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“The greatest reward is helping my clients arrive at the best possible solution, given the circumstances. Traditional views of winning and losing are not as important as resolving every issue in a beneficial, positive manner. I want my clients to complete each transaction, each negotiation, each dispute with a feeling that the result has served them well.”

Timothy E. Clements enjoys collaborating with his clients to work through various complex legal matters.  Being a part of his clients’ team is something he prides himself on.  He takes great satisfaction in helping his clients achieve their goals.  Tim values his relationships with his clients and his ability to interact with opposing counsel, as he knows that both relationships must work effectively in order for the representation to run smoothly.  To that end, Tim believes open and honest communication with his clients is paramount.  He understands the critical balance between zealous representation and reasonable compromise when necessary to get a deal closed.  Tim has seen his clients survive tough economic times and thrive in good economic times, and understands that efficient and effective legal representation is important regardless of the state of the economy.. Tim focuses his practice in the areas of real estate, business and corporate law, and represents a wide variety of clients, including individuals, private entities and large public companies. Tim’s clients include homebuilders, developers, investors, land owners, business owners, landlords, tenants, lenders, borrowers and others in matters including real estate acquisition, disposition, entitlement and development, commercial transactions, lease transactions, loan transactions, entity formations, asset and stock sales, and mergers and acquisitions.

Steve Guy has worked for over 35 years as an insurance, wrongful death, personal injury, and commercial litigation attorney. As a partner for two decades at Snell & Wilmer, Arizona's pre-eminent law firm, Steve routinely handled complex, high stakes litigation, working with clients ranging from individuals to some of the country’s largest businesses. His work has resulted in some of the largest recoveries ever achieved in Arizona.. Steve's exceptional skills have been recognized by his peers throughout the state. Since 2009, he has been recognized as one of the Best Lawyers in America for insurance law, and, since 2011, as a Southwest Super Lawyer, the absolute elite of attorneys in Arizona.

Starting on January 1, 2011, the owners of the law firms of McKeighan Pierce PC (est. 2003) and DiCarlo Caserta & Phelps PLLC (est. 2005) combined their practices into a new and more dynamic firm known as DiCarlo Caserta McKeighan & Phelps PLC. The new firm marries a strong complex litigation practice with an established business transactions and estate planning practice, while maintaining an emphasis on personal relationships that are fostered in a small firm setting. The litigation practice emphasizes complex commercial litigation, contingent commercial litigation (including accounting malpractice matters), and personal injury matters. The transactional practice focuses on businesses and business owners, including contracts, business sales and purchases, entity formation and governance, real estate and other asset transactions, and estate and succession planning.. Jace McKeighan is a native of upstate New York and Vermont. Prior to attending Northeastern University School of Law in Boston, he worked as a corporate paralegal in New York City for two years. Upon graduating from law school in 1994, Mr. McKeighan served as a confidential law clerk to the Honorable Scott D. Keller of the Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas in Reading, PA, where he drafted the trial court opinion in Pennsyvlania v. Sattazahn that was upheld by the United States Supreme Court in a 5-4 decision in January 2003. Before moving to Arizona in 1997, Mr. McKeighan worked as an associate for two years with the Poughkeepsie, New York firm of McCabe & Mack, LLP, concentrating in commercial transactions and litigation, employment discrimination defense, and insurance defense. He continued his practice in commercial litigation, transactions and personal injury law with the Arizona firms of Beus, Gilbert & Devitt and Grant Williams, P.C.. Mr. McKeighan is admitted to practice in the states of Arizona and New York, and in the Federal District Court for the District of Arizona and the Eastern, Southern and Northern Districts of New York. He is a lifetime member of The Million Dollar Advocates Forum, and a member the American Bar Association, the Business Law and Estate Law sections of the State Bar of Arizona, the Maricopa County Bar Association, and the Scottsdale Bar Association.. Mr. McKeighan resides in north Scottsdale with his wife and three children. He is a volunteer with the McDowell Sonoran Conservancy.

