Interpreter directory
Interpreter Directory. Use our directory to find freelance Certified and Registered Court Interpreters in California for depositions, trials and other legal proceedings. All the interpreters in this directory are members of the Association of Independent Judicial Interpreters of California (AIJIC). Credentials indicated for each interpreter are current at the time the interpreter joins AIJIC or renews their membership. We encourage that all interpreter credentials be verified as needed.
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Nathan (Mintao) Huang
Court Certified Interpreter
*CERTIFIED LANGUAGES*, Cantonese (Certified),Mandarin (Certified)
Interpreter info
Phone:
626-409-8139
County(ies):
Los Angeles County
Caroline Carrera
Court Certified Interpreter
Tagalog (Certified)
Interpreter info
Phone:
1-925-556-9962
County(ies):
Alameda County, Amador County,Butte County,Contra Costa County,El Dorado County,Fresno County,Kern County,Kings County,Los Angeles County,Marin County,Mendocino County,Merced County,Monterey County,Napa County,Orange County,Placer County,Riverside County,Sacramento County,San Diego County,San Francisco,San Joaquin County,San Luis Obispo County,San Mateo County,Santa Barbara County,Santa Clara County,Santa Cruz County,Shasta County,Solano County,Sonoma County,Stanislaus County,Sutter County,Ventura County,Yolo County,Yuba County
Yassaman Manauchehri
Court Certified Interpreter
Farsi (Certified), Dari (Persian of Afghanistan) (Registered)
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County(ies):
Orange County
Veronica Ann Stocker
Court Certified Interpreter
Spanish (Certified)
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Phone:
(323) 252-9079
County(ies):
Los Angeles County, Orange County,Riverside County
Victor Martinez
Court Certified Interpreter
Spanish (Certified)
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Phone:
(415) 336-4166
County(ies):
Alameda County, Contra Costa County,Los Angeles County,Marin County,Napa County,Sacramento County,San Francisco,San Mateo County,Santa Clara County,Solano County,Sonoma County
Teri Bullington
Court Certified Interpreter
Spanish (Certified)
Interpreter info
Phone:
(916) 847-8380
County(ies):
El Dorado County, Nevada County,Placer County,Sacramento County,Sutter County,Yolo County,Yuba County
Stephanie Penn
Court Certified Interpreter
Spanish (Certified)
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Phone:
(323) 663-6609
County(ies):
Los Angeles County
Sona Roesler
Court Certified Interpreter
Armenian - Eastern (Certified)
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Phone:
(559) 801-7172
County(ies):
Fresno County
Sandra Ledesma
Court Certified Interpreter
Spanish (Certified)
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Phone:
(562) 208-0684
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Samuel Pinilla
Court Certified Interpreter
Spanish (Certified)
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Helena Salvador
Court Certified Interpreter
Spanish (Certified)
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County(ies):
San Francisco
Over 20 years of experience with Workers Compensation and Civil litigation cases. Depositions, hearings, mediations arbitrations, med/legal, recorded statements, Simultaneous and consecutive interpreting.
Rossy Franklin
Court Certified Interpreter
Spanish (Certified)
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Phone:
(310) 529-0895
County(ies):
Los Angeles County
Rebecca Ann Knight
Court Certified Interpreter
Spanish (Certified)
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Phone:
(626) 475-1300
County(ies):
Los Angeles County, Orange County,San Francisco
I am very passionate about interpreting. I have been working as a California court interpreter since 1993. Working with NGOs has given me the wonderful opportunity to combine conference interpreting with travel.
