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Gary Gotto’s diverse experience helps him meet his clients’ diverse needs. Gary is a member of Keller Rohrback’s nationally recognized Complex Litigation Group. He has a broad range of practice experience and interests, including all aspects of corporate and real estate transactional work, securities issuance and compliance, Chapter 11 bankruptcy and workout matters, and general commercial and ERISA litigation. Gary speaks and teaches regularly on a number of topics, including an annual real estate bankruptcy case study presented at the Harvard Law School. He has practiced in Phoenix since 1982.

For more than three decades, Larry has represented creditors, trustees, receivers and debtors in significant bankruptcy cases in federal, state and bankruptcy courts. His clients include banks, insurance companies, leasing companies and private parties with investments secured by real property, commercial equipment, accounts receivable and intangible property. An experienced and adept negotiator, he has assisted in restructuring and working out non-performing loans for clients. And, if the loans cannot be restructured, he has conducted hundreds of judicial and non-judicial foreclosures.. Larry has unique expertise in both multi-level marketing and Ponzi schemes having represented court-appointed receivers to recovery of significant monies invested through fraudulent schemes. He has been pivotal in several of the largest fraud cases arising in Arizona which included real estate holdings, mortgage servicing, escrow, affinity investing and a multi-level marketing jewelry company.

Firm co-founder Tom Allen is a Certified Specialist in Bankruptcy Law (Arizona Board of Legal Specialization) and a Certified Consumer Bankruptcy Specialist (American Board of Certification).Tom has been selected by The Best Lawyers in America® since 2010 and is a Super Lawyers selectee, ranked in Super Lawyers' "Top 50" Arizona attorneys.

Cy grew up in rural southwestern Kansas. As a teenager Cy worked on farms, mowed grass, shoveled snow, and worked at a grocery store. He moved to Colorado for college, graduating from Fort Lewis College in three years with a bachelor’s degree in International Business. During his time at Fort Lewis, he spent a semester in France and interned at a grain importer in Matamoros, Mexico.. After college, Cy went on to earn a Master’s degree in business administration at the University of Montana. Before law school, Cy worked as a bank officer and had a front row seat to the Great Recession.. During his time in law school, Cy spent a summer studying NAFTA and Mexican commercial law at the Universidad de Guanajuato in Guanajuato, Mexico, and was a member of the International Law Society. Cy is fluent in Spanish and enjoys Hispanic cultures.. After law school, Cy practiced in the areas of family law, bankruptcy, personal injury, debt relief, and general civil litigation at firms in the Phoenix metropolitan area before starting his own law firm. This background allows Cy to give holistic counsel to clients in financial distress.. When Cy is away from the office he is generally spending time with his wife, Samantha. Together, they enjoy kayaking, fishing, hunting, reading, and gardening.

Corrinne (“Cori”) primarily practices in the areas of creditor’s rights, commercial litigation with a focus in disputed real estate transactions, and employment law. Having appeared in Justice, Superior, and Federal Courts, as well as a range of administrative bodies, Cori is well-versed in litigation ranging from simple to complex and high-stakes claims. Cori regularly represents plaintiffs and defendants in litigation.. Cori represents employees with their employment claims including: violations of Title VII (sexual harassment and discrimination), violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act, violations of Arizona’s Paid Sick Time law, Wrongful Termination, whistle blower claims, and other claims falling within federal, state, and local employment laws. Cori also represents employees in severance, compensation, and contract negotiations with their employers. Given the often complex nature of employer-employees relationships, doing this work has developed for Cori a deep appreciation for finding a practical and economical solution for her clients.. Her creditor’s rights experience is both commercial and consumer although she primarily focuses her practice on commercial collections. As a component of that work, she has experience working through complex real estate title issues to assist in getting the creditor paid. Cori is well-versed in the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, having represented institutional creditors for nearly the entirety of her practice. Cori is comfortable handling all aspects of these proceedings, ranging from pre-judgment complaints to post-judgment collection proceedings.. Cori’s litigation experience extends all the way through trials. Cori has first and second-chaired many bench trials. Doing so has developed Cori’s skill in drafting trial briefs, joint pre-trial statements, closing briefs, and other trial-related filings.

Chhayal Patel, is Managing Attorney of Patel Law P.L.C. Ms. Patel practices primarily in the areas of Consumer Bankruptcy and Immigration Law. Ms. Patel has been in practice since 2008.. Patel Law, P.L.C. is a Phoenix, Arizona law firm dedicated to serving clients throughout Greater Phoenix Area and Maricopa County in Bankruptcy and Immigration matters.. At Patel Law, we are dedicated to protecting the rights of our clients and have an individualized approach to client representation. We are a boutique firm focusing on counseling individual clients and businesses, with a goal of providing high quality, personalized and affordable legal services.. We have the requisite experience and skill to successfully resolve complex cases. All work is done by an attorney, so we can ensure that our clients get the respect and personal attention they deserve.

