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William F. Wilder has a diversified practice in the areas of public finance, corporate and securities law, real estate, probate and estate planning, and representation of corporate fiduciaries, with a primary emphasis on the representation of clients in all aspects of public finance law.  Bill has extensive experience in representing public entities and in serving as counsel to issuers, underwriters, indenture trustees, borrowing entities, and as bond counsel in connection with public financing transactions.  He also serves as a general counsel to a number of profit and nonprofit corporations.

Mr. Rakow graduated Summa Cum Laude from California Lutheran University and recieved his J.D. from The University of California. Terry recieved the award as a Southwest Super Lawyer, solidifying his stature in the practices of commerical litigation, corporate foreclosures/work outs, landlord and tenant, real estate, and transportation.

Mr. Guild was a founding Senior Member for The Cavanagh Law Firm since its inception in 1999, and started his career with O’Connor Cavanagh in 1981.. Mr. Guild is a Certified Tax Specialist and holds a Masters in Law in Taxation.  Over the past 35+ years he has focused primarily on estate planning, general commercial work entailing all manner of federal income tax issues, and state and local tax controversy work.  He has handled more than 250 tax controversy matters, including administrative hearings, litigation in the Arizona Tax Court, the Arizona Court of Appeals, and the Arizona Supreme Court, collection negotiations and lobbying efforts.  He also has extensive experience in setting up homebuilder clients in the two-tier homebuilder technique mode.. Mr. Guild handles financial and commercial aspects associated with complex divorce matters, as well as being a qualified domestic relations order specialist.. He also has an extensive general business background, including the formation of entities, corporate reorganizations, merger-acquisitions, family-owned businesses, and the preparation of buy-sell agreements, employment contracts and succession planning.. Active in the community, he has served two terms as the President of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Metropolitan Phoenix Foundation, and has served as a Trustee of the Foundation for more than 25 years.

Mitch is a State Bar Certified Family Law Specialist. Over the course of his thirty years practicing family law, the majority of his work has been in high conflict, complex domestic relations cases. He has helped high net worth clients address such issues as business and professional practice valuation, commingling of separate and community property, concealment of transactions either during the marriage or the divorce proceedings, attempted sales of businesses during dissolution and transfers of assets without consideration.  Included in his area of expertise is presenting claims in determination or modification of spousal maintenance especially when the spouses do not have earning potential parity.  In addition, Mitch has negotiated and drafted both pre and post marital agreements and has assisted clients in the enforcement of premarital agreements during divorce proceedings.  He has represented parents when determining rights of decision-making, custody, and parenting time in cases involving complexities resulting from infidelity, substance abuse, sexual addiction, special needs and challenged children.. Mitch is a strong proponent of helping clients “opt out” of the judicial system by attempting resolution of issues through alternative means. Often opting out is the strategy that best suits his goal of maximizing the probability that each of his clients obtain a favorable outcome in his or her family law proceeding given their circumstances.  Mitch is licensed to practice in Arizona and California.

Mike King is a founding partner of Gammage and Burnham. His practiceemphasizes creditors' rights and construction issues, but also includesconsulting and supervising throughout the firm's areas of areas include emphasis on creditors' rights, including bankruptcycases, general litigation, lender liability litigation, loandocumentation, workouts, foreclosures and forcible detainers as well asdeficiency collection and accounts collection. His client list includesbanks, mortgage companies, distributors in various industries, andleasing companies.Mr. King is experienced in handling largelawsuits involving complex legal issues from crop damage claims andconstruction litigation to sophisticated Uniform Commercial Code cases.Hisreal estate practice includes construction, lending and finance,development, leasing and sales of retail, office, hotel, residential,multi-family and industrial properties and planned communities, as wellas litigation in these areas.Mr. King also representsconstruction clients including architects, engineers, contractors andmaterial suppliers, in lien and bond claims and other litigation, aswell as in contract negotiation and preparation. He is a co-author ofthe Arizona Construction Law Practice Manual & supplement publishedby the State Bar of Arizona.In addition Mr. King representsclients in the organization and structure of corporations, partnershipsand other businesses including shareholder agreements and annualmeetings and filings.Representing lenders and other clients incommercial lending and corporate finance areas, such as stockacquisitions and asset purchases, as well as representing parties toconstruction loans, semi-permanent loans and long-term financing isalso included in Mr. King's practice.Mr. King also advisesclients on day-to-day business transactions, preparing and perfectingsecurity interests, preparing sales and license agreements,distribution agreements, credit agreements, copyright and trademarkapplications, other intellectual property matters, employmentagreements and advice on labor and other issues.Mr. King hasbeen continuously listed in the Best Lawyers in America for bothConstruction Law and Commercial Litigation since 2007. He was alsorecognized in Southwest Super Lawyers in 2007 for Bankruptcy &Creditor Rights. He also has been named one of Arizona's Best Lawyers by Arizona Business magazine for two consecutve years and was recognize as a Top Lawyer by Litigation 2009, A supplement to The American Lawyer & Corporate Counsel American Registry.. An  active participant in his community he was awarded  the ames F Sullivan Lifetime Achievement Award for leadership and highest of standards among credit professionals. Mr. King is involved with many community non profits including:  president of the Washington Elementary School District; Valley of the Sun YMCA; Scottsdale Convention and Visitors Bureau, Phoenix Rotary 100,Leukemia Foundation of Arizona; Desert Mission Neighborhood Renewal; as well as being involved with many committtes of  University of Arizona and being recognized for his efforts with the Distinguished Citizen Award from the alumni association. <!-- /* Font Definitions */@font-face {font-family:"Times New Roman"; panose-1:0 2 2 6 3 5 4 5 2 3; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:50331648 0 0 0 1 0;} /* Style Definitions */p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} {mso-style-parent:""; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";}@page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} {page:Section1;}-->

