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Navigating legal challenges is daunting and expensive. I'm focused on changing the way legal services are delivered, one client at a time, with a solutions-based approach to your transactional needs. Let's talk about how we can implement best practices and resolve your disputes without the need for costly litigation and on a timeline that keeps you moving forward.

My transactional practice involves negotiating, preparing, and analyzing various types of commercial real estate transactions, including title, survey, financing and leasing in connection with industrial, office, retail, apartments, condominiums, hotels, ranches and residential subdivisions.. My litigation practice consists of a wide variety of commercial and civil litigation matters, including real estate and business disputes, contracts, construction claims, employment matters, homeowners' and community association disputes, boundary and property dispute, franchise disputes and others business related litigation.. Me and my wife have two children. I enjoy many outdoor sports including scuba diving, cycling, water skiing and snow skiing, fly fishing and deep-sea fishing.

My practice focus is estate planning for ultra high-net-worth inviduals and families, including charitable giving and business formation and structuring. I counsel clients on wealth transfer strategies, including the use of revocable trusts, irrevocable life insurance and gifting trusts, family limited partnerships and LLCs, qualified personal residence trusts, grantor retained annuity trusts, installment sales to grantor trusts, and other sophisticated tax planning techniques. As an adjunct to my estate planning practice, I advise clients on planned giving methods, and establishing charitable remainder trusts, charitable lead trusts, private foundations, support foundations, public charities, and other tax-exempt organizations and charitable-giving mechanisms. I also advise trustees and executors on their fiduciary responsibilities and tax implications in the administration and distribution of trusts and probate estates. In designing estate and business plans, I apply an integrated approach enabling clients to reduce personal and business liability exposure, minimize tax consequences, and meet multi-generational family objectives. Estate planning documents and business succession plans can be tailored to provide incentives to beneficiaries and successors (such as children and grandchildren) to become productive and contributing members of society. Incorporating each client’s unique family dynamic into such planning is emphasized.

My objective is to be a problem solver for my clients.  Often my clients are victims of financial wrongdoing or have complex litigation needs, for which they need and want a dedicated attorney and counselor who takes on their burden as my own.  I treat my clients as my good friends, and their problems as my problems.  I am very loyal to my clients who trust me to guide them through their legal difficulties.  I have enjoyed the heart felt hugs and gracious expressions of appreciation many times over the years, and that is the reward that keeps me striving for perfection in my representation of my clients.

My favorite part of being a lawyer is hands down the connections I’m able to form with my clients. I’ve always been a people person, and I love the personal aspect of advocating on behalf of someone. I’ve been fortunate enough to attend a top law school and work in a variety of law firms and offices, representing everyone from everyday Arizona locals to large, multinational corporations. I’ve represented insurance companies and gained invaluable insight into how they operate and evaluate cases. Though I’m thankful for the experience, I much prefer representing the underdog.. My approach to cases is to, in a sense, work backwards. I work in collaboration with my clients to come up with the ideal result and then figure out the most straightforward route to get there. From there, my job is to execute on that strategy without cutting corners, while always keeping the lines of communication open.. Outside of work, I’m constantly challenging myself with new hobbies. On any given day you can find me golfing with friends, working on my Brazilian jiu-jitsu, cooking, or playing my guitar.

Ms. Hawkins has been practicing law for almost two decades, focusing on business issues for her corporate, startup, and entrepreneur clients. Recognized as a leader handling legal matters related to marketing promotions, Ms. Hawkins has been a speaker and educator on the unique areas of contests, sweepstakes, influencer marketing, and the intersection of traditional platforms and the unique issues presented with online marketing. Ms. Hawkins is one of the few small-firm practitioners with extensive knowledge of contest and sweepstakes law. Ms. Hawkins has a robust practice with copyright and trademark management, and regularly speaks and writes on the topics as they pertain to online entrepreneurs. Ms. Hawkins understands the unique challenges online entrepreneurs and onlne marketers face with copyright and trademark issues.. If you need Terms of Service or other website policies, look no further than one of the pioneers in the field. Ms. Hawkins crafted many of the first wave of website terms of service when she was in law school.. With a strong technical background, Ms. Hawkins works with clients in many different industries with an emphasis on helping them bring their ideas to fruition. With nearly 20 years' experience, Ms. Hawkins practices in most areas of business law, corporate law, copyright and trademark aspects of intellectual property law, entertainment law, employment law, and has a speciality practice in social media, marketing promotions and sweepstakes and contest law. Ms. Hawkins is a transactional attorney and does not provide litigation services. Her clientele ranges from entrepreneurs to major corporations.

