Law Offices of Joe Steffen

05/30/2026

Yo sé que hay miedo. ICE está aquí en el área y mucha gente no quiere ir a la corte por eso. Yo lo entiendo.

Pero a veces se tiene que esforzar y tratar de salir adelante, aunque haya ese miedo. Porque si no luchas por tu caso, nadie lo va a hacer por ti.

Y si tienes miedo de ir a la corte, yo puedo ir por ti.

Para eso estoy aquí.

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I know there's fear. ICE is here in the area, and a lot of people don't want to go to court because of that. I understand.

But sometimes you have to push through and try to move forward, even with that fear. Because if you don't fight for your case, nobody's going to do it for you.

And if you're afraid to go to court, I can go for you. That's what I'm here for.

05/29/2026

Si nosotros no hubiéramos entrado, ella hubiera sido culpable por el accidente para siempre. La hubieran seguido con la demanda. Y nadie se hubiera dado cuenta que estaban demandando a la persona incorrecta.

Pero cuando entramos y les enseñamos que ella no tenía la culpa, quitaron la demanda. Se dieron cuenta que tenían que demandar al chofer que causó el accidente, no a mi cliente.

Por eso es tan importante buscar ayuda.

Porque sin un abogado, a veces la verdad nunca sale.

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If we hadn't stepped in, she would have been blamed for the accident forever. They would have kept the lawsuit going against her. And no one would have realized they were suing the wrong person.

But when we came in and showed them she wasn't at fault, they dropped the lawsuit. They realized they needed to sue the driver who actually caused the accident, not my client.

That's why it's so important to get help. Because without a lawyer, sometimes the truth never comes out.

05/28/2026

Un cliente hispano, le pegaron por detrás y se quebró el brazo. Él no tenía la culpa del accidente, pero estaba manejando sin licencia. La policía le dio un boleto de infracción.

Yo le arreglé todo. Le sacamos una buena cantidad de dinero por sus daños personales. Y además fui a la corte con él y le arreglé su boleto de infracción.

Yo sé que hay miedo. ICE está aquí en el área. Por eso ahora yo puedo ir a la corte por ti sin que tú tengas que ir.

Pero a veces se tiene que esforzar y tratar de salir adelante, aunque haya ese miedo.

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A Hispanic client got rear-ended and broke his arm. The accident wasn't his fault, but he was driving without a license. The police gave him a ticket.

I handled everything. We got him a good amount of money for his injuries. And on top of that, I went to court with him and resolved his traffic infraction.

I know there's fear. ICE is here in the area. That's why I can now go to court for you without you having to go. But sometimes you have to push through the fear to come out ahead.

05/27/2026

Si te lastimas en el trabajo, tú tienes DERECHOS. Aunque estés aquí legalmente o ilegalmente en este país. Tú tienes derechos debajo de las leyes de aquí.

La mayoría de mis clientes son personas que se lesionan en el trabajo y el empleador no les da la atención médica que la ley requiere. No les pagan los sueldos que la ley requiere. Y a veces los empleadores toman ventaja de ellos porque saben que esas personas no saben la idioma y no saben las leyes.

Debajo de la ley de Georgia, en la ley civil y en las leyes laborales, usted tiene derechos.

Si tienes algún problema legal, siempre háblame. Yo te puedo aconsejar.

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If you get hurt at work, you have RIGHTS. Whether you're here legally or illegally in this country. You have rights under the laws here.

Most of my clients are people who get injured at work, and the employer doesn't give them the medical attention the law requires. Doesn't pay them the wages the law requires. And sometimes employers take advantage of them because they know those people don't know the language and don't know the laws.

Under Georgia law, under civil law, and labor laws, you have rights. If you have any legal problems, always talk to me. I can advise you.

05/26/2026

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05/26/2026

Mis papás son de México. Yo vi cómo sufrieron en este país. Y todavía hay gente que trata de tomar ventaja de ellos.

Por eso hago lo que hago. No es coraje. Es pasión.

