Attorneys

Blueshoe

The attorney who can review any matter Blueshoe takes on. A Ninth Circuit clerk, Phoenix litigator, and 25-year law professor at ASU and the University of Arizona, she co-wrote the Georgetown Journal of Legal Ethics article on AI agents as ethics counsel, then helped build the firm that runs on them.

• Wrongful termination
• Workplace discrimination
• Unpaid wages
• Consumer protection

• State Bar of Arizona No. 011647
• Clerk, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
• Former Associate Dean, University of Arizona Law

Gage Mathers · Blueshoe network

A math and molecular biology major who became one of Arizona’s most sought-after medical malpractice trial lawyers. His verdicts have made the state’s Top Ten list, and other malpractice lawyers ask him for advice.

• Personal injury
• Car and truck accidents
• Catastrophic injury
• Wrongful death
• Medical malpractice
• Workers' compensation

• 2025 Southwest Super Lawyers, Personal Injury
• Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum
• Arizona Top Ten Trial Verdicts

Gage Mathers · Blueshoe network

The lawyer other lawyers call when a catastrophic case gets complicated. Three decades of trial work against hospital systems, trucking companies, and Fortune 500 defendants, and ten years on the bench as a Judge Pro Tempore.

• Personal injury
• Car and truck accidents
• Catastrophic injury
• Wrongful death
• Medical malpractice
• Workers' compensation

• Certified Specialist, Personal Injury and Wrongful Death
• Million Dollar Advocates Forum
• AV Preeminent, Martindale-Hubbell

Gage Mathers · Blueshoe network

Started at the firm as a paralegal, helped work tens of millions in recoveries, then came back from ASU Law with an Order of Barristers pin. Takes the cases other firms decline.

• Personal injury
• Car and truck accidents
• Catastrophic injury
• Wrongful death
• Medical malpractice
• Workers' compensation

• Order of Barristers, ASU Law
• Admitted in Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico
• 2023 Oplinger-Blake Opening Argument winner

Unaffiliated

Andrew Abraham is a Shareholder at Burch & Cracchiolo, P.A. in Phoenix. J.D., Arizona State University College of Law, 1982, Managing Editor of the Arizona State Law Journal. B.A. in Political Science with Honors, Claremont McKenna College, 1979.

• Real estate

• Board Certified Specialist, Real Estate (State Bar of Arizona)
• Chairman, Arizona State Bar Board of Legal Specialization (2003-2005)
• Best Lawyers in America, Lawyer of the Year (2024)
• Southwest Super Lawyers (2007-2026)

Unaffiliated

Todd M Adkins is a Attorney at Himmelstein & Adkins, LLC in Scottsdale. Founding partner of Himmelstein & Adkins. J.D., University of Arizona, 2007.

• Consumer protection
• Real estate

• Board Certified Specialist, Real Estate (State Bar of Arizona)
• Certified Real Estate Specialist, State Bar of Arizona

Unaffiliated

John P Ager is a Partner at Sandweg & Ager PC in Phoenix. J.D., University of Arizona College of Law, 1996; member of the Arizona Law Review. B.A., University of California at Berkeley, 1991, double major in rhetoric and social science.

• Personal injury
• Wrongful death
• Medical malpractice

• Board Certified Specialist, Personal Injury and Wrongful Death (State Bar of Arizona)
• Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers (2021, present)
• Member, American Board of Trial Advocates; Phoenix Chapter President, 2022
• Best Lawyers in America, Personal Injury Litigation, Lawyer of the Year, Phoenix (2022 and 2024)

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Peter Akmajian is an Attorney at Schmidt, Sethi & Akmajian in Tucson. Trial lawyer with 30+ years of experience and 40 jury trials in Tucson, Phoenix, Yuma, Bisbee and Nogales. Judicial law clerk for Vice-Chief Justice Frank X. Gordon of the Arizona Supreme Court, 1984-1985.

• Personal injury
• Wrongful death
• Medical malpractice

• Board Certified Specialist, Personal Injury and Wrongful Death (State Bar of Arizona)
• Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers
• Fellow, International Academy of Trial Lawyers
• Member, American Board of Trial Advocates

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Brian T Allen is an attorney at Allen Carpenter in Mesa. Graduate of the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law at Arizona State University. Arizona native with nearly 30 years representing injury victims in Arizona and nationwide.

• Personal injury
• Wrongful death
• Medical malpractice

• Board Certified Specialist, Personal Injury and Wrongful Death (State Bar of Arizona)

Unaffiliated

Scott Ambrose is a Shareholder at Burg Simpson Eldredge Hersh & Jardine, P.C. in Phoenix. J.D., University of Arizona College of Law, 1989; B.A., Arizona State University, 1986. Bio states his practice has emphasized catastrophic injury, wrongful death, medical malpractice, toxic torts, civil rights and commercial litigation for thirty years, with more than twenty jury and bench trials completed in Arizona courts.

• Personal injury
• Wrongful death
• Medical malpractice

• Board Certified Specialist, Personal Injury and Wrongful Death (State Bar of Arizona)
• Selected to Best Lawyers in America, 2020-2027
• Top 100 Civil Trial Lawyers in Arizona, The National Trial Lawyers
• Judge Pro Tempore, Maricopa County Superior Court (2002-2003)

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Lloyd J Andrews is a Attorney at Goldstein Woods in Phoenix. Third generation Arizona attorney. Among the first Arizona lawyers certified as a specialist in personal injury and wrongful death.

• Personal injury
• Wrongful death

• Board Certified Specialist, Personal Injury and Wrongful Death (State Bar of Arizona)
• Admitted: Arizona state courts, U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Unaffiliated

Sophia J. Augeri is an attorney at O'Steen MacLeod Combs PLC in Phoenix. Attorney with O'Steen MacLeod Combs; joined in 2022. J.D., Michigan State University College of Law, 2013; B.A. in English Literature, Arizona State University, 2009, summa cum laude.

• Personal injury
• Medical malpractice

• The National Trial Lawyers 'Top 40 Under 40'
• Member, Arizona Association for Justice
• Member, United States District Court for the District of Arizona

Unaffiliated

Eric Awerkamp is a Attorney at Law at Law Office of Eric Awerkamp, P.C. in Mesa. J.D., J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University, 1989. B.A. in Accounting, Arizona State University, 1986, summa cum laude.

• Personal injury
• Car and truck accidents
• Workers' compensation

• Board Certified Specialist, Workers' Compensation (State Bar of Arizona)
• Member, Arizona Association of Lawyers for Injured Workers; chair of its Industrial Commission liaison committee
• Past CLE co-chair, Workers' Compensation Section, State Bar of Arizona
• Member, Arizona Trial Lawyers Association

Unaffiliated

David Alexander Baker is a Partner at Faith Law, PLC in Goodyear. J.D., Arizona State University Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, cum laude. B.S. in Business Management, W. P. Carey School of Business, Arizona State University, summa cum laude.

• Real estate

• Board Certified Specialist, Real Estate (State Bar of Arizona)
• Super Lawyers, Rising Stars (2016-2022)
• Super Lawyers (2024)

Unaffiliated

David R Baker is a Of Counsel at Withey Morris Baugh, PLC in Phoenix. J.D., Arizona State University, 1982. B.S., Arizona State University, 1979.

• Real estate

• Board Certified Specialist, Real Estate (State Bar of Arizona)
• Certified Real Estate Specialist, Arizona Board of Legal Specialization, since 1992
• AV Preeminent, Martindale-Hubbell
• Member, State Bar of Arizona Real Property Law Section

Unaffiliated

David M Bell is an attorney at Hill, Hall, Stark & Ferraro, PLC in Scottsdale.

• Wrongful death

• Board Certified Specialist, Personal Injury and Wrongful Death (State Bar of Arizona)

Unaffiliated

Stephen Aron Benson practices at Sacks Tierney P.A. in Scottsdale. Admitted in Maryland in 1973, the District of Columbia in 1974 and Arizona in 1976. J.D., Georgetown University, 1973; editor of the Georgetown Law Journal, 1972-1973.

• Real estate

• Board Certified Specialist, Real Estate (State Bar of Arizona)
• Best Lawyers in America, Real Estate Law (2008-2027)
• Southwest Super Lawyers, Real Estate Law (2009-2014)
• Top Rated Lawyers, Real Estate Law, The American Lawyer (2013)

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Mackenzie Bettle is a Supervising Attorney at Rafi Law Group in Phoenix. Supervising Attorney at Rafi Law Group; licensed in Arizona and Texas. Undergraduate degree from Arizona State University's W.P. Carey School of Business, summa cum laude, 2016, in Business, Law, and Economics.

• Personal injury
• Car and truck accidents
• Wrongful death

• Admitted to the State Bar of Arizona and the State Bar of Texas
• Juris Doctor, Seton Hall University School of Law (2021)
• B.S., Business, Law, and Economics, summa cum laude, Arizona State University W.P. Carey School of Business (2016)

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Robert W. "Bob" Boatman is a Shareholder at Gallagher & Kennedy in Phoenix. Shareholder at Gallagher & Kennedy practicing plaintiffs' personal injury and wrongful death for over 40 years. J.D., magna cum laude, Arizona State University, 1984, Order of the Coif and Law Review editor; B.A., Stanford University, 1981.

• Personal injury
• Car and truck accidents
• Wrongful death
• Medical malpractice

• Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers
• Fellow, International Academy of Trial Lawyers (2023-present)
• Best Lawyers in America, Phoenix Lawyer of the Year, Product Liability Litigation, Plaintiffs (2025)
• Southwest Super Lawyers, Personal Injury, Products: Plaintiff (2007-2026)

Unaffiliated

Daniel L. Bonnett is a Partner at Martin & Bonnett PLLC in Phoenix. J.D., Drake University Law School, 1978; B.A., Augustana College (Illinois). Represents working men and women in litigation under Title VII, ADA, ADEA, FMLA, ERISA and FLSA.

• Wrongful termination
• Workplace discrimination
• Unpaid wages

• Past Co-Chair, ABA/EEOC Liaison Sub-Committee, American Bar Association Section of Labor and Employment Law
• Member, National Employment Lawyers Association and Arizona Employment Lawyers Association
• Admitted to the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Sixth, Seventh and Ninth Circuits and U.S. District Courts for Arizona, Central District of Illinois and District of Connecticut

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Jeffrey T Brei is a Attorney at Brei Law Firm in Tucson. Has represented clients in real estate, construction, business and personal injury litigation since 1997. Earned the State Bar of Arizona real estate specialist designation in 2006.