Sonia is a Pittsburgh native. Sonia’s practice focuses, business, tax and estate planning, as well as commercial secured and unsecured lending, and state and federal taxation. Sonia also assists clients with complex business transactions, entity formation, mergers and acquisitions, employment and operating agreements.Sonia’s full service estate planning practice includes the preparation of revocable and irrevocable wills and trusts, durable powers of attorney, health care powers of attorney and living wills, life insurance trusts, charitable trusts, succession plans for closely held businesses, family limited partnerships and minor’s trusts. Sonia also specializes in complex secured and mezzanine financing transactions and associated business formation and planning.Sonia has extensive experience organizing and structuring joint venture relationships around real estate and real estate financing transactions, including transactions involving limited liability companies, corporations and partnerships, and the preparation of operating agreements, partnership agreements, shareholder agreements for large and small business – from start-ups to established institutional clients and publicly traded entities.Sonia’s annual transaction volume regularly exceeds $250,000,000 a year, and her experience includes highly complex real estate and business acquisitions, asset-based and unsecured financing and debt restructuring.Sonia is a Partner at Shein Phanse Adkins, P.C., and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Broadcast Journalism from the University of Southern California in 2000. She graduated from Golden Gate University School of Law in 2004 and earned her LL.M. in taxation from Golden Gate University in 2005. Sonia has an AV Rating® from Martindale- Hubbell and has been recognized as a Rising Star in the area of taxation by Southwest Super Lawyers.®

Ron Roach utilizes his expertise in commercial litigation together with his in-house corporate counsel experience to advise and represent individuals and businesses facing contract, employment, and real estate related disputes and issues.  In doing so, Mr. Roach blends the sophistication of his large firm experience with the advantages of a cost-sensitive and attention-driven law practice.  He feels strongly that you should not have to pay the hourly rate of a large law firm to receive the highest quality legal counsel and representation.. After graduating from Pepperdine University School of Law, Mr. Roach began his career in Phoenix at the well-respected boutique commercial litigation law firm Meyer Hendricks & Bivens, P.A.. Mr. Roach then found his feet as a litigator at renowned local firm Jennings Strouss & Salmon LLP where he litigated and arbitrated a wide array of real estate, insurance defense, and commercial litigation matters.  Mr. Roach then spent five years receiving elite training, polishing his legal skills, and managing high stakes, complex cases in an international commercial litigation and arbitration practice at the prestigious global law firm, DLA Piper (US) LLP.. Most recently, after successfully representing a Silicon Valley-based technology start-up in connection with a bet-the-company whistleblower lawsuit, Mr. Roach was hired by the company to serve as Corporate Counsel.  As one of only two lawyers in the company, which had over 300 employees and offices in California, Colorado, New York, and Arizona, Mr. Roach handled diverse legal issues, including drafting and reviewing commercial contracts, compliance matters, human resource and employment-related claims, marketing review, and management of outside counsel.

Quinn is a general business and estate planning attorney in North Scottsdale.  He is Board Certified in Estate and Trust law by the State Bar of Arizona, has a 5.0/5.0 AV Premeeminaent rating from Martindale Hubble and a 10/10 rating from AVVO.  Since 1992 he has been assisting a variety of closely held business owners, professionals and athletes with there general business and estate planning issues and documentation.  Prior to starting his own firm in 2005, he was an equity member at Jennings Strouss & Salmon, P.L.C.  He is one of the founding directors and shareholders of Pinnacle Bank, an Arizona financial institution.  He frequently speaks on a variety of topics, including estate planning, corporate planning and succession planning.  During the course of his career he has worked with some of the most successful individuals and businesses in Arizona.  Quinn formerly chaired the Probate and Trust Law Section of the State Bar of Arizona and served on its executive council between 2001 and 2005. Quinn is a member of the Scottsdale Chamber of Commerce, State Bar of Arizona, the American Bar Association, as well as the Maricopa County Bar Association.  Quinn is a 1989 graduate of Arizona State University, with a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance.  He earned his law degree from Southern Methodist University in 1992.. Quinn has lived in Scottsdale/Paradise Valley since 1979 and is married with two children.  He enjoys a wide variety of outdoor activities including hiking, tennis, sailing and skiing.  He has attended numerous world and national sailing events and was the Hobie 16 Catamaran Arizona State Champion in 1998 and 2003.

