Insurance lawyers in Arizona John Wilborn to Lon Johnson

Firm: Surrano Law Offices

7114 East Stetson Drive , Scottsdale , Arizona 85254 Zip code: 85254

Practice Areas: Insurance

John N. Wilborn is an associate with Surrano Law Offices and has been working with Charles Surrano since September 1994. He graduated from the University of North Dakota Law School, where he was a member of the Law Review and the Moot Court Competition.  Mr. Wilborn has been practicing in Arizona since 1991. Consistent with the firm’s practice, he litigates bad faith cases on behalf of policyholders. Mr. Wilborn  assists Mr. Surrano on many complex cases including the Diamond vs. General American case, which resulted in a $59 million verdict, and the Gibbs vs. Liberty Mutual case, which resulted in a $1.4 million verdict. In addition to assisting Mr. Surrano, he also litigates other policyholder claims. Mr. Wilborn has successfully certified class actions in Arizona State Court and Federal District Court. He has tried several cases to jury verdict as both a plaintiff’s and defense attorney, in both State and Federal Court. Mr. Wilborn has also argued before the Arizona Court of Appeals and is credited with three published opinions, Lloyd v. AMF Bowling Center, Inc. 195 Ariz. 44, 985 P.2d 625 (1999), Benevides v. The Arizona State Property and Casualty Guarantee Fund, 184 Ariz. 610,911 P.2d 616 (1996) and Miller v. American Family Insurance Company, 759 F. Supp 2d. 1144 (2010). Mr. Wilborn has been a guest on the nationally syndicated program, Court TV, and interviewed on television locally about specific bad faith cases. Mr. Wilborn has been a guest speaker at the Atlanta, Ga., ATLA National Convention in 2002, the North Dakota Trial Lawyers Association 2003 and AAJ National Convention in Vancouver, B.C., 2011.  He has also spoken at Arizona CLE seminars on a variety of topics involving bad faith. He is a member of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, the Arizona State Bar and the Maricopa County Bar.

Firm: Snell & Wilmer LLP

1 E Washington St Ste 2700 , Phoenix , Arizona 85004 Zip code: 85004

Practice Areas: Insurance

Firm: The Cavanagh Law Firm

1850 North Central Avenue, Suite 2400 , Phoenix , Arizona 85004 Zip code: 85004

Practice Areas: Insurance

Levi Claridge is a litigation associate with The Cavanagh Law Firm where he represents clients in a wide range of matters before state and federal courts.  He focuses his practice on insurance defense, insurance coverage and bad faith, products liability and transportation.  Levi is a native Arizonan who received his undergraduate and law degrees from the University of Arizona.  During law school, Levi was the Note and Comment Editor for the Arizona Journal of International and Comparative Law, was a member of the J. Reuben Law Society, received a CALI Award in Regulation and Antitrust while maintaining a spot on the Dean’s List all semesters.  After law school, Levi worked as a law clerk for the Honorable Stephen M. McNamee of the United States District Court for the District of Arizona.  Outside of the practice of law, Levi enjoys traveling with his wife, being outdoors and competing in triathlons.

Firm: Sandstone Law Group

6122 N. 7th Street , Phoenix , Arizona 85014 Zip code: 85014

Practice Areas: Insurance

Kyle J. Shelton has dedicated his practice to insurance bad faith, helping clients who have had their long-term care or long-term disability benefits denied. Kyle has been honored by Super Lawyers as a Rising Star in Arizona for seven years (2017-2023). Each year, no more than 2.5 percent of the lawyers in the state are selected by the research team at Super Lawyers to receive this honor.. Kyle received his law degree from Arizona State University Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law in 2009, and earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Northern Arizona University in 2006. Kyle has a 10/10 rating by and has been recognized in the 2011 and 2010 Arizona Attorney’s Creative Arts Competition for his work in humor. Additionally, Kyle is a recipient of the International Academy of Trial Lawyer’s award, and has been inducted into the Order of the Barristers. Mr. Shelton is admitted to the State Bar of Arizona, the State Bar of California, the United States District Court for Arizona, and the 9th Circuit.