• Personal injury
• Real estate

• Board Certified Specialist, Real Estate (State Bar of Arizona)
• Certified Real Estate Specialist, State Bar of Arizona (designated 2006)
• Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent rating (2011)

Unaffiliated

Mark P Breyer is a Partner at The Husband & Wife Law Team in Phoenix. Co-founded The Husband & Wife Law Team in 1996. Attended Michigan State University and Syracuse University College of Law.

• Personal injury
• Car and truck accidents
• Wrongful death
• Medical malpractice

• Board Certified Specialist, Personal Injury and Wrongful Death (State Bar of Arizona)
• Invited Member, Million Dollar Advocates Forum (2006)
• Top 100 Trial Lawyers, American Trial Lawyers Association (2008)
• Judge Pro Tem (2012)

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Alexis Breyer is a Partner at The Husband & Wife Law Team in Phoenix. Has practiced personal injury and wrongful death law since 1996. Attended Boston University for college and Syracuse University College of Law.

• Personal injury
• Car and truck accidents
• Wrongful death
• Medical malpractice

• Board Certified Specialist, Personal Injury and Wrongful Death (State Bar of Arizona)
• Life Member, Million Dollar Advocates Forum (invited member 2006)
• Top 25, National Women Trial Lawyers Association (listed under Associations)
• Member, American Association for Justice and American Inns of Court

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C Adam Buck is a Director at Aprio Legal in Scottsdale. Admitted in Nevada in 2000 and Arizona in 2005. J.D., University of Tulsa College of Law.

• Real estate

• Board Certified Specialist, Real Estate (State Bar of Arizona)
• Certified Real Estate Specialist, State Bar of Arizona
• Member, American Institute of Mediation
• Arizona Business Magazine Top 100 Lawyers in Arizona (2019)

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Edwin C Bull is a Shareholder at Burch & Cracchiolo, P.A. in Phoenix. Joined Burch & Cracchiolo in 1980. J.D., Arizona State University, 1980.

• Real estate

• Board Certified Specialist, Real Estate (State Bar of Arizona)
• Best Lawyers in America, Land Use and Zoning Law and Real Estate Law (2003-2027)
• Best Lawyers Lawyer of the Year, Phoenix, Land Use and Zoning Law (2014, 2018, 2020, 2024)
• Chambers USA (2005-2025)

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J Scott Burns is a Of Counsel at Provident Law in Scottsdale. Served as legal counsel to the City of Goodyear, Arizona on municipal matters from 1976 to 1990. Designated broker and legal counsel for J. S. Burns Real Estate.

• Real estate

• Board Certified Specialist, Real Estate (State Bar of Arizona)
• Licensed real estate broker, Arizona Department of Real Estate (1986-present)
• Martindale-Hubbell AV Peer Review Rated

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Timothy Casey is an attorney at Schmitt Schneck Even & Williams, P.C. in Phoenix. Graduated with honors from Drake University Law School in 1990; member of the Drake Law Review and National Moot Court Team. Business management degree from Arizona State University, attended on a football scholarship.

• Personal injury
• Catastrophic injury
• Wrongful death
• Medical malpractice
• Wrongful termination

• Board Certified Specialist, Personal Injury and Wrongful Death (State Bar of Arizona)
• Member, American Board of Trial Advocates
• Member, Arizona Association for Justice
• Named a Super Lawyer since 2017 (Super Lawyers)

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David J Catanese is a Managing Partner at Sweet James Accident Attorneys in Phoenix. Described on the firm site as an Arizona-licensed Managing Partner at Sweet James. Firm results page credits him (as 'David C.') on a Phoenix, AZ auto-accident traumatic brain injury matter.

• Car and truck accidents
• Catastrophic injury
• Wrongful death

• Board Certified Specialist, Personal Injury and Wrongful Death (State Bar of Arizona)

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Meenoo Chahbazi is an attorney at Chahbazi Law PLLC (Employee Law Office) in Phoenix. Graduate of Harvard University (bio does not specify degree or year). Litigated employment discrimination cases on behalf of employees nationwide as an EEOC Trial Attorney.

• Wrongful termination
• Workplace discrimination
• Unpaid wages

• Former Trial Attorney, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
• Licensed, State Bar of Arizona
• Avvo Clients' Choice Award, 2017 and 2018

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Christopher J Charles is a Managing Partner at Provident Law in Scottsdale. Juris Doctor from the University of San Diego School of Law. B.S. in Finance from the W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University.

• Consumer protection
• Real estate

• Board Certified Specialist, Real Estate (State Bar of Arizona)
• State Bar of Arizona Certified Real Estate Specialist
• Arbitrator and mediator for the Arizona Association of REALTORS and the Arizona Department of Real Estate
• Member, State Bar of Arizona Civil Jury Instructions Committee (2011 to 2016)

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Briana Chua is a Managing Member at Arizona Injury Law Group PLLC in Phoenix. J.D. from Arizona State University. B.S. from the University of Texas at Austin.

• Workers' compensation

• Board Certified Specialist, Workers' Compensation (State Bar of Arizona)
• Chair, State Bar of Arizona Workers' Compensation Advisory Commission (2020 to 2026)
• Past President, Arizona Association of Lawyers for Injured Workers (2016 to 2018)
• Past President, Arizona Asian American Bar Association (2011 to 2012)

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Brigham A. Cluff is an attorney at Cluff Injury Lawyers in Phoenix. Juris Doctor, Arizona State University Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, 1998-2001, cum laude. Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy, Brigham Young University, 1995-1998.

• Personal injury
• Wrongful death
• Medical malpractice

• National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Arizona Trial Lawyers (invited member)
• Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum (invited member)
• AV Preeminent rating, Martindale-Hubbell
• Sustaining Member, Arizona Association for Justice

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Brian Irvin Clymer is a Of Counsel at Clymer Legal PLLC in Tucson. J.D. from the University of Arizona College of Law, 1978. B.A. from the University of Virginia, 1975.

• Workers' compensation
• Workplace discrimination

• Board Certified Specialist, Workers' Compensation (State Bar of Arizona)
• Chair, State Bar of Arizona Workers' Compensation Advisory Commission
• Past co-chair, Workers' Compensation Section, State Bar of Arizona
• Master of the Bench, Morris K. Udall American Inn of Court (2010 to 2015)

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Laura Clymer is a Attorney and Owner at Clymer Legal PLLC in Tucson. J.D. from the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law at Arizona State University, 2013. B.A. from DePauw University, 1986.

• Workers' compensation
• Workplace discrimination

• Board Certified Specialist, Workers' Compensation (State Bar of Arizona)
• Board of Directors, Arizona Association of Lawyers for Injured Workers (2015 to present)
• Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch (2021 to 2025)

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Steven A Cohen is a Principal at COHEN LAW in Scottsdale. J.D., Arizona State University College of Law, 1978. B.S., summa cum laude, Arizona State University, 1975 (Phi Beta Kappa).

• Personal injury
• Car and truck accidents
• Wrongful death
• Medical malpractice

• Board Certified Specialist, Personal Injury and Wrongful Death (State Bar of Arizona)
• AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
• Southwest Super Lawyers, every year since 2007
• Member, American Board of Trial Advocates

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Lincoln Combs is a Partner at O'Steen MacLeod Combs PLC in Phoenix. Partner at O'Steen MacLeod Combs; joined the firm in 2021. J.D., Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law at Arizona State University, 2006, magna cum laude; graduated fourth in his class and served on the Arizona State Law Journal.

• Personal injury
• Catastrophic injury
• Wrongful death
• Medical malpractice

• Super Lawyers Top 50 list in Arizona
• Best Lawyers in America, Personal Injury Litigation and Products Liability Litigation
• Board of Governors, Arizona Association for Justice
• Past co-chair, AAJ IVC Filters Litigation Group

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Avery Crossman practices at Crossman Law Offices, P.C. in Phoenix. J.D. from Oklahoma City University School of Law, 1993, where she served on law review. B.A. from the University of Arizona, 1989.

• Personal injury
• Workers' compensation
• Real estate

• Board Certified Specialist, Workers' Compensation (State Bar of Arizona)
• Past Co-Chair, Workers' Compensation Section, State Bar of Arizona
• Former Chairman, Arizona Association of Lawyers for Injured Workers
• Top Ten Solo Practitioners of 2012, Attorney at Law Magazine, Greater Phoenix

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Donald R Crowell is a Senior Counsel at Accident Law Group in Tempe. Has exclusively represented injured victims in Arizona since 1976. Spent 15 years supervising the litigation department of another Arizona law firm before joining Accident Law Group.

• Personal injury
• Wrongful death

• Board Certified Specialist, Personal Injury and Wrongful Death (State Bar of Arizona)
• Member, Arizona Association for Justice
• Southwest Super Lawyers since 2007

Unaffiliated

Tony S Cullum is certified by the State Bar of Arizona’s Board of Legal Specialization in Real Estate. This profile is compiled from public record; Tony can claim it to add a photo and biography.

• Real estate

• Board Certified Specialist, Real Estate (State Bar of Arizona)

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Kenneth D Downey practices at Downey Law, PLLC in Phoenix. Practice is limited to commercial real estate transactions. Represents institutional clients in buying, developing, leasing, financing and selling industrial parks, mobile-home communities, retail centers, multifamily communities and vacant land.

• Real estate

• Board Certified Specialist, Real Estate (State Bar of Arizona)
• Certified Real Estate Specialist (stated on the firm site's home page)

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Paul A Englander is an Attorney at Paul Englander, PLC in Glendale. J.D., University of Arizona College of Law, 1979; B.A., University of Arizona, 1976. Received a Reginald Heber Smith Fellowship and worked as an attorney for Iowa Legal Services and Southern Arizona Legal Aid.