Peter Sayegh, Esq., PMP, SHRM-SCP is a dynamic, strategic, and innovative professional defined by a relentless pursuit of excellence, translating vision into initiatives that drive performance, profitability, and growth.. Early in his career, Peter assumed the role of General Counsel for a major corporation. In this capacity, he skillfully navigated labor and employment matters, led mergers and acquisitions, and served as a staunch advocate in litigation and administrative hearings.. Embracing the call of entrepreneurship, Peter transitioned from the corporate realm to establish the first ever hybrid PEO law firm, HR & Business Associates, LLC. Here, he became a trusted advisor to Fortune 500 companies, earning recognition as a top consultant known for producing creative solutions to intricate organizational challenges. Peter is deeply committed to empowering fellow entrepreneurs on their journey to achieve remarkable business success.

Nadine Deeb is an accomplished attorney with vast knowledge concerning contracting principles and labor and employment laws across the United States. She is a California, Arizona, Texas-licensed attorney that has been consistently praised for her work ethic, attention to detail, organization, accuracy, and efficiency. She spent 5 years as in-house counsel and head of the legal department at a technology company, responsible for every aspect of the company’s legal needs. Over the years, she has honed her skills in negotiating contracts (both foreign and domestic), advising on labor and employment laws for multi-state companies, and forming companies for her clients (both foreign and domestic). Though not the main focus of her practice, Nadine has filed trademark applications, export classification requests and assisted with mergers and acquisitions. She is a well-rounded attorney that strives to assist her clients with all of their legal needs.. With her business background, she is able to understand not just the legal principles driving decisions, but is also able to advise on and appreciate the business needs that compel businesses to take risks. She works with companies to foster their business, rather than hinder them and consistently works with management to refine the companies’ risk profiles and contract terms as the companies grow and evolve.

My legal background is focused in general business practice and outside general counsel services with an emphasis on construction related issues and construction related litigation. Further, I provide transactional services including but not limited to contract review, contract negotation, and contract drafting with a focus on the purchase and sale of commercial and multi-family real estate in the Phoenix-Metro Area.

Mr. Martin practices in the business planning and transaction areas.  He has extensive legal experience across diverse industries and in a wide variety of business transaction areas.

Mr. Hanson was admitted to practice in 1997 in Arizona and the U.S. District Court of Arizona. He has practiced exclusively as a trial attorney appearing in thousands of cases across the state in administrative agency proceedings, arbitrations, bench trials, and multi-day jury trials in a variety of family, civil, and criminal proceedings.. Mr. Hanson is and has formerly been a member of the State Bar of Arizona’s Family Law, Trial Practice, and Criminal Practice sections as well as the Arizona Trial Lawyers Association, the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, and the American Bar Association. Mr. Hanson graduated from Arizona State University College of Law in 1997 in the top one-third of his class. While a law student, Mr. Hanson was published in and served as an Editor on the Arizona State Law Journal. Additionally, during law school, he directed the Homeless Legal Assistance Project, a multiple-site, low-income legal clinic, and received the Dean’s Award for service to the law school. Currently, Mr. Hanson give back to the community by volunteering his time to sit as a Judge Pro Tem for the Maricopa County Superior Court Family Law and Criminal Divisions.. Some of his most notable achievements include:

