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With 20 years of legal experience and education, Ashley Adams has garnered recognition, respect and expertise in the legal community of Arizona. Certified by the Arizona State Bar of Arizona and honored with awards from the Phoenix Business Journal, and Cambridge’s Who’s Who in America, Ms. Adams is an active lecturer, featured key-note speaker across the country, as well as an Adjunct Professor at Arizona State University Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law.. Whether you are faced with government or civil charges, early and creative trial strategy designed and executed by a proven law firm can help achieve the most ideal result. Ashley D. Adams PLC has a well established record and a skill set that can make a difference, whether defending white-collar crime charges, government investigations, fraud charges, corporate litigation or Health Care Fraud.. Ashley D. Adams PLC focuses exclusively obtaining dismissals of criminal charges and claims in the early stages of a criminal case or investigation and winning cases at trial. This defense model differs from many law firms because Ashley D. Adams accepts a select number of cases each year, and dedicated to each of them a cohesive team of legal experts, investigators and outside consultants. The team is led by the firm’s principal partner Ashley Adams, who founded the firm with the goal of attaining excellence in the field of criminal defense.

When attorney Quinton D. Riches accepts a case, his clients collect the benefits of his attention to detail, aggressive strategies, and emphasis on client satisfaction. Quinton handles each case with care and has helped his clients recover millions of dollars.. Quinton has successfully handled hundreds of personal injury cases, including wrongful death claims, various animal attacks and dog bites, pedestrian and car accidents, premises liability cases and many others. Quinton believes in fighting for those who are injured and works hard to prevent insurance companies from taking advantage of his clients in their vulnerable state. The personal injury and legal process can be daunting, especially for those who have never had to deal with such issues. Quinton and his qualified team are ready to jump in and fight to get clients get what they deserve, which allows his clients to focus on their recovery while knowing the rest will be handled.. Prior to his time at Warnock MacKinlay Law, Quinton worked at a prominent law firm in Arizona and another large, multinational law firm in Beijing, China. While in Beijing, he performed legal due diligence for a multi-billion-dollar merger and acquisition across countries, requiring his background in finance, understanding of complex legal issues, and Chinese. He has successfully transitioned his detail-oriented focus and background to civil litigation, focusing on victims who have been injured.. Outside of work and fighting for his clients, Quinton enjoys boxing, hiking, traveling, and spending time with his family. Quinton is supported by a loving wife who recently gave birth to their first child. Quinton is native Arizonan and enjoys being able to give back to and help the community.

Veronica Cao received her Juris Doctor (J.D.) from Santa Clara University School of Law in May 2003. As a law student, she earned her Certificate in High Technology Law through successful completion of courses specializing in areas of Intellectual Property Law such as patents, copyrights and trademarks.. Veronica Cao’s extensive knowledge of Patent Prosecution and Intellectual Property (IP) Litigation is evident through her 12 years as a registered U.S. Patent Attorney at Weiss & Moy, P.C. Regarding Veronica’s skill in Patent Prosecution, her experience is limitless as she has conducted IP audits, managed patent portfolios, and prepared and prosecuted numerous patent applications in various technical fields such as: sporting equipment, methods of exercise, medical devices, physical therapy devices, chemical compositions, electrochemical devices, biochemical processes, geology, atmospheric chemistry, automotive technology, electronic cigarettes, gaming, furniture, simple mechanical devices, and design.. Similar to her understanding of Patent Prosecution, Veronica’s expertise in IP Litigation has consisted of actively participating in all stages of litigation in various patent, copyright, and trademark infringement cases. As part of these litigation matters, she has negotiated and drafted settlement agreements and license agreements.

