Top Appellate Lawyers Near Me in Scottsdale Area

Martin R. Galbut brings decades of counseling and litigation experience to the firm. He combines a distinct blend of corporate, securities, banking, real estate, antitrust, intellectual property, and finance counseling and litigation experience with tenacious thoroughness and unmatched client service. Martin represents both plaintiffs and defendants in a broad range of cases involving securities, banking and finance, labor and employment, corporate governance, intellectual property, antitrust, real estate, environmental, regulatory, and health care matters.. Martin is widely regarded as one of the leading business attorneys in Arizona. His excellence has been recognized as such on many occasions by The Best Lawyers in America®, Southwest Super Lawyers®, Who’s Who in American Law, Who’s Who in America, Legal Leaders, AZ Business Magazine, The Phoenix Business Journal, Phoenix Magazine, Arizona Executive Magazine, and AZ Big Media. He was named Best Lawyers 2019 Phoenix Lawyer of the Year for Litigation – Banking and Finance; 2017 Phoenix Lawyer of the Year for Corporate Governance Law; and 2015 Phoenix Lawyer of the Year for Corporate Governance Law.. Because of his extensive experience and broad background across the wide range of legal practices areas implicated in running a successful business, Martin has the unique ability to provide fractional general counsel services in a manner that takes into account all relevant considerations – monetary and otherwise.. Martin's efficacy as an attorney and reputation for providing counsel in an ethical way have engendered great respect for him within the Arizona legal community. This respect is recognized by, among other things, his receipt of the Martindale-Hubbell® AV Preeminent rating (the highest possible peer review rating in legal ability and ethical standards) for the last 36 years (1984–2020).. Martin has been a lecturer and moderator for the State Bar of Arizona’s continuing education programs and a frequent panelist at professional conferences on securities, commercial real estate, and intellectual property law. He has also published numerous articles and seminar materials in the areas of securities law, commercial real estate litigation, arbitration, and mediation.. Appointed by the Governor of Arizona, Martin served on the Governor’s Task Force on Urban Air Quality. Appointed by the Mayor of Phoenix, Martin served on the City of Phoenix Environmental Quality Commission. For several years, Martin also chaired the Arizona State Air Pollution Control Hearing Board. He has served as an arbitrator for the American Arbitration Association (AAA), National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), and Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA).. Martin graduated from Northwestern University in 1968. He earned his law degree cum laude from Northwestern University Law School in 1971, where he was an Editor of the Northwestern University Law Review, a Clarion DeWitt Hardy Scholar, a Francis S. Kosmerl Foundation Scholar, and a recipient of the first 'Student Who Contributed the Most to the Intellectual Life of Northwestern University' award.. In addition to the law, Martin’s passions are his family, international travel, landscape painting, and collecting art and antiques. In 2019, he won First Place in Painting in the Arizona Bar’s Creative Arts Competition. Martin won this same award in two prior years. His works were most recently featured in the Arizona Attorney magazine in May 2019.

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I always welcome discussion about any case. If I'm not the right "match" for your needs, I will be up-front and will point you in another direction. I want people to find the right lawyer for the right purpose, and I'm always willing to refer to others. But I'm also hopeful that our Firm is right for you & can get you the results you want. Feel free to call or email me with your questions - no matter what!. Our firm specializes in Business Law - both litigation and transactions. Personally, I handle commercial matters, civil cases, and criminal defense. I also do Mediation/Alternative Dispute Resolution. Ronan & Firestone is a great group of lawyers -- both professionally and personally, and I am more than excited to be the newest "partner" in the group. My personal aspirations include: 1) Making my clients satisfied with their representation; and 2) Maintaining the best possible service I can provide. I do not keep financial goals, as finances are only a fringe benefit of law practice for me. My passion lies in helping people and fighting for justice -- not in getting rich. But, of course, the occasional $1 Million verdict/settlement is always welcomed! Someday I hope to be a partner of Ronan, Firestone, Manolio-Deden. For now, I'm happy to enjoy life as a competent litigator and member/partner of the Firm.

Eddie Pantiliat’s practice emphasizes wrongful death, personal injury, medical malpractice, and product liability claims, as well as commercial litigation involving business disputes, corporate matters, construction and real estate, commercial torts, and employment matters.  Additionally, he has been specially trained in the practice of mediation.. Mr. Pantiliat’s experience includes representation of many seriously injured victims of negligence, malpractice and dangerous products. He is responsible for the successful litigation of a wrongful death case that yielded a settlement of more than $1.3 million for our client and a settlement of $2.7 million in a personal injury case. His commitment to his clients has earned him a preeminent ranking on Martindale Hubbell.. Mr. Pantiliat has over a decade’s experience in representing small to mid-size businesses as general counsel, helping clients in areas including formation, employment agreements and contracts, shareholder agreements, and buy/sell agreements. He has also been nominated by his peers as one of Arizona’s Finest Lawyers.. Mr. Pantiliat received his B.A. in Political Science from California State University at Northridge and his law degree from Whittier Law School.  Mr. Pantiliat is a member of the Jewish Community Association Education Council, 2013 President of the Arizona Jewish Business Network organization and a Board member for the Jewish Association of Greater Phoenix’s 2013 Mega Event. He is also a member of the State Bar of Arizona, the American Trial Lawyers Association, and the Arizona Trial Lawyers Association.

Christopher Lonn practices general commercial litigation, arbitration and administrative law with a focus on contractual and real estate disputes, and construction and securities litigation. He represents homebuilders and developers, handling numerous construction defect actions and consumer disputes.. In securities matters, he has represented broker-dealers and investors in a wide range of disputes including proceedings before various administrative agencies, including the Arizona Securities Division, the Arizona Corporation Commission, and the Securities and Exchange Commission.. While focusing on real estate, construction and securities disputes, Mr. Lonn also maintains a general commercial litigation practice which extends to all sorts of business disputes, including commercial torts, breaches of contract, and breaches of fiduciary duty, defamation, and shareholder derivative actions. He also counsels clients, and provides transactional legal counsel, on a wide variety of business and employment-related issues.. Mr. Lonn has conducted numerous trials and a wide variety of hearings in the United States District Court of Arizona and Arizona Superior Court.  In 2011 Mr. Lonn was awarded the rating of “AV Preeminent” from Martindale-Hubbell, which the highest possible peer rating in both legal ability and ethical standards. Mr. Lonn is a member of the Scottsdale Bar Association.  He served as President of the Scottsdale Bar Association for the 2004-2005 term.. Mr. Lonn graduated magna cum laude from Arizona State University with a B.S. in Justice Studies. He received his Juris Doctorate from the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law. Mr. Lonn is also admitted to practice law in California.

Experienced Appellate attorney serving clients in Scottsdale and surrounding areas.

Experienced Appellate attorney serving clients in Scottsdale and surrounding areas.

Experienced Appellate attorney serving clients in Scottsdale and surrounding areas.

Experienced Appellate attorney serving clients in Scottsdale and surrounding areas.

Experienced Appellate attorney serving clients in Scottsdale and surrounding areas.

Experienced Appellate attorney serving clients in Scottsdale and surrounding areas.

Experienced Appellate attorney serving clients in Scottsdale and surrounding areas.

Experienced Appellate attorney serving clients in Scottsdale and surrounding areas.

Experienced Appellate attorney serving clients in Scottsdale and surrounding areas.

Experienced Appellate attorney serving clients in Scottsdale and surrounding areas.

Experienced Appellate attorney serving clients in Scottsdale and surrounding areas.

Experienced Appellate attorney serving clients in Scottsdale and surrounding areas.

Experienced Appellate attorney serving clients in Scottsdale and surrounding areas.

Experienced Appellate attorney serving clients in Scottsdale and surrounding areas.

Experienced Appellate attorney serving clients in Scottsdale and surrounding areas.

Experienced Appellate attorney serving clients in Scottsdale and surrounding areas.