• Personal injury
• Car and truck accidents
• Catastrophic injury
• Wrongful death

• Board Certified Specialist, Personal Injury and Wrongful Death (State Bar of Arizona)
• Member, American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA)
• Member, The Million Dollar Advocates Forum
• Sustaining member, Arizona Trial Lawyers Association; member, American Association for Justice

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Nicholas J. Enoch is a Shareholder at Lubin, Enoch & Bustamante PC in Phoenix. President of Lubin, Enoch & Bustamante, P.C.; joined the firm as an associate after graduating from law school in 1995. J.D. and M.B.A., University of Dayton, 1995; B.A. in Labor Studies, Pennsylvania State University, 1991.

• Wrongful termination
• Workplace discrimination
• Unpaid wages

• Fellow, College of Labor & Employment Lawyers (elected June 2024)
• Best Lawyers' Lawyer of the Year, Phoenix: Employment Law, Individuals (2016) and Labor Law, Union (2021)
• Rogers/Hayden Outstanding Achievement Award, State Bar of Arizona Employment and Labor Law Section (2022)
• Chair, State Bar of Arizona Employment and Labor Law Section Executive Council (2018-2019)

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Michael Faith is a Partner at Faith Law, PLC in Goodyear. Earned a J.D. from Whittier Law School in 2008 and a B.S. in business management from Arizona State University in 2005. Admitted to the State Bar of Arizona and the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona in 2009.

• Real estate

• Board Certified Specialist, Real Estate (State Bar of Arizona)
• Member, State Bar of Arizona Real Property Section
• Board of Directors, West Maricopa County Bar Association
• Commissioner, City of Litchfield Park Planning and Zoning Commission, 2017 to present

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Paul J Faith is a Partner at Faith Law, PLC in Goodyear. Earned a J.D. from the University of Arizona College of Law in 1979 and a B.S. from the Arizona State University College of Business in 1975. Admitted to the State Bar of Arizona and the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona in 1979.

• Real estate

• Board Certified Specialist, Real Estate (State Bar of Arizona)
• Commissioner, Arizona Supreme Court Commission on Technology, 2015 to 2020
• Director, West Maricopa County Bar Association, 1990 to present
• Member, State Bar of Arizona Real Property Section

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Fred C Fathe is a Of Counsel at Dickinson Wright PLLC in Phoenix. JD, University of Michigan Law School, 1977, magna cum laude, Order of the Coif. BA in chemistry and physics, Wittenberg University, 1974, magna cum laude.

• Consumer protection
• Real estate

• Board Certified Specialist, Real Estate (State Bar of Arizona)
• Past Chair, Real Property Section, State Bar of Arizona
• Past Chair, Business Law Section, State Bar of Arizona
• The Best Lawyers in America, Real Estate Law, 1997-2027

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Matthew Fendon is a Founding/Managing Partner at Matt Fendon Law Group in Phoenix. Has worked on workers' compensation and Social Security Disability cases since 2001, first as a certified paralegal. JD, Western Michigan University Cooley Law School, 2008, cum laude.

• Workers' compensation
• Workplace discrimination

• Board Certified Specialist, Workers' Compensation (State Bar of Arizona)
• Member, State Bar of Arizona Workers' Compensation Section
• Member, Workers Injury Law & Advocacy Group
• Super Lawyers Rising Stars, 2014-2018

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Ty Frankel is a Founding Partner at Frankel Syverson PLLC in Phoenix. Founding partner of Frankel Syverson PLLC. Law degree from Boston College Law School, cum laude; first year at Loyola University College of Law in New Orleans (Loyola Law Review and Moot Court).

• Wrongful termination
• Workplace discrimination
• Unpaid wages

• Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America, Labor and Employment Law (2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 editions)
• Board of Directors, National Employment Lawyers Association
• Contributor, ABA treatise on the Fair Labor Standards Act
• Former Board of Directors, Arizona Employment Lawyers Association

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Paul D Friedman is a Senior Counsel at Accident Law Group in Phoenix. B.A. University of Arizona, 1985; J.D. California Western School of Law, 1989. Master's degree in bioethics, Midwestern University/Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine, 2004; Ph.D., LaCrosse University, 2006.

• Personal injury
• Wrongful death
• Medical malpractice

• Board Certified Specialist, Personal Injury and Wrongful Death (State Bar of Arizona)
• Diplomate, American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys
• Member, Arizona Supreme Court Commission on Judicial Performance Review (since 2012)

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Arthur V Gage is a Attorney and Owner at Law Offices of Arthur V. Gage in Tucson. Owner of the Law Offices of Arthur V. Gage in Tucson. The firm site presents the practice as veterans benefits claims and appeals before the VA.

• Workers' compensation
• Workplace discrimination

• Board Certified Specialist, Workers' Compensation (State Bar of Arizona)

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Robert L Greer is a Attorney / Partner at East Valley Injury Law in Mesa. Bio states he spent three decades defending insurance companies, manufacturers and transportation businesses before shifting to representing seriously injured individuals. Bio says his defense-side experience informs how he evaluates and settles cases, and that he has tried cases when needed.

• Personal injury
• Car and truck accidents
• Wrongful death

• Board Certified Specialist, Personal Injury and Wrongful Death (State Bar of Arizona)

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Jeffrey D Gross is a Attorney at Berry Riddell in Scottsdale. J.D. with distinction, University of Arizona; editor of the Arizona Journal of International and Comparative Law. B.S., Arizona State University.

• Real estate

• Board Certified Specialist, Real Estate (State Bar of Arizona)
• Certified Real Estate Law Specialist, State Bar of Arizona Board of Legal Specialization, 2003 to present
• Chairman, Real Estate Advisory Commission, State Bar of Arizona
• Southwest Super Lawyers, 2009 to 2024 (real estate, land use, zoning, eminent domain)

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Thomas E Halter is a Attorney at Gust Rosenfeld P.L.C. in Phoenix. J.D., University of Arizona College of Law, 1992. B.S. in finance, cum laude, University of Arizona, 1989.

• Real estate

• Board Certified Specialist, Real Estate (State Bar of Arizona)
• Certified real estate specialist, Arizona Board of Legal Specialization
• AV Preeminent rating, Martindale-Hubbell
• The Best Lawyers in America, Real Estate Law, 2021 to 2027

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Kent Hammond is an attorney at Rudolph & Hammond LLC in Scottsdale. Juris Doctor, Drake University Law School, graduated with honors in 1993. Bachelor of Science in Finance, Truman State University.

• Personal injury
• Car and truck accidents
• Wrongful death
• Medical malpractice

• Board Certified Specialist, Personal Injury and Wrongful Death (State Bar of Arizona)
• Certified by the State Bar of Arizona as a Specialist in Personal Injury and Wrongful Death law
• Member, American Board of Trial Advocates (Past President and Board Member)
• Million Dollar Advocates Forum

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Keith L Hendricks is a Shareholder at Moyes Sellers & Hendricks in Phoenix. J.D., cum laude, Order of the Coif, J. Reuben Clark Law School at Brigham Young University, 1989; Executive Editor, BYU Journal of Public Law. B.A., Brigham Young University, 1985.

• Consumer protection
• Real estate

• Board Certified Specialist, Real Estate (State Bar of Arizona)
• The Best Lawyers in America, Commercial Litigation, 2018 to 2026
• Arizona Super Lawyers, 2007 to 2026
• AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell (2014, 2017, 2020, 2024)

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Michael W Herzog is a Lead attorney at The Herzog Law Firm, P.C. in Scottsdale. Has been practicing law since 1979. Established The Herzog Law Firm, P.C. in 2009.

• Personal injury
• Car and truck accidents
• Wrongful death

• Board Certified Specialist, Personal Injury and Wrongful Death (State Bar of Arizona)
• Certified by the State Bar of Arizona as a specialist in personal injury and wrongful death litigation, 1994-2025
• AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory
• Southwest Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers Magazine, multiple consecutive years including 2025

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Henry G Hester is an Attorney at Sweet James Accident Attorneys in Phoenix. J.D. cum laude, Arizona State University, 1974. B.S. in Business Administration, Arizona State University, 1972.

• Personal injury
• Car and truck accidents
• Catastrophic injury
• Wrongful death

• Board Certified Specialist, Personal Injury and Wrongful Death (State Bar of Arizona)
• Admitted to practice before the Arizona State Bar, the U.S. District Court, and the United States Supreme Court

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Jack H Hirsch is a Personal Injury Attorney at Hirsch Talcott, PLLC in Phoenix. Juris Doctorate from the University of Arizona College of Law. Admitted to the State Bar of Arizona in 1988.

• Personal injury
• Car and truck accidents
• Wrongful death

• Board Certified Specialist, Personal Injury and Wrongful Death (State Bar of Arizona)

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Louis Hollingsworth is a Tucson Personal Injury Attorney at Hollingsworth Kelly Law Firm in Tucson. Practicing personal injury attorney for over 26 years, per the firm bio. Admitted to the Supreme Court of Arizona and the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona.

• Personal injury
• Car and truck accidents
• Catastrophic injury
• Wrongful death
• Medical malpractice

• Board Certified Specialist, Personal Injury and Wrongful Death (State Bar of Arizona)
• Board of Directors, Arizona Trial Lawyers Association
• Streich Lang Award, Volunteer Lawyers Program, 2003
• Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, 2010-2019

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Janet B Hutchison is a Of Counsel at Davis Miles PLLC in Tempe. J.D., Arizona State University College of Law, 1981; Special Projects Editor, Arizona State Law Journal. B.A., magna cum laude, Arizona State University.

• Wrongful termination
• Workplace discrimination
• Unpaid wages
• Real estate

• Board Certified Specialist, Real Estate (State Bar of Arizona)
• Member, Real Estate Advisory Commission, State Bar of Arizona (1991 to present)
• Board of Directors, Arizona Women Lawyers (2005 to present)
• President, Arizona Women Lawyers, 2014

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Jason Hutzler is a Lead Attorney at Hutzler Law, PLLC in Phoenix. Graduated summa cum laude from Arizona State University in 2002. Worked six years as an insurance adjuster investigating and resolving personal injury and wrongful death claims for insurers.

• Personal injury
• Car and truck accidents
• Wrongful death

• Admitted to all Arizona state courts and the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona, 2011
• Top Lawyer, personal injury, PHOENIX Magazine (2022 badge on firm site)
• Firm ranked in the Top 10 personal injury law firms in Arizona by Ranking Arizona Magazine, 2023

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Suzanne Ogden, R.N., J.D. is a Partner at Knapp & Roberts in Scottsdale. Has practiced as a medical negligence attorney for over 20 years. JD, Arizona State University (2003); BSN, Grand Canyon University (1997).

