Top Contract Lawyers Near Me in Tucson Area

We are a referral based firm working with  public and private clients on a range of business, procurement and legislative matters. I have been fortunate enough to gain broad experience in legal and business issues involving engineering, architecture and construction. I spent some thirteen years with the Sundt Companies and its subsidiary Sundt Construction, Inc. a firm consistently ranked by Engineering News Record among the top 75 construction companies in the United as Senior Counsel and then managing Sundt Construction’s Southern Arizona Office, I secured an understanding of construction law and the construction industry that I believe is uncommon among attorneys.. As Senior Counsel I worked on a variety of commercial, contract and litigation matters and furnished legal services to profit centers at project sites and area offices both here and abroad. As a Profit Center Manager I gained a real understanding of the issues and pressures business people in the construction industry face. As an attorney, I focus on practical, business oriented solutions and work with clients to help them not only avoid problems, but identify opportunities.. In some jurisdictions portions of this page may be considered to constitute attorney advertising.  This profile is intended only to furnish general information and nothing on this page, including any endorsement, is intended to be, nor should it be construed as legal advice, the formation of an attorney- client relationship or any guarantee, warranty or representation as to future results.   Information relating to an area of practice or the publication of peer recognition is not representation of a specialization.  Initiating contact, extending an invitation, or requesting information does not create an attorney-client relationship. Please do not send any confidential information to us unless and until such time as an attorney-client relationship might be established.

