Edmund F. Richardson

Ryan joined Boyer Bohn after practicing real estate law at the national law firm, Snell & Wilmer, LLP. He is listed in Best Lawyers in America® in the area of Trusts and Estates and is an AV® Preeminent peer review rated attorney in Martindale Hubbell and is designated with the High Ethical Standing seal. He is also past President of East Valley Estate Planning Council and Valley Estate Planners. Ryan is licensed to practice in Utah as well as Arizona. A magna cum laude graduate o...

Craig Cartwright is the Managing Shareholder of Buchalter’s Scottsdale office and Co-Chair of the Firm’s REIT Transactions and Compliance Industry Group. Craig represents lenders, developers, real estate investment trusts, investors, and national corporations real estate transaction matters including sales and acquisitions, secured lending, property development, commercial leasing, and construction-related matters. Mr. Cartwright has significant experience drafting and negotiating...

Tawnia R. Wienke is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Family Law. Tawnia R., who practices law in Tempe, Arizona, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Tawnia R. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Kevin McCarthy is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law. Kevin, who practices law in Scottsdale, Arizona, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Kevin is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Martin R. Galbut brings decades of counseling and litigation experience to the firm. He combines a distinct blend of corporate, securities, banking, real estate, antitrust, intellectual property, and finance counseling and litigation experience with tenacious thoroughness and unmatched client service. Martin represents both plaintiffs and defendants in a broad range of cases involving securities, banking and finance, labor and employment, corporate governance, intellectual property, antitrust...

Dawn Gabel, a state and local taxation attorney in Dickinson Wright’s Phoenix office, focuses her practice on property tax reductions, sales and use tax advice and litigation, and multistate income tax advice and litigation. She represents clients in almost every industry, from manufacturing, construction, computer data centers, aerospace, aviation and renewable energy development to retail, golf course and amusement operations, and low-income housing. Dawn’s experience includes c...

Thomas A. Burnett is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs. Thomas A., who practices law in Mesa, Arizona, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Thomas A. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Tom serves as chair of the Insurance Coverage practice group for the firm’s Phoenix office. He provides insurance coverage analysis and advice to many commercial insurance companies. At one time or another, he has provided his clients with coverage advice under the laws of nearly all 50 states. Tom offers a unique depth of experience, having analyzed coverage under commercial general liability policies as well as commercial auto, professional liability, public officials liability, law e...

Preceding his retirement in 2023, Paul M. Weiser was a shareholder in the firm’s Scottsdale office. He focused his practice on commercial landlord/tenant matters, including the drafting, interpreting and enforcing of leases and amendments related to office, retail, medical and industrial properties, real estate brokerage issues, construction claims/defenses, and creditors’ rights/debt collection. He also provided advice and counsel to clients on the day-to-day operation of their b...

Rachelle Ferraro is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Criminal Defense: General Practice and DUI / DWI Defense. Rachelle, who practices law in Scottsdale, Arizona, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Rachelle is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.