Kerry M. Griggs is a Senior Member in the Phoenix office of The Cavanagh Law Firm, P.A., and previously served as Chairman of the firm’s Board of Directors. He has also served as the firm’s general counsel and risk manager. Kerry attended Washington University School of Law in St. Louis, Missouri, and received his J.D. in 1995, graduating in the top 15% of his class. Kerry has been honored as a “Southwest Super Lawyer” and has been named as a “Top Attorney in Arizona” by Phoenix Magazine. He has also been honored among the “Top Attorneys in the Southwest” and “America’s Most Honored Professionals.”. Kerry’s practice focuses on commercial litigation and first party insurance disputes. His specialties include real estate litigation, products liability, consumer product warranties, insurance coverage, insurance special investigations, and administrative practice. He has taken numerous cases through jury trials, arbitrations and bench trials.. Kerry has been lead counsel in numerous State and Federal District Court real estate and product-related law suits. Kerry regularly advises insurance companies on first party coverage matters and coordinates coverage and special investigations, including examinations under oath and arson investigations. He has served as an appraiser in a number of first party insurance losses.. Kerry has been a guest lecturer for the Phoenix Association of Realtors and other local professional real estate organizations, addressing various risk management topics key to managing real estate brokerages. He has represented numerous real estate agents and brokers in civil litigation and in general risk-management matters.. Kerry has made numerous presentations to professional audiences concerning product liability law. He recently authored a paper and lectured in Toronto and Chicago concerning indemnity considerations in U.S. product liability litigation. Kerry acted as a Regional Editor for an ABA publication, Bad Faith and Punitive Damages, Annotations to First-Party Insurance Cases, Statutes and Regulations, 2d ed., (American Bar Association 2000). He is a regular guest lecturer for the International Association of Arson Investigators, addressing the appropriate investigation and litigation of civil arson cases, including the avoidance of excess exposure. Kerry is very well-versed in current issues facing both first-party and third-party insurance carriers doing business in the State of Arizona.. Kerry is a member of the American Bar Association, Arizona Bar Association, Maricopa County Bar Association, Arizona Association of Defense Counsel and The Harmonie Group. His personal interests include off-road motor sports, metal and machine work, SCUBA diving, and recreational target shooting. Kerry serves on the Board of Directors of the American Sand Association, a non-profit organization working to maintain a rational balance between motorized off-road recreation and environmental protection.

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I am a fourth generation Arizona native who has been doing estate planning for almost 20 years.  My father before me has practiced almost 50 years and will be joinging my firm in a few years.  I am highly qualified to handle the most complicated estates, but also very simple estates for a good price.. I am a fixed fee lawyer, so you always know what you are going to pay before you are billed.  All of my consultations are free and I am  happy to answer your question over the phone without billing you.. I have a friendly ofice environment.  My office is in central Phoenix in a remodeled home in the historic area.  You may even get to see the office mascot, who is a little dog named Oreo.  We are dog and children friendly, so if you can't find a babysitter, feel free to bring your children.

David is a member of the litigation team at Jaburg Wilk. He concentrates his practice in business disputes, contracts, leases, commercial litigation and employment law. He has represented individuals, small businesses and major corporations for more than 30 years.. He has been involved in many complex and sometimes high-profile cases, including a groundbreaking movie industry antitrust case, a defamation case filed against Watergate burglar G. Gordon Liddy, and a $100,000, securities fraud Ponzi scheme case. He has tried or settled numerous cases in both state court and federal court and has pursued or defended, and won, more than 40 appeals in the Arizona Court of Appeals, the Arizona Supreme Court and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. In addition to his legal work, Dave is a founding member of the Arizona State Acupuncture Board, a former member of the Arizona State Foster Care Review Board, and a current member of the Foundation for PIHMA Research and Education. He is a frequent author, consultant and speaker.

Beth is a shareholder at Jaburg Wilk and has been practicing law for more than three decades. She chairs the firm’s Estate Planning and Business Law Department. As both a Tax Specialist certified by the State Bar of Arizona – Arizona Board of Legal Specialization and a Certified Public Accountant, she has a unique expertise in assisting her clients with their estate planning as well as closely held businesses. She has assisted hundreds of families – including ones with substantial assets – with their estate needs ranging from simple estate plans to complex multi-generational gifting plans.. Her expertise and wide range of experience in structuring business entities and succession plans allows her clients to take advantage of tax and business opportunities, as well as protecting the individual business owner’s assets from the reach of creditors. She assists families, closely held businesses’ owners, and individuals by providing succession planning, business planning and estate planning. Whether trusts, wills, powers of attorneys, living wills or healthcare directives, Beth has the skills to help clients preserve the wealth they have created to benefit themselves, their family, and succeeding generations. She has also assisted in formation of (501(c)(3)) non-profits and assisted clients with charitable gifting.. Beth has represented clients from the start-up phase of their business to growing into multi-million dollar companies. These are longtime clients and Beth has been an integral part of that growth. She has assisted them with mergers, acquisitions and sales, real estate transactions, entity formation to maximize tax advantages, stock sales, leases, and like-kind exchanges. Representative transactions include:. She has appeared on various television programs to discuss estate planning topics, gifting strategies and other effective estate planning techniques. She authored Charitable Gift Planning, which appeared in the Arizona Attorney and has spoken locally on a number of estate planning topics.