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“The greatest reward is helping my clients arrive at the best possible solution, given the circumstances. Traditional views of winning and losing are not as important as resolving every issue in a beneficial, positive manner. I want my clients to complete each transaction, each negotiation, each dispute with a feeling that the result has served them well.”

This may be cliché, but I became a lawyer because I love helping people save money and make money. In the complex world of corporate and personal litigation, it is vital to have counsel that you can trust. I have earned the loyalty of my clients by offering personalized attention tempered with solid legal advice and strategy. For the past three years in a row, I have been selected to the Superlawyers Southwest Rising Stars list, a distinction granted to no more than 2.5% of lawyers in Arizona. In addition, this year I was selected as one of Arizona's Finest Lawyers. Just recently, I was also rated AV by , the highest rating a lawyer can receive.When a business needs a lawyer, cost can play a large part in selection. Having represented small to medium sized businesses since 2004, I recognize the necessity to focus on the bottom line. Businesses priority should be to grow revenue, and legal troubles can certainly stand in the way. Each case or issue I work on starts with a conversation to determine the client's desired end result. Understanding and listening are crucial pieces to creating a successful legal strategy that resolves the issue as quickly as possible within budget. Above all, I leverage my experience in commercial litigation to create positive outcomes on behalf of my clients.My broad background (spanning commercial litigation in a wide variety of matters including commercial real estate, construction, breach of contract, zoning and regulatory matters, employer and employee relations, contract negotiations, commercial debt, and intentional torts), ensures a single landing pad for small and medium sized businesses. By nurturing long term relationships with my clients, I am able to minimize costs while providing expedient legal solutions.Specialties:Versed in both business law and general litigation, I use a forceful approach based on sound legal precedent to swiftly conclude settlement discussions and produce a winning verdict at trial. I am licensed to practice in the following:• All Arizona State Courts• The U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona• The U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

My legal background is focused in general business practice and outside general counsel services with an emphasis on construction related issues and construction related litigation. Further, I provide transactional services including but not limited to contract review, contract negotation, and contract drafting with a focus on the purchase and sale of commercial and multi-family real estate in the Phoenix-Metro Area.

Mr. Ducar practices in commercial litigation, with emphasis on commercial litigation, construction related issues, real estate litigation, bankruptcy and subrogation.  The construction law issues include, but are not limited to, mechanic’s liens, payment bonds, state and federal construction projects, hearings before the Arizona Office of Administrative Hearings related to issues involving the Arizona Registrar of Contractors, workmanship issues, design/plan and specification defects, stop notice issues and bid protests.  The real estate litigation matters he handles include deficiency matters, seller’s failure to disclose material defects, implied easements, boundary disputes and tax lien foreclosures.  Mr. Ducar's experience in collecting money from commercial debtors includes initiating lawsuits, obtaining judgments, and executing upon judgments utilizing a broad range of collection remedies.  Mr. Ducar prepares and reviews contracts of all types.  He forms companies, including serving as statutory agent for several companies.  Mr. Ducar also defends business who have been accused of violating federal piracy laws by displaying a pay-per-view show for which the business may or may not have had the right to display.Mr. Ducar is licensed to practice law and actively practices throughout 13 states, at the trial and appellate levels, in federal and state courts.Mr. Ducar is a member of the State Bar of Arizona Fee Arbitration Committee.  He is a member of State Bar of Arizona Construction Law Section, Business Law Section and Trial Practice Sections.  He also is on the Board of Directors for the Arizona Roofing Industry Foundation, a charitable organization that awards college scholarships to children of persons working in the roofing industry.  He is also a member of Arizona Association for Justice.

