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Dave Kresin has received a variety of awards over his career.  Most recently, he has been recognized as a Southwest Super Lawyer since 2021 and was recognized by Chambers and Partners in 2024 as one of only six Band 1 lawyers in the category of Arizona Labor & Employment (Mainly Plaintiffs). He is a member of the National Employment Lawyers Association, the Arizona Employment Lawyers Association and the American Bar Association Labor & Employment Section.. Dave represents employees and small businesses in employment litigation including discrimination, retaliation, medical leave denial, restrictive covenant enforcement, unpaid compensation disputes, and wage and hour violations. He is licensed in the state courts of Arizona, Kansas and Missouri, as well as the U.S. District Courts for Arizona and Kansas, and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.. Dave is very experienced in federal courts, state courts, private arbitrations, and administrative proceedings. His trial experience includes: a federal court jury verdict on behalf of an employee for unpaid commissions, minimum wage, and overtime violations; a federal court jury verdict on behalf of an employee who was denied minimum wage and overtime compensation and terminated in retaliation for objecting to the violations; a state court jury verdict on behalf of an employee terminated in retaliation for reporting violations of Arizona law; an arbitration award on behalf of an employee who was terminated in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act after the employer refused to accommodate his disability; an arbitration award on behalf of an employee deprived of his commissions; a jury verdict on behalf of a corporation against a director/former employee who breached his fiduciary duties to the company; a jury verdict on behalf of individual defendants accused of race discrimination; a jury verdict on behalf of individual plaintiffs on contract and conversion claims; an arbitration award on behalf of two corporate executives on breach of contract and statutory wage claims.. Dave has presented on a wide variety of employment law topics and authored articles relating to federal employment law issues including:. Co-Presenter, "Lessons Learned from Recent Jury Trials", Arizona Employment Lawyers Association Annual Meeting, February 2024. Co-Presenter, "Best Practices and Ethical Considerionats for the Initial Consultation", Arizona Employment Lawyers Association Annual Meeting, February 2022. Presenter, "How to Manage ADA- and FMLA-Related Leave", National Business Institute, June 2021. Presenter, “The Fair Wages and Healthy Families Act: Arizona’s Current Minimum Wage and Earned Paid Sick Time Law”, Referrals Royale Network Luncheon, December 2019. Co-Presenter, “Employment Restrictive Covenants including Non-Competes, Non-Solicitation, and Non-Use Agreements: What’s Enforceable and What is Not”, Arizona Employment Lawyers Association Annual Meeting, February 2016. Co-Author, “2013 Update re: Fee Applications (Article 10.8)”, Arizona Employment Law Handbook, October 2013. Presenter, “The OSHA-Administered Whistleblower Laws”, Arizona Employment Lawyers Association Annual Meeting, February 2011. Presenter, “Updates on the FMLA and ADA”, Arizona Employment Lawyers Association Annual Meeting, February 2009

Corporate, securities, business attorney with substantial international experience. High premium on providing prompt, quality legal services in Spanish or English. Formation and representation of entities throughout their lifecycle, including LLCs (limited liability companies), corporations, partnerships, trusts. Manage my firm's provision of broad based legal services to companies, including securities, financing, contracts, employment issues, intellectual property, patents, disputes, collection of accounts, commercial litigation (prosecution and defense of lawsuits), compliance with federal, state and local regulations. Substantial international experience serving Latin America (Mexico, Central America, South America, including Costa Rica, Colombia, Brazil, Argentina, Chile), Asia (including China and Korea), Europe (including Sweden, Denmark, Germany), and the U.K.

Cole has been practicing law for almost twenty years. His practice area focuses on construction defect, products liability, professional liability, personal injury and general insurance defense litigation. He is an experienced trial attorney representing design professionals including architects and engineers in complex litigation matters and general contractors and subcontractors in complex, multi-party construction matters. Additionally he represents a well-known national corporation in product related litigation.. Cole tried two of the first class action construction defect cases in Arizona, each lasting approximately six weeks. He has also successfully defended a nationally known architect in a $50 million breach of contract matter and an international engineering firm in a $20 million defective design claim. Recently, Cole obtained summary judgments and awards of attorney fees for both a national subcontractor as well as a national product manufacturer. Additionally, Cole has represented clients including contractors and trucking companies against wrongful death and catastrophic injury claims.. Being an active member in the construction and legal community is important to Cole. He is a member of the Construction Financial Management Association, member of the Federal Bar Association and member of the State Bar of Arizona. He was a past member of Executive Board of the Maricopa County Bar Association’s Construction Law Section. Cole has actively worked with the construction industry in not only drafting Arizona legislation but also assisting the construction industry with the Arizona legislative process. He prides himself on educating his clients on Arizona legislation that impacts the Arizona construction industry.. Sharing his expertise with others is something Cole does well. He presents on a variety of legal matters locally and nationally to insurance and construction professionals. He has presented seminars such as “A Day with the Experts” and “Winning Your Complex Construction Mediation”. Cole has a proven track record of being cost conscious and thinking “outside the box” in construction litigation, which has resulted in success both in and out of the court room.

