Samit A. Bhalala

Peter’s focus is protecting businesses and securing their future through risk management, litigation, and dispute resolution. Peter has extensive experience litigating in Arizona state and federal courts and has represented businesses of all sizes in the Arizona Court of Appeals and the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Peter routinely handles matters involving business litigation, commercial real estate disputes, insurance coverage, employment disputes, and commerci...

Janet Betts is a Member of the Real Estate and Business and Corporate Departments. She has represented landlords, tenants, nonprofits, real estate developers and owners, and purchasers and sellers of businesses.

Melissa (Mel) Soliz is a partner with Coppersmith Brockelman, PLC in Phoenix, Arizona. Her regulatory health law and consumer data practice focuses on compliance with data privacy, security, access and interoperability laws (such as HIPAA, 42 C.F.R. Part 2, the ASTP/ONC Information Blocking Rule, CMS interoperability mandates, ASTP/ONC data/certification, and state health confidentiality and consumer data privacy laws), health information networks/exchanges (HIN/HIEs) (including TEFCA, Carequ...

Mervyn Braude is a divorce lawyer with extensive knowledge of family law and is an advocate for protecting children from abusive and undesirable situations. As a State of Arizona Board Certified Family Law Specialist, Mervyn has the knowledge and experience to help people who are struggling through divorces and custody disputes by keeping his clients apprised of their rights so they can make well informed decisions during this difficult period of their life. Mervyn has expertise in all facets...

My practice has been divided 50/50 between white-collar criminal defense and commercial litigation - most often involving allegations of fraudulent conduct - since I left the U.S. Attorney's Office in 1980.

John has substantial experience representing for-profit and not-for-profit companies in a wide variety of legal and business areas, from commercial, employment, tort and insurance-related litigation to real estate, corporate management, health care and school law issues. As a trial lawyer, John has tried more than 100 cases to conclusion, including jury trials, bench trials, arbitration matters and administrative law proceedings. He currently serves as a judge pro tem for the Maricopa County ...

Senior partner and Best Lawyers® honoree Lisa Reilly Payton focuses her law practice on estate planning, tax planning, and federal and state tax controversy. Lisa is a popular speaker and has appeared multiple times on the Emmy Award-winning talk show The List. Lisa's estate planning experience includes helping individuals, couples, and business owners identify their planning options and tailoring their choices to their unique situations and goals. In guiding her clients through the plann...

Mr. Cates practices litigation in the areas of medical malpractice defense, personal injury defense, healthcare, and commercial disputes. Mr. Cates represents physicians, hospitals and other healthcare providers in medical malpractice cases, and he has served as trial counsel in numerous medical malpractice jury trials. In addition, he has defended personal injury cases at trial and at arbitration. Mr. Cates also represents physicians and other professionals before their state licensing board...

Tod F. Schleier is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Employment Law - Individuals and Litigation - Labor and Employment. Tod F., who practices law in Phoenix, Arizona, has been recognized since 1989. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Tod F. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Robert A. Royal is a shareholder with the Phoenix law firm of Tiffany & Bosco, P.A., where his practice emphasizes intra-corporate dispute and director, officer and manager liability issues. His practice has been limited to litigation. He has often lectured to Arizona lawyers and others on topics involving litigation issues and litigation skills. His special emphasis involve disputes and litigation between shareholders, directors, officers and managers, has led to Mr. Royal publishing, le...