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Shelley Detwiller DiGiacomo is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law, Corporate Governance Law, Corporate Law, Securities Regulation and Venture Capital Law. Shelley Detwiller, who practices law in Phoenix, Arizona, has been recognized since 2013. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Shelley Detw...
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...
Leonce (Lee) A. Richard III is a 30+ year attorney whose practice focuses exclusively on all aspects of family law: Complex divorce cases Valuation and division of businesses and professional practices Division of stock grants, options and retirement plans Determinations of sole and separate versus community property Child custody (legal decision making and parenting time) Financial support (spousal maintenance and child support) Grand parent and third-party visitation and guardianship Patern...
Steve Sparks joined Sanders & Parks in 1995 and is a Shareholder and Director. For many years, he served as the firm's Vice President and on the firm's Executive Committee. Mr. Sparks has earned Martindale-Hubbell's highest AV® Preeminent rating and has been honored by AVVO (a peer-reviewed professional organization) with its highest rating – Superb Rated Attorney. He is licensed to practice law in both Arizona and California and maintains an active practice in both jurisdiction...
Clark L. Derrick began his legal career in Phoenix in 1972 after having graduated, with distinction, from the University of Arizona, College of Law and entering into the practice with John J. Flynn and the firm of Flynn, Kimerer, Thinnes & Derrick. While a student at the University of Arizona, College of Law, Clark was Symposium Editor of the Arizona Law Review and was elected a member of the Order of the Coif. He received his undergraduate, Bachelor of Arts degree in 1968 from the Univer...
Woody is a criminal defense attorney who represents his clients on all types on felony and misdemeanor offenses and government investigations. For the past 13 years, he has concentrated his practice in criminal law, representing clients on a wide range of criminal offenses from misdemeanor DUI to homicide and federal investigations. Earlier in his career, Woody joined a large Arizona law firm where he worked in complex commercial litigation, products liability, and intellectual property law. ...
Kevin J. Morris is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Banking and Finance Law and Real Estate Law. Kevin J., who practices law in Phoenix, Arizona, has been recognized since 2012. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Kevin J. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Overview Brandon Curtis practices in the areas of environmental and natural resource law. Mr. Curtis represents clients in the steel manufacturing, mining, and electric utility industries. Mr. Curtis's practice focuses on assisting clients through the full breadth of the air permitting process. Mr. Curtis's practice includes developing emission inventories, compiling applications, negotiating with the regulatory body, responding to public comment, and litigating permitting decisions before ad...
Mary has commanded a robust career guiding legal issues that have left lasting impacts on government authority, election campaign finance and election law. As a former Solicitor General for the State of Arizona, she has a mastery of public law issues and has led an extensive set of complex, high-profile lawsuits and appeals in state and federal courts. Her experience handling this complex litigation positions her well to get to the core of the issue in a dispute and provide critical strategic...
Terry’s practice emphasizes corporate business acquisitions and financings and public-private projects, including strategic joint ventures, Native American enterprises and projects, water/wastewater infrastructure development, sports facility financing and physician-hospital contracts. Terry was recently recognized as a 2013 Southwest Super Lawyer, and was named among the 2013 Best Lawyers in America, alongside nearly two-thirds of his fellow G&K shareholders. Having chaired the mul...
David practices in the area of environmental and natural resources law, focusing on environmental compliance auditing, Superfund, solid and hazardous waste, asbestos, water quality, underground storage tank, environmental management systems, environmental remediation and environmental due diligence matters. He has conducted over 120 comprehensive environmental audits throughout the United States and internationally over the past eight years. He was recently named among the 2013 Best Lawyers i...
Roger Cohen has over 40 years’ experience as a business attorney, representing clients in both litigation and transactions. He has a deep knowledge and understanding of commercial law and the litigation process and is a forceful and effective advocate for his clients. Roger’s experience as a transactional attorney adds value in the litigation setting, as he can relate the documentation process to issues that arise in business and commercial disputes. Conversely, his knowledge and ...
Scot Claus’s practice is wide-ranging and varied. As a result, he regularly represents clients in the following areas: Constitutional Law and Defense of Governmental Entities, Complex Commercial Litigation, Class-Action Litigation, Securities Fraud Litigation, Professional Liability Defense, Real Property Litigation (including commercial leasing disputes, easement and boundary disputes, and condemnation matters), Product Liability, and Intellectual Property litigation and prosecution. M...
Van is a founding partner of O'Steen & Harrison, PLC, where he has had a general civil practice, emphasizing personal injury, defective products and nursing home abuse and neglect. He graduated from California Western University in 1968 (B.A.), where he was included in Who's Who In American Colleges and Universities. He graduated from Arizona State University College of Law in 1972 (J.D., cum laude). He served as an editor on the Arizona State Law Journal. Van was admitted to the State Ba...
John Fitzpatrick is a senior partner with nearly three decades of legal experience. John's practice focuses on assisting people and financial institutions in inheritance disputes, commercial/business litigation and civil appellate advocacy. John's peer recognition includes election as a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC). He also enjoys a long-standing AV® Preeminent™ rating and is a Best Lawyers® "Lawyer of the Year" (Phoenix) Litigation - Trusts...