Martin R. Galbut brings decades of counseling and litigation experience to the firm. He combines a distinct blend of corporate, securities, banking, real estate, antitrust, intellectual property, and finance counseling and litigation experience with tenacious thoroughness and unmatched client service. Martin represents both plaintiffs and defendants in a broad range of cases involving securities, banking and finance, labor and employment, corporate governance, intellectual property, antitrust, real estate, environmental, regulatory, and health care matters.. Martin is widely regarded as one of the leading business attorneys in Arizona. His excellence has been recognized as such on many occasions by The Best Lawyers in America®, Southwest Super Lawyers®, Who’s Who in American Law, Who’s Who in America, Legal Leaders, AZ Business Magazine, The Phoenix Business Journal, Phoenix Magazine, Arizona Executive Magazine, and AZ Big Media. He was named Best Lawyers 2019 Phoenix Lawyer of the Year for Litigation – Banking and Finance; 2017 Phoenix Lawyer of the Year for Corporate Governance Law; and 2015 Phoenix Lawyer of the Year for Corporate Governance Law.. Because of his extensive experience and broad background across the wide range of legal practices areas implicated in running a successful business, Martin has the unique ability to provide fractional general counsel services in a manner that takes into account all relevant considerations – monetary and otherwise.. Martin's efficacy as an attorney and reputation for providing counsel in an ethical way have engendered great respect for him within the Arizona legal community. This respect is recognized by, among other things, his receipt of the Martindale-Hubbell® AV Preeminent rating (the highest possible peer review rating in legal ability and ethical standards) for the last 36 years (1984–2020).. Martin has been a lecturer and moderator for the State Bar of Arizona’s continuing education programs and a frequent panelist at professional conferences on securities, commercial real estate, and intellectual property law. He has also published numerous articles and seminar materials in the areas of securities law, commercial real estate litigation, arbitration, and mediation.. Appointed by the Governor of Arizona, Martin served on the Governor’s Task Force on Urban Air Quality. Appointed by the Mayor of Phoenix, Martin served on the City of Phoenix Environmental Quality Commission. For several years, Martin also chaired the Arizona State Air Pollution Control Hearing Board. He has served as an arbitrator for the American Arbitration Association (AAA), National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), and Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA).. Martin graduated from Northwestern University in 1968. He earned his law degree cum laude from Northwestern University Law School in 1971, where he was an Editor of the Northwestern University Law Review, a Clarion DeWitt Hardy Scholar, a Francis S. Kosmerl Foundation Scholar, and a recipient of the first 'Student Who Contributed the Most to the Intellectual Life of Northwestern University' award.. In addition to the law, Martin’s passions are his family, international travel, landscape painting, and collecting art and antiques. In 2019, he won First Place in Painting in the Arizona Bar’s Creative Arts Competition. Martin won this same award in two prior years. His works were most recently featured in the Arizona Attorney magazine in May 2019.

Loren Molever, Attorney At Law. Loren Molever has been a Valley resident for over 50 years, having graduated from high school in Scottsdale and attended Arizona State, obtaining his undergraduate degree (cum laude) from Arizona State University in Television Production in 1977 and his juris doctorate from Arizona State University in 1982.  Loren has been practicing law in the Valley for 40 years after ending a brief career as a production assistant for CBS-TV sports, assigned to the PGA Tour.   Loren practices in the area of business law, emphasizing dispute resolution, business consulting, real estate litigation and employment law.. Loren has co-managed and was Treasurer for the U.S. Senate campaign for candidate Vic Vickers in Alaska.. Loren has been involved in community service his entire life, having spent over 20 years as a volunteer and then board member and board Chair for the National Conference For Community and Justice (NCCJ---Anytown America), is a past board member and board Chair for Valley Leadership, the Valley’s chapter of the National Community Leadership Association, past board member and board Chair of the North Scottsdale Chamber of Commerce, and past board member and board Chair of The Shemer Art Center.  Loren was appointed to the 2015 Task Force for the City of Scottsdale General Plan and currently is a member of the Phoenix Sister Cities Calgary Committees in both Phoenix and Calgary.. Loren lives in Rio (Tonto) Verde, Arizona, and Calgary, Alberta, Ca.

Logan Elia has a diverse practice that includes years of experience in business litigation, cyber law, and civil appeals. In addition, Elia leverages his courtroom experience – some of which he gained working as a prosecutor – to assist his clients in criminal defense, adversarial bankruptcy proceedings, and construction law.. In recent years, Elia has practiced extensively in the emergent field of internet law. Using his experience and expertise, Elia represents individuals and businesses who have been defamed online. His practice includes helping his clients to identify the perpetrators of defamation – including anonymous defamation – and assisting his clients to remove defamatory material from the indexes of major search engines.. Additionally, Elia litigates internet-specific intellectual property issues. Elia’s cyberlaw practice includes addressing claims related to the use of copyrighted or trademarked material in website meta tags, the use of intellectual property in email marketing, and advising and assisting clients about how to remove unfortunate or embarrassing images from the internet.. Elia is a native of Arizona and graduated from the University of Arizona’s James E. Rogers College of Law in 2006. Before that, Elia was educated at Pomona College, one of the nation’s ten best colleges as recognized by Forbes Magazine and U.S. News & World Report, and also at Cambridge University. Elia studied politics, philosophy, and economics.. Elia has deep roots in the legal community including family ties to other practitioners and a sitting federal judge. Elia began his practice at a large and long established Phoenix firm before opening his own firm with his friend. Elia joined the Rose Law Group together in January 2014.. Before attending law school, Elia worked at the Goldwater Institute and the American Legislative Exchange Council. Elia was a recipient of the prestigious Koch Fellowship. Most recently, he was selected as a Super Lawyer – Southwest Rising Stars, an honor reserved for those lawyers who exhibit excellence in practice.. In his spare time, Elia enjoys travelling and reading voraciously. He is a P.A.D.I. certified S.C.U.B.A. diver and firearms enthusiast. Elia routinely assists clients to legally obtain weapons governed by the National Firearms Act, including machine guns, suppressors, and short-barreled rifles and shotguns.. Admissions:. Arizona. United States District Court, District of Arizona. United States Bankruptcy Court, District of Arizona. United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Recent Publications:. Reality changes faster than the law, so how do we deal with it? The Record Reporter, May14, 2014.. Bad facts make bad law. And the facts about cyberbullying are truly bad. The Record Reporter, June 23, 2014.. Veteran’s social media suit seeks to define libel. Arizona Daily Star, July 8, 2014.

