Experienced attorneys expand firm’s depth across insurance defense, appellate practice, and complex commercial litigation
WSHC+B announces that Christina Hamalian, Michael Ferral, and Stephanie Peral have joined the firm as Of Counsel in its Miami office.
Hamalian strengthens WSHC+B’s Labor and Employment, Litigation, Complex Commercial, and Insurance and Workers’ Compensation Defense practices. Ferral enhances the firm’s Civil Rights and Torts, Complex Commercial, and Construction Claims and Defense practices. Peral bolsters WSHC+B Appellate, Civil Rights and Torts, Complex Commercial, Construction Claims and Defense, and Constitutional Challenges practices.
“Christina, Michael and Stephanie each bring a depth of experience and track record of delivering results for their clients,” said Matthew H. Mandel, Partner and Chair of the firm’s Litigation Division. “Their diverse backgrounds across litigation, appellate work, insurance defense, and complex commercial matters expand the range of high-quality legal services we are able to offer clients throughout South Florida and beyond.”
Hamalian focuses her practice on insurance defense and related civil litigation matters, defending clients through all phases of litigation, from pre-suit investigations through trial preparation.
Before joining WSHC+B, Hamalian practiced at a South Florida litigation firm, where she represented clients in general liability and automobile accident matters, managing discovery, drafting dispositive and non-dispositive motions, and advocating for clients in and out of the courtroom. Hamalian earned her Juris Doctor from the University of Alabama School of Law, where she served as Notes Editor of the Alabama Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Law Review and participated in the Mediation Clinic. She graduated magna cum laude from Wilkes Honors College at Florida Atlantic University with concentrations in Political Science and Economics.
Ferral represents businesses, insurers, and institutional clients in a wide range of civil litigation matters, including general liability, premises liability, automobile negligence, construction-related disputes, and complex commercial litigation. He guides clients through all phases of litigation, from early case evaluation and discovery through dispositive motion practice, mediation, and trial. Before joining WSHC+B, Ferral served as department managing attorney at a full-service law firm, where he oversaw litigation operations across multiple offices and served as trial counsel in numerous jury trials.
While in law school, Ferral served as a congressional law clerk for the Honorable Blake Farenthold in the U.S. House of Representatives. He earned his Juris Doctor from Georgetown University Law Center and graduated from Loyola Marymount University with a major in Political Science. Ferral is admitted to practice law in Florida and California.
Peral has litigated matters in state and federal courts involving contract disputes, fraud, breaches of fiduciary duties, and claims under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, Florida Security of Communications Act, and Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
She has also represented clients in connection with investigations by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Federal Communications Commission Office of Inspector General. Peral earned her Juris Doctor from Duke University School of Law, where she served as a staff editor on the Duke Journal of Constitutional Law and Public Policy. She graduated magna cum laude from the University of Miami with a degree in English and is proficient in Spanish.