• Wrongful death
• Medical malpractice

• Registered Nurse
• Admitted, U.S. District Court, District of Arizona (2005)

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Mack T Jones is a Founding Partner at AZ Premises Law in Phoenix. J.D., University of Arizona College of Law, 1980, where he was a writer and Notes editor on the Arizona Law Review; undergraduate degree from Northwestern University. Served as a judicial clerk for Justice James Duke Cameron of the Arizona Supreme Court after law school.

• Personal injury
• Car and truck accidents
• Wrongful death

• Board Certified Specialist, Personal Injury and Wrongful Death (State Bar of Arizona)
• Certified in Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Litigation, State Bar of Arizona
• AV rating, Martindale-Hubbell
• Multiple-year selection to the Arizona Super Lawyers list (Southwest Super Lawyers Magazine)

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Timothy J Kamper is an attorney at Kamper & Estrada, PLLC in Phoenix. J.D., Syracuse University College of Law, 1971; B.B.A. cum laude, Siena College, 1968. Admitted in New York in 1973 and Arizona in 1975.

• Personal injury
• Car and truck accidents
• Catastrophic injury
• Wrongful death

• Board Certified Specialist, Personal Injury and Wrongful Death (State Bar of Arizona)
• AV Preeminent Peer Review Rating, Martindale-Hubbell
• Law Clerk to Justice Jack D.H. Hays, Arizona Supreme Court, 1975-1976

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John Kelly is a Personal Injury Attorney at Kelly Law Team in Phoenix. Founding member of Kelly Law Team; site styles him John E. Kelly. B.S. from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 1999; J.D. from Creighton School of Law in 2003.

• Personal injury
• Car and truck accidents
• Medical malpractice

• Member, Million Dollar Advocates Forum (badge on firm site)
• Member, American Association for Justice (badge on firm site)
• Phoenix Magazine Top Lawyer 2024 (badge on firm site)

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Lisa M Kimmel is a Tucson Litigation Manager at Goldberg & Osborne in Tucson. J.D., University of San Diego School of Law, 1990; B.A. in politics and government, University of Hartford; associate degree, Greater Hartford Community College. Bio states she has practiced in Connecticut and Arizona over a 30-year career and returned to Goldberg & Osborne as managing attorney of four Southern Arizona offices.

• Personal injury
• Car and truck accidents
• Wrongful death
• Medical malpractice

• Board Certified Specialist, Personal Injury and Wrongful Death (State Bar of Arizona)
• Admitted to the State Bar of Arizona, U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and White Mountain Apache Tribal Court

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Daniel L Kloberdanz practices at Kozub Kloberdanz in Scottsdale. Undergraduate degree with honors, University of Iowa, 1985. J.D., Arizona State University law school, 1988.

• Real estate

• Board Certified Specialist, Real Estate (State Bar of Arizona)
• Certified Real Estate Specialist, State Bar of Arizona
• Southwest Super Lawyers, real estate, 2009 through 2016
• Member, Real Property Section, Maricopa County Bar Association

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Craig A. Knapp is a Founding partner at Knapp & Roberts in Scottsdale. Founding partner of Knapp & Roberts and the firm's lead trial counsel; practice limited to plaintiffs in wrongful death and catastrophic injury cases. B.S., Arizona State University, 1986; J.D., Saint Louis University School of Law, 1990; M.B.A., University of Arizona, 1992.

• Personal injury
• Catastrophic injury
• Wrongful death
• Medical malpractice

• President, Arizona Association for Justice (2014)
• Member, Million Dollar Advocates Forum
• The Best Lawyers in America, Personal Injury Litigation, Plaintiffs (2014-2018)
• Southwest Super Lawyers, plaintiff's personal injury (2011-2015)

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Elizabeth Knapp is an Associate Attorney at Knapp & Roberts in Scottsdale. B.A., Media Studies, University of California, Berkeley, 2018. J.D., Washington University School of Law in St. Louis, 2024.

• Personal injury
• Wrongful death
• Medical malpractice

• Member, American Association for Justice (local and national chapters)
• Bar admissions: Arizona (2025), Missouri (2024)

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David C. Kresin is a Senior Partner at Yen Pilch Robaina & Kresin in Phoenix. J.D., University of Kansas School of Law, 1997, Order of the Coif; member, Kansas Law Review, 1996-1997. B.A., Cornell College (Iowa), 1994, History and Political Science.

• Wrongful termination
• Workplace discrimination
• Unpaid wages

• Chambers and Partners, Band 1, Arizona Labor & Employment (Mainly Plaintiffs), 2024
• Southwest Super Lawyers, 2021-present
• Member, National Employment Lawyers Association (2013-present) and Arizona Employment Lawyers Association (2006-present)
• Member, American Bar Association Labor & Employment Section, Equal Employment Opportunity Committee, 2003-present

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Dennis Kurth is a Of Counsel at Arizona Injury Law Group PLLC in Phoenix. Earned a B.A. from Wabash College in 1972 and a J.D. from Washington University in St. Louis in 1975. Certified by the State Bar of Arizona as a workers' compensation specialist in 1980.

• Personal injury
• Workers' compensation

• Board Certified Specialist, Workers' Compensation (State Bar of Arizona)
• Chairman, Workers' Compensation Advisory Commission to the Arizona Board of Legal Specialization, 1987 to 1994
• Member, Industrial Commission of Arizona Director's Advisory Commission on Evidence-Based Medicine, 2012 to 2015
• Contributing author, Arizona Workers' Compensation Handbook, Chapter 12, Exclusivity and Third-Party Liability, 1992

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Marc H. Lamber is a Founder and Chair at Lamber Goodnow Injury Lawyers in Phoenix. J.D., New York University School of Law, 1991. B.A., General Studies, cum laude, University of Arizona, 1988.

• Personal injury
• Car and truck accidents
• Catastrophic injury
• Wrongful death

• Rated AV Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell
• Selected by peers for The Best Lawyers in America, personal injury litigation
• Featured by Newsweek as one of the '20 Leaders Plaintiffs' Trial Lawyers'

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Ilya Lerma is an Attorney at Law, Trial Coach & Consultant at Ilya Law in Phoenix. Represents plaintiffs in complex personal injury cases in Greater Phoenix and throughout Arizona. J.D., University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law, 1998; B.A. cum laude in Philosophy, Northern Arizona University, 1995.

• Personal injury
• Car and truck accidents
• Catastrophic injury
• Wrongful death

• Past President, Arizona Association for Justice (2022)
• Executive Board, Arizona Association for Justice (2018-2022)
• Arizona Trial Lawyer, Volunteer Lawyer of the Year (2014)
• Member, Arizona Supreme Court Task Force on Alternative Business Structures (2024)

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Frances T Lynch is an attorney at Bache Lynch Goldsmith & Mendoza PLLC in Tucson. J.D., University of Arizona College of Law; served on the University of Arizona Law Review, 1986-1988. B.A. cum laude in Humanities, University of Colorado, Boulder, 1985.

• Personal injury
• Car and truck accidents
• Wrongful death
• Medical malpractice

• Board Certified Specialist, Personal Injury and Wrongful Death (State Bar of Arizona)
• Graduate, Trial Lawyers College
• Board member, Arizona Trial Lawyers Association (2001-present)
• Member, Western Trial Lawyers Association (2013-present)

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Benjamin Manion is a Partner at Arizona Injury Law Group PLLC in Phoenix. Earned a J.D. from the Arizona State University Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law in 2002 and a B.A. in History from Arizona State University. Has practiced exclusively on behalf of injured workers in Arizona since 2003.

• Personal injury
• Workers' compensation

• Board Certified Specialist, Workers' Compensation (State Bar of Arizona)
• President, Arizona Association of Lawyers for Injured Workers (AALIW)
• Guest speaker and presenter, Industrial Commission of Arizona Claims Seminar

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Susan J. Martin is a Partner at Martin & Bonnett PLLC in Phoenix. Founding member of Martin & Bonnett. J.D., New York University School of Law; B.A., Antioch College.

• Wrongful termination
• Workplace discrimination
• Unpaid wages

• Past Co-Chair, Employment Rights and Responsibilities Committee, ABA Section of Labor and Employment Law
• Member, Arizona Employment Lawyers Association
• Member, AFL-CIO Lawyers Coordinating Committee
• Member, Federal Bar Association

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Thomas J McDonald is a Member at Gammage & Burnham PLC in Phoenix. J.D., cum laude, University of Michigan, 1983. B.B.A., University of Michigan, 1980.

• Real estate

• Board Certified Specialist, Real Estate (State Bar of Arizona)
• State Bar of Arizona Certified Real Estate Specialist
• Chair, Public Private Partnerships and Policy Committee, ASU Alliance for Construction Excellence
• President, University of Michigan Ross Club of Phoenix

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Shawnee Melnick is a Managing Attorney at Lerner and Rowe Injury Attorneys in Tucson. Native of Southern Arizona. Earned a Bachelor's degree in Creative Writing and his Juris Doctorate from the University of Arizona.

• Personal injury
• Car and truck accidents

• Member, Arizona Association for Justice
• Admitted in Arizona, Washington and Oregon state courts and the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona
• Author, 'Prosecution for Encouraging Suicide: How the Massachusetts Supreme Court Ignored the First Amendment', Kansas Journal of Law & Public Policy, Spring 2019

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Ronald D Mercaldo is a Partner at Mercaldo Law Firm in Tucson. Established the Mercaldo Law Firm in 1978 to represent plaintiffs in serious injury and wrongful death cases. Undergraduate and Juris Doctor degrees from the University of Arizona, completing his studies in 1970.

• Car and truck accidents
• Catastrophic injury
• Wrongful death
• Medical malpractice

• Board Certified Specialist, Personal Injury and Wrongful Death (State Bar of Arizona)
• Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers
• Past President, Arizona chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates
• Past President, Southern Arizona Trial Lawyers Association

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John A Micheaels is a Partner at Beale, Micheaels, Slack & Shughart, P.C. in Phoenix. J.D., University of California, Davis School of Law, 1979 (Moot Court Board); B.A. with highest honors, University of California, Santa Barbara, 1974. Bio states he began practicing law in 1979 and is a founding partner of the firm.