Mr. Westby is skilled in finding solutions to personal and business challenges and believes that he can serve clients best by researching and identifying options that are creative, cost effective and that minimize conflict and litigation. His 40+ years of experience in law and real estate investment enable him to quickly zero in on critical issues, provide a clear analysis of options and give recommendations that make sense.. Mr. Westby practices in the areas of real estate law, civil litigation, family law, wills, estates, probates and trusts. In addition, the firm has expertise in Bankruptcy law, Estate litigation, Business formation, Formation of General Partnerships, Corporations and Limited Liability Companies, Business contracts and litigation, Adoption and child custody matters, guardianships and conservatorships, estate and trust administration.. Mr. Westby and his firm have earned a Martindale-Hubble AV rating, the highest rating awarded for ethics and professional competence.

Mr. Rose is a founding Senior Member and was the Chairman of the Board of Directors of The Cavanagh Law Firm from the firm’s inception in 1999 until 2011.. Practicing primarily in the areas of real estate and business transactions, Mr. Rose specializes in purchase and sale agreements, leases, shopping center development, commercial real estate finance, workouts and financial restructuring, office building development, lease and other commercial disputes, landlord and tenant remedies, zoning and land use issues, and appearances before administrative agencies.. He has participated in several local and national political campaigns.  He was previously chairman of the International Council of Shopping Centers Arizona Government Affairs Committee.. Active in the community, he is past chairman of the Chairman’s Circle of the Southwest Division of the American Cancer Society, a member of the American Juvenile Diabetes Foundation, and has served numerous terms on the Board of Directors of Phoenix Rotary 100, the oldest and largest Rotary club in Arizona.

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.

Mr. Gerity has been admitted to practice law in Arizona state and federal courts since graduating from the Arizona State University College of Law in 1994.  He also is admitted to practice law in Colorado and before the United States Patent and Trademark Office.  Prior to forming Israel & Gerity, Mr. Gerity clerked for the Chief Judge of the Arizona Court Of Appeals, served as a Deputy Public Defender, where he received extensive trial experience, and worked for several years at a large civil litigation law firm in Phoenix.  He then struck out to form his own firm, and also served as of counsel to a prestigious, boutique commercial litigation firm.  In law school, Mr. Gerity "wrote on" as an Associate Note And Comment Editor for the Arizona State Law Journal, received honors in legal research and writing, and was awarded Best Appellate Brief.  Mr. Gerity received his Bachelor of Science degree from Colorado State University in 1990.. Mr. Gerity's practice areas include trusts and estate planning, elder law, business and intellectual property, bankruptcy, commercial litigation, and general business representation.  He has taught classes and given presentations on a wide variety of topics, including teaching at a national paralegal college and teaching a series of courses to management personnel at a top-twenty employer in the Phoenix area.  Mr. Gerity has handled over thirty trials and numerous appeals before the Arizona Court of Appeals, the Arizona Supreme Court, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.. When he is not working, Mr. Gerity spends time with his family, and in his "free time" he volunteers for the Phoenix Fire Department as a licensed EMT and sings in a rock cover band.

Mr. Boorse is the founder and Managing Attorney of A.P. Boorse PLLC.  Andrew is currently Licensed to Practice Law in the State of Arizona and has spent his career representing and operating numerous small to mid sized businesses in the Phoenix Metro area.. Mr. Boorse is extremely passionate about helping his clients grow, succeed, avoid business pitfalls and solve problems.

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;}-->

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

Michael Halliday is the trusted choice in the Valley of the Sun for his extensive knowledge of estate planning, hometown family approach to problem solving, and his reputation for doing things the right way.

Michael Edgell is a director of the law firm Schmitt Schneck Smyth Casey & Even. He concentrates his practice in the area of labor and employment law with an emphasis on counseling businesses with regard to: 1) policies and procedures; 2) defending against allegations of discrimination and harassment; 3) employment agreements; 4) restrictive covenants; 5) EEOC investigations; 6) how to avoid claims of discrimination and harassment.. Michael also practices adoption law, including private placement adoptions, contested adoptions, interstate adoptions, termination of parental rights and private dependency. Michael represents birth parents, adoptive parents and agencies.. Additional practice areas include business transactions, estate planning, and litigation.

Matthew is a dynamic and forward-thinking lawyer dedicated to serving the unique needs of his clients. He represents businesses and individuals, business transactional services, commercial litigation representation, and fractional general counsel work. His goal is to provide proactive, strategic legal advice to achieve creative solutions.

Matthew Apfel specializes in immigration, intellectual property, public international law, international arbitration and investment disputes, international business transactions and civil suits against foreign sovereign states in domestic courts. His work has led him to live in Beijing, New York City, Washington, D.C and Phoenix.. Because of his studies, interest and knowledge, Apfel is also a specialist on China especially focused on related trade and legal issues. He is a member of the Washington based China Hands Group.. He is a member of the New York, District of Columbia and Arizona Bars and is admitted as an attorney-counselor before the United States District Court for the District of Columbia and the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.. Apfel has written numerous papers, articles and comments on various public and private international legal issues and has contributed to , an international trade law/customs law website and blog.. A native of Arizona, Matthew Apfel received his Bachelor of Arts degree in International Affairs with a focus in Chinese politics from George Washington University (GWU) in 2005.  While at GWU, he attended Pembroke College, Cambridge University in the United Kingdom where he studied modern Chinese history.  He subsequently earned his Juris Doctor degree from George Washington University Law School (GW Law) in 2008. While at GW Law, Apfel was active at various levels in the International Law Society and Student Intellectual Property Association.. He has experience working at the US Senate, Canadian Embassy, Asia Society and the CATO Institute in Washington, DC.  In 2005, he clerked at the Office of the Legal Advisor at the US Department of State where he assisted in the formulation of private international legal treaties in banking and secured transactions at the Private International Law section. Apfel also currently serves as General Counsel to American World Clinics, a startup company which is building and operating medical clinics abroad.. He is fluent in Spanish and conversational in Mandarin Chinese.