Kurt M. Brueckner is a co-founding member of the law offices of Titus Brueckner & Levine PLC.  Kurt is committed to solving client problems in a cost-efficient manner and to develop long-term relationships with clients.  Kurt prides himself on being responsive to clients’ needs.  Over the past thirty years, Kurt has developed expertise in corporate law, business law, real estate, mergers and acquisitions, securities, finance, guardianships, intellectual property and work-outs.  His work has been recognized by his peers as having been awarded the highest rating of AV® Preeminent™ by Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review for over twenty consecutive years.  In addition to the practice of law, Kurt was recently inducted into the Scottsdale History Makers Hall of Fame for his many contributions to the community.. Kurt represents individuals and companies ranging from start-ups to public companies.  He has extensive experience in representing entrepreneurs, homebuilders, developers, hospitals, tech companies, lenders, brokerage firms, landlords, and businesses seeking debt and equity financing.

Kelley L. Cathie focuses her practice on estate and business planning; estate and probate administration; and corporate and real estate transactions. Kelley has prepared and administered a wide variety of estate plans and prides herself on providing a personalized approach to meet the diverse circumstances of her clients. Kelley’s corporate and real estate experience complement her estate planning practice and allow her to provide full service legal representation to her clients’ business and estate planning needs

Keith R. Galbut leads Galbut Beabeau’s corporate, construction, real estate, and outside general counsel practices. He is also the Founder and President of ADVOCATE – Residential Construction Advisors, a leading residential construction advisory and owners’ representation firm. He has extensive experience in corporate and real estate transactions, including matters of corporate formation and governance and the negotiation of commercial contracts, construction agreements, employment agreements, license agreements, leases, mergers, acquisitions, and sales of businesses. He often protects his clients’ rights and advances their interests in business, construction, and real estate disputes, whether through negotiation, mediation, arbitration, or litigation.. A community leader in business and law, Keith served as an Adjunct Professor of International Business Law at the Thunderbird School of Global Management for over ten years and served as Chairman and President of the Phoenix Committee on Foreign Relations. He was honored by Global Chamber as “Global Business Service Provider of the Year” and with the “PCFR Visionary Award” by the Phoenix Committee on Foreign Relations. He is regularly recognized with AV Preeminent and Platinum Client Champion designations by Martindale-Hubbell®; has been recognized by Southwest Super Lawyers® and The Best Lawyers in America® in business, entrepreneurship, family business, and corporate law; and has been highlighted by AZ Business Magazine, Arizona Executive Magazine, and Phoenix Magazine as one of Arizona's leading lawyers including as a Phoenix Top Lawyer in 2023. His leadership and commitment to excellence is also evidenced by his 2021 recognition by the Phoenix Business Journal as one of the Valley’s “Most Admired Leaders,” and the 2023 and 2024 Sun Devil 100 Award presented by the Arizona State Alumni Association, which recognizes leaders of organizations from around the world who demonstrate innovation, growth, and an entrepreneurial spirit. In 2023 and 2024, ADVOCATE – Residential Construction Advisors was honored to be selected for the Inc. 5000 list of fastest growing private companies in the United States.. Keith’s passions are family, international travel, community organizations, residential construction and architecture, and making a positive impact on his community through leadership. He currently serves as a Trustee on the Scottsdale Arts Board of Trustees, a Member of Greater Phoenix Leadership, and on the National Small Business Association Leadership Council.

