Michael L. Piccarreta

James Whitehill is the founding attorney of Whitehill Law Offices, P.C. He has been practicing law for over 30 years. His practice focuses on real estate, business, commercial leasing, and estate planning. He is certified as a Real Estate Specialist by the State Bar of Arizona. Mr. Whitehill has handled many different types of cases, including real estate and business transactions. He reviews contracts and drafts purchase and sale agreements, non-compete agreements, operating agreements and e...

Jonathan M. Saffer is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Commercial Litigation and Litigation - Banking and Finance. Jonathan M. practices law in Tucson, Arizona Best Lawyers has recognized Jonathan M. Saffer since 2013. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regar...

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...

Carlo Mercaldo is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs and Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs. Carlo practices law in Tucson, Arizona Best Lawyers has recognized Carlo Mercaldo since 2019. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Carlo Mercaldo is held by other lawyers.

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...

Ron Mercaldo has successfully tried over 100 jury trials and received some of the largest verdicts in Arizona history. He has been named one of Americas 500 leading lawyers, is a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and is a past president of The American Board of Trial Advocates. For four years Ron was the chairman of the Arizona State Bar Committee on Professionalism. He regularly is asked to speak at legal education seminars at both the State and National level.

Ali J. Farhang is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Commercial Litigation, Commercial Transactions / UCC Law, Employment Law - Management and Litigation - Labor and Employment. Ali J. practices law in Tucson, Arizona Best Lawyers has recognized Ali J. Farhang since 2017. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Ali J. Farha...

Tim Reckart’s law practice focuses on general commercial and corporate matters, with an emphasis on the representation of emerging growth, technology-based companies, and intellectual property transactions. He has soundly addressed legal matters pertaining to entity formation, capital structure, venture capital, private equity financing, private mergers and acquisitions, product distribution agreements, e-commerce service agreements, joint ventures and strategic alliances, compliance wi...

Sara C. Derrick is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships). Sara C. practices law in Tucson, Arizona Best Lawyers has recognized Sara C. Derrick since 2018. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Sara C. Derrick is held by other lawyers.

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 ...