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Manuel "Manny" de Castro, Jr. earned his Juris Doctor in 2000 and was admitted to the South Dakota Bar in 2001. A graduate of the Western Trial Advocacy Institute and the prestigious Gerry Spence Trial Lawyers College, he has devoted his career to defending clients facing serious criminal charges. Manny is the only criminal defense attorney in South Dakota to achieve two successful appellate victories in a single day and has secured numerous Not Guilty verdicts in cases including Murder, Manslaughter, Attempted Murder, Aggravated Assault, and Rape. He has argued before the South Dakota Supreme Court and handled thousands of criminal cases. Known for his personal approach, Manny works alongside his experienced legal team to provide honest guidance, direct communication, and dedicated advocacy for every client.

Alex De Castroverde is a Las Vegas personal injury attorney and the owner of De Castroverde Accident & Injury Lawyers along with his brother, Orlando. Their father, Waldo De Castroverde, was born in Havana, Cuba, and was a paratrooper in the Bay of Pigs invasion. Waldo moved to Reno, Nevada, in 1978, along with his wife Vivian De Castroverde (also born in Cuba) and their four children. After attending law school at night—while he dealt blackjack during the day—Waldo became one of the first attorneys in Nevada to open a law office with the focus of representing the Hispanic Community. In 2005, De Castroverde Accident & Injury Lawyers was formed as a branch of the Law Office of Waldo De Castroverde. The firm has grown from three attorneys to over 20 attorneys and a total team of over 100 employees. The firm now has offices in Las Vegas, Summerlin, Henderson, Reno, Oakland, CA and plans on expanding across the United Sates. The firm concentrates on personal injury, immigration, and criminal defense. In 1995, Mr. De Castroverde received his undergraduate degree from University of Nevada, Reno. He received his J.D. from Nova Southeastern University in 1999. Mr. De Castroverde is active in the Southern Nevada community, currently serving on the Board of Directors for Cristo Rey St. Viator Las Vegas College Preparatory and the Kenny Guinn Center for Policy Priorities. He is also on the Advisory Counsel for the Nevada Independent and serves as a committee member for the Las Vegas Bowl Committee.

Angela De La Housaye founded the firm of De La Housaye & Associates in 2000 in Los Angeles, California. It has since expanded to two additional cities in California. Ms. De La Housaye began her legal career in business civil litigation and uses this experiential knowledge and her transactional practice as a tactical advantage in managing DLHA’s litigation strategy work. Ms. De La Housaye also specializes in the transactional areas of business law, mergers and acquisitions, liability protection and entity formation, business succession, trade secret and proprietary information protection, employment practice matters and a general business legal oversight for DLHA corporate clients. Ms. De La Housaye oversees the DLHA Walnut Creek, San Francisco and Los Angeles offices. In addition, she sits on and advises several Boards of Directors, at both the city and county levels, including the following: Board of Director, Contra Costa Council and Co-Chair Small Business and Entrepreneurial Task Force, Contra Costa County; Board of Director, Walnut Creek Chamber of Commerce; Board of Director, Women’s Initiative for Contra Costa County; Graduate, “Leadership Contra Costa”; Member, National Women’s Chamber of Commerce; Member, National Association of Women Business Owners; Member Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Contra Costa Bar Associations, and Member, Business Law Section.

Angela De La Housaye founded De La Housaye & Associates in 2000 in Los Angeles, California. The business law firm has since expanded to Walnut Creek, California. Ms. De La Housaye began her legal career in civil litigation with a focus on business protection and litigation strategy. She uses this experiential knowledge in managing DLHA’s litigation practice. Ms. De La Housaye specializes in the transactional areas of business, mergers and acquisitions, liability protection, succession planning, trade secrets, proprietary information protection, and employment law. In addition to managing the client work Ms. De La Housaye is actively involved in the community, city, and region. She is asked to speak about business law with a focus on preventative legal protections.