Osborn Maledon PA

30 Best Lawyers awards

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Awarded Practice Areas

Bet-the-Company Litigation Commercial Litigation Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law

Biography

Since the beginning of his career, Geoff has built his reputation as a lawyer’s lawyer. He serves as Osborn Maledon’s General Counsel and represents fellow attorneys in all aspects of the practice of law. For the last 30 years, his practice has split between both litigation and preventative counsel, advising on a regular basis to clients about risk management, professional liability issues, legal malpractice, bar discipline, ethics, and law practice management issues.

Geoff has become a trusted resource for attorneys and law firms for his ability to strategically analyze claims and resolve discipline matters, valuing a straightforward approach and candor with his clients that applies the breadth of his experience advising lawyers for the last three decades.

Geoff graduated from the University of California Los Angeles and taught Professional Responsibility as an Adjunct Professor at Arizona State University. He is on the Board of Directors of the Arizona Center for Law in the Public Interest and serves on the Arizona Foundation for Legal Services and Education. He has been awarded Phoenix Lawyer of the Year for Ethics and Professional Responsibility by Best Lawyers® and Southwest Super Lawyer for General Litigation and Professional Liability.

Osborn Maledon PA

30 Best Lawyers awards

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Overview

  • University of California Los Angeles, J.D., graduated 1991

  • Arizona, 1991
  • California, 1990

  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of California
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
  • U.S. District Court, District of Arizona
  • U.S. District Court, Central District of California
  • Arizona Supreme Court
  • California Supreme Court
  • Arizona, 1991
  • California, 1990
  • University of California Los Angeles, J.D., graduated 1991
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of California
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
  • U.S. District Court, District of Arizona
  • U.S. District Court, Central District of California
  • Arizona Supreme Court
  • California Supreme Court

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2021 - Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2019 - Bet-the-Company Litigation
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law, Phoenix (2021)
  • Bet-the-Company Litigation, Phoenix (2019)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
  • Bet-the-Company Litigation
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Legal Malpractice Law - Defendants
Special Focus:
  • Breach of Contract
  • Business Disputes
  • Civil Litigation
  • Commercial Disputes
  • Complex Litigation
  • Government Contracts
  • Professional Malpractice
Awards:
  • Southwest Super Lawyers, “Top 50 Arizona Attorneys”, 2024-2025

  • Chambers USA, “America’s Leading Lawyers for Business”, Litigation: General Commercial, 2017-2025

  • Southwest Super Lawyers, General Litigation, Professional Liability: Defense, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2012-2025

  • PHOENIX magazine, Top Lawyer, Professional Malpractice – Defense & Plaintiff, 2025

  • Arizona Region of the American Jewish Committee, Judge Learned Hand (JLH) Community Service Award, 2019

  • Arizona’s Finest Lawyers

  • The Arizona Foundation for Legal Services and Education, Top 50 Pro Bono Attorneys of Arizona Award, June 2002

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