Other Team Members

At Raskin & Kremins, LLP, Tracey is the executive legal secretary/assistant to the partners of the firm and has held this position for the past 28 years. Throughout this time, Tracey has handled all aspects of client personal injury litigation files from inception through settlement, with a main focus and responsibility assisting the attorneys in trial and mediation preparation.

Tracey also works closely with clients and assists them in dealing with personal matters during pending litigation.

Yvelisse Mota is a Bi-lingual Litigation Paralegal at the law firm of Raskin & Kremins and is involved in all aspects of processing the firm’s major litigation cases. She is the Paralegal to Partner and Trial Attorney Michael Kremins, Esq. She has been a Paralegal in Personal Injury litigation for approximately 30 years. She is of Dominican descent and speaks, reads and writes Spanish. She assists our non-English speaking clients with interpreting and translating.

Yvelisse has a degree in Paralegal Studies and handles all phases of Personal Injury litigation from inception to trial. She is extremely experienced in motor vehicle, premises, and labor law cases. Most importantly, Yvelisse is a real people person and enjoys assisting our clients during this difficult process. She shows compassion and willingness to help our clients which provides them comfort during the period of pending litigation.

Lyana M. Velez has been a dedicated employee of the Law Offices of Raskin & Kremins, LLP for 5 years. She has been involved as a Personal Injury Litigation Paralegal for over 8 years and has assisted our Partners and Associates in complex cases from inception to Trial.

She is especially adept at keeping clients up to date as to the status of their cases and assisting them with any other needs that may arise relative to litigation.

She received her Associate of Science Degree from Mercy College and Certification in Paralegal Studies from Westchester Community College. She is of Cuban/Puerto Rican descent and is fluent in Spanish. Lyana M. Velez is very charismatic, extremely friendly and enjoys working closely with our clients and assisting them throughout the entirety of their case.

William Santiago has a diverse legal, medical, claims, investigative and business background. As Director of Claims (a position specially created for William), he incorporates many of the skills he has honed throughout the years: namely, handling complex claims negotiations, managing case inventory, working jointly with attorneys and otherwise guiding and supporting our staff.

He is a skillful negotiator with a mastery of the nuances of the industry, which contribute to his ability to reconcile impasses with claims examiners and opposing counsel and to achieve highly profitable end results. He conducts intricate claims investigations and acts as a gatekeeper for new matters. When you contact our office to discuss a potential new matter, William is likely to be the person who will explore the viability of your potential case before conferring with our attorneys.

During his years in the business, he has materially assisted in the culmination of lucrative six-figure and seven-figure settlements for motor vehicle, slip/trip & fall, boating, workers’ compensation, and medical malpractice cases across NY, NJ, CT, and FL. He has also resuscitated and otherwise salvaged value from controverted, lost or provisionally discharged claims. William is multilingual and is particularly fluent in Spanish. He studied at Phillips Andover Academy and at New York University.