Firm: Meagher & Geer

8800 N Gainey Center Dr Ste 261 , Scottsdale , Arizona 85258 Zip code: 85258

Practice Areas: Insurance

Firm: Sweet James Accident Attorneys

2 North Central Ave , Phoenix , Arizona 85004 Zip code: 85004

Practice Areas: Insurance

Mr. Maahs is the Managing Attorney of our Arizona practice. He has tried, arbitrated, and mediated hundreds of cases; including multi-million dollar recoveries for clients with significant injuries, such as traumatic brain injury, paraplegia, and burns.. Mr. Maahs uses his vast experience to pursue and protect the rights of our Arizona clients and their families. He has dedicated his career to helping injury victims obtain justice from major insurance companies and corporations.. Mr. Maahs’ experience includes automobile liability, premises liability, trucking, products liability, workers’ compensation, employment law, professional liability, insurance, and commercial litigation.. Throughout his career, Mr. Maahs has represented consumers and numerous Fortune 500 companies, including Walgreens, United Technologies, Nationwide, State Farm, Chubb Insurance, Auto-Owners, Hartford, AIG, Johnson and Johnson, Marriott, Phillip Morris, Home Depot and DaVita.

Firm: Renaud Cook Drury Mesaros

One N. Central Avenue , Phoenix , Arizona 85004 Zip code: 85004

Practice Areas: Insurance

Firm: Smith Law Group

262 N Main Ave , Tucson , Arizona 85701 Zip code: 85701

Practice Areas: Insurance

Firm: Comitz Beethe

6720 N Scottsdale Rd Ste 150 , Scottsdale , Arizona 85253 Zip code: 85253

Practice Areas: Insurance

6720 N. Scottsdale Rd. , Scottsdale , Arizona 85253 Zip code: 85253

Practice Areas: Insurance

Karla Thompson practices in the areas of commercial litigation and transactions, healthcare and disability insurance litigation. Her focus includes business and insurance contracts, real estate development, commercial leases, business and medical practice acquisitions, medical operations, lender liability, business torts, distressed asset litigation, employment, fraud, anti-solicitation and unfair competition, corporate governance, and insurance bad faith.

Firm: The Cavanagh Law Firm Pa

1850 N Central Ave Ste 2400 , Phoenix , Arizona 85004 Zip code: 85004

Practice Areas: Insurance

Karen Stafford’s practice is primarily focused on insurance coverage, insurance bad faith litigation, general commercial litigation and appellate law.  Ms. Stafford advises clients on a wide range of complex insurance issues, including first party property claims, third party liability claims, and bad faith actions.  Ms. Stafford has experience in all aspects of civil litigation and trial preparation.. Ms. Stafford is a graduate of the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University where she served as both a staff writer and research editor of the Arizona State University Law Journal and participated in the leadership of various pro bono organizations.  Ms. Stafford has also served as an adjunct professor at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law.

Firm: The Hassett Law Firm, P.L.C.

1221 East Osborn Road   102 , Phoenix , Arizona 85014 Zip code: 85014

Practice Areas: Insurance

, Phoenix , Arizona 85028 Zip code: 85028

Practice Areas: Insurance

Firm: Kunz Plitt Hyland Demlong and Kleifield, A Professional Corporation

3838 North Central Avenue   1Fifth Floor   , Phoenix , Arizona 85012 Zip code: 85012

Practice Areas: Insurance

Firm: The Cavanagh Law Firm

1850 North Central Avenue Suite 2400 , Phoenix , Arizona 85004 Zip code: 85004

Practice Areas: Insurance

Jordan Plitt is a litigator and has extensive experience handling complex insurance coverage, professional liability, commercial litigation, and catastrophic personal injury defense matters. Coming from a family with deep roots in the insurance industry, he enjoys helping commercial insurance companies navigate and solve problems or questