1996
  
  • J.D.
• Rutgers College, New Brunswick, NJ, USA, 1993
  
  • B.A.
  • Major: Political Science

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• New Jersey State Bar Association (Member)
• Passaic County Bar Association (Member)
• Hispanic Bar Association of New Jersey (Lifetime Member)
• New Jersey State Bar Family Law Executive Committee
• Passaic County Best Practices Committee
• Passaic County Matrimonial Early Settlement Panel (Panel Chair)
• Bergen, Passaic, Morris County Roster of Economic Mediators
• NJ Supreme Court Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee (Section Chair)

Languages Spoken:

• Spanish

Attorney Franklin G. Soto

Bar Admissions:

• New Jersey
• U.S. District Court District of New Jersey
• New York
• U.S. District Court Southern District of New York
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York

Education:

• Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey School of Law - Newark, Newark, New Jersey, 1989
  
  • J.D.
• John Jay College, City University of New York, 1986
  
  • B.A.

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• American Association for Justice
• The New York State Trial Lawyers of America
• National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys
• National Hispanic Bar Association
• New Jersey Hispanic Bar Association
• Bergen County Bar Association
• Passaic County Bar Association

Languages Spoken:

• Spanish

Attorney Jerard A. Gonzalez

Bar Admissions:

• New Jersey, 1992
• U.S. District Court District of New Jersey, 1992
• U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit, 2005
• U.S. Supreme Court, 2008

Education:

• Seton Hall University School of Law, Newark, New Jersey, 1992
  
  • J.D.
• Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ, 1988
  
  • Major: Criminal Justice

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• American Immigration Lawyers Association (“AILA”)
• New Jersey Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association ("AILA"), , Chair, 2007 to 2009
• New Jersey Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association ("AILA"), , Vice Chair, 2005 to 2007
• New Jersey Hispanic Bar Association
• National Hispanic Bar Association
• Bergen County Bar Association
• National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
• Hispanic Institute of Research and Development, Hackensack, New Jersey, Trustee

Languages Spoken:

• Spanish

Attorney John T. Somohano

Bar Admissions:

• New Jersey, 2001
• U.S. District Court District of New Jersey, 2001

Education:

• Thomas M. Cooley Law School, Lansing, Michigan, 2000
  
  • J.D.
  • Major: Criminal Justice
• Rutgers University, Rutgers College, New Brunswick, 1996
  
  • B.S.
  • Major: Political Science

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Hispanic Bar Association
• New Jersey State Bar Association
• Passaic County Bar Association
• Association of NJ Municipal Court Practitioners

Attorney Kelly Degen

Bar Admissions:

• New Jersey, 2019

Education:

• Rutgers University School of Law, Newark, New Jersey, 2018
  
  • J.D.
• Montclair State University, Montclair, New Jersey, 2015
  
  • B.A.
  • Honors: magna cum laude
  • Major: History and Jurisprudence
  • Minor: French

Attorney Gabrielle Thurin Esq.

Bar Admissions:

• Puerto Rico, 2018

Education:

• University of Puerto Rico Law School, San Juan, Puerto Rico
  
  • J.D.
• University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico, 2015
  
  • B.A.
  • Honors: magna cum laude
  • Major: Sociology

Languages Spoken:

• English
• Spanish

Attorney David Ventoso

Bar Admissions:

• New Jersey, 2020

Education:

• New York Law School, New York, New York
  
  • J.D. - 2015
• Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey
  
  • B.S.
  • Major: Sports Management