Mis clientes inmigrantes a veces no saben la idioma, no saben sus derechos, no tienen otros recursos. Yo sé que a veces yo soy el único recurso que ellos tienen. Y si yo no te puedo ayudar porque no es mi área de la ley, yo te ayudo a buscar un abogado que sí te puede ayudar. Y me ofrezco a traducir.

Es algo que hago con mucho gusto. Es darle de regreso a la raza.

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My parents are from Mexico. I saw how they suffered in this country. And there are still people who try to take advantage of them.

That's why I do what I do. It's not anger. It's passion.

My immigrant clients sometimes don't know the language, don't know their rights, and don't have other resources. I know that sometimes I'm the only resource they have. And if I can't help you because it's not my area of law, I'll help you find a lawyer who can. And I'll offer to translate.

It's something I do gladly. It's giving back to la raza.

05/25/2026

Antes de ser abogado, yo trabajaba para las compañías de seguro.

Yo era ajustador. Mi trabajo era hablarle a la gente después de un accidente y tratar de pagarles lo menos posible. Yo era esa persona. Yo sé exactamente cómo funciona el otro lado.

Por eso ahora estoy de tu lado.

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Before I was a lawyer, I worked for insurance companies.

I was an adjuster. My job was to talk to people after an accident and try to pay them as little as possible. I was that person. I know exactly how the other side works.

That's why I'm on your side now.

05/23/2026

Cuando te habla la compañía de seguro, no hables con ellos. Absolutamente nada.

Yo lo sé porque antes de ser abogado, yo trabajaba para las compañías de seguro. Yo era ajustador. Yo era el encargado de hablarle a la gente para tratar de ofrecerles lo menos posible. Esa cantidad que te ofrecen siempre es muy bajita. Lo hacen porque tratan de tomar ventaja antes de que tú puedas decir que no.

Consigue un abogado. SIEMPRE consigue un abogado, aunque no sea nosotros.

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When the insurance company calls you, don't talk to them. Absolutely nothing.

I know because before I was a lawyer, I worked for insurance companies. I was an adjuster. I was the one they sent to talk to people and try to offer them as little as possible. The amount they offer you is always very low. They do it because they're trying to take advantage before you can say no.

Get a lawyer. ALWAYS get a lawyer, even if it's not us.

05/22/2026

Ella no conocía ningún abogado aquí en Savannah que hablara español y que trabajara en esta área de la ley.

Por eso vino conmigo. Y le pude ayudar. Le ganamos su caso. El mes pasado vino a recoger su último cheque. Contenta. Feliz. Y me trajo unas empanadas para decirme gracias.

Si no sabes a quién llamar, llámanos. Estamos aquí.

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She didn't know any lawyers in Savannah who spoke Spanish and worked in this area of law.

That's why she came to me. And I was able to help her. We won her case. Last month, she came to pick up her last check. Happy. At peace. And she brought me empanadas to say thank you.

If you don't know who to call, call us. We're here.

05/21/2026

La policía le echó la culpa a ella.

Una señora hispana de México, que no hablaba nada de inglés, estuvo en un accidente de carro. Le pegaron a ella. Quedó muy lesionada. Y cuando vino la policía, le pusieron la culpa a ella. La culpa del accidente.

Y después de eso, la demandaron.

Ella vino conmigo y yo hice una contra demanda. Tomé la interrogación al chofer del otro carro, saqué los documentos, y pude determinar que la persona que causó el accidente fue el otro chofer, no mi cliente. Cambiaron la falta al muchacho.

Gracias a Dios y a nuestro trabajo, llegamos a un acuerdo. Si te echan la culpa de algo que no fue tu culpa, no te quedes callado. Busca ayuda.

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The police blamed her.

A Hispanic woman from Mexico, who didn't speak any English, was in a car accident. She got hit. She was seriously injured. And when the police came, they put the blame on her. The blame for the accident.

And after that, they sued her.

She came to me, and I filed a counterclaim. I deposed the other driver, pulled the documents, and I was able to determine that the person who caused the accident was the other driver, not my client. They reassigned the fault to the guy.

Thank God and thanks to our work, we reached a settlement. If they blame you for something that wasn't your fault, don't stay silent. Get help.