Bryan Folger is an experienced and successful personal injury lawyer in Phoenix that specializes in taking cases to trial. His practice concentrates in the areas of personal injury, wrongful death, and claims for breach of contract.. Hired by insurance companies to represent defendants for the first 11 years of his practice, Mr. Folger brings a unique and effective approach representing individuals and families to maximize the amount insurance companies pay to his clients.. Mr. Folger received his law degree at the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law in 2003 and his Masters in Business Administration at California State University, Sacramento in 2005. He is admitted to practice law in Arizona and California, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, the U.S. District Court of Arizona and Northern District of Court California.  He has argued in front of the Arizona Court of Appeals and his appeals have resulted in numerous reported decisions.. As seen in Phoenix Magazine, Mr. Folger was selected by "Super Lawyers" in 2013 and 2014 as one of the top attorneys in Arizona and New Mexico.  He was selected by "The American Society of Legal Advocates" as one of the Top 40 Under 40 Litigation lawyers in Arizona.  Mr. Folger is a member of the Arizona Trial Lawyers Association and the State Bar of Arizona, Board of Governors nominated Mr. Folger to serve on the Civil Jury Instructions Committee.

Brad Johnston is a shareholder and director of The Cavanagh Law Firm, P.A.  He has more than 20 years of diverse experience in civil litigation, including jury trials in state and federal court.  His trial experience includes matters involving personal injuries, construction/indemnity issues, insurance coverage and insurance bad faith, and breach of contract/fiduciary duty.. Mr. Johnston has broad experience in construction and real estate matters.  He  has handled a variety of real estate and construction-related lawsuits, including suits involving defective construction, purchase contracts and leases, boundary disputes and other title defects, adverse possession, and materialmen’s liens.  He has represented national construction management firms, real estate developers, general contractors, subcontractors, and property owners in contract and construction defect lawsuits.  He has handled matters involving a variety of civil, structural, and electrical engineering and also architectural standard of care issues.  He has also drafted construction contracts for developers, general contractors, subcontractors, and property owners.. In the personal injury area, Mr. Johnston has handled many personal injury and wrongful death cases for both defendants as well as plaintiffs, including dram shop, products liability, and tire cases.  He has also defended many cases for insured and self-insured clients, ranging from automobile accidents to products liability, premises liability, nursing home neglect, and elder abuse cases.. Mr. Johnston also has extensive experience in vertical transportation cases and has represented an international elevator manufacturing and service company in a variety of personal injury and contract matters.. Mr. Johnston has handled a number of appeals and has argued cases before the Arizona Court of Appeals.  Representing a Canadian governmental entity, Mr. Johnston obtained summary judgment in an action to enforce a Canadian judgment against a Canadian citizen living in Arizona, which ruling was upheld on appeal.  See Alberta Securities Comm’n v. Ryckman, 200 Ariz. 540, 121 (App. 2001).. Mr. Johnston graduated from Brigham Young University, magna cum laude, in 1991.  He is a 1994 graduate of Cornell Law School, where he served as Articles Editor for the Cornell Journal of Law and Public Policy.  He served as a judicial extern to the Hon. Patrick Monserrate, Supreme Court of New York.  He is admitted to practice in Arizona state courts, the United States District Court for the District of Arizona and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.  He has served as a Maricopa County Superior Court Pro Tempore.  He is a member of the Defense Research Institute, the Arizona Association of Defense Counsel, and the construction law sections of the Arizona State Bar and the Maricopa County Bar.. Mr. Johnston and his wife are the parents of six children.  He serves as a Unit Commissioner in the San Tan District, Grand Canyon Council of the Boy Scouts of America.

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.