Ramona Rodriguez
Court Certified Interpreter
Spanish (Certified)
Interpreter info
Phone:
(714) 310-7900
County(ies):
Los Angeles County, Orange County
Philip Isenberg, CT
Court Registered Interpreter
German (Registered), Italian (Registered)
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Phone:
(562) 212-7445
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ATA-certified, former university professor with extensive experience interpreting for landmark cases such as Altmann v. Republic of Austria and Getty Museum restitutions to Italy, highly technical patent litigation, and diplomatic conferences at the consular and ministerial level. Interpreted for Pope Francis, Pope Benedict XVI, papal conclave, Miss Universe, McDonalds, Staples, UAW, Volkswagen, Harley Davidson, Gianni Versace, among others, with numerous felony and civil cases in U.S. District Court and state courts of California, Minnesota, New Mexico, and Oregon, as well as court martial proceedings for the United States Marine Corps and United States Navy. Translated scholarly books including on international law: “National Minorities in Europe: A Handbook”, ISBN 3700314434 and numerous scholarly articles on autonomy and international relations.
Pearl Sarvis
Court Certified Interpreter
Cantonese (Certified)
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Omar Kitanoff
Court Certified Interpreter
Russian (Certified), Ukrainian (Registered)
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Phone:
(916) 716-7695
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Omar Kitanoff is CA Judicial Council Certified in Russian & Registered in Ukrainian. For a number of years he has been offering a full scope of language services (interpreting, translation, localization, voiceovers, event hosting, presentations, etc), as well as intercultural and international advising and development consulting for government, law enforcement, nonprofit, and business sectors. Omar has excellent interpersonal skills and vast experience in all areas of the business. He operates his company out of Sacramento, CA, but will travel statewide and beyond.
Nina Shor
Court Certified Interpreter
Spanish (Certified)
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Phone:
(619) 977-2959
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Nestor Wagner
Court Certified Interpreter
Spanish (Certified)
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Phone:
(562) 906-9787
County(ies):
Los Angeles County, Orange County
Nataliya (Natasha) Kharikova
Court Certified Interpreter
Russian (Certified)
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Phone:
(310) 570-9392
County(ies):
Los Angeles County
Mireille Mariansky
Court Certified Interpreter
Spanish (Certified)
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County(ies):
San Francisco
Mary Lee Behar
Court Certified Interpreter
Spanish (Certified), French (Registered),Italian (Registered),Romanian (Registered)
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County(ies):
Los Angeles County
Martitia Palmer
Court Registered Interpreter
French (Registered), Italian (Registered)
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Email:
Phone:
(213) 840-7249
County(ies):
Los Angeles County, Nevada County,Orange County,Riverside County,San Bernardino County,San Diego County,San Francisco,San Luis Obispo County,Santa Barbara County,Ventura County
Early schooling in French Canada and France – Paris, Alliance Francaise. Dante Alighieri in Italy – Interviewer for RAI-TV in 3 languages. Vatican Radio translation & broadcast of Papal speeches. RAI Notturna – Translation & Broadcast worldwide Cultural news. Entertainment Interviews.
Accredited NY District Court in FRENCH & ITALIAN – Official Court Interpreter California Courts – Registered with the Judicial Council of California. Sample of work:
Investment Banking Seminar into French for West Africa – Irvine & LA
WEBINARS into French & Italian: HP CLOUD Enabiling-Safety DATA CENTERS.
CNN HEROES -ANNENBERG FOUNDATION 3 Day Conference & Seminar-French.
MAN OF STEEL: London Premiere (into ITALIAN at an LA Audio Studio).
THE HOBBIT An Unexpected Journey-London Premiere (French – Audio Studio).
HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH Conference Award-Events: LA-San Francisco 1 week French.
GETTY MOSAIKON Meetings & Tour French. GETTY Legal Artwork Negotiations. Italian
Military System Executive Meetings – Flight Controllers Training 45 days French
A Court case in Santa Barbara- French – another in Bakersfield – Italian.
Italian DIVORCE case – Orange County Depositions & Court
An Italian to English translation of a Foundation DEED of Incorporation.
ITALIAN to English Transfer of legal representation with APOSTILLES and
my DECLARATION as an Official Court Translator Registered with the
Judicial Council of California. An Italian to English 250 page Intl. multi-venue
Litigation. .Various off-shoots of the Credit Lyonnais Case – Translation & Depositions.