Tabitha was born in San Diego, California and lived there until she was 12. She then moved to Billings, Montana where she received her Bachelors of Science in Human Service and a Associates in Chemical Dependency Rehabilitation from Montana State University, Billings. After graduating from college Tabitha went to work for the the Billings Family Drug Court treatment team, and was a case manager for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families. Tabitha’s experience with the family drug court is what lead Tabitha to attend law school. She wanted the opportunity to help individuals on more of a personal level by working to resolve some of the legal issues they were facing.. While attending law school Tabitha was awarded the Certificate of Service for her Pro-Bono work. Tabitha has worked in several public offices in Maricopa County including the Maricopa County Public Defender’s Office, Arizona Attorney General’s Office, Arizona Department of Liquor.. Additionally, Tabitha has worked for several private law firms in the valley. Tabitha’s first job was at a high volume firm which focused primarily on criminal defense and family law. Subsequently, Tabitha worked for the Harding Firm and MyAZLawyers where she focused her practice on family law. Tabitha had the opportunity to work in the courtroom appearing at resolution management conferences, temporary order hearings, child support hearings, enforcement hearings and trials.. After working in private law firms, Tabitha had the opportunity to work as a Staff Attorney for the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community. While working for the Salt River Pima-Mariocpa Indian Community, Tabitha focused primarily on family law. Her practice included divorce, custody, establishment of paternity, parenting time, and child support. She also worked with step parents to complete severance of parental rights and adoptions. She also worked on complex Indian Child Welfare cases. Further, Tabitha worked with clients to resolve consumer credit issues and worked with insurance companies to resolve car accident payments. She had the opportunity to complete over a hundred cases while with the Salt River-Pima Maricopa Indian Community.. Tabitha is licensed by the Arizona Supreme Court and the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Court.. In her spare time Tabitha enjoys volunteering in the community, attending Suns games, and taking her dogs to the dog park.

Starting on January 1, 2011, the owners of the law firms of McKeighan Pierce PC (est. 2003) and DiCarlo Caserta & Phelps PLLC (est. 2005) combined their practices into a new and more dynamic firm known as DiCarlo Caserta McKeighan & Phelps PLC. The new firm marries a strong complex litigation practice with an established business transactions and estate planning practice, while maintaining an emphasis on personal relationships that are fostered in a small firm setting. The litigation practice emphasizes complex commercial litigation, contingent commercial litigation (including accounting malpractice matters), and personal injury matters. The transactional practice focuses on businesses and business owners, including contracts, business sales and purchases, entity formation and governance, real estate and other asset transactions, and estate and succession planning.. Jace McKeighan is a native of upstate New York and Vermont. Prior to attending Northeastern University School of Law in Boston, he worked as a corporate paralegal in New York City for two years. Upon graduating from law school in 1994, Mr. McKeighan served as a confidential law clerk to the Honorable Scott D. Keller of the Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas in Reading, PA, where he drafted the trial court opinion in Pennsyvlania v. Sattazahn that was upheld by the United States Supreme Court in a 5-4 decision in January 2003. Before moving to Arizona in 1997, Mr. McKeighan worked as an associate for two years with the Poughkeepsie, New York firm of McCabe & Mack, LLP, concentrating in commercial transactions and litigation, employment discrimination defense, and insurance defense. He continued his practice in commercial litigation, transactions and personal injury law with the Arizona firms of Beus, Gilbert & Devitt and Grant Williams, P.C.. Mr. McKeighan is admitted to practice in the states of Arizona and New York, and in the Federal District Court for the District of Arizona and the Eastern, Southern and Northern Districts of New York. He is a lifetime member of The Million Dollar Advocates Forum, and a member the American Bar Association, the Business Law and Estate Law sections of the State Bar of Arizona, the Maricopa County Bar Association, and the Scottsdale Bar Association.. Mr. McKeighan resides in north Scottsdale with his wife and three children. He is a volunteer with the McDowell Sonoran Conservancy.

Starting her first business at age 16, Ms. Delgado quickly found success within the entertainment field competing in Miss America pageants, modeling, as well as creating and releasing music under her stage name, Miss Krystle. Now with over 20 years’ experience in business and the entertainment fields, Ms. Delgado has applied her innovative approaches to her client brand strategies, negotiates high-stake deals, and successfully represents her clients in Court. As an entertainment attorney, Ms. Delgado combines her knowledge of business and branding, with the essentials of intellectual property, including but not limited to copyright and trademark law.. For clients, enthusiasts, creators in the music business, Ms. Delgado started the Top Music Attorney channel on YouTube. The channel helps music artists, producers, record label owners, managers, and others pursuing music business opportunity with free legal tips and insights. Ms. Delgado is live on Top Music Attorney YouTube every Thursday on Youtube.

