2025 PPA November CLE - Using Skilled Interpreters

Using Skilled Interpreters

The presentation dives into the importance of interpreters and translators in the legal industry, covering everything from best practices, to regulations, to overall furthering knowledge of language services/languages.

Karina De La Cruz is Founder and CEO of Horizon Legal Solutions, Inc., a firm dedicated to translation and interpretation services, especially in the legal and medical communities.  Karina has an extensive background in the legal field. Karina earned an Associate of Arts degree in Paralegal Studies from Cooper Career College. She then worked almost ten years as a legal assistant and as a paralegal. Karina is bi-lingual, and during this time recognized the demand for excellence in language services. 

She pursued her education, earning a Bachelors of Arts in Business Administration with a focus on International Business at Northwood University in West Palm Beach, FL. 

She continued even further, earning an MBA from Nova Southeastern University.

Karina then transitioned from paralegal to CEO, and founded her own company, Horizon Legal Solutions, Inc., eighteen years ago, in 2006. Karina has worked with some of the most prestigious law firms in Florida. Horizon has grown nationally - providing service to every state in America - and internationally, providing translation and interpretation services worldwide in over 175 different languages (and counting). Besides being an entrepreneur and CEO, Karina is a mother of two and of a fluffy fur baby named Coco. She likes exercise, wine and a good movie.

PPA members may attend for FREE.

The fee for non-members is now $20.00.

This CLE approval is pending.