A French to English translation of a business Contract, a cross-complaint for COURT Filing and a
Swiss REAL ESTATE contract for a US Defense Attorney –
COURT Cases – Credit Lyonnais Case for the US Attorney’s Office 2 years. Parmalat case
for law firms – extensive translation. Cecchi Gori case & Trial. see C.V.
Martha Landeros
Court Certified Interpreter
Spanish (Certified)
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County(ies):
Los Angeles County
Tamar Tsagik Markosian
Court Certified Interpreter
Armenian - Eastern (Certified)
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Phone:
(818) 212-9507
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Marina Camarero
Spanish (Certified)
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Email:
Phone:
(714) 328-7078
County(ies):
Los Angeles County, Orange County,Riverside County,San Diego County,Santa Barbara County
Marina Camarero has been working in the private sector as a certified Spanish interpreter, as well as in the Los Angeles Superior Court, since 2003. She also works in the Federal Courts and with the Orange County Public Defender’s office since 2011. Marina also does transcription and translation work, jail visits, depositions, arbitrations, mediations, trials and conferences.
Her degrees include a BA in Political Science/International Relations from UCSC and a Certification in International Business, 2001. Conference Interpreting and Civil Law Interpreting Courses completed in 2011. She is available to travel.
She is an AIJIC Founding member.
Marybel Cariño
Court Certified Interpreter
Spanish (Certified)
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Phone:
(619) 884-4886
County(ies):
San Diego County
Mariana Bension-Larkin
Court Certified Interpreter
Spanish (Certified)
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Phone:
(310) 650-2410
County(ies):
Los Angeles County, Orange County,Riverside County,San Bernardino County,Ventura County
Mariana Bension-Larkin is a Spanish judicial interpreter state-certified by the Judicial Council of California and federally-certified by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts. Ms. Bension-Larkin is based in Los Angeles and specializes in interpretation proceedings focused on civil litigation. She taught the Spanish Court Interpretation Program at the L.A. Institute of Translation and Interpretation in Los Angeles from 2010 to 2013, has a Certificate in Interpretation and Translation from UCLA Extension and has volunteered at the Harriett Buhai Center for Family Law as an interpreter.
She is one of the founding members of the Association of Independent Judicial Interpreters of California (AIJIC) and current president of the board.
Magda Schafler
Court Certified Interpreter
Spanish (Certified), Catalan (Registered)
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Phone:
(818) 903-2733
County(ies):
Los Angeles County
Born in Barcelona.
Master Degree CSUN, in Spanish Literature
Worked for the Los Angeles Superior Court since 1982 to 2016.
Live in Woodland Hills, California.
Madeline Rios
Court Certified Interpreter
Spanish (Certified)
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Phone:
(909) 621-9600
County(ies):
Los Angeles County, San Bernardino County,Riverside County
Certified as a California and U.S. Federal Spanish Court Interpreter.
ATA certified Spanish to English translator specializing in law, environment, energy, telecom and the United Nations system.
Lorena Barrett
Court Certified Interpreter
Spanish (Certified)
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Phone:
(323) 356-0395
County(ies):
Los Angeles County, Ventura County
Leticia Silva Aceret
Court Certified Interpreter
Spanish (Certified)
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Phone:
(949) 283-8799
County(ies):
Orange County
John K. Johnson
Court Registered Interpreter
Lao (Registered), Thai (Registered)
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Phone:
(916) 947-7695
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Thai language, also. I do live in Sacramento, but accept jobs throughout California and the US, with the occasional international job, also.
Johanna Gonzalez
Court Certified Interpreter
Spanish (Certified)
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Jesus J. Rocha
Court Certified Interpreter
Spanish (Certified)
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Phone:
(831) 755-8175
County(ies):
Monterey County
Jesus Rivera
Court Certified Interpreter
Spanish (Certified)
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Phone:
(310) 621-7683
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• Since 2000, I have been an interpreter and translator of the English-Spanish languages, with certifications from California’s state courts and the U.S. Federal courts. I provide interpretation services in civil and criminal courts, as well as in depositions and conferences throughout California and the U.S. My interpretation assignments have taken me to several states, as well as eight countries in the Americas.
• Certified by the American Translators Association, in both the English-into-Spanish and the Spanish-into-English combinations.
• Instructor: one 6-hour and two 3-hour Continuing Education Course for Judicial Interpreters, accredited by California’s Judicial Council, on civil and criminal law terminology in Latin America.
• Before becoming an interpreter, I was a news editor and reporter for nine years in New York and Los Angeles, writing on a wide rage of subjects in English and Spanish.
Jessie Liu
Court Certified Interpreter
Mandarin (Certified)
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Phone:
(949) 545-1354
County(ies):
San Bernardino County
I came to the United States in 2007 to go to school in UCLA. Before United States, I lived in the United Kingdom and Singapore for 2 years and 6 years respectively. Aside from the court interpreter certification, I have been extensively involved in translation and interpretation in the business setting for 7 years, I work for a Chinese-speaking investor in the large-scale franchised restaurants industry, and have helped him build and operate 4 brand new stores from ground up, each with seating capacity of 400+.
Jessica Yu
Court Certified Interpreter
Cantonese (Certified), Mandarin (Certified)
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Phone:
(213) 210-3251
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Josephine Baldwin
Court Certified Interpreter
Spanish (Certified), Catalan (Registered),French (Registered),Italian (Registered)
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Phone:
(619) 277-9771
County(ies):
Orange County, San Diego County
A native speaker of four languages, I am a court-certified, court-registered and medically certified interpreter, and translator with over twenty years of experience and many highly satisfied customers in two continents. I provide multilingual translation, interpretation, proofreading and editing services in different languages, to Attorneys, Physicians, public and private institutions and organizations, small businesses, large corporations, organizations and private individuals operating in different fields, and first and foremost: to bridge communication gaps.
Ignacio Villareal
Court Certified Interpreter
Spanish (Certified)
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Phone:
(909) 286-7000
County(ies):
Los Angeles County, Orange County,Riverside County,San Bernardino County,San Diego County
Golrokh Khatibloo
Court Certified Interpreter
Farsi (Certified), Dari (Persian of Afghanistan) (Registered)
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Phone:
(949) 394-1452
County(ies):
Los Angeles County, Orange County,Riverside County,San Bernardino County,San Diego County
I have been an interpreter/translator since 1986. I appear in court, depositions, medical appointments, arbitrations, mediations. I also translate from English to Farsi and Farsi to English. You will find me on the Judicial Council's website at www.courts.ca.gov/35273.htm.
Joel Torres
Court Certified Interpreter
Spanish (Certified)
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Giovana Farias
Court Certified Interpreter
Spanish (Certified)
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Phone:
(714) 767-5179
County(ies):
Los Angeles County, Orange County,San Bernardino County
Giovana Farias has been certified by The Judicial Council of California as a judicial Spanish interpreter. She is a highly dedicated, professional and reliable interpreter who has successfully completed training coursework that includes Conference Interpreting and Civil Law Interpreting. Ms. Farias holds a BA in International Business with a concentration in Spanish as well as a Court Interpreting Program certificate.
Ms. Farias is based in Orange County but also provides services in Los Angeles and other adjacent counties. She is available to travel.
Genevieve Navar
Spanish (Certified), French (Registered)
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Phone:
(707) 322-5392
County(ies):
Los Angeles County
Frank Farsad
Dari (Persian of Afghanistan) (Registered)
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Francisco Hulse
Court Certified Interpreter
Spanish (Certified)
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Fabiola Castaneda-Razo
Court Certified Interpreter
Spanish (Certified)
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Phone:
(909) 224-1711
County(ies):
San Bernardino County
Esther M. Hermida
Court Certified Interpreter
Spanish (Certified)
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Phone:
(310) 890-3129
County(ies):
Los Angeles County, Orange County,Riverside County,San Bernardino County
Esther is a U. S. District and CA court certified Spanish interpreter with 20 years experience in the field. She has a strong work ethic, punctual, and professional. She has a commitment of always doing her best at whatever job she has undertaken. Her interpreting skills has afforded her the opportunity of doing simulcast for TV, dialect coaching, voice-overs, and script translations for the entertainment industry. She enjoys challenging assignments and is sure to work well with others.