Sandra has been an attorney in the Phoenix area since 1989. She received her law degree from ASU in 1989 and began her career working for the Arizona Court of Appeals.  After leaving the Court in 1992, Sandra began practicing family law.  Sandra's years of private practice experience, including sitting as a Judge Pro Tem for the Maricopa County Superior Court give her a unique and effective set of skills to use for her clients benefit.    Sandra has been on numerous State Bar of Arizona committees, currently she is on the Family Law Rules committee working hard within the committe.   Sandra successfully uses her skill set to achieve fair and equitable resolutions for her clients.   Sandra's firm, Burt Feldman Grenier, is a boutique law firm, which provides personal attention to its clients by quickly responding to calls and emails and by fully informing its clients of the of the pros and cons of the various routes to resolution.  The result of her proactive, assertive, and hard work is a fair and equitable dissolution.

Rayven Garcia was born and raised in Arizona. Rayven graduated from Arizona State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminology and Criminal Justice and a minor in Social Welfare. She earned her Juris Doctor from the University of Kansas School of Law in Lawrence, Kansas. Rayven is an Attorney at Warnock MacKinlay Law where she focuses on personal injuries.. Prior to law school, Rayven volunteered with Mothers Against Drunk Driving and Arizonans for Children. During law school, Rayven not only worked as a paralegal in Arizona handling family law and criminal matters, but she also worked with the University of Kansas Legal Aid Clinic in a fast-paced, live-client setting, representing low-income clients under the careful guidance and thoughtful teaching of supervising attorneys.. She also assisted with a free clinic (“Clean Slate” Expungement Clinic) where she was given the opportunity to help people who found themselves in a situation where they were looking to get a fresh start and to provide free legal representation to eligible individuals seeking to expunge their records.. Rayven is admitted to practice in the State Courts of Arizona and the United States District Court of the District of Arizona.

Protecting & Planning For Generations. Consultations Are Free. Call.. Taylor is an attorney in Arizona with office locations all around the State.  He offers free 30 minute consultations regarding Estate Planning, Estate Administration, Probate, Guardianships and Conservatorships, Elder Law, Business Law, Business Planning, Tax Planning and Tax Preparation.. It is very important to Taylor that his clients understand the complicated issues surrounding probate, tax and estate plans so that he can effectively develop a strategy that his clients are comfortable with.  He is devoted to his career to understanding more about each area of law and tax that he practices.. When Taylor is not working, he spends his time with his three children and wife.

Phoenix Criminal Defense Lawyer – Attorney Howard Dworman was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan. In 2006, he earned his BA in Criminal Justice from Western Michigan University. Howard enjoyed his years in college and was active in intramural ice hockey, roller hockey, and soccer. During his studies, he was an active member of the Criminal Justice Student Association and a Teaching Assistant for a variety of criminal justice and sociology courses. Howard proudly received a certificate of appreciation from the College of Arts and Sciences for his work as a teaching assistant.. Following graduation, Howard put forward his responsibilities as a parole and probation officer at the Michigan Department of Corrections in 2007. After two years Howard was promoted to Court Liaison where he represented his colleagues in court, conducted pre-sentence investigations, and drafted pre-sentence reports for high profile cases. His analytical thinking complimented his job as a Court Liaison Officer. In 2011, Howard relocated to Arizona. He continued his profession as a probation officer with the Maricopa County Adult Probation Department and was immediately placed with an Intensive Probation Supervision team. While supervising probationers, Howard was an active member of the GIITEM task force (Arizona gang specialty team), and an adjunct defensive driving and defensive tactics instructor.. In 2013, Howard retired from community corrections to attend law school. After completing his first year he earned a merit-based scholarship for academic success and performance. During his studies, he was the president and founder of the Criminal Law Society and participated as a student defender for the Honor Court. He was elected by his peers as a delegate to the Student Bar Association, as well as advancing his integrity with the Phi Alpha Delta national law fraternity as chapter Marshal. In 2015 Howard was awarded the prestigious Danny A. Foundation Memorial Scholarship in Criminal Law. Howard graduated in 2015 earning his Juris Doctorate. He graduated near the top of his class and received several Dean’s List awards.. Howard began his career as an associate attorney with a local law firm and expanded his experience working for the Arizona Attorney General’s office and the Maricopa County Public Defender’s office, and another well-known and high profile private criminal law firms before starting Dworman Law.. Experienced in both misdemeanor and felony criminal law matters including; Criminal Defense, Civil Rights Restoration Cases, Reckless Driving, Driving on Suspended License, Misdemeanor and Aggravated Driving Under the Influence, Possession of Marijuana and Narcotic Drugs, Misdemeanor and Aggravated Assault, Probation Violations, Domestic Violence, Violation of Order of Protection, Disorderly Conduct, Gun Crimes, Computer Crimes, Sexual Assault, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Exploitation of a Minor, Fraud, Theft of Property, Theft of Identity, Burglary, Robbery, Homicides, Kidnapping, Theft of Means of Transportation, and Injunction Against Harassment.. Additionally, Howard has drafted appellate briefs for state and federal courts, including special actions to the Arizona Supreme Court and briefs to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. Howard has conducted trials, evidentiary hearings, probable cause hearings, and Initial Appearance hearings for clients in-custody.. ADMISSIONS. State of Arizona: June 2016United States Federal District Court, District of Arizona: October 2016The United States 9th Circuit Court of Appeals: February 2017EDUCATION. J.D., Law. Graduated December 2015. B.A., Criminal Justice, Minor in Sociology. Graduated April 2006. Western Michigan University.. MEMBERSHIPS. National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL): 2018 – Present. National College for DUI Defense (NCDD): 2019 – Present. DUI Defense Lawyers Association (DUIDLA): 2019 – Present

