Best Lawyers in Arizona, United States for Commercial Litigation
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Jerome Elwell is a litigator with extensive experience in complex civil and commercial litigation, including plaintiff’s personal injury and trust and estate litigation. The Best Lawyers ® and Super Lawyers honoree devotes a significant portion of his practice to probate and estate litigation, including contested guardianship and conservatorship matters, will and trust contests, disputed estate administrations and elder abuse violations. He received his B.S. in general business and ...
Neal has extensive experience in real estate, advising clients on the acquisition and sale of all types of commercial property, as well as residential and commercial real estate disputes. He also advises clients on issues related to bankruptcy (debtor/creditor issues), construction, and commercial litigation including the prosecution and defense of complex, multi-party disputes. Neal views his job to be helping individuals and businesses manage their legal risks whether in a transaction or li...
James is a first-chair trial lawyer with the insight from serving as an Arizona trial judge for more than seven years. He focuses his practice on trial and appellate representation in complex commercial litigation and elections disputes. He also serves as arbitrator, mediator, and special master. Before joining the firm, James served as a judge on the Arizona Superior Court, where he presided over hundreds of jury trials, bench trials, evidentiary hearings, and oral arguments. The civil trial...
Ron Kilgard is a 40-year civil litigation lawyer.Over a long career, he has handled all manner of civil cases, from routine automobile accidents and two-party contract disputes of no interest to anyone but the parties, to multi-million dollar class actions covered in The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal . For the last 20 years, Ron has mostly litigated pension plan class actions. Ron helped Keller Rohrback pioneer company stock ERISA litigation in the late 1990s and early 2000s; he ...
Daryl Williams is a commercial trial lawyer based in Scottsdale, Arizona and the founder of Williams Commercial Law Group LLP . For nearly five decades, he has represented businesses and individuals in complex disputes involving high financial stakes. His practice focuses on Commercial Litigation and Litigation - Real Estate, where he handles matters involving contracts, property disputes, securities issues, construction claims, antitrust allegations, unfair trade practices, and insurance bad...
J Cabou is a litigator and a partner in the firm’s White Collar & Investigations practice. At both the trial and appellate level, J’s principal focus is on defending individuals and corporate entities against criminal and other government investigations, including in civil enforcement proceedings. J has particular experience in white collar matters and is a recognized authority on both state and federal civil forfeiture, seizure, and racketeering laws. As an experienced commer...
BETSY J. LAMM is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Commercial Litigation. Betsy has been recognized by Best Lawyers since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey. Betsy has practiced her entire career at Cohen Dowd Durchslag (CDD). She joined CDD in 2008, following a judicial clerkship for the Honorable Chief Justice Ruth V. McGregor of the Arizona Supreme Court. Betsy’s practice focuses on complex commercial litigation, inc...
With more than 30 years of legal experience, Elliot H. Wernick is a highly respected senior member of The Cavanagh Law Firm, who has spent more than 25 years counseling and representing the insurance industry and its policy holders in complex litigation matters. Peer rated by Martindale Hubbell as an AV Preeminent lawyer, Elliot has extensive experience in skillfully and successfully handling complex personal injury and tort matters, such as the defense and litigation of complex automobile an...
Colin was appointed a Judge of the Maricopa County Superior Court in 1990 after twelve years of practicing both civil and criminal trial law. During his 17 years as a Judge, he sat on assignments related to nearly every area of law including civil, criminal, juvenile, and family matters. He was Presiding Judge from 2000 to 2005. After his retirement from the Bench, Colin returned to Osborn Maledon in 2007 where he maintains an active personal injury tort, commercial litigation, and public law...
Lonnie J. Williams, Jr. is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Commercial Litigation and Employment Law - Management. Lonnie J. practices law in Phoenix, Arizona Best Lawyers has recognized Lonnie J. Williams, Jr. since 1995. 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 Lonnie J. Williams, Jr. is held by other lawyers.
Michaile J. Berg is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Commercial Litigation. Michaile J. practices law in Scottsdale, Arizona Best Lawyers has recognized Michaile J. Berg since 2024. 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 Michaile J. Berg is held by other lawyers.
Tom’s practices include a broad range of complex commercial litigation, including business, construction, condemnation, trust and mass tort litigation. He has represented clients in numerous mediations and trials in both state and federal court, arguing before both divisions of the Arizona Court of Appeals, the Arizona Supreme Court and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Tom has handled exclusively civil litigation matters for more than 25 years, and has substantial experience in comme...
Kiersten A. Murphy is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Commercial Litigation. Kiersten A. practices law in Phoenix, Arizona Best Lawyers has recognized Kiersten A. Murphy 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 Kiersten A. Murphy is held by other lawyers.
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