Steven C. "Steve" Dawson

Lisa C. McNorton is a partner with McNORTON FOX, PLLC, a Tucson, Arizona family law firm and is a Certified Specialist in Family Law and a Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Law (AAML). Lisa is a past-President of the Arizona Chapter of AAML, its current secretary of the Chapter, and is active with committees in the national AAML organization. Lisa is also the Secretary of the State Bar of Arizona Family Law Executive Council and a member of the Family Law Advisory Committee. Lisa ...

Jeff is no stranger to complex commercial litigation. In his two decades of law practice, he has cultivated an interpersonal approach to resolving convoluted business disputes. His ongoing relationships with a wide range of businesses small and large has allowed him to develop a direct approach to untangling complicated commercial relationships. The bulk of Jeff’s practice encompasses a versatile range of litigation matters, including commercial litigation, Indian law, construction law,...

Shaleen Brewer has handled a variety of transactional corporate, real estate, and employment matters on behalf of her clients. Shaleen has a diverse general business practice that includes structuring, negotiating and documenting commercial contracts of all varieties and corporate planning, formation and governance; asset protection and risk management; stock and asset sales and acquisitions; corporate dissolutions; and counseling companies on day‐to‐day operational and business matters for b...

Wayne’s areas of practice are federal and state income and estate taxation; real estate (including 1031 exchange and reverse exchange); partnership, corporation and limited liability company formation and compliance; business planning; estate planning; agricultural compliance with federal and state programs; and water law. He began his legal career as associate counsel for the Department of Treasury, where he tried civil tax cases.

Paul Kular began his legal career practicing with a private law firm in Scottsdale, Arizona. In 2005, he was recruited by Travelers Insurance to represent insureds in their construction defect department. Shortly thereafter, Paul also began working in Travelers subrogation department. At the time he left Travelers Insurance as Senior Counsel, he was handling all of Traveler's Insurance construction defect and subrogation cases in Arizona, as well as handling complex tort defense cases. Prior ...

EXPERIENCE : Twenty-two (22) years practicing exclusively in the area of U.S. Immigration and Nationality Law. SPECIALTY : Priority workers, intra-company transfers, outstanding researchers, national interest waivers, labor certifications, corporate compliance, employer sanctions defense, family-based immigration issues, naturalization issues, immigration appellate and judicial review issues. PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT : Has written and lectured extensively on immigration and other law, both in...

Phoenix business and real estate attorney Jim Valletta practices in the areas of real estate transactions, commercial transactions, business litigation and real estate litigation. Jim is a Best Lawyers in America® honoree whose transaction practice involves negotiating, preparing, and analyzing various types of commercial real estate transactions, including purchase agreements, development agreements, title, survey, financing and leasing in connection with industrial, office, retail, apar...

Hillary P. Gagnon is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Litigation - Trusts and Estates and Trusts and Estates. Hillary’s practice is devoted exclusively to probate, trust, estate, guardianship, and conservatorship matters, as well as estate planning and the mediation of probate and trust disputes. Hillary has been recognized since 2021. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Hillary is held by...

Tim has decades of experience in the regulation of water and wastewater utilities, electric utilities, gas utilities, and telecommunications utilities. His career has been dedicated to navigating utility regulation matters at the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC), affording him comprehensive insight into these industries from various perspectives. Tim has served as a Staff Attorney at the ACC, in-house counsel at a prominent water utility, and external counsel for diverse utilities. Tim po...

M. Byron Lewis is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Environmental Law, Natural Resources Law and Water Law. M. Byron, who practices law in Phoenix, Arizona, has been recognized since 1995. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which M. Byron is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.