Since 2017, Bobby Yu has enjoyed serving as a trusted legal advisor to local governments in southern Arizona, striving for a problem solving approach to assist governments with useful and timely advice to achieve operational goals while managing risks.. Bobby Yu supervises the Business Transactions and Land Use Unit in the Pima County Attorney's Office, Civil Division. The combined unit represents the Board of Supervisors, County Administration, twenty-three County departments, and two County-associated special taxing districts. The unit advises the County and those districts on their legal authority on most aspects of their operations.. From 2017 to 2021, Yu regularly attended City Council meetings. As South Tucson's City Attorney and Patagonia's Town Attorney, Yu’s work included a variety of elected officials, elections, employment, land use, risk management, public housing, public records, public safety, and taxation issues. In his role as South Tucson City Prosecutor in 2019, Yu received a Prosecutor of the Year award from Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD). He was also awarded a Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition in Honor of Dedicated Service to the City of South Tucson. In these two roles, Yu was also a member of the Arizona City Attorneys Association (ACAA), the Arizona Law Enforcement Legal Advisors Association (ALELAA), and the Arizona Asian American Bar Association (AAABA).. Yu received a Juris Doctorate (J.D.) from the the University of Arizona, James E. Rogers College of Law. While in law school, Yu assisted the Arizona Attorney General's Office, Pinal County Attorney's Office, and Pima County Attorney's Office in their criminal prosecutions. As a law student, he served on the Editorial Board of the Arizona Journal of Environmental Law & Policy. He has been published on topical criminal and environmental law issues in the Seton Hall Circuit Review, Arizona Law Review, and the Arizona Journal of Environmental Law & Policy. After law school, Yu served as a judicial law clerk to the Honorable Leslie B. Miller and the Honorable Catherine Woods at the Pima County Superior Court, assisting both judges in researching and drafting judicial opinions. Afterward, he served as a prosecutor in the Tucson City Attorney's Office.. Yu is the Treasurer of the Pima County Bar Association (PCBA)'s Young Lawyers Division (YLD). He is admitted to legal practice in all state courts of Arizona and Washington, the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona, and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Jeff Jacobson is the founding principal of the Jacobson Law Firm, an employment law firm with an emphasis on representation of law enforcement officers and federal employees. Jeff cut his legal teeth as a Deputy County Attorney and Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) in Tucson before starting his own law firm in 2008. As an AUSA, Jeff was honored as Prosecutor of the Year by the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association, Southern Arizona Chapter, and also received the Outstanding Prosecutor award from the United States Border Patrol, Tucson Sector. As outside counsel to members of the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association for nearly a decade, Jeff represented law enforcement officers from over 65 federal agencies.. For almost 15 years, Jeff has represented law enforcement officers across the State of Arizona as an attorney with the Arizona Conference of Police and Sheriffs (AZCOPS). In this capacity, Jeff has represented law enforcement in internal affairs investigations, officer involved shootings, pay issues, personnel board and civil service commission appeals and hearings, before the Arizona Peace Officers Standards and Training Board, and in Special Actions to the applicable Superior Court. Jeff has defended thousands of law enforcement officers around the United States from thousands of disciplinary matters, more than 100 officer-involved shootings, and other employment matters where career, livelihood, and reputation were all at stake.. Jeff is a Martindale-Hubbell AV-rated attorney and has helmed more than 50 jury trials and more than 300 bench trials in his career. He has filed and litigated appeals in the Arizona Court of Appeals, the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, the Tenth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, and the Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals. He has also litigated dozens of cases before the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the United States Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB).. Jeff has appeared numerous times on television as a legal analyst on HLN (Headline News), the Nancy Grace show and InSession on TruTV (formerly Court TV), and KOLD-TV (the CBS affiliate in Tucson, Arizona.) Since 2020, Jeff has been Of Counsel to Munger, Chadwick and Denker, PLC, though he maintains his own separate practice.. Jeff is also the co-founder of the Wills for Heroes Foundation, an organization providing support and services to eligible first responders and their families. The Wills for Heroes program began in response to the September 2001 terrorist attacks as a way to give back to the first responder community. Since then, Wills for Heroes programs in 28 states have provided more than 75,000 estate planning documents for first responders. In Arizona alone, the Wills for Heroes program has prepared approximately 10,000 wills and hundreds attorneys have donated tens of thousands of pro bono service hours to our first responder community. Jeff has received a number of honors for his leadership of Arizona’s Wills for Heroes program and in 2011, Jeff received the Presidential Volunteer Service Award (Gold Level) from President Obama’s Council on Service and Civic Participation for his efforts on behalf of America’s first responders.. Jeff received his Bachelor’s degree from Northern Arizona University in 1992, his Master of Public Administration degree from Arizona State University in 1994, and his law degree cum laude from Whittier Law School in 1998. While at Whittier Law School, Jeff received a number of academic awards and was a published member of law review. Jeff was also Chair of the American Bar Association (ABA) Law Student Division, representing 135,000 law students to the national legal community. Jeff was honored in 2014 as Whittier Law School’s Alumni Attorney of the Year. Jeff is also committed to the legal profession through his bar service. He is a past-President of the State Bar of Arizona Young Lawyers Division and served on the State Bar of Arizona Board of Governors.

I’m Mark Rubin. I have been a lawyer for almost 40 years. My primary practice areas have always included business and real estate matters, probate and estate and incapacity planning (including trust and estate litigation), and ethics and professional responsibility aka the law of lawyering. (More recently, as part-time General Counsel for Pima Medical Institute - a private, allied health, vocational school - I have learned much about education law.) I have been in Tucson for 59+ years. I graduated from Beloit College and from the U of A College of Law.. Presently, I'm delighted to be practicing with Leigh Bernstein - a terrific elder law lawyer - and Matthew Scarber, our very talented associate attorney.* Leigh and I are very blessed in so many ways! We share a great life together. We enjoy our work and play lives. We like wtching Matt turn into a really good lawyer. We appreciate our staff people, who show up wanting to help. Best of all, in this mix, is the fact that we make an okay living serving others. People who need good advice and professionals who focus on solving their problems.. *Leigh and I are also Licensed Fiduciaries. Through Southern Arizona Fiduciary Services LLC we act as trustees, conservators, and personal representatives.