• Catastrophic injury
• Wrongful death
• Medical malpractice

• Board Certified Specialist, Personal Injury and Wrongful Death (State Bar of Arizona)
• Fellow, International Academy of Trial Lawyers; Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers; Fellow, International Society of Barristers
• Arizona Association for Justice Lawyer of the Year, 2019
• President, Phoenix Chapter, American Board of Trial Advocates (1995-1997)

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Gordana Mikalacki is a Partner/Founder, Elmm Law Group at Elmm Law Group in Phoenix. J.D., Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, 2008; B.A. Political Science with Spanish minor, Arizona State University Barrett Honors College, 2004. Began her career as a Law Clerk for the Arizona Court of Appeals.

• Car and truck accidents
• Catastrophic injury
• Wrongful death

• State Bar of Arizona, 2009
• National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Member
• Member, Maricopa County Bar Association and Arizona Women Lawyers Association
• Speaker, Women in Leadership by Betty (WILBETTY), 2025 and 2026

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Jeffrey Boyd Miller is an Arizona Trial Lawyer at Miller Kory Rowe LLP in Phoenix. Graduated magna cum laude from Harvard College, where he studied Comparative Religion. Rotary Fellow at the University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand.

• Catastrophic injury
• Wrongful death
• Medical malpractice

• Board Certified Specialist, Personal Injury and Wrongful Death (State Bar of Arizona)
• Assistant Professor of Practice, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Phoenix
• AV Preeminent rating, Martindale-Hubbell
• Member, Arizona Trial Lawyers Association and American Association for Justice

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Bert Millett is a Managing Partner at Orangewood Law Group, PLC in Mesa. Juris Doctor, Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law at Arizona State University, 2006. Bachelor's degree in business management, Arizona State University.

• Real estate

• Board Certified Specialist, Real Estate (State Bar of Arizona)
• State Bar of Arizona Certified Real Estate Specialist
• Organizer, Mesa Sprint Triathlon benefiting the Foundation for Mesa Parks and Recreation

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Mrigank Nino Mishra is a Managing Attorney, AZ at Rafi Law Group, PLLC in Phoenix. Earned a B.A., LL.B. from the National Law Institute of India. Received his Juris Doctorate from the James E. Rogers College of Law, University of Arizona.

• Personal injury
• Car and truck accidents
• Catastrophic injury
• Wrongful death

• Managing Attorney (AZ), Rafi Law Group (promoted April 2025, per firm press release)
• Licensed in Arizona (State Bar of Arizona)

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Weston Montrose is a Managing Member at Arizona Injury Law Group PLLC in Phoenix. J.D., Pepperdine University School of Law, 1993. B.S.B.A., University of Arizona, 1989.

• Personal injury
• Wrongful death
• Workers' compensation

• Board Certified Specialist, Workers' Compensation (State Bar of Arizona)
• The Best Lawyers in America, Lawyer of the Year, Workers' Compensation Law - Claimants, Phoenix (2027)
• Outstanding Leadership Award, State Bar of Arizona (2011)
• Member, Public Policy Committee, Arizona Association of Lawyers for Injured Workers

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Michael R Murphy is an attorney at Murphy, Schmitt, Hathaway, Wilson & Becke P.L.L.C in Prescott. Trial attorney practicing primarily personal injury litigation, on both the plaintiff and defense sides. Has practiced throughout Northern Arizona for over 40 years, trying jury and bench cases in Superior Court and Federal District Court.

• Personal injury
• Car and truck accidents
• Wrongful death

• Board Certified Specialist, Personal Injury and Wrongful Death (State Bar of Arizona)
• Past President, State Bar of Arizona
• Member of the Year, State Bar of Arizona, 1998
• Fellow, International Academy of Trial Lawyers; Fellow, International Society of Barristers; Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers

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James R Nearhood practices at Nearhood Law Offices, PLC in Scottsdale. Juris Doctorate, with distinction, University of Nebraska College of Law, 1976. Bachelor of Science, University of Nebraska, 1972.

• Real estate

• Board Certified Specialist, Real Estate (State Bar of Arizona)
• Certified Real Estate Specialist, State Bar of Arizona, since 1991
• University of Nebraska College of Law Outstanding Alumni Award (2012)
• Member, American Bar Association Real Property and Law Practice Sections

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Jeffrey M Neff is a Attorney at Neff Law, PLLC in Tucson. Juris Doctor, University of Arizona College of Law. Undergraduate degree from the University of Arizona in anthropology and economics, with distinction.

• Real estate

• Board Certified Specialist, Real Estate (State Bar of Arizona)
• Real Estate Specialist, Arizona Board of Legal Specialization, 1986
• Chair, Arizona Board of Legal Specialization, 2025 to 2027
• Judge Pro Tem, Arizona Superior Court in Pima County (past)

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Charles H Oldham is a Partner at CHDB Law LLP in Tempe. J.D., cum laude, Arizona State University College of Law, 2002; Order of the Coif and Order of the Barristers. B.A. in History, Keene State College, 1988.

• Real estate

• Board Certified Specialist, Real Estate (State Bar of Arizona)
• Certified Real Property Specialist, State Bar of Arizona
• Panelist, American Arbitration Association
• Mediator, Arizona Association of Realtors

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John Edwards Osborne is a Senior Counsel at Goldberg & Osborne in Tucson. Juris Doctorate from the University of Texas at Austin School of Law; B.A. with Honors in Psychology from Stanford University. Career began in the 1980s defending medical malpractice cases; joined the plaintiff's bar in 1985.

• Personal injury
• Catastrophic injury
• Wrongful death
• Medical malpractice

• Board Certified Specialist, Personal Injury and Wrongful Death (State Bar of Arizona)
• Past President, Arizona Trial Lawyers Association
• Past President, Tucson Chapter, American Board of Trial Advocates
• AV rated, Martindale-Hubbell

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Scott I. Palumbo is a Founding Partner at The Palumbo Law Firm in Phoenix. Born and raised in Phoenix, Arizona. B.A., University of Notre Dame, where he was a letterman on the varsity football team; J.D., Arizona State University College of Law.

• Personal injury
• Catastrophic injury
• Wrongful death
• Medical malpractice

• Best Lawyers in America, 2016-present; 'Lawyer of the Year' for Plaintiffs' Medical Malpractice Law (2020, 2023, 2026) and Plaintiffs' Personal Injury Litigation (2023)
• Top 50 Arizona Super Lawyers, 2014-present
• Past President, Arizona Trial Lawyers Association / Arizona Association for Justice
• Member, Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum, 2008-present

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James H Patterson is a Consulting Member at Dickinson Wright PLLC in Phoenix. Earned a J.D. from Arizona State University in 1975. Earned a B.A. from Pomona College in 1972.

• Real estate

• Board Certified Specialist, Real Estate (State Bar of Arizona)
• Best Lawyers in America, Real Estate Law, listed since 2010
• Chambers USA, Real Estate Law, 2024 and 2025
• Legal 500 United States, Recommended Lawyer in Real Estate, 2024

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James B Penny is an attorney at Law Office of James B. Penny, LLC in Tucson. J.D., Loyola University Chicago School of Law, 1993; bachelor's degree with high honors in psychology, DePaul University, 1987. Licensed by the State Bar of Arizona and the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona in 1993.

• Personal injury
• Car and truck accidents
• Wrongful death
• Medical malpractice

• Board Certified Specialist, Personal Injury and Wrongful Death (State Bar of Arizona)
• President, Pima County Bar Association (2010-2011)
• State Bar of Arizona Board of Governors (2013-2016)
• Board of Directors, Arizona Trial Lawyers Association / Arizona Association for Justice (2001-2009)

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Jeffrey L. Phillips is an Attorney at Phillips Law Group, Injury Lawyers in Phoenix. Founding partner of Phillips Law Group and founder of Phillips & Associates Law Firm. Bachelor of Science with Honors, magna cum laude, Arizona State University, 1986.

• Personal injury
• Car and truck accidents
• Catastrophic injury

• National Trial Lawyers Association, Top 100 (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019)
• Leaders Forum member, American Association for Justice
• Member, Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys
• Former member, State Bar of Arizona Fee Arbitration Committee

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Caroline Pilch is a Senior Partner at Yen Pilch Robaina & Kresin in Phoenix. Senior Partner at Yen Pilch Robaina & Kresin in Phoenix. Graduated from the University of Arizona College of Law in 1986.

• Personal injury
• Wrongful termination
• Workplace discrimination
• Unpaid wages

• Judge pro tempore, Maricopa County Superior Court (appointed 1994; continues to serve periodically)
• AV Preeminent rated, Martindale-Hubbell
• Selected for the Bar Register of Preeminent Women Lawyers

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Richard S Plattner is an Of Counsel at Verderame Law Group in Phoenix. Juris Doctor, Arizona State University College of Law, 1977. Licensed in 1977 before the Arizona Supreme Court and the U.S. District Court for Arizona; admitted to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in 1987.

• Personal injury
• Catastrophic injury
• Wrongful death

• Board Certified Specialist, Personal Injury and Wrongful Death (State Bar of Arizona)
• Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers
• 2017 Phoenix Lawyer of the Year, American Board of Trial Advocates, Phoenix Chapter
• Past President (1991) and Life Member, Arizona Association for Justice

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Frank I Powers is a Managing Partner at Harris, Powers & Cunningham PLLC in Phoenix. J.D. cum laude, The John Marshall Law School (Chicago), 1990; Executive Editor of The John Marshall Law Review. B.S. in Economics, Arizona State University, 1986.

• Personal injury
• Car and truck accidents
• Wrongful death
• Medical malpractice

• Board Certified Specialist, Personal Injury and Wrongful Death (State Bar of Arizona)
• Member, Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum
• Judge Pro Tem, Arizona Superior Court, 2003-2008
• AV rating, LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell

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Patricia A Premeau is a Shareholder at Engelman Berger, PC in Phoenix. Earned a J.D. cum laude from Arizona State University College of Law in 1993. Earned a Master of Counseling from Arizona State University in 1989 and a B.A. from Arizona State University in 1985.

• Real estate

• Board Certified Specialist, Real Estate (State Bar of Arizona)
• Certified Real Estate Law Specialist, State Bar of Arizona
• Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent rating
• Member, Land Title Association of Arizona Legislative Committee

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Nathaniel B. Preston is a Managing Partner at Warnock MacKinlay Law, PLLC in Phoenix. Earned a Juris Doctor from the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, Arizona State University. Holds a Master's of Real Estate Development from ASU's W.P. Carey School of Business, graduated summa cum laude.

• Personal injury
• Car and truck accidents
• Wrongful death

• Admitted to the State Bar of Arizona, the District of Columbia Bar and the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona
• Member, Arizona Trial Lawyers Association, American Association for Justice and National Trial Lawyers Association
• Top Lawyer, Phoenix Magazine (year not stated on bio; 2024 per Marquis Who's Who release)
• Pedrick Scholar and CALI Award recipient, Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law

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Lloyd "Chip" L. Rabb III is a Partner at Rabb & Rabb, PLLC in Tucson. J.D., James E. Rogers College of Law, University of Arizona, 1985; B.S. Business Administration, University of Arizona, 1981. Worked for Southern Pacific Railroad from age 19, becoming a locomotive engineer at 24, through university and law school.

• Personal injury
• Car and truck accidents
• Wrongful death
• Medical malpractice

• Board Certified Specialist, Personal Injury and Wrongful Death (State Bar of Arizona)
• AV Preeminent, Martindale-Hubbell
• Former President, Academy of Rail Labor Attorneys
• Former President, Arizona Trial Lawyers Association

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Brandon B. Rafi is a Founder at Rafi Law Group in Phoenix. Owner, president and founder of Rafi Law Group. Juris Doctorate from Phoenix School of Law (Arizona Summit Law School); bachelor's degree from the University of Arizona.

• Personal injury
• Car and truck accidents
• Catastrophic injury
• Wrongful death

• Super Lawyers Rising Stars, 2020-2026
• Top 40 Under 40, Phoenix Business Journal (2024)
• Top 100 Lawyers in Arizona, AZ Business Magazine (2024 and 2025)
• Philanthropic Business Leader of the Year, AZ Big Media (2024)

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Ari Ramras is a Attorney at Ramras Legal, PLC in Phoenix. Has more than 20 years of experience resolving real estate and business disputes. Earned a BBA with distinction from the University of Michigan Ross School of Business and a J.D. from the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law.

• Real estate

• Board Certified Specialist, Real Estate (State Bar of Arizona)
• Best Lawyers in America, Litigation - Real Estate and Real Estate Law, listed since 2013
• Southwest Super Lawyers, listed since 2010
• Member, State Bar of Arizona Speakers' Bureau

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M Brennan Ray practices at Ray Law Firm in Phoenix. Admitted to the Arizona Bar in July 2006. Earned a J.D. from St. Mary's University School of Law.

• Real estate

• Board Certified Specialist, Real Estate (State Bar of Arizona)
• AZ Big Media Top 100 Lawyers, 2023
• Southwest Super Lawyers
• Best Lawyers in America

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Jennifer Rebholz is a Senior Counsel at Zwillinger Wulkan in Phoenix. J.D., Gonzaga University School of Law, 2005; B.S., Northern Arizona University, 1998. Admitted in Arizona and the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona.

• Personal injury
• Car and truck accidents
• Catastrophic injury
• Wrongful death
• Medical malpractice

• Board Certified Specialist, Personal Injury and Wrongful Death (State Bar of Arizona)
• Member, American Board of Trial Advocates, Phoenix Chapter Executive Board; Secretary, 2025, present
• President, State Bar of Arizona, 2021, 2022
• State Bar of Arizona President's Award (2025) and Award of Special Merit (2026)

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Edmundo P. Robaina is a Senior Partner at Yen Pilch Robaina & Kresin in Phoenix. Has practiced labor and employment law for nearly 25 years, per the bio. Juris Doctorate, St. Mary's University School of Law, San Antonio, 1996; B.S. in Business Administration, University of Tennessee at Martin, 1989.

• Wrongful termination
• Workplace discrimination
• Unpaid wages

• AV Preeminent, Martindale-Hubbell
• Member, National Employment Lawyers Association
• Board service, Arizona Employment Lawyers Association
• Member, State Bar of Arizona Employment Law Section

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Joel B Robbins is an attorney at Robbins Curtin Millea & Showalter, LLC in Phoenix. J.D., University of Arizona Rogers School of Law, 1986 (Moot Court Board); B.A. cum laude, University of Arizona, 1985. Admitted in Arizona and the U.S. District Court for Arizona in 1986; 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in 1996.

• Personal injury
• Wrongful death
• Workers' compensation

• Board Certified Specialist, Personal Injury and Wrongful Death (State Bar of Arizona)
• Past President, American Board of Trial Advocates, Phoenix Chapter, 2016-2017
• Arizona Trial Lawyers' Association 'Lawyer of the Year' 2017-2018
• Kenneth D. Freeman Award for Excellence in Continuing Legal Education, Maricopa County Bar Association

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Leighton H Rockafellow is an Attorney and Founder at Rockafellow Law Firm in Tucson. Began law practice in Tucson in 1973. University of Arizona, B.S. in Business Administration 1970; J.D. May 1973.

• Personal injury
• Car and truck accidents
• Wrongful death
• Medical malpractice

• Board Certified Specialist, Personal Injury and Wrongful Death (State Bar of Arizona)
• Certified civil trial specialist, National Board of Trial Advocacy (1991)
• Member, Million Dollar Advocates Forum and Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum
• Named among Super Lawyers of the Southwest, 2007

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Craig Rosenstein is a Founder, President, & Attorney at Stone Rose Law in Scottsdale. Founded Stone Rose Law in 2020. Bio states he has been practicing law since 2006.

• Personal injury
• Car and truck accidents

• Licensed to practice in Arizona and the Federal District Courts of Arizona
• Founder of Stone Rose Law (2020)
• Has taken over one hundred jury trials to verdict

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Kevin Rowe is a Managing Attorney and Founder at Lerner and Rowe Injury Attorneys in Phoenix. Founder and principal of Lerner and Rowe, PC, and managing partner of its offices. Undergraduate degree, cum laude, from the University of Washington; J.D. from Southwestern University School of Law.

• Personal injury
• Car and truck accidents
• Wrongful death
• Medical malpractice

• Member, Million Dollar Advocates Forum and Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum
• Member, Arizona Trial Lawyers Association and American Association for Justice
• Fellow, American Bar Foundation
• Top Valley Lawyer, North Valley Magazine (2016-2022)

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Thomas M Ryan is an attorney at Law Office of Thomas M. Ryan in Chandler. B.A. in History, University of Arizona, 1979 (President's Award, Baird Scholar). J.D., Arizona State University College of Law, 1982 (Moot Court Board, Camby Cup Award, Student Bar President).

• Catastrophic injury
• Wrongful death
• Medical malpractice

• Board Certified Specialist, Personal Injury and Wrongful Death (State Bar of Arizona)
• Past President, Arizona Association for Justice
• Outstanding Trial Lawyer of the Year 2011-2012, Arizona Association for Justice
• Lawyer of the Year 2017, East Valley Best Lawyers

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William H Sandweg is an attorney at Sandweg & Ager PC in Phoenix. J.D. magna cum laude, Arizona State University College of Law, 1974; Senior Editor, Arizona State Law Journal. B.S. from Georgetown University School of Foreign Service, 1966; served five years as an Air Force jet pilot flight instructor before law school.

• Catastrophic injury
• Wrongful death
• Medical malpractice

• Board Certified Specialist, Personal Injury and Wrongful Death (State Bar of Arizona)
• Fellow and former Regent, American College of Trial Lawyers
• Past President, Phoenix chapter, American Board of Trial Advocates
• Adjunct Professor, Arizona State University College of Law, 2012-present

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Alan Schiffman practices at Schiffman Law Office, P.C. in Phoenix. Represents injured workers in workers' compensation claims. Handles claims involving back, neck, shoulder and hip injuries, brain injuries, chronic pain conditions and mental health impairments.

• Personal injury
• Workers' compensation
• Workplace discrimination

• Board Certified Specialist, Workers' Compensation (State Bar of Arizona)
• The Best Lawyers in America, Workers' Compensation Law - Claimants, 23rd edition
• Best Lawyers Lawyer of the Year, Workers' Compensation Law - Claimants, 2020 and 2025
• Sustaining member, Arizona Association for Justice

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Ted A Schmidt is an attorney at Schmidt, Sethi & Akmajian in Tucson. J.D. with high distinction, University of Arizona College of Law, 1977; Managing Editor, Arizona Law Review, 1976-1977. B.A. with high distinction in Government, University of Arizona, 1974.

• Personal injury
• Wrongful death
• Medical malpractice

• Board Certified Specialist, Personal Injury and Wrongful Death (State Bar of Arizona)
• Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers (1997-present)
• Fellow, International Society of Barristers (1995-present)
• Walter E. Craig Award, State Bar of Arizona, 2006

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Dev K. Sethi is a Partner at Schmidt, Sethi & Akmajian in Tucson. A.B., Duke University, 1994 (Public Policy Studies); J.D., University of Arizona College of Law, 1997. Note and Comment Editor, Arizona Journal of International and Comparative Law, 1995-1997.

• Personal injury
• Car and truck accidents
• Medical malpractice

• Best Lawyers 'Lawyer of the Year' (Tucson): Plaintiffs' Personal Injury Litigation 2026 and 2023, Medical Malpractice 2025, Products Liability 2024
• Member, American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA); Past President, Tucson Chapter
• Inducted into the International Society of Barristers, 2017
• Martindale-Hubbell AV rated; Southwest Super Lawyers, 2010-present

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W Daniel Shelton is an Attorney at Mercaldo Law Firm in Tucson. B.S. in psychology, Oklahoma State University, 1977; J.D., University of Arizona College of Law, 1981. Admitted to practice in Arizona and Oklahoma in 1982.

• Catastrophic injury
• Wrongful death
• Medical malpractice

• Board Certified Specialist, Personal Injury and Wrongful Death (State Bar of Arizona)
• AV Preeminent peer-review rating, Martindale-Hubbell
• Member, American Association for Justice (Birth Injury and Medical Negligence sections)
• Member, Arizona Trial Lawyers Association

Unaffiliated

David S Shughart is an Attorney at Beale, Micheaels, Slack & Shughart, P.C. in Phoenix. J.D., University of Arizona College of Law, 1993; B.A. in English, Arizona State University Barrett Honors College, 1990. Bar admissions: Arizona 1993, U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona 1993, Ninth Circuit 2001.

• Personal injury
• Car and truck accidents
• Wrongful death
• Medical malpractice

• Board Certified Specialist, Personal Injury and Wrongful Death (State Bar of Arizona)
• Fellow, International Academy of Trial Lawyers; Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers; Fellow, International Society of Barristers
• Member, American Board of Trial Advocates
• Adjunct Professor, University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law (2017-present)

Unaffiliated

Jeffrey A. Silence is an Attorney at Law at Silence Law Group, PLLC in Phoenix. Admitted to practice in Arizona state and federal courts in 2012. Law clerk to Judge Patrick Irvine, Arizona Court of Appeals (2011-2012).

• Wrongful termination
• Workplace discrimination
• Unpaid wages

• President, Arizona Employment Lawyers Association
• Board Member, State Bar of Arizona Executive Council for the Labor & Employment Section
• Southwest Super Lawyers Rising Star (2019 to present)
• Best Lawyers in America 'Ones to Watch' (2021 to present)

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K Thomas Slack is a Partner at Beale, Micheaels, Slack & Shughart, P.C. in Phoenix. J.D., cum laude, University of California Hastings College of the Law, 1990 (Moot Court Board). B.A., summa cum laude, University of California, Santa Barbara, 1987; Phi Beta Kappa.

• Car and truck accidents
• Catastrophic injury
• Wrongful death
• Medical malpractice

• Board Certified Specialist, Personal Injury and Wrongful Death (State Bar of Arizona)
• Fellow, International Academy of Trial Lawyers
• Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers
• President, American Board of Trial Advocates, Phoenix Chapter, 2012-2014

Unaffiliated

Jason E Smith is a Partner at Smith & Wamsley, PLLC in Tucson. Ball State University, B.A. in English, 1996. Indiana University Maurer School of Law, J.D., 2000.

• Personal injury
• Real estate

• Board Certified Specialist, Real Estate (State Bar of Arizona)
• Fellow, College of Community Association Lawyers
• Member, Community Associations Institute
• Member, Pima County Bar Association

Unaffiliated

Brian Snyder is a Partner at Snyder & Wenner, P.C. in Scottsdale. J.D., Chapman University School of Law, 2008; editor of the Nexus Law Journal, 2007-2008. B.A., American Studies, Brandeis University, 2005.

• Personal injury
• Car and truck accidents
• Catastrophic injury
• Medical malpractice

• Past President, Arizona Association for Justice
• Trial Lawyer of the Year 2023-2024, Arizona Association for Justice
• Best Lawyers 'Lawyer of the Year', Medical Malpractice (2025, 2026, 2027)
• 'Top 40 Under 40' (2013), National Trial Lawyers Association

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Timothy G Tonkin is an Attorney at Phillips Law Group in Phoenix. Bachelor's and Juris Doctorate from Arizona State University (per bio sidebar logos). Partner attorney at Phillips Law Group; with the firm since 2003; bio describes him as the firm's managing lawyer.

• Personal injury
• Car and truck accidents
• Wrongful death

• Board Certified Specialist, Personal Injury and Wrongful Death (State Bar of Arizona)
• Certified in injury and wrongful death litigation by the Arizona Board of Legal Specialization
• Associate Member, American Board of Trial Advocates (2017)
• Co-chairman, State Bar of Arizona College of Trial Advocacy, 2018, 2024

Unaffiliated

John Torgenson is a Managing Partner at Torgenson Law in Phoenix. Managing Partner and founder of Torgenson Law; the firm marked its 15th anniversary in 2025. B.A., University of Utah, 2001; J.D. with honors, Notre Dame Law School, 2004.

• Personal injury
• Car and truck accidents
• Wrongful death

• Admitted to practice in Arizona, the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona, and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
• J.D. with honors, Notre Dame Law School (2004)
• Member, Los Abogados Hispanic Bar Association
• Former board member, Kids @ Core

Unaffiliated

Geoffrey Trachtenberg is an Attorney at Better Call Geoff in Phoenix. Rated AV by Martindale-Hubbell. Served on the Civil Justice Reform Committee, the Arizona Judicial Council and the Attorney Ethics Advisory Committee.

• Car and truck accidents
• Catastrophic injury
• Wrongful death
• Medical malpractice

• Board Certified Specialist, Personal Injury and Wrongful Death (State Bar of Arizona)
• Past President, State Bar of Arizona
• Past President, Arizona Association for Justice
• Listed in The Best Lawyers in America (U.S. News & World Report)

Unaffiliated

Nicholas E Vakula is a Managing Partner at The Vakula Law Firm, PLC in Phoenix. Admitted in Arizona and the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona in 1984. University of Arizona College of Law, J.D. with distinction, 1984; Arizona State University, B.S. cum laude in Psychology, 1980.

• Personal injury
• Car and truck accidents
• Wrongful death

• Board Certified Specialist, Personal Injury and Wrongful Death (State Bar of Arizona)
• Member, The Million Dollar Advocates Forum, 2007-present
• Life Time Member and Board Member, Arizona Association for Justice / Arizona Trial Lawyers Association, 1985-present
• Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers / Martindale-Hubbell, 2007-present

Unaffiliated

Frank Verderame is a Partner at Verderame Law Group in Phoenix. J.D., University of Arizona College of Law, 1982 (Moot Court Best Brief Award, 1981); B.A. cum laude in Political Science, Claremont McKenna College, 1979. Bar admissions: Arizona 1982, U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona, U.S. Bankruptcy Court (1982), Ninth Circuit (1982).

• Personal injury
• Car and truck accidents
• Wrongful death

• Board Certified Specialist, Personal Injury and Wrongful Death (State Bar of Arizona)
• Lifetime Advocate for Civil Justice Award, Arizona Association for Justice, 2016
• Best Lawyers 'Lawyer of the Year', Personal Injury Litigation, Plaintiffs, Phoenix, 2019
• Former President, Arizona Trial Lawyers Association; Board of Governors, American Association for Justice

Unaffiliated

John N Vingelli is an attorney at Vingelli & Company in Scottsdale. Has been practicing for over 25 years. Has served as a Judge Pro Tem in Maricopa County.

• Personal injury
• Wrongful death

• Board Certified Specialist, Personal Injury and Wrongful Death (State Bar of Arizona)
• AV Preeminent rating, Martindale-Hubbell
• Faculty, State Bar of Arizona College of Trial Advocacy, for over 10 years

Unaffiliated

Cherise Warren is a Managing Attorney at Lerner and Rowe Injury Attorneys in Phoenix. Joined the Law Offices of Lerner & Rowe, P.C. in October 2008. Career at the firm has included roles as lien negotiator, litigation assistant, associate attorney and now managing attorney overseeing several departments.

• Personal injury
• Car and truck accidents

• Speaker, AZAJ Annual Liens Seminar (multiple years)

Unaffiliated

Andrea E. Watters is an attorney at Watters Law in Tucson. J.D., DePaul University College of Law, Chicago. B.A., University of Arizona, Tucson.

• Personal injury
• Wrongful death
• Medical malpractice

• Member, American Board of Trial Advocates
• The National Trial Lawyers, Top 100
• Named one of five 'Young Guns: Top Trial Lawyers' by the Arizona Trial Lawyers Association
• Member, Arizona Women Lawyers Association

Unaffiliated

Brian Weekley is a Partner/Attorney at Snow, Carpio & Weekley, PLC in Phoenix. California State University, Fullerton, B.A. in English Literature. California Western School of Law, San Diego, J.D.

• Workers' compensation

• Board Certified Specialist, Workers' Compensation (State Bar of Arizona)
• Listed in The Best Lawyers in America (year not stated on the bio)
• Listed in Super Lawyers (year not stated on the bio)

Unaffiliated

Thomas Whitley practices at Taylor & Associates, PLLC in Phoenix. Earned a B.S. in biological sciences from Creighton University in 1971. Earned a J.D. from Creighton University School of Law in 1978.

• Workers' compensation

• Board Certified Specialist, Workers' Compensation (State Bar of Arizona)
• Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent Peer Review Rating
• Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America
• National Trial Lawyers Top 25 Workers' Compensation Trial Lawyers

Unaffiliated

David K Wilhelmsen is a Attorney at Law at Favour & Wilhelmsen, PLLC in Prescott. Earned a B.A. from the University of Arizona in 1978. Earned a J.D. from Arizona State University College of Law in 1981.

• Real estate

• Board Certified Specialist, Real Estate (State Bar of Arizona)
• Certified Real Estate Specialist, State Bar of Arizona, 1991
• Martindale-Hubbell AV rating

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Robert Wisniewski practices at Law Offices of Robert E. Wisniewski, P.C. in Phoenix. Earned a J.D. from the University of Toledo College of Law in 1976, an M.P.A. from the University of Oklahoma in 1973 and an A.B. from Upsala College in 1969. Admitted in Arizona in 1976, to the Ninth Circuit in 1984 and to the U.S. Supreme Court in 1985.

• Workers' compensation

• Board Certified Specialist, Workers' Compensation (State Bar of Arizona)
• Fellow, The College of Workers' Compensation Lawyers
• Best Lawyers, Lawyer of the Year, Workers' Compensation Law, Claimants (2017)
• Panel Counsel Member of the Year, Professional Hockey Players Association (2017)

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Elliot G Wolfe is an attorney at The Wolfe Law Firm, P.C. in Phoenix. Graduated from Columbia University, where he captained the basketball team and received the Rolker Prize as outstanding scholar-athlete. Played professional basketball in Europe before earning his law degree from Arizona State University.

• Personal injury
• Car and truck accidents
• Wrongful death
• Medical malpractice

• Board Certified Specialist, Personal Injury and Wrongful Death (State Bar of Arizona)
• Certified by the State Bar of Arizona as a specialist in Personal Injury and Wrongful Death
• Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers
• Best Lawyers in America, Lawyer of the Year, 2025 (bio: named three times, most recently 2025)

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Joyce Kline Wright is a Partner at Snell & Wilmer in Phoenix. Earned a J.D., cum laude, from Arizona State University College of Law and a B.A. from the University of Arizona. Clerked for Chief Judge Laurence T. Wren of the Arizona Court of Appeals.

• Medical malpractice
• Real estate

• Board Certified Specialist, Real Estate (State Bar of Arizona)
• The Best Lawyers in America, Phoenix Lawyer of the Year, Real Estate Law (2016)
• Chambers USA, Real Estate (2003 to 2026)
• Southwest Super Lawyers, Real Estate (2007 to 2026)

Unaffiliated

Doug Zanes is a Founder & Managing Attorney at Zanes Law Injury Lawyers in Phoenix. Founder and Managing Attorney of Zanes Law Injury Lawyers. Bio describes a 25-year career and more than two decades helping people after serious accidents.

• Personal injury
• Car and truck accidents
• Catastrophic injury
• Wrongful death

• Member, Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum
• Chairman, Center for Leadership Ethics Advisory Board, University of Arizona Eller College of Management
• Firm named to the Inc. 5000 list (2025)

H Christian Bode is an attorney at Bode & Collins, P.L.C. in Scottsdale. Practices at Bode & Collins, P.L.C., a Scottsdale personal injury firm the site describes as small by design. The firm states it has experience representing both plaintiffs and defendants in personal injury matters.

• Car and truck accidents
• Catastrophic injury
• Wrongful death
• Medical malpractice

• Board Certified Specialist, Personal Injury and Wrongful Death (State Bar of Arizona)

C Alan Bowman is an Of Counsel Attorney at Territorial Law, L.L.C in Yuma. Listed on the Territorial Law homepage as 'Alan Bowman, Of Counsel Attorney'. Firm states it has served Yuma since 1983 and focuses on personal injury and criminal law.

• Personal injury
• Wrongful death

• Board Certified Specialist, Personal Injury and Wrongful Death (State Bar of Arizona)

Larry J Cohen is an attorney at The Cohen Law Firm in Phoenix. J.D. cum laude, Northwestern University, 1985; admitted in Arizona in 1985. B.A. University of Massachusetts (1971); M.A. (1973) and Ph.D. (1977) in political science, Syracuse University.

• Personal injury
• Catastrophic injury
• Wrongful death

• Board Certified Specialist, Personal Injury and Wrongful Death (State Bar of Arizona)
• Nevada Supreme Court Settlement Judge (appointed 1997)
• Adjunct Faculty, Arizona State University School of Law (2000-present)
• 2002 State Bar of Arizona Award for Excellence in Continuing Legal Education

J Stephen Dix practices at Dix & Forman, P.C. in Tucson.

• Workers' compensation

• Board Certified Specialist, Workers' Compensation (State Bar of Arizona)

D Reid Garrey is an attorney at Evans Group Law in Flagstaff.

• Personal injury
• Wrongful death
• Medical malpractice

• Board Certified Specialist, Personal Injury and Wrongful Death (State Bar of Arizona)

Javier Grajeda practices at Grajeda Weinstein PLLC in Phoenix. Practices workers' compensation law at Grajeda Weinstein PLLC in Phoenix. Speaks Spanish.

• Workers' compensation

• Board Certified Specialist, Workers' Compensation (State Bar of Arizona)

Jan L Kleinman is a Founding Partner at Kleinman and Kleinman, PLC in Phoenix. Bachelor of Arts in Business, Arizona State University, 1966. Juris Doctorate, University of Arizona College of Law, 1969.

• Personal injury
• Car and truck accidents
• Catastrophic injury
• Wrongful death

• Board Certified Specialist, Personal Injury and Wrongful Death (State Bar of Arizona)
• Certified in personal injury and wrongful death law by the State Bar of Arizona since 1991
• Member, Association of Arizona Trial Lawyers
• AV Preeminent rating, Martindale-Hubbell

Kurt Kroese is an attorney at Biaggi Kroese & Campbell PLLC in Tucson. J.D. cum laude, University of Arizona, 1993; B.B.A. cum laude in accounting, Southern Methodist University, 1987. Began practicing in 1993 at a large Tucson firm defending personal injury claims and became a partner there.

• Personal injury
• Wrongful death

• Board Certified Specialist, Personal Injury and Wrongful Death (State Bar of Arizona)
• Certified Public Accountant, Arizona State Board of Accountancy, 1990

Mark E Lasee is a Partner at Kutak Rock LLP in Scottsdale. Partner in the Scottsdale office of Kutak Rock LLP, per a June 2023 firm news item. Member of the firm's National Institutional Investments Group, representing institutional clients in private-market investments.

• Real estate

• Board Certified Specialist, Real Estate (State Bar of Arizona)
• Member, National Association of Public Pension Attorneys
• Member, Kutak Rock National Institutional Investments Group
• Presenter, State Bar of Arizona CLE by the Sea, July 2023

Stephen I Leshner is an attorney at Stephen I. Leshner, P.C. in Phoenix. Has practiced law in Arizona since 1976. Certified as a specialist in Criminal Law in 1982 and in Injury and Wrongful Death Litigation in 1991; states he is one of two Arizona lawyers certified in both.

• Personal injury
• Wrongful death
• Medical malpractice

• Board Certified Specialist, Personal Injury and Wrongful Death (State Bar of Arizona)
• Past President, Arizona Trial Lawyers Association
• Associate, American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA)
• Life Member, Million Dollar Advocates Forum

Barry A MacBan is an attorney at Mac Ban Law Offices in Tucson. Began his legal career in 1971. Has tried more than 300 jury trials in every county within Arizona over 50 years of practice.

• Personal injury
• Wrongful death
• Medical malpractice

• Board Certified Specialist, Personal Injury and Wrongful Death (State Bar of Arizona)
• Certified by the State of Arizona as a specialist in personal injury and wrongful death
• Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers
• Member, International Academy of Trial Lawyers

Philippe Martinet is a Founder and Managing Attorney at Martinet Law in Scottsdale. Earned a J.D. from the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law at Arizona State University and a B.A. in Political Science and International Business from Arizona State University. Founder and Managing Attorney of Martinet Law, a civil litigation firm at 7373 E. Doubletree Ranch Rd, Suite 200, Scottsdale.

• Real estate

• Board Certified Specialist, Real Estate (State Bar of Arizona)
• Licensed in Arizona and New York

Patrick R McNamara is a Partner at Tretschok, McNamara & Miller, P.C. in Tucson. Graduated from Northwestern University in 1973 and the University of Arizona College of Law in 1976. Member of the state and federal bars since 1976 and licensed before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.

• Workers' compensation
• Workplace discrimination

• Board Certified Specialist, Workers' Compensation (State Bar of Arizona)
• Past President, State Bar of Arizona Workers' Compensation Section
• Listed in The Best Lawyers in America since 1994
• Member, Southern Arizona Workers' Compensation Claimants' Counsel Association

Mark S O'Connor is a Member at Beus Gilbert McGroder PLLC in Phoenix. Member of Beus Gilbert McGroder PLLC's High Stakes Litigation and Plaintiffs Catastrophic Injury & Wrongful Death practices. Served as co-lead counsel in the multi-district litigation In Re: Bard IVC Filters Products Liability Litigation.

• Personal injury
• Wrongful death

• Board Certified Specialist, Personal Injury and Wrongful Death (State Bar of Arizona)
• Fellow, International Society of Barristers (elected 2014)
• Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers (2022)

Tod F. Schleier is an Attorney at Schleier Law Offices in Phoenix. Practicing law since 1976; began focusing on representing individuals in employment disputes in the mid-1980s. B.A., magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, Brown University, 1973; J.D., Arizona State University, 1976, member of the Arizona State University Law Journal.

• Wrongful termination
• Workplace discrimination
• Unpaid wages

• Fellow, College of Labor and Employment Lawyers (inducted 2001)
• Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers
• Best Lawyers, Labor and Employment Lawyer of the Year, Phoenix (2010 and 2012)
• Listed in The Best Lawyers in America continuously since 1989

Bradley H. "Brad" Schleier is an Attorney at Schleier Law Offices in Phoenix. A.B., economics and political science, Washington University in St. Louis, 1984. J.D., Arizona State University, 1987; practicing law since 1987.

• Wrongful termination
• Workplace discrimination
• Unpaid wages

• Best Lawyers 'Lawyer of the Year', Phoenix Employment Law, Individuals (2014, 2018, 2020)
• Fellow, College of Labor and Employment Lawyers
• Arbitrator and panel member, American Arbitration Association
• Former Chair, State Bar of Arizona Employment and Labor Section

Robert E Schmitt is an attorney at Murphy Schmitt Hathaway in Prescott. B.S. in business, 1968, and J.D., 1973, both from Arizona State University. Trial attorney for over 40 years, practicing primarily in personal injury litigation.

• Personal injury
• Car and truck accidents
• Wrongful death

• Board Certified Specialist, Personal Injury and Wrongful Death (State Bar of Arizona)
• Certified by the State Bar of Arizona as a specialist in personal injury and wrongful death (firm 'About' page)
• Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers
• Member, American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA)

Margaret L Steiner practices at Nach, Rodgers, Hilkert & Santilli, PLC in Phoenix. Arizona State University, B.S. in Accounting, cum laude. Arizona State University, J.D., cum laude.

• Real estate

• Board Certified Specialist, Real Estate (State Bar of Arizona)
• Certified Real Estate Specialist, State Bar of Arizona
• Formerly licensed as a Certified Public Accountant in Arizona

James A Whitehill practices at Whitehill Law Offices, P.C. in Tucson. Earned a J.D. from the University of Arizona College of Law in 1985. Earned a B.A., cum laude, from Knox College in 1981.

• Real estate

• Board Certified Specialist, Real Estate (State Bar of Arizona)
• Certified Real Estate Specialist, State Bar of Arizona, 1998 to present
• Outstanding Young Lawyer, State Bar of Arizona, 1995
• Member, Board of Governors, State Bar of Arizona, 1993 to 1994

Dale S Zeitlin practices at Zeitlin & Zeitlin, P.C. in Phoenix. Earned a J.D., cum laude, from Arizona State University in 1980. Earned a B.A. from Stanford University in 1977.

• Medical malpractice
• Real estate

• Board Certified Specialist, Real Estate (State Bar of Arizona)
• Admitted to the State Bar of Arizona and the State Bar of Maryland
• Member, American Bar Association, Litigation Section
• Member, Maricopa County Bar Association