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Ms. Goens focuses her legal practice on estate planning, probate and trust administration, and estate and trust controversy litigation. She represents individuals in the creation of various estate planning documents, including wills, trusts, and health care and financial powers of attorney. In the event of death or incapacity, Ms. Goens assists her clients with probate and trust administration and, when necessary, litigation of probate, trust, or fiduciary related disputes.. Before starting Christianson Goens PLC , Ms. Goens worked as a trusts and estates attorney and a commercial litigation attorney at boutique Scottsdale law firms. She earned her law degree with a Taxation Concentration at the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, and her bachelor’s degree at Arizona State University.

Ken has been providing quality legal services to his clients since 1997. He has a wide array of general civil litigation experience including, but certainly not limited to Insurance Coverage, Insurance Defense, Premises Liability, Dram Shop, Commercial Litigation, Products Liability, Business Advice and Litigation, Probate and Trust Disputes, Elder Abuse, and Trustee and Private Fiduciary Advice and Litigation.. Over the past 19 years, Ken has focused his practice on litigation and resolving disputes as expediently and efficiently as possible. If the matter does lead to litigation, Ken is prepared to do what is necessary to get the best results possible. Ken has conducted numerous contested hearings, bench trials, and jury trials with significant appellate experience.. Prior to graduating from law school, utilizing detailed financial analysis, Ken traded fixed income securities for the largest clearing firm on Wall Street. Ken’s trading and legal experience have given him a foundation to understand complex financial and accounting issues, which he utilizes in practice today. Ken’s legal success stems from his dedication to finding an efficient and effective resolution of his clients’ disputed issues. Ken educates, counsels and guides each client through the litigation process so they can make informed decisions, and takes pride in building strong relationships with his clients. He not only understands the law but understands his clients’ present and future concerns and goals.. Ken has experience representing clients from individuals to Fortune 500 companies in state and federal courts;involving matters ranging from multi-billion dollar complex accounting/legal malpractice cases to car accident cases.. Ken has defended transportation clients in catastrophic injury, personal injury, wrongful death, and property loss claims and lawsuits on a local, regional and national basis. His experience includes handling all types of cases, from the multiple party catastrophic cases that demand a seasoned trial lawyer with decades of experience to the more routine case involving smaller or moderate exposure.. Ken joined Resnick & Louis three years ago and his experience and expertise have continued to grow and develop. Ken currently dedicates approximately 50% of his time handling general liability and bodily injury defense cases, many with exposure in excess of $1 million. Ken also is a Judge Pro Tempore and sits on the civil, probate and family law bench from time to time.. For construction clients, Ken litigates and resolves matters relating to additional-insured coverage, liability shifting like owner-controlled insurance programs (“OCIP”), excess insurance coverage, deductibles, self-insured retentions, and other issues that frequently arise in construction-defect litigation.. Ken is married and has two children. He enjoys playing his guitar, scuba diving, and spending time with his family.