I've represented clients in state and federal courts throughout Arizona for more than 3 decades. Having recently completed mediation training at Pepperdine University, I now offer my services as a mediator to assist parties and their counsel in resolving cases outside of the courtroom.  My personal experience evaluating litigation strategies, case values and probable outcomes of cases can be a valuable resource to parties seeking to resolve their legal disputes short of trial.. As a trial lawyer and litigator, I've handled prosecution and defense of personal injury claims, including medical malpractice and product liability; insurance law and litigation, including coverage and bad faith claims; contracts and contract litigation; employment law; civil rights; and general civil litigation.. I've also practiced administrative law, representing scores of healthcare providers and other licensed professionals before Arizona state licensing boards (including medical, dental, nursing, osteopathic, psychologists, physical therapy, naturopathic, chiropractic, behavioral health and veterinary boards).  I assist licensed professionals in responding to complaints filed with regulatory boards and handling of matters requiring mandatory reporting.  I provide representation in disciplinary investigations and administrative hearings, as well as handling prosecution of appeals from administrative decisions.. I'm a graduate of the University of Arizona College of Law (with distinction). My undergraduate degree, a Bachelor of Science (with high distinction) in Animal Health Science, is also from the University of Arizona, College of Agriculture.. I firmly believe in the obligation of citizens to give back to their communities, both professionally and personally.  I currently serve as president of the newly formed Pima County Bar Foundation, the charitable arm of the Pima County Bar Association, of which I am a past president (2014-15).  I am on the Steering Committee of the Legal Community Against Hunger and served as both its Chair and Co-Chair from 2004-2014.  I serve on the board of the Diaper Bank of Southern Arizona and from 2006-2012, I was a board member of the Foundation for Creative Broadcasting, which operates KXCI Community Radio (91.3 FM).  As a musician, I often perform for various community fundraising events.. For enjoyment outside of legal practice, I enjoy making and listening to music (primarily in the “roots” and “Americana” categories), hiking, backpacking and camping with family and friends, and travel. I've  traveled fairly extensively in Mexico as well as several other Spanish-speaking countries and I'm comfortable with oral and written communication in Spanish.

I offer the experience and judgment that comes from over 42 years spent in court. I have completed well over 220 jury trials. I have been an elected District Attorney, public defender, and a private lawyer for over 24 years. I am  licensed in both Arizona and New Mexico. I personally provide my clients with the best possible legal services. I practice in Federal, Arizona and New Mexico state courts. I also take select appellate cases. In appropriate situations I will act as Knapp counsel and provide second opinion and consultation services.

I am a business, real estate, banking and data security attorney who represents companies, banks, credit unions and individuals in commercial and corporate transactions.  I have more than 15 years of experience as an attorney in the private sector practicing business, banking, regulatory, compliance, real estate and consumer and commercial lending law.  Prior to entering private practice, I served as in-house counsel to the credit card division of a national bank and financial services company for 5 years.  Because of my experience as both in-house and outside counsel, I have a unique perspective for my clients.  What this means from a practical perspective is that it is always my goal to provide my clients with comprehensive, pragmatic, actionable legal advice and risk management assistance that is appropriate, useful and effective.. After serving as a partner at a Tucson law firm for several years, I recently opened my own practice where I continue to represent businesses, banks, credit unions, companies and individuals.

Cathleen J. Henniges, formerly Cathleen J. Smith, was admitted to the practice of law in 2014. She is committed to maintaining Tucson Legal, PLLC's high standards for quality legal representation.. Cathleen was born in Tucson, Arizona, where she has lived her entire life. Cathleen graduated as a top ten student from Mountain View High School and continued her education at The University of Arizona where she was admitted to the Honors College as well as to the prestigious Eller College of Management. Cathleen pursued a double major in the fields of Business Economics & Business Management and in 2011 was awarded a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration With Honors & Summa Cum Laude. In 2011, Cathleen was admitted to the distinguished James E. Rogers College of Law at the University of Arizona where she was honored to work as an Editorial Assistant to Professor of Law William K. Sjostrom, Jr. to assist with editing his publications on Mergers & Acquisitions and Business Organizations. While in law school, Cathleen focused on business and tax matters, writing her doctoral thesis entitled “A Comparative and Practical Analysis of Arizona Limited Liability Companies for Asset Protection.” In 2014, Cathleen was awarded the degree of Juris Doctor Cum Laude. Cathleen has worked at her father’s law office all of her life, advancing from a junior administrative assistant, legal assistant and law clerk while attending law school. In October 2014, Cathleen joined the Law Offices of Tucson Legal, PLLC as an associate attorney and joined Charles R. Smith as a partner in 2024.  Cathleen married Alex Henniges in August 2015, and they have two daughters.. Cathleen is a member of the Pima County Bar Association, the State Bar of Arizona, and the American Bar Association. Cathleen is admitted to practice law in all State courts throughout Arizona, the United States District Court in and for the District of Arizona, the United States Bankruptcy Court in and for the District of Arizona, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, and the United States Tax Court. Cathleen is additionally authorized to represent clients before the Internal Revenue Service.. Cathleen has received many honors and awards during her education. She was honored with a Certificate in Tax Law and Policy from the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law, an Excellence for the Future Award in Pre-Trial Litigation and Corporate Taxation from CALI, and was recognized with Honors in legal writing.. Cathleen works with the exceptional staff at Tucson Legal, PLLC to further the interests of our clients as best we are able.

Attorney Pat Lopez heads the firm’s transactions practice, which encompasses the wide array of legal services frequently called on by our business clients. He has 30 years of experience in counseling and assisting businesses, entrepreneurs, and developers to help them reach their goals, solve their problems, and implement their business plans. Creativity, commitment, caring, knowledge, and enthusiasm best described his passion for the practice of law and his concern for his clients. These characteristics are no doubt some of the reasons for his recognition by his peers as an “AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated” attorney in the Martindale Hubbell Peer Review Ratings Process, as well as his selection by Best Lawyers in America and Southwest Superlawyers.

Amanda practices criminal defense and also provides entrepreneur's / small business legal services by providing concierge-level services for business formation, trademarks, copyrights & important contractual agreements.. Early on in her career as a trial attorney, Amanda discovered a passion for helping other lawyers and aspiring lawyers improve their craft, and I built a reputation as an educator on a variety of topics, including DUI defense, trial techniques, legal ethics, attorney wellness, and productivity. Amanda worked as a law professor for several years prior to opening my AJB Law firm where she combines both trial skills and talent for speaking and teaching,. Amanda’s experience in education provides strength in reducing the complicated and difficult down to the simple and actionable—for clients, opposing counsel, the judge, and the jury.. Amanda’s educational experiences started when she led the Criminal Defense Clinic and taught Trial Advocacy part-time. Later, she became a full-time law professor and law school administrator and taught courses that helped prepare students for success in law school, on the bar exam, and in practice.. Amanda directed the Internship program where she developed and taught a course focused on competencies and foundations for practice, and provided training to attorney-supervisors in best practices for mentoring and guiding externship students.. Amanda continues to train practicing attorneys by regularly teaching CLEs for attorneys focused on mentoring, self-care, and accepting feedback.. Building off her passion for helping others reach their goals and succeed in their careers, and after opening several small businesses, Amanda expanded her legal services to help other small business owners with the protection of their businesses and brands.. Amanda is currently developing several courses and materials that will provide community legal education for pre-law and law students, as well as pro-se litigants that need to represent themselves in court.. Amanda loves learning and leadership. She is a proud Bar Leadership Institute alum and served on the Member Assistance Program Taskforce and the State Bar Professionalism Task force tasked with redesigning learning objectives for the required professionalism course for first-year lawyers in Arizona. Amanda is affiliated with the National College of DUI Defense, National Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys, Arizona Attorneys for Criminal Justice, and the ABA Sections on Business Law, Criminal Justice, Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar, Law Practice Division, Intellectual Property Law, Solo, Small Firm, and General Practice Division, and the Forum on Communications Law

Adam Weisman is a real estate, business, and construction lawyer and litigator based in Tucson, Arizona and Jackson Hole, Wyoming.

Experienced Contract attorney serving clients in Tucson and surrounding areas.

Experienced Contract attorney serving clients in Tucson and surrounding areas.

Experienced Contract attorney serving clients in Tucson and surrounding areas.