John Powers is an Arizona native with nine years of experience representing clients in business transactions and litigation.  Clients of his firm include individuals, entrepreneurs, small businesses and large companies.. John Powers graduated from the University of Arizona with a B.A. in 1996, where he was Captain of the baseball team.  He earned numerous academic and athletic honors, including selections to the Pac-10 All-Academic Baseball Team and Pac-10 Baseball First Team.  After being drafted in the 21st round by the San Diego Padres, John Powers played professional baseball for eight seasons–six before law school and two during–in the San Diego Padres, Chicago Cubs and Texas Rangers organizations.  He is the only person ever to play professional baseball while attending law school full time.  John graduated from the University of San Diego School of Law in 2004.. John’s practice is focused primarily on corporate formation, contracts, real estate, general business law, disputes and probate.  As an Arizona attorney, John Powers has represented public companies, small businesses, entrepreneurs, athletes and non-profits in transactions and disputes.  Among other matters, he has:. -Obtained judgment in Federal Court on all damages requests in pro bono representation of disabled client; -Advised an international energy company in its $800 million capital raise for oil production facility in Rajasthan, India; -Partnered with prominent India-based law firm to start its legal process outsourcing (LPO) subsidiary; -Represented an international sports icon, drafting license agreements, incorporating entities and negotiating agreements; -Advised international steel company on capital markets development in Algeria, Iraq and Venezuela; -Mediated a summit between a foreign law minister and a Fortune 100 Company addressing a multi-fatality environmental disaster; -Drafted opinion letters for national hotel chain in $250 million financing of multiple properties; -Assisted lead counsel in $2 billion multi-state refinancing of national storage company;. John represents individuals, entrepreneurs, small businesses and their owners, and large companies in the Superior and Federal Courts of Arizona.  Each client gets customized, attentive representation.. -State Bar of Arizona -United States District Court for the State of Arizona. -English -Spanish

Jeff combines his unique experience as both a lawyer and a businessman to fashion well reasoned and practical solutions in counseling and advising his clients. He is sensitive to the business considerations that are important to a business client and understands the operational and financial aspects of running a business. He is admitted to practice law in both Arizona and Texas and has focused his practice on business law matters including representation in the areas of entity formation, structured capital raises and financings including private placements of securities, business combination transactions, and other general company business transactions including contractual and employment matters. His practice also includes wealth and estate planning and probate administration.

I’m John Schulenburg and look forward to meeting you.  I own the SchulenburgLawFirm.  I was trained at one of the largest and most prestigious law firms in the country.  My background is as corporate counsel and vice president for a major banking system, as a government lawyer, and as Firm owner since 1991.. I help business owners, partners, contractors, investors, buyers, sellers and landlords, throughout Arizona and California with our comprehensive business law services, from forming new businesses, drafting employment and lease contracts, buying and selling companies, purchasing real estate, and advising executive management on all manner of legal questions, policies, and regulations.

Irving Hymson developed his analytical, drafting and negotiation skills in prominent New York City firms, as chief counsel for a major financial corporation, and as a principal in Phoenix law firms.. Since 1967, Mr. Hymson’s broad professional experience has included commercial and residential real estate matters, business formations, business and asset acquisitions and dispositions, finance, contracts, leasing, and business advice.. The State Bar of Arizona has designated Mr. Hymson as a Certified Real Estate Specialist.  This highly-sought distinction was earned by his tenure in practicing real estate law and his meeting stringent practitioner, experience, and continuing education requirements. In addition, Mr. Hymson was awarded the rating of “AV Preeminent” from Martindale-Hubbell for the highest in legal ability and ethical standards among his peers.. As a real estate, business and finance lawyer, Mr. Hymson serves a diverse clientele in Arizona, the United States, Far East, and Europe. Mr. Hymson’s general practice areas also include personal injury and domestic relations matters.  He has negotiated multi-million dollar settlements for clients in personal injury, commercial litigation and business cases. Additionally, Mr. Hymson is a trained mediator of disputes.. Mr. Hymson is a graduate of Temple University School of Law in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and was a published member of its Law Review.  He received his B.A. from Queens College in New York City.  He is a member of the Arizona and New York State Bars, and he writes and lectures on real estate topics and on the art of negotiation. Mr. Hymson is a member of the State Bar of Arizona with participation in Business law and Real Property areas.