Our goal is to provide our clients with outstanding legal representation while maintaining unmatched customer service.  We purposefully maintain a low volume of cases so that we can remain intimately involved in each of our clients' matters and be readily available to them should they have questions or concerns.  Large firms treat clients like numbers.  Our firm treats clients like family.. C. Ryan Curry’s passion for criminal defense began when he successfully defended himself against a fraudulent traffic citation at the age of 16. Since that time, Mr. Curry has been a loyal custodian of the maxim that all persons are innocent until proven guilty. Mr. Curry’s passion for criminal defense, entrepreneurial spirit, and background in business management lead to the successful establishment of his own private firm.. Mr. Curry was first licensed to practice law in Texas in 2007.  In 2009, Mr. Curry obtained a license in Arizona.  While acting as the principal of his own firm, Mr. Curry developed a reputation as an aggressive and creative attorney with a customer service oriented approach to legal practice. This reputation, along with a succession of outstanding results, garnered attention from Alcock & Associates, P.C., who requested that Mr. Curry join its elite group of experienced attorneys. Mr. Curry served the clients of Alcock & Associates, P.C. for four years with his unique blend of fervent representation and attentive, customer driven service.  After rising to the level of Managing Attorney with Alcock & Associates, P.C., Mr. Curry decided to move to Colorado to practice law in a more intimate setting.. In 2014, Mr. Curry and his wife, Turi, moved to their final destination: Fort Collins, Colorado. Having loved this area since he was a little boy, Mr. Curry now serves Northern Colorado with the same passion for the law that has garnered him acclaim throughout his career.

Nate’s commitment to his clients is unparalleled among personal injury lawyers. His fluency in Spanish makes him an even more effective advocate as he pursues injured victims’ rights. While at Arizona State University College of Law, Nate was a Pedrick Scholar Honor Student and the recipient of the Cali Excellent for Top Student Award. Before concentrating his practice solely in the area of wrongful death, personal injury and catastrophic accidents, Nate’s experience has been broad and invaluable to the clients he represents today.. Prior to Warnock MacKinlay Law, Nate clerked for the law firm of Baker and McKenzie, one of the world’s largest and most prestigious law firms. As a law student, Nate was instrumental in advancing the rights of injured victims and establishing case law precedent while working at the Arizona State University Civil Justice Clinic.. Nate brings into the practice of law the same grit and determination he had as a varsity football player at BYU and an Eagle Scout in the Boy Scouts of America.. A fun and interesting fact about Nate is that he has traveled to over 40 countries and is an expert with flying drones and drone photography.

My practice is concentrated in the areas of estate planning, trust administration, administration of decedent’s assets with/without probate, legal counsel for beneficiaries, representation in guardianship/conservatorship matters, preparation of estate and gift tax returns, and in some small business formation matters.  I am one of only 49 specialists in Estate and Trust Law as certified by the State Bar of Arizona.  I sincerely enjoy providing legal assistance in a caring environment for all my clients.

