Top Lawsuits & Disputes Lawyers in Phoenix | 11 available

Tonya MacBeth represents her clients with a keen focus on the client's goals.  Her action-plan style allows her to efficiently assess the legal dispute, counsel the client as to thier options and endeavor to acheive the desired outcome.. Arizona is Tonya's home state.  She graduated from the University of Arizona in 1991 and the Arizona State University Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law in 2005.  She was a Pedrick Scholar and recieved the International Academy of Trial Lawyers Award and the Pro Bono Service Award.  During Law School, she competed in the American Bar Association's "Representation in Mediation Competition" taking second at Nationals in New York City, and first in the Western Regional Finals (twice).  Tonya was also the Client Counseling Competition winner and actively participate in the ASU Trial Advocacy Team.  While a student attorney in the Civil Justice Clinic, she had the privilege of successfully representing her client at the Arizona Court of Appeals.. Prior to law school, Tonya was a small business owner and had a career in mental health services. She started as a direct service provider then led as an advocate for Arizona's Seriously Mentall Ill population.  Her company was contracted with the Arizona Department of Health Services to investigate allegations of physical abuse, sexual abuse and mortalities within the mental health system, and provide advocacy services.  This experience taught Tonya the art of advocating for people who are facing serious personal challenges by getting to the root of the issue, defining the appropriate solution, and advocating to acheive the client's goals.  This technique of acknowledging the conflict--whether its a business or interpersonal dispute--and developing a rational approach to attaining the desired outcome still holds true today in all areas of her practice.. Tonya is authorized to practice law in Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada, and the U.S. District Courts for the District of Arizona and District of New Mexico.  She is a litigator.  Her practice areas include Family Law (Premarital, Divorce, post-decree modifications, and parenting issues), Commercial Litigation, and Construction Defect Defense.. Tonya is active in the Thurgood Marshall Inn of Court.  An organization dedicated to improving the skills, professionalism and ethics of the legal profession.  She is also a member of the Maricopa County Bar Association and the Arizona, New Mexico and Nevada State Bar Associations.  Tonya continues her support of the Arizona community through memberships in various organizations and as Vice-Chair of the advisory board to CHEEERS, a consumer run mental health recovery and rehabilitation center.  In addition to being a lawyer, she is also a wife and mother.

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 skill as a litigator affords him an advantage in negotiating and drafting settlement agreements with maximum protections to his clients. This unique blend of expertise is particularly useful in workout representation.. He has long-standing relationships with business clients in a variety of industries, providing business counseling, transactional assistance and litigation services. For over 30 years, he has represented an independent escrow company, successfully defending numerous claims asserting alleged breaches of contract and fiduciary duties. He acted as Arizona lead counsel in an 18-year multiple state legal battle arising out of a jojoba investment scheme, and was litigation counsel for the receiver of a group of lenders taken over as the result of a Ponzi scheme investigation. Roger has obtained favorable results, through trial or settlement, for clients in a variety of matters, including legal and accounting malpractice, shareholder and partner disputes, employment contract and restrictive covenant disputes, bankruptcy adversary proceedings, and complex collections.. Roger has published articles and spoken on a variety of topics, including the Arizona homestead and judgment lien statutes, Uniform Commercial Code Articles 2 (sales) and 9 (secured transactions), attorney conflicts and misconduct, bankruptcy appeals, and civil procedure. His article “Foreign Judgments and Community Property” was published in Arizona Attorney in November, 2009 and he co-authored “The Top 50 Leading Cases that Shaped Life and Law in Arizona’s First 100 Years” published in Arizona Attorney in February 2012. He is co-author of a chapter of the recent Thompson Reuters publication, “Inside the Minds: Strategies for Consumer Bankruptcy Appeals”.. A former law clerk to the Honorable Duke Cameron, former Chief Justice of the Arizona Supreme Court, Roger has substantial experience as an appellate practitioner, having supervised and written numerous appellate briefs and argued cases in the Arizona Supreme Court, Arizona Court of Appeals, California Court of Appeals, and Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. His published decisions include: Phares v. Nutter, 125 Ariz. 291, 609 P.2d 561 (Ariz. Supreme Court 1980) (established right to debtor to seek relief from judgment registered under the Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act); Corporate Inv. Business Brokers v. Melcher, 824 F.2d 786 (9th Cir. 1987) (reversing District Court and holding that Colorado franchisee was subject to jurisdiction in Arizona in suit brought by franchisor); Mid Kansas Federal Sav. and Loan Ass’n of Wichita v. Dynamic Development Corp., 167 Ariz. 122, 804 P.2d 1310 (Ariz. Supreme Court 1991) (counsel for amicus curiae Southwest Savings & Loan Assoc.); Anderson v. Contes, 212 Ariz. 122, 128 P.3d 230 (Ariz. App. 2006); Austin Shea (Arizona) 7th Street and Van Buren, L.L.C. v. City of Phoenix, 213 Ariz. 385, 142 P.3d 693 (Ariz. App. 2006) and Rackmaster Systems, Inc. v. Maderia, 219 Ariz. 60, 193 P.3d 314 (Ariz. App. 2008).