John L. Lohr, Jr. primary practice areas consist of Real Estate Law, Construction Law, Commercial Litigation, Trademarks and Bankruptcy Law-Creditors’ Rights.. Mr. Lohr is an experienced trial attorney and litigator. In a recent complex litigation involving a commercial eviction, condemnation and breach of contract, he successfully defeated the condemning entity’s claims before the trial court and obtained a Court order evicting the condemning entity from his client’s property.  Mr. Lohr won the subsequent appeal.  In all, he succeeded in obtaining judgments for his client for nearly a quarter of a million dollars.. Mr. Lohr represents lenders in non-judicial and judicial foreclosures and represents both lenders and borrowers in subsequent deficiency lawsuits.  Mr. Lohr advises property owners and lenders on their rights in foreclosures, short sales and loan modifications.. Mr. Lohr was admitted to practice law in Arizona in 1999 and is admitted to practice in the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona.  He is a member of the State Bar of Arizona and its Real Estate and Construction Law Sections.  Mr. Lohr successfully completed the Arizona College of Trial Advocacy; is a participant in the State Bar of Arizona’s Volunteer Lawyers Program; was appointed as a Judge Pro Tem through the Maricopa County Superior Court.

I work as General Counsel for midsize construction company.  We build luxury multi-family apartments and have been involved in some of the nicest complex's in the Valley, including Camden Properties, MT Builders and also Mark Taylor properties.  As a construction attorney I deal with drafting and reviewing contracts and agreements.  There is also a need for attention to detail when you are dealing with so many moving parts and other entities.  I also have experience placing liens on properties and also knowledge of Federal Law and employment regulations.. I also protect the interests of my client and employees by making sure protocals are followed and the risk is minimal.

I am a seasoned Arizona attorney with experience in a broad variety of real estate and business matters. I often work with real estate developers, investors and property owners on development matters and transactions of all types. I also work with business owners, entrepreneurs, start-ups and non-profits on formation matters, contracts and compliance. Please visit for a complete list of my practice areas.. My background includes practice in both large and mid-size law firms; serving as in-house counsel in the homebuilding and resort development industries; and executive level roles in the hospitality, food & beverage, entertainment, recreation and non-profit sectors. My legal education included an emphasis in business, real estate and tax law, and I have an undergraduate degree in business administration.. My business experience allows me to go beyond textbook legal answers and provide practical structuring and advice. Plus, as a sole practitioner working for a select group of clients from a home office with no overhead, I remain responsive and can offer very affordable rates.

I am a litigation attorney who specializes in business disputes; real estate disputes including commercial lease, residential lease and real estate purchase disputes; and construction law issues.

I am a certified real estate specialist in Arizona and a partner at the Radix Law Firm in Scottsdale, Arizona. I am licensed in both Arizona and Nevada. I have been practicing law since 2000. My practice primarily focuses on real estate (transactions and litigation). But I work with and advise small to medium sized companies on all aspects of their businesses.. As lead counsel I have conducted numerous jury trials, bench trials, arbitrations and appeals. I have experience in all phases of civil litigation and trial. I have also represented clients before the Registrar of Contractors and the Department of Real Estate.. While in law school, I served as the Articles Editor for the Energy Law Journal. After law school, I worked for a well-established firm in Las Vegas, Nevada. I also spent some time working as in-house counsel for a real estate development company. Before joining the Frutkin Law Firm, I was  the Managing Partner of Buck Edmunds PLC, an Arizona law firm with a focus on real estate law and litigation.. When I am not working I love to fly fish and spend time with my wife and three kids.

I am a Boston native and a Harvard Law School graduate and have been 41 years in Phoenix.  I am a litigator and my practice is mostly construction law and real estate law, with a large amount of service as a mediator and an arbitrator.  Most of the cases in which I serve as either are construction law based, but many have business law and real estate law components as well. I have mediated 90 cases in the last 12 years, some for AAA but many as a private mediator.  I am fluent in Spanish and recently handled an arbitration in which one side testified in Spanish and I asked questions of the witnesses in that language.  I am listed in Best Lawyers, Top Litigators, and have recently been named in a list of Arizona's 50 top lawyers.   I do a lot of extra-curricular work and am head of the ADR Section of the State Bar this year, serve on a City of Phoenix Task Force regarding Budget Issues, serve as head of the Quality Care Committee for St Joseph's Hospital (where I am in my third year on the Community Booard of the Hospital, and am involved in using Probationer labor to do construction repairs on buildings owned by charitable coprporations.  I have nine other extracurricular committments.

Gordon Dudley provides both litigation and transactional representation for his clients.  He has over 25 years of civil litigation experience in state and federal courts.  He concentrates his practice primarily on commercial litigation matters, from the simple to the complex.  Mr. Dudley’s areas of practice have included intellectual property, real estate and construction law, unfair business practices, and securities litigation.  Additionally, he provides transactional assistance for clients, including business entity formation, as well as contract preparation and review in a broad variety of commercial areas.. Mr. Dudley is a member of the Arizona History Convention Board and a member of the VistaCare Hospice Foundation Board of Directors.. Mr. Dudley received his undergraduate degree, with distinction, from Arizona State University.  His Juris Doctorate, also acknowledge with distinction, is from the University of Arizona, where he was an associate editor of the Arizona Law Review and a member of the Order of the Coif.  He served as a Judge Advocate in the United States Marine Corps from 1974 to 1978.

Fred has lived in Arizona for over thirty-years, except for six years (between 2000-2006) he has been here since 1985.  Fred is licensed in Arizona, California and Colorado. He has been practicing law since 2003.   Prior to becoming a lawyer Fred worked for several years as an adjuster for American Family Insurance.  In his early years he practiced law in California representing injured people, handled habeas corpus matters ensuring that every individual received the Constitutional protections we all deserve, and handled bankruptcy matters, helping everyday people get back on their financial feet.. Since moving back to Arizona in 2006, Fred has represented those injured due to the fault of another.   Fred's knowledge and experience as a former insurance adjuster gives him an invaluable asset to his injury clients, he knows how the adjuster thinks, so he can be one step ahead of them.. In addition Fred has helped licensed contractors  in various scenarios, whether defending their rights  before the Registrar of Contractors or enforcing a mechanic's lien and assist in collecting on unpaid contracts.. Fred is into moutian biking, hiking, snowboarding, hockey, and is a follower of football, baseball, basketball and hockey.

For the last ten years, Michael Lamb has worked for several law firms in the Phoenix metropolitan area, practicing first in family law, then moving to construction litigation and representing office and residential condominiums and planned community associations in collections and general counsel.

Following graduation from law school, Christina clerked for the Honorable Thomas H. Keadle of the Twenty-sixth Judicial Circuit of West Virginia. She then represented coal companies as part of the Federal Black Lung and Litigation Departments of Jackson Kelly in Morgantown, West Virginia. Christina moved to Arizona in 2009 and began practicing HOA law at Maxwell & Morgan and Jackson White before joining Vial Fotheringham in 2013.

Dennis Brookshire has over thirty years of legal experience representing business and entrepreneurial clients, financial institutions, and clients in the real estate and construction industry. His practice emphasizes business, real estate, construction, commercial law, creditor rights, tax and related litigation. He also represents clients before the Internal Revenue Service.  Dennis is also an Arizona licensed real estate salesperson.. Dennis is licensed in Arizona and Oregon and is a member of the Arizona and Oregon State Bar Associations, the American Bar Association and various local legal associations. Dennis is a member of the Real Estate and Business sections of the Arizona and Oregon Bar Associations. He is admitted to the Arizona and Oregon Supreme Courts, Federal District Courts of Arizona and Oregon, Federal Circuit Court of Appeals (9th Circuit), and United States Tax Court.. Mr. Brookshire graduated cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in political science and business administration, cum laude, from Oregon State University in 1979. He earned his Doctor of Jurisprudence from the University of Oregon School of Law in 1982. Mr. Brookshire has served on the Oregon State Bar’s Real Estate and Land Use Section executive committee and is past chair of the section’s Continuing Legal Education Committee.  He has also served on the Oregon State Bar Association’s Local Professional Responsibility Committee.. Mr. Brookshire is former general counsel for the Institute of Certified Business Counselors.  He has been a frequent speaker and instructor for Oregon and Arizona real estate professionals including their ethics courses.   Dennis has served on various boards and councils for financial institutions and community organizations, including being a former chairman of the board of one of Oregon’s largest credit unions.

Construction lawyer Kent Lang is the founder and senior partner of the Scottsdale, Arizona, law firm of Lang, Baker & Klain, PLC. The native of Rockwell City, Iowa (affectionately known as "the Golden Buckle on the Corn Belt") represents owners, contractors, subcontractors and construction suppliers in construction litigation, commercial litigation and creditors' rights in bankruptcy.

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.