Burton J. "Burt" Kinerk

Leighton Rockafellow, Jr. is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs. Leighton, who practices law in Tucson, Arizona, has been recognized since 2023. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Leighton is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Clay Hernandez is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Criminal Defense: General Practice and Criminal Defense: White-Collar. Clay, who practices law in Tucson, Arizona, has been recognized since 2018. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Clay is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Matt Schmidt is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs. Matt, who practices law in Tucson, Arizona, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Matt is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

John C. Smith is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law and Litigation - Bankruptcy. John C., who practices law in Tucson, Arizona, has been recognized since 2022. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which John C. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Mr. Kastner’s practice is anchored in his belief that there is no substitute for hard work. He approaches all of his cases with that mantra in mind. Based in Tucson, Kastner is a trial attorney whose practice extends throughout Arizona and encompasses insurance defense, insurance coverage, premises liability, municipal liability, catastrophic injury and wrongful death, commercial liability and professional negligence. Kastner represents insurance carriers in first-party claims. He also ...

Dev Sethi litigates and tries a wide-range of complex injury and death cases throughout Arizona. He has Martindale Hubbell's highest rating, AV, and he is listed in "Best Lawyers." Dev is also recognized as an Arizona Super Lawyer in the areas of plaintiff's products liability litigation and personal injury. Dev has been at the forefront of auto product defect litigation. He played a key role in uncovering the Goodyear Load Range E tire scandal and worked to hold Ford Motor Company responsibl...

Ted Schmidt is the managing partner of Tucson's leading Plaintiffs' Serious Injury and Wrongful Death law firm--Schmidt, Sethi & Akmajian. Recognized as one of the very best in medical negligence, products liability and personal injury, Mr. Schmidt is a Fellow in the American College of Trial Lawyers, the International Academy of Trial Lawyers, the International Society of Barristers and the American Board of Trial Advocates. He is a member of the inaugural class of State Bar Certified Sp...

Joshua Hamilton is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Criminal Defense: General Practice and Criminal Defense: White-Collar. Joshua, who practices law in Tucson, Arizona, has been recognized since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Joshua is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

For 29 years, Oscar has represented a broad range of corporate and commercial clients and has built a savvy corporate practice with an emphasis on governance and compliance, succession planning for businesses, and mergers and acquisitions. He too, has broad experience in representing private and commercial lenders, both credit unions and banks, in financing and lending transactions with an emphasis on real estate related lending. Oscar’s practice also includes commercial real estate sal...

Attorney Mick Rusing heads up the firm’s litigation section, which covers virtually every area of civil litigation. A lawyer for over thirty years, Mr. Rusing has tried well over 100 cases in federal and state courts in diverse areas such as breach of fiduciary duty, contract, ERISA, employment, environmental, insurance bad faith, insurance coverage, legal malpractice, medical malpractice, patent infringement, products liability, securities, trusts and estates, will contests, and wrongf...