I have practiced commercial/business litigation since graduating from BYU law school in 1976. Tried more than 100 jury trials. I love the courtroom. I prepare and trial cases electronically because it increases efficiency and lowers costs. All client documents are scanned and bates-labeled, so that complete chronologies can be prepared. A chronology is vital to understasnding the case and preparation. It, also, allows for designation of trial exhibits and preparation of exhibit lists using the computer rather than hand-sorting and hand-description of exhibits. Exhibits can be annotated electronical for effective trial work, and I use the computer equipment in the courtroom myself: there is no disconnect between the examination and getting the document on the screen for the witness, jury, and judge.. Computer images are used in depositions rather than paper exhibits because of the increased efficiency and the resulting lack of disconnect when depositions, which I always videotape, are played at trial. The talking head and the document can be displayed for the jury, and the bates number assures the jury that the same document marked and used at trial is the one about which the witness is testifying. The images allow a free-ranging deposition rather than one limited the stack of documents on the table.. We have the necessary computer programs to process native-file electronic documents (ESI or electronically stored information). Metadata is essential in many cases. We, also, have the right computer forensic help for imaging and use of client and adverse-party computers.. My longest jury trial lasted ten months, a securities fraud trial with more than 10,000 exhibits marked. It was eash to manage becuase of technology. My largest jury verdict resulted in a judgment of more than $60 million. I have traveled internationally for cases and, of course, all over the United States. Tried cases in many states.. I was an adjunct professor of law at ASU lawschool for two years teaching electronics in the courtroom.. I have done cases on a budget and cases where the amount at issue was such that there was no budget. My fees tend to be less than other lawyers because of the efficience of the  electdronics used for prepartion, management, and trial. I, also, expect the client to help me know where to look for evidence in the field of discovery so I do not have to turn over rocks where there are no worms.. I have an economics degree, which helps in the sorts of cases I try. Cases that generally involve economic and accounting experts. It is easier to prepare an expert or cross the other side's expert if you have background in the subject area.. I have a commercial pilot's license with more than 4,000 hours of flight time, less than 80 hours of which is in single-engine aircraft. I know airplanes, the FARs, and all things aviation, so there is no or very little learning curve when the case is aviation related. I have represented pilots, FBOs, Part 135 operators, and Part 145 repair stations.. I am a trial lawyer. That means I want to try the case. My job is to get the case ready to try and try it, not ready to settle. I am at home in large-document cases involvintg complex legal issues. I prefer the courtroom to the office. Interviews, discovery, and everything pre-trial (office work) is to get me to the courtroom.

I have over twenty years of experience litigating religious liberties cases and advising religious institutions on a wide array of matters including employment, tax, zoning and land use, corporate formation, bylaws and policies, litigation, and administrative and regulatory matters. My representation focuses on ensuring that ministries and churches have the legal space to minister freely. In today’s legal environment, churches and ministries need skilled legal counsel to navigate challenges that can negatively impact their ministries. I have a history of providing my clients solid legal representation together with a missional mindset that understands the ministry world. A proven litigator, I also represents clients in commercial litigation and business matters.

I am the entrepreneurial principal in my Scottsdale, Arizona based firm, which I founded on January 01, 1994.  My boutique law practice is dedicated to rendering quality and cost-effective legal services in the areas of transactional commercial and residential real estate law and general corporate and business law.  Over the course of my 35+ year legal career, I have represented both sophisticated institutional clients with a national presence as well as clients who own small and medium sized businesses that are concentrated within various aspects of the real estate field.  I also handle life-cycle events from inception through dissolution for a wide variety of other, non-real estate related businesses, industries and trades.. I have a particular interest and expertise in assisting local Arizona-based companies with their transactional real estate, corporate and business legal needs.  I have been a proud member of Local First Arizona since 2011 and have provided legal services to a number of unique and creative businesses through that affiliation.  I have been fortunate to work on  several "adaptive reuse" real estate projects that have already transformed and will continue to transform the older parts of the midtown and downtown portions of Phoenix.. My years spent in Chicago working on sophisticated real estate and corporate deals at a major national law firm, when combined with my years spent in the Phoenix/Scottsdale area running my own law firm have matured me into a highly-skilled, experienced and practical lawyer that is capable of rendering quality legal services at cost-effective rates.