Meet Our Staff

Kelley Anderson-Atkins inherited her love of the law from her late father, who passed away when she was just eleven years old.

With the support and encouragement of her mother, she decided to pursue her paralegal certification with MTI College.

Cheyanne Anquoe grew up in the Sacramento Valley and developed an interest in the field of law at a young age. Cheyanne has always been self-motivated, and during high school, she joined an independent study program that allowed her time to focus on her career path.

Brenda Balderas was born in Durango, Mexico, and moved to California with her mother at the tender age of three.

Ms. Balderas moved to Sacramento after completing her degree and accepted an administrative assistant position at the Arnold Law Firm. She enjoys the fast-paced environment of working in the legal field.

Natalie grew up in a small house with a large family in Roseville, California. Growing up she originally wanted to be a teacher. Her younger siblings were the perfect first students, especially in learning History. During her last semester in college, she was prompted to explore other career options. She saw the unique opportunity to work in the legal industry and decided Arnold Law Firm offered her an excellent career path to follow.

Shané Cartwright is a Sacramento native. Her family moved from San Jose, CA, and settled in Sacramento, CA, in the early 90s. After high school, she started a journey of self-discovery to determine her professional career path. Shane has a love for information and building her skill set. She often refers to herself as a Jill of all trades because of her niche to learn new things.

Joy Davis grew up in the California Delta, living in many places along the Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers. In 1990, she married her husband, Scotty, and moved to Sacramento.

Mrs. Davis began working part-time as a legal secretary at age 16 and eventually earned her legal assistant certificate in 1997. She joined the Arnold Law Firm in 2002, working as a paralegal and as the IT Manager.

Anna Figueroa finished American River with an Associates Degree in Paralegal Studies in May of 2020. While she was in school and prior to working at the Arnold Law Firm, she worked at another firm as a receptionist and moved up to legal assistant, and eventually a paralegal for a little over three years. 

Gonzalo Sandoval was born in Santiago, Chile, and came to the United States in 1976. He attended schools in Florida and Alaska before settling in Sacramento and earning a Bachelors Degree in Business Administration from the California State University. He also obtained a Juris Doctor in 2011.

Keoni Johnson was born in Sacramento, California, and raised by her dad alongside her older sister. At the age of 5, she started running track competitively. Her dad was her track coach, especially her most prominent supporter in sports and life. She spent her summers competing all over California and her winters training cross country. She would go on to compete in the junior Olympics at the age of 8.

Born in San Francisco, Sandra Kraft is native to northern California. She was raised in Clayton, a small town in Contra Costa County. She graduated at the top of her Clayton Valley High School class and was recognized for helping other students and school staff.

Laura Maldonado has worked in the legal field as a case manager for eight years now, primarily in personal injury. She also has experience with family, real estate, divorce, landlord/tenant, immigration and criminal law. All the legal knowledge Laura has acquired has been on the job. She was a Notary Public in New York and is currently working on becoming one in California as well.

Bianca was recruited to join Arnold Law Firm in January of 2023 as a Paralegal for the Data breach and Qui Tam team. She enjoys the company’s culture, values, and the firm’s extensive involvement with the community.

Lori Martin was born and raised in California. She started her legal education at 17 through a high school ROP Program. Her main focus was civil litigation. She developed a diverse range of experience in several areas of practice, which led her to the Arnold Law Firm as a case manager/paralegal for the data breach team.

Dianne McDaniel brings more than 20 years of bookkeeping experience to the Arnold Law Firm, gained from working in various industries, such as non-profit entities, the Florida Public School System, and a Workers Compensation Legal Firm. Ms. McDaniel has an excellent eye for detail, provides structure to daily functions and responsibilities of the accounting department, and unparalleled organizational abilities.

Ms. Morales then spent more than three decades with another firm in New Jersey, where she worked in several practice areas, including real estate transactions, bankruptcy, personal injury, and class action suits against mortgage and title companies.

Kelly-Nicole was born and raised in Stockton, CA, by her father, who inspired her love of reading and law. Together with her brother, they would go to the college campus with their dad while he obtained his BA at the University of the Pacific.

Javier Ruvalcaba worked in the financial field for 15 years as a loan officer and senior account executive in retail and wholesale mortgage lending. After the last mortgage industry crash, he decided to change career paths to a local workers’ compensation law firm where he worked in accounting for more than seven years.

Dominic Sandoval graduated from Del Camp High School in 2014 and went to American River College until early 2018. While exploring different career paths in his first two years of college, he became interested in politics and research and transferred with an Associates Degree in Social Sciences to California State University in Sacramento in the fall. In the spring of 2020, Dominic graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science & Journalism.

Frances Siria is a native of Northern California. She grew up in Silicon Valley during the emerging of the tech industry. Being in and around the booming technology and digital communications industry has always stuck with her. Frances started her professional career in the San Francisco area, working with the buying offices of the major retailers as a national accounts sales and merchandising representative.

Larisa Stepanchuk was born in Zinkivtsi, a small town in Ukraine. In 1995, she and her family moved to the United States in search of better health care for her severely ill mother. They settled in Sacramento. After graduating from high school in 2002, Ms. Stepanchuk attended Fresno Pacific University, a Christian liberal arts institution. She moved back to Sacramento in 2004, continuing her education at American River College.