William R. "Bill" Hayden

Jeffrey O. Hutchins | Partner Jeff Hutchins is an Arizona native, growing up in Tucson before attending Vanderbilt University and graduating magna cum laude in 2003. Before attending the James E. Rogers College of Law at the University of Arizona, Jeff spent one year in Seville, Spain. Jeff began his legal career in Texas before returning to Arizona for a position with the Office of the Attorney General. Jeff’s practice emphasizes insurance coverage litigation and commercial litigation ...

Kent serves as the Managing Partner of Coppersmith Brockelman. He represents employers in a wide variety of employment matters and serves as principal outside employment counsel for a number of employers headquartered or with substantial operations in Arizona. His regular work includes complex employment litigation in state and federal courts and other sorts of employment-related dispute resolution, including arbitrations and administrative proceedings, drafting employment contracts and polic...

Thom Slack is a partner with the Phoenix firm of Beale, Micheaels, Slack & Shughart where he represents plaintiffs in catastrophic injury and wrongful death cases with an emphasis on railroad grade crossing collision, trucking and construction accidents. He has tried numerous catastrophic injury and wrongful death cases, including automobile, motorcycle and trucking accidents, railroad grade crossing collisions, and construction and premises liability injuries. Mr. Slack has obtained sign...

Frank M. Placenti is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Corporate Compliance Law, Corporate Governance Law, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law and Securities / Capital Markets Law. Frank M., who practices law in Phoenix, Arizona, has been recognized since 2007. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Frank M. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Mr. Brnilovich established roots in the western part of the Phoenix metropolitan area (referred to as the “West Valley”) in 1979 and has been representing the area’s businesses and individuals for more than 40 years. He has substantial legal experience with business clients in the areas of real estate, construction, corporate governance, small business formation, and succession planning.

Jamie Halavais, a Member based in the firm’s Phoenix office, concentrates her practice on complex commercial litigation and class action defense. With over fifteen years in the courtroom, Jamie helps businesses and individuals resolve their most difficult problems. She has experience defending clients facing alleged class actions and other complex commercial litigation issues. She also handles insurance defense issues such as breach of contract and bad faith claims, as well as a wide va...

Rob added to HB's office a built-in mock courtroom, complete with jury box, audio-visual equipment to record witnesses and lawyers, and separate deliberation rooms for two juries. INTRODUCTION Mr. Carey handles various types of injury and consumer claims. Mr. Carey was lead counsel on a jury trial that produced the largest medical-malpractice verdict in 2018, secured class certification in class actions on behalf of consumers and workers where damages are almost $2 billion, and investigated t...

Mr. Plitt is the chairperson for the firm's insurance coverage practice group. He is a preeminent and nationally recognized insurance coverage attorney. As the current senior author of Couch on Insurance 3d , Mr. Plitt's commentary on existing and emerging areas of insurance law is relied upon by courts and attorneys throughout the United States. He has also authored Arizona Liability Insurance Law and is a co-author of The Claim Adjuster's Automobile Liability Handbook , CAT Claims: Insuranc...

Shareholder Susanne ("Susie") Ingold practices in employment law and litigation and regularly advises clients regarding issues of workplace discrimination, employer policies, employee discipline and termination, and compliance with state and federal labor and employment laws. She regularly represents clients before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and in complex litigation matters in state and federal court. As an experienced litigator and trial lawyer, Susie has successfully defen...

James Fassold is a shareholder at Tiffany & Bosco who concentrates his practice on probate and trust litigation, estate administration, elder law, and appeals. He is an adjunct professor at the Phoenix School of Law, and has served as a mediator and expert witness. Over the years, Jim has handled numerous probate and trust disputes, as well as guardianships and conservatorships. He is frequently engaged to handle complex probate litigation matters, including will and trust contests, breac...