Attorney Wright earned his J.D. Degree from the University of Wisconsin Law School. Mr. Wright is licensed to practice law in the states of Arizona and Wisconsin, as well as the U.S. District Court of Arizona. Attorney Wright practices in the fields of bankruptcy and debt settlement and will navigate you around any potential problems in a bankruptcy, whether it be a Chapter 7, Chapter 13 or Chapter 11 Business Bankruptcy. Mr. Wright has years of experience in both the bankruptcy and criminal fields of law. Attorney Wright interned for Bankruptcy Judge Martin in the Western District of Wisconsin. He also worked with the Outagamie County District Attorney’s Office.. Mr. Wright worked for two bankruptcy law firms prior to starting his own practice and obtained valuable experience at those firms prior to starting his own practice. By starting his own practice, Ben Wright believed that he could be more effective in helping clients resolve their legal issues. Unlike many of the big bankruptcy law firms in the Phoenix metro area, Mr. Wright believes that clients should have an opportunity to have communication with their attorney and not only a paralegal. Mr. Wright has represented a significant number of clients in both State and Federal Courts.. Mr. Wright is a former member of the Wisconsin Army National Guard. He understands the special circumstances and considerations that members of the military often face in bankruptcy or debt settlement situations.. Mr. Wright is fluent in Spanish and has numerous clients who are Spanish-speaking only.. Mr. Wright always looks for ways to save his clients money and/or valuable assets in spite of a bankruptcy filing through the aggressive use of exemption planning. Contact Attorney Ben Wright and schedule a free consultation today.. We are a debt relief agency. We help individuals and businesses file for bankruptcy relief under the Bankruptcy Code.

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.

Andrea Wimmer focuses her practice on helping consumer debtors get back on their feet through Chapter 7 or Chapter 13 bankruptcy, as well as advising her clients on strategies how to avoid bankruptcy, successfully navigate the legal pitfalls of a short sale, and what to watch out for when doing loan modifications.. Andrea is originally from Austria and came to the United States after high school to attend college and law school. She graduated cum laude from Quinnipiac University School of Law in 2006 and then relocated to Arizona with her husband Micah and her cat Adam.. Andrea is an active member of the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys and attended NACBA's most recent workshop in Tucson. She enjoys working with consumers helping her clients get back on their feet financially.. She believes in educating her clients to enable them to make the difficult decisions, and blogs frequently about different bankruptcy topics Marco | Wimmer's blog (Marco | Wimmer PLLC Blog) and monitors a discussion on bankruptcy on the firm's facebook page at Marco | Wimmer PLLC on Facebook.. If you have any questions about whether bankruptcy is right for your, please call us at to schedule a free phone consultation.

Alice’s professional interests, as exemplified in her firm’s practice areas, have deep roots in her past before she became a lawyer.  Alice was born in southern Europe.  Her father escaped from a Communist regime. When Alice immigrated to the United States, it was her third cultural adjustment. She knows well the difficult challenges that assimilation presents. For this reason, the immigration experience is in her blood.. Drawn to the study of foreign cultures, Alice decided to pursue a graduate degree in History, focusing on Latin American Studies, with minors in the Caribbean and Africa. She learned about the political and socio-economic histories of these nations, and travelled through Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Jamaica and Mexico City.. After graduation, she went to Washington D.C. where she worked as a paralegal. However, the terrible injustices resulting from the wars in Central America led her to also volunteer at a D.C. non-profit, helping people with asylum applications. Her interest in asylum law continued in law school, where she interned at a San Diego non-profit that handled asylum law.. Alice understands what it is like for families separated by borders.  When she was very young her father came to the United States first while she and her brother and mother followed.  She is committed to reunited families separated by borders through family based visa petitions, which may include adjustment of status or consular processing.  More often than not, they will include having to file waivers for unlawful presence. Alice can also help clients with less than perfect records file for naturalization.. Alice’s other interest is bankruptcy.  When she graduated from law school and passed the bar the real estate market was crashing and the financial markets froze.  People were losing their homes. Since law firms were not hiring Alice decided to hang out her own shingle and she started off helping people file for bankruptcy. She finds it very rewarding helping people get their financial life back on track.. Alice enjoys having her own law practice, which focuses on immigration and bankruptcy law.  If you want a dedicated lawyer committed to achieving the best possible results, give the Law Offices of Alice Vacek Aranda PLLC a call.  She will find a creative solution to your immigration issues or tell you truthfully whether anything at all can be done.  She will also analyze your financial problems and let you know whether bankruptcy might offer a solution

After passing the Illinois Bar and Illinois Certified Public Accounting exams in 1990, David Cutler began his legal career combining his legal and financial skills for the benefit of small business and entrepreneurial type clients. He has served as corporate counsel to numerous start-up, mid-size, and public companies. His litigation experience includes bench and jury trials, ranging from tort to corporate and commercial litigation, and includes trademark, employment, shareholder oppression, contract, real estate, consumer fraud and franchise litigation. The testimony to his success is a near 100% long term client retention.. As Cutler & Associates grew, Cutler chose to concentrate his practice in consumer bankruptcy, where his accounting and financial background has earned him respect and appreciation amongst his peers and court trustees alike.. Cutler has served on various non-profit boards and has been recognized and honored by the Chicago Legal Volunteer Services, The Ark and the Chicago Legal Clinic.. In 2020, Cutler joined the Arizona State Bar and works as a partner at Phoenix Fresh Start Bankruptcy, with offices throughout Arizona.