Matt Pierce's practice focuses on construction law and real estate development. His construction law experience includes assisting contractors, subcontractors, designers and project owners in a wide variety of issues, including contract drafting and review, mechanic's liens, bonding and insurance, delays, non-payment, bids/proposals and public procurement, warranty and negligence claims, and licensing.. Matt is an experienced litigator, represents clients before the Arizona Registrar of Contractors, and is experienced in resolving disputes through negotiation, arbitration and mediation.. Aside from his legal practice, since 2006, Matt has been a faculty associate at the Del E. Webb School of Construction and School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment at Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona, where he teaches undergraduate seniors and graduate students in the course on construction contract administration.. Matt is also a member of the Alliance for Constructions Excellence (ACE) at Arizona State University, where he participates in task force groups dealing with alternative project delivery methods (APDM) and public private partnerships (P3). Matt is also a member of the Arizona Registrar of Contractors Industry Advisory Council.. Matt obtained his Bachelor of Science Degree in Accountancy in 2002 from the W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University and his Juris Doctorate Degree in 2005 from the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law at Arizona State University. While in law school, Matt clerked for former Chief Judge Stephen M. McNamee at the United States Federal District Court, District of Arizona, in an externship program.

Mathew E. Holm, Esq. was born and raised in northern Ohio and attended the College of Wooster in central Ohio. While at the College of Wooster Mathew majored in Philosophy, earning high academic honors, served as Captain of the Men’s NCAA nationally ranked swim team and also as a Resident Advisor. As part of the nationally renowned Independent Study program at Wooster Mathew successfully completed a nearly 100 page thesis on Ethical Theory.. After earning a Bachelor of Arts he moved to Los Angeles where he worked in the financial services industry for approximately 5 years including time at Citigroup Inc., and at Merrill Lynch as a Financial Advisor. He also completed the L.A. marathon in 2003.. Mathew attended law school at Chapman University School of Law where he served as President of the Business and Investment Law Society for 2 years and also served as a member of the Tax Law Society. He earned high honors in various business law classes. He graduated in 2009 from law school, moved to Arizona and passed the bar exam.. Mathew is licensed by the Supreme Court of Arizona, is admitted to practice in United States Federal Court and is a member of the Arizona State Bar.. After working for various law firms and companies, including Google Inc.,  he founded this law firm, the IBC Law Firm, a Professional Limited Liability Company, in 2013.. The IBC Law Firm is continuously striving to be one of the top business law firms in the State of Arizona.

Jeanne Y. Chanen is ranked in the Martindale Hubbell Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers as an AV rated lawyer (the highest designation by this respected legal publication).  She has practiced for over 34 years, and specializes in real estate law, real estate-based financing, contract negotiations and general business law. Ms. Chanen strives to add value to transactions by bringing her decades of experience to streamline the negotiation and documentation processes on behalf of her clients.  Ms. Chanen is a member of the Arizona State Bar.  The website for the law firm of Jeanne Y. Chanen, P.C. is . Call.

I moved to Arizona from Ohio in 2009 to attend law school.  While in law school I served as President of the Student Bar Association and was selected by my peers as both Student of the Year and Director of the Year.  In May of 2012 I graduated from law school and was awarded the Donald E. Lively Mission Pillar Award.. Since then I have served as Chairman of the Board for Young Ones United ("YOU").  YOU is a local nonprofit organization devoted to preventing child abuse.  I have a passion for serving the underserved by creating an avenue to justice to those that may not normally have.

I merge my legal and business degrees to help your small business thrive in today's economy by providing efficient, cost-effective legal representation.. I am an avid sports fan who follows most major sports. I also like to stay active by hiking, playing sports, working out, and attending sporting events.

I have practiced law for over 30 years.  I began my career as a prosecutor and have worked for several law firms.  Mostly though, I have had my own law firm and have counseled clients in multiple areas of law including business formations, business sale and purchases and negotiations of all types of documents.  Also, I have litigated cases in every venue from Justice Courts to Federal Courts.. Based upon that experience, I am able to provide clients with a multifaceted analysis of their legal issues and potential strategies to resolve conflicts.  I also am mindful that most clients must manage their budgets and need results within what they can afford.