Ms. Miller has a diverse practice representing both plaintiffs and defendants in employment and business-related matters. Ms. Miller has a passion for problem-solving and assists clients with developing a strategic approach to legal disputes. She is a fierce advocate and has served as lead counsel and assistant counsel in over one hundred lawsuits. Ms. Miller has counseled multi-million-dollar companies as in-house counsel and has litigated against national and global entities supporting workers and alleging violations of employment laws. In that role, she has collected cumulatively more than $2,000, in settlement funds for clients. She has also filed appellate briefs and argued in front of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in a matter that gained national attention from the EEOC. Ms. Miller has been recognized by Super Lawyers and was selected as a “Rising Star” based on peer recognition and professional achievement.Ms. Miller’s employment practice extends to healthcare and other licensed professionals with complaints against their licenses.Ms. Miller graduated magna cum laude from Arizona State University’s Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law as one of the most distinguished in her class. She was an appointed Chairwoman on the Arizona State Law Review where she was a staff editor.

Michael Zoldan is the founding attorney of The Zoldan Law Group in Phoenix, AZ. He is a graduate of the Ohio State University Fisher College of Business where he majored in Finance. He earned his Juris Doctor at Arizona State University, Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law in 2010. He devotes 80 percent of his practice to litigation in employment and business law. He is backed by experience working as an intern for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in the Trial Attorney Department. Prior to opening his own law office, Mr. Zoldan worked for numerous firms that gave him the opportunity to hone his litigation skills by handling multiple cases at a time with highly-skilled and proven litigators. He currently provides legal counsel to individuals and small businesses throughout the state handling cases ranging from workplace discrimination to breach of contract. He offers aggressive advocacy and a commitment to results.

Michael Irish is a fully-functioning transactional business & real estate attorney, focusing his practice (iLaw, PLLC - Founded 2018) on contract work, looking to transition into a General Counsel or in-house type role. Michael is also a licensed mediator, tries to resolve all conflicts, and is planning on using these talents someday behind the bench in the judicial ranks. Michael is the sole Republican 2024 Candidate for Justice of the Peace - Moon Valley, also the only licensed attorney running, so it should be a no-brainer...but the general public is allowed to vote.. • Specializations: contracts, corporate business, real estate, landlord-tenant (commercial and residential), and private lending• Engages in the acquisition, development, financing, leasing, sale and management of office, industrial, retail and mixed-use properties, incl. negotiating/drafting construction contracts, leases (office, industrial, residential, ground and retail), purchase and sale agreements, CC&Rs, development agreements, acquisition, development, construction and permanent financing and all other types of lending transactions• Represents property owners in regards to all matters relating to the ownership and management of commercial real estate, in addition to representing both lenders/borrowers in a variety of finance transactions (loan originations - workouts of troubled loans)• Assists landlords, property/asset managers and other clients in regards to resolving landlord-tenant disputes, FED (eviction) actions, rent collections, and the enforcement of creditors’ rights in bankruptcy, in addition to other types of commercial and real estate litigation• Provides counseling as well as services in forming limited liability companies, partnerships and corporations, drafting operating agreements, partnership agreements, joint venture agreements, shareholders agreements and buy/sell agreements, employment agreements, non-competition and confidentiality agreements, negotiating and documenting all other forms of business transactions• Managed document review projects, discovery motions; experienced in taking and defending depositions, legal research, preparing legal memoranda: Complaints, Answers, demand letters, AZ Corporation Commission filings, corporate dissolutions, and liquor licensing

Law is a thinking profession, not just a doing job. I became a lawyer because it gives me the opportunity to be of service to my community. I love the creativity involved with handling virtually every case.. I believe strongly in the power of people to do the right thing—even in the adversarial litigation process. When I can solve a problem for my clients and bring them back to the status quo, or make their lives better for having worked with me, that is the most rewarding part of practice. Reciprocal trust, courtesy, and respect are the hallmarks of the attorney-client relationship.  I strive to ensure not only that my clients are listened to, but also that they feel heard. I craft legal solutions that take each client’s unique needs and goals into consideration and tailor those solutions to better serve my clients.. I can make my client’s life easier by handling the day-to-day technical and legal aspects of their case, so they can focus on running their business. Whether it’s getting your business started or working towards building your brand, I view my role as a facilitator to help my clients implement their vision. If I can take some of the stress off of my clients then I have done my job.. My family is my strongest support system. They don’t just tell me what I want to hear, but what I need to hear.  That’s how I treat my clients—like family, by walking them through the good, bad, and the ugly and telling them what they need to know.

Attorney Fabian Zazueta is the founder of Zazueta Law, PLLC, and concentrates his practice on representing small businesses, entrepreneurs, professionals, and personal injury victims. He is admitted to practice in Arizona, before the United States District Court for the District of Arizona, and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.. Mr. Zazueta’s civil litigation experience includes litigating real estate disputes, complex business disputes, contract disputes, among others.