Ms Hermida is a founding member of AIJIC because she believes in helping her interpreting community via professional associations. She’s a voting member of the American Translators Association; and a supporting member of the Latina Lawyers Bar Association.
Estela Moll
Court Certified Interpreter
Spanish (Certified)
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Phone:
(310) 529-8722
County(ies):
Los Angeles County
I am a Certified Spanish Language Interpreter with over 20 years of experience in a variety of fields including but not limited to: Legal, business, entertainment, conferences, language coaching and simulcast.
I am a professional linguist and I love what I do. I have a strong work ethic and sense of responsibility.
Enrique S. rasmussen
Court Certified Interpreter
Spanish (Certified)
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Phone:
(949) 933-1384
County(ies):
Los Angeles County, Orange County
Elva Rubald
Court Certified Interpreter
Spanish (Certified)
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Elisa Cabal
Court Certified Interpreter
Spanish (Certified)
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Court Certified Interpreter
Selected language(s)
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Catherine Torres
Court Certified Interpreter
Spanish (Certified)
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Phone:
(760) 224-1070
County(ies):
Imperial County, Orange County,San Diego County
Carolina Nunez
Court Certified Interpreter
Spanish (Certified)
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Phone:
(949) 302-9477
County(ies):
Los Angeles County, Orange County,Riverside County
Carolina Nunez resides in the county of Orange but also covers all adjacent areas. She is certified by the Judicial Council of California and has completed training in Civil Proceedings and Conference interpreting. She also brings to the table 9 years of experience as a legal secretary in a civil litigation Law Firm.
Carmen Strickland
Court Certified Interpreter
Spanish (Certified)
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Phone:
(562) 556-7698
County(ies):
Los Angeles County, Orange County,Riverside County,San Bernardino County,San Diego County
Carmen A. V. Patel
Court Certified Interpreter
Spanish (Certified)
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Phone:
(916) 769-9085
County(ies):
Amador County, Colusa County,El Dorado County,Inyo County,Placer County,Sacramento County,San Joaquin County,Sutter County,Yolo County,Yuba County
Carla Huey
Court Certified Interpreter
Spanish (Certified)
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Phone:
3104224484
County(ies):
Los Angeles County
Beatriz Marin-Alcantara
Court Certified Interpreter
Spanish (Certified)
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County(ies):
Los Angeles County
Anahita Ghafourpour
Court Certified Interpreter
Spanish (Certified)
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Phone:
(408) 242-0565
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Anabella Tidona
Court Certified Interpreter
Spanish (Certified)
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Phone:
(310) 460-8211
County(ies):
Los Angeles County
Spanish interpreter based in Santa Monica, California.
Federally and State Court Certified. In addition I’m also a Certified Healthcare Interpreter™ by the Certification Commission for Healthcare Interpreters.
I hold a Masters Degree in Medical Translation and Interpretation (Universitat Jaume I, Spain)
Ana Sevilla
Court Certified Interpreter
Spanish (Certified)
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Phone:
(949) 294-9404
County(ies):
Orange County, Riverside County,San Bernardino County
Highly qualified interpreter/translator with expertise in legal documents, court interpreting proceedings, depositions and management processes, bilingual/bi-cultural communications, employee training, development of policy and training manuals. Multicultural understanding combined with fluency in English and Spanish.
Alejandro Lara
Court Certified Interpreter
Spanish (Certified)
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Phone:
(310) 770-9456
County(ies):
Los Angeles County
Alejandro Franco
Court Certified Interpreter
Spanish (Certified)
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Phone:
(559) 288-9180
County(ies):
Los Angeles County, Sacramento County