As the founder and managing partner of Jaburg Wilk, Gary has almost 40 years invested in building and operating a business. He utilizes this expertise to help his clients effectively and efficiently resolve both their business and legal issues, Gary’s particular talent lies in quickly developing a comprehensive understanding of facts, personalities and legal issues and subsequently devising a realistic, cost effective strategy for meeting his client’s goals. His direct, businesslike approach coupled with win-win negotiating style resonates with both clients and opposing counsel. It is a proven and successful style to resolve business and legal disputes.. Gary is outside general counsel for his entrepreneurial clients not only learning their business but also winning their trust and confidence. He is the connector in litigation and transactional matters, frequently being the go-between with litigation or transactional counsel and clients. By managing these complex relationships, he develops successful strategies for dispute resolution, deal negotiation or simply accomplishing the job.. Having represented hundreds of entrepreneurs and businesses, he understands both the legal and business issues that they encounter. Many entrepreneurs only contact their attorney when they have a problem. It could be a contract dispute with a customer or supplier; an employment related issue with one of their employees; or a conflict with a partner or shareholder. Often the conflict is a result of one or both of the parties having underlying financial difficulty and the entrepreneur is looking for a time and cost efficient way to resolve it. Gary’s expertise rests in combining the facts with the law and assessing the emotions/human aspects of the situation. He then develops strategies and tactics that maximize the business owner’s probability of obtaining the desired result.. In representing clients in transactional matters, Gary has the entrepreneurial mindset to evaluate risk/reward tradeoffs in the negotiating process, and not fall into the usual attorney mindset of only seeing the risks. In short, Gary’s expertise is in providing business and entrepreneurial clients with both common sense business and strategic legal advice to create practical, cost effective solutions.

AlicynFreeman is a partner at Broening Oberg Woods & Wilson, P.C.  Her primary practice areas are insurance coverage, bad-faith litigation and insurance defense litigation.  Alicyn's experience in both analyzing coverage issues and defending insurance companies and insureds in litigation allows her to properly advise her coverage clients about potential litigation issues and to identify coverage issues early in litigation.  She was recognized by Southwest Super Lawyers as a Rising Star in 2014 and has obtained the Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent Rating.. Alicyn graduated from the University of Arizona in 2002 cum laude. She earned her law degree from ArizonaStateUniversityLawSchool in 2005 graduating magna cum laude and order of the coif.. Alicyn joined Broening Oberg Woods & Wilson as an associate in 2005. She was elected partner in 2011.  Alicyn's practice includes insurance coverage, bad faith litigation, insurance defense litigation, medical malpractice, representation of hospitals and other health care entities, class action defense, attorney malpractice and construction defect litigation.

Alexis a native of Tucson, Arizona, and has lived in Phoenix since 2001. In law school he worked for the Arizona Attorney General’s Office representing the Arizona Real Estate Department, Insurance Department and Banking Department. He also interned with the United States Attorney’s Office – Criminal Division and clerked for Judge LeVay and Judge Richardson at the Executive Office of Immigration Review. His first job after graduating from law school in 2004 was with the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office where he prosecuted numerous misdemeanor and felony cases. Alex then went on to practice with private firms practicing in insurance defense, commercial litigation and criminal defense.

Al Ricciardi is nationally known for his multi-million-dollar settlements of tire separation and rollover accident claims.. As part of his business litigation practice, Al Ricciardi has experience in advising and representing business clients in a number of areas, including contract claims, insurance bad faith claims, litigation related to personal guaranties, real estate disputes, business fraud and misrepresentation, employment rights and environmental claims.. In addition, his experience includes matters involving serious personal injury, wrongful death, and major product liability. Al's product liability practice generally focuses on losses stemming from tire separation and liability in the use of 15-passenger vans.. A Super Lawyers selectee, Al is nationally known for his multi-million-dollar settlements of tire separation and rollover accident claims.

After graduating Northern Arizona University with a degree in Speech Communications, I attended Arizona State University College of Law.  Since 2003 I have represented clients in a wide array of legal areas, including criminal law, corporate law, employment law, construction/lien law, and general civil litigation.  My practice also includes contract review and drafting for business entities and general corporate formation.  I began my career at a small law firm focusing on general civil litigation. Afterwards, I spent a portion of my career as in-house counsel for a large crane company in Phoenix, Arizona, affording me more experience in construction/lien law, OSHA/MSHA/DOT regulatory compliance, motor vehicle claims, employment law and insurance law.  I am licensed to practice law in the State of Arizona and am a member of the State Bar of Arizona.  I currently practice in Phoenix, Laveen, and surrounding areas.