Ms. Parkinson focuses her practice on prosecuting and defending all aspects of business litigation. She has worked on a variety of matters involving claims for breach of contract, fraud/fraudulent concealment, negligent representation, unfair competition, and false advertising. Ms. Parkinson also has previous experience in the areas of medical malpractice, legal malpractice, and personal injury litigation.. On a more personal note, Ms. Parkinson is a Phoenix, Arizona native.  In her free time, Ms. Parkinson enjoys going to country music concerts, photography, playing/watching sports, and spending time with her friends, family, and three dogs.  She values spending time outdoors, especially when hiking, snowboarding and scuba diving.

Mr. Sparks practices in many areas of civil litigation, but focuses his practice on business litigation, construction litigation (including cases before the Arizona Registrar of Contractors) and plaintiff’s personal injury.  Mr. Sparks is a member of the Construction Law Section of the Arizona State Bar as well as a former member of the Arizona Trial Lawyers Association.

Mr. Kirshy grew up in a proud military family in New York, spending time some time in both Germany and Italy. He came out to Arizona after high school to attend the University of Arizona for his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees. Mr. Kirshy then decided to pursue his career in law.. Mr. Kirshy’s practice is focused in the areas of estate planning, trust administration, guardianship and conservatorships, and probate administration for both small and large estates. He is passionate about the law and fully committed to helping each of his clients navigate through the complexities of their legal matters.. Before being admitted to the State Bar of Arizona, Mr. Kirshy spent time working for an intelligence unit in the Department of Homeland Security targeting transnational criminal and terrorist organizations.. Outside of work, Mr. Kirshy enjoys spending time with his wife and two children. He loves to cook, especially Italian, including making his own pasta!. If you need representation you can rely on, contact Joseph Krishy at Kirshy Law, today.

Matthew is an Arizona based employment attorney who works with employees and employers. Matthew is a strong advocate for his clients in all employment law matters and regularly represents clients in discrimination and harassment cases, negotiations, and other adversarial matters, as well as policy drafting, providing EEO and anti-harassment training, and other non-adversarial matters.. Matthew transitioned to private practice after gaining years of experience in employment law working for various State and Federal government agencies in Arizona and Washington D.C. Matthew opened Moosbrugger Law, PLLC to provide employees and employers with the highest level of representation in their employment law matters.

Mark practices in the areas of Estate Planning, Estate Administration,  Probate, Asset Protection, Real Estate and Personal Injury.  He has demonstrated a high commitment to his clients through vigorous representation.  He stays current and relevant with recent updates and developments in his legal areas of practice.  Mark has successfully provided legal work to numerous clients who have sought his expertise on estate planning, asset protection and probate. He has drafted estate-planning documents for small estates to very large estates for high net worth clients.  He has also provided entitlement advice on master planned communities for large developers.

Logan Elia has a diverse practice that includes years of experience in business litigation, cyber law, and civil appeals. In addition, Elia leverages his courtroom experience – some of which he gained working as a prosecutor – to assist his clients in criminal defense, adversarial bankruptcy proceedings, and construction law.. In recent years, Elia has practiced extensively in the emergent field of internet law. Using his experience and expertise, Elia represents individuals and businesses who have been defamed online. His practice includes helping his clients to identify the perpetrators of defamation – including anonymous defamation – and assisting his clients to remove defamatory material from the indexes of major search engines.. Additionally, Elia litigates internet-specific intellectual property issues. Elia’s cyberlaw practice includes addressing claims related to the use of copyrighted or trademarked material in website meta tags, the use of intellectual property in email marketing, and advising and assisting clients about how to remove unfortunate or embarrassing images from the internet.. Elia is a native of Arizona and graduated from the University of Arizona’s James E. Rogers College of Law in 2006. Before that, Elia was educated at Pomona College, one of the nation’s ten best colleges as recognized by Forbes Magazine and U.S. News & World Report, and also at Cambridge University. Elia studied politics, philosophy, and economics.. Elia has deep roots in the legal community including family ties to other practitioners and a sitting federal judge. Elia began his practice at a large and long established Phoenix firm before opening his own firm with his friend. Elia joined the Rose Law Group together in January 2014.. Before attending law school, Elia worked at the Goldwater Institute and the American Legislative Exchange Council. Elia was a recipient of the prestigious Koch Fellowship. Most recently, he was selected as a Super Lawyer – Southwest Rising Stars, an honor reserved for those lawyers who exhibit excellence in practice.. In his spare time, Elia enjoys travelling and reading voraciously. He is a P.A.D.I. certified S.C.U.B.A. diver and firearms enthusiast. Elia routinely assists clients to legally obtain weapons governed by the National Firearms Act, including machine guns, suppressors, and short-barreled rifles and shotguns.. Admissions:. Arizona. United States District Court, District of Arizona. United States Bankruptcy Court, District of Arizona. United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Recent Publications:. Reality changes faster than the law, so how do we deal with it? The Record Reporter, May14, 2014.. Bad facts make bad law. And the facts about cyberbullying are truly bad. The Record Reporter, June 23, 2014.. Veteran’s social media suit seeks to define libel. Arizona Daily Star, July 8, 2014.

Karl is a happily married father of two children.  He grew up in Tempe, Arizona where he attended Marcos de Niza High School and later Arizona State University.    Karl has always been active in sports and continues to enjoy soccer, golf, cycling, hiking and backpacking as a Boy Scout leader. Karl is active in his church and is a member of the Knights of Columbus.

John Powers is an Arizona native with nine years of experience representing clients in business transactions and litigation.  Clients of his firm include individuals, entrepreneurs, small businesses and large companies.. John Powers graduated from the University of Arizona with a B.A. in 1996, where he was Captain of the baseball team.  He earned numerous academic and athletic honors, including selections to the Pac-10 All-Academic Baseball Team and Pac-10 Baseball First Team.  After being drafted in the 21st round by the San Diego Padres, John Powers played professional baseball for eight seasons–six before law school and two during–in the San Diego Padres, Chicago Cubs and Texas Rangers organizations.  He is the only person ever to play professional baseball while attending law school full time.  John graduated from the University of San Diego School of Law in 2004.. John’s practice is focused primarily on corporate formation, contracts, real estate, general business law, disputes and probate.  As an Arizona attorney, John Powers has represented public companies, small businesses, entrepreneurs, athletes and non-profits in transactions and disputes.  Among other matters, he has:. -Obtained judgment in Federal Court on all damages requests in pro bono representation of disabled client; -Advised an international energy company in its $800 million capital raise for oil production facility in Rajasthan, India; -Partnered with prominent India-based law firm to start its legal process outsourcing (LPO) subsidiary; -Represented an international sports icon, drafting license agreements, incorporating entities and negotiating agreements; -Advised international steel company on capital markets development in Algeria, Iraq and Venezuela; -Mediated a summit between a foreign law minister and a Fortune 100 Company addressing a multi-fatality environmental disaster; -Drafted opinion letters for national hotel chain in $250 million financing of multiple properties; -Assisted lead counsel in $2 billion multi-state refinancing of national storage company;. John represents individuals, entrepreneurs, small businesses and their owners, and large companies in the Superior and Federal Courts of Arizona.  Each client gets customized, attentive representation.. -State Bar of Arizona -United States District Court for the State of Arizona. -English -Spanish

Jeff Weiss, a U.S. Registered Patent Attorney based in the firm's
Washington, D.C. office and a partner in the firm, has been practicing
law since 1987. Mr. Weiss has primary responsibility for the firm's
patent and intellectual property litigation. Prior to joining the firm,
he practiced commercial litigation with Irell & Manella in Los
Angeles and Ross, Dixon and Masback (now Ross, Dixon and Bell) in
Washington, D.C.. In addition to appearances in
District Courts throughout the country (including Arizona, California,
Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nevada, New York, Texas and
Washington), Mr. Weiss's substantial litigation experience includes
five infringement appeals before the United States Court of Appeals for
the Federal Circuit, one of which remains pending.. Mr. Weiss's recent IP litigation accomplishments include:. Represented
the defendant in a patent infringement case in Nevada District Court
involving two patents relating to gaming technology. Obtained favorable
Markman ruling and summary judgment of non-infringement with respect to
both patents.. Represented the plaintiff in a
lawsuit in Nevada district court against a former employee alleging
copyright infringement and breach of employment agreements relating to
product designs and confidential manufacturing information. Obtained
preliminary injunction, leading to settlement of all pending claims.. Served
as co-counsel in highly complex trademark ownership and infringement
dispute, involving litigation in state, federal and bankruptcy courts
in Arizona and California. Case culminated in full vindication of
clients' positions with respect to ownership and infringement issues,
following lengthy trial and post-trial and plan confirmation
proceedings.. Represented the defendant in a
trademark infringement action in Arizona District Court involving
claims relating to the name of an NBA arena. Confidential settlement
achieved following representation at evidentiary hearing in connection
with plaintiff's request for a preliminary injunction.. Obtained
reversal of summary judgment in favor of an infringement defendant,
with the Federal Circuit holding that there was a material factual
issue with respect to infringement under the doctrine of equivalents
(1998 U.S. App. Lexis 10416 (Fed. Cir. 1998)). Obtained
reversal of summary judgment of patent invalidity, based on the alleged
failure to name an inventor (216 F.3d 1372 (Fed. Cir. 2000)). The
Federal Circuit's decision in this appeal interpreted the second
paragraph of Section 112 of the Patent Act, one of the basic laws
governing the validity of issued patents. Irah Donner, the author of
Patent Prosecution: Practice and Procedure Before the U.S. Patent
Office, has called it a "key" Federal Circuit decision. It has also
been the subject of at least one law review note. See Janet S.
Hendrickson, Solomon v. Kimberly-Clark Corp.: The Federal Circuit
Throws Out the § 112 2 "Regards" Clause with Inventor Litigation
Testimony, 32 Univ. Tol. L. Rev. 407 (2001).. Represented
plaintiff in a patent infringement action in Maryland District Court,
culminating in a withdrawal of the accused infringing product from the
market.. Represented defendant in patent infringement
action in Eastern District of Texas relating to telecommunications
equipment and involving multiple defendants. Case resulted in pre-trial
settlement.. Represented defendant in patent
infringement action in Eastern District of Texas relating to wireless
location technology. Case resulted in pre-trial settlement.. Represented
defendant in patent infringement action in Northern District of
California relating to harvesting technology. Case resulted in
pre-trial settlement.. In addition to his litigation
practice, Mr. Weiss prosecutes patent applications for a wide variety
of products, components and technologies, and has particular expertise
in the medical device, mechanical, and business method areas. In 1992,
he appeared before the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal
Circuit, and persuaded the Court to reverse a unanimous decision of the
Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences, denying patent protection to
a football shoe having break-away cleats. (26 U.S.P.Q. 2d 1885 (Fed.
Cir. 1993)). The New York Times profiled that patent, U.S. 5,255,453, as one of its patents of the week. He has also argued before the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences.. Mr. Weiss also conducts infringement studies, issues patentability opinions, and negotiates licensing agreements.. Mr. Weiss is also the co-inventor of a utility patent directed to a bench press shoulder protection method (U.S. Patent 6,224,518).

JCloud Law‚ PLLC is a boutique Estate Planning and Asset Protection law practice located in Scottsdale‚ Arizona. We develop customized estate and asset protection plans to effectively protect your legacy and wealth.

If you're sued by a creditor, you have rights, and an experienced attorney can help you negotiate for large reductions in your debts without the need for bankruptcy.  I represent and protect the rights of consumers, and focus on litigation under consumer protection laws, such as the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, Truth in Lending Act, Fair Credit Reporting Act, Electronic Fund Transfer Act, Telephone Consumer Protection Act, and the Equal Credit Opportunity Act.  McCarthy Law also protects individuals by handling Personal Injury and Employment Law claims.  We handle both individual and class action lawsuits throughout the United States.

I was raised in Southern California and married Katherine, the love of my life in 1979. We have five children and eight grandchildren, and counting... We raised our family in Mesa Arizona where I have worked my entire career. I have been involved with everything from Little League to United Way to junior high musicals, where I played the trumpet in the pit.. I love what I do. I give people peace of mind, setting up a Plan so their family won't have to hassle with a probate case. I especially enjoy helping small business owners and licensed professionals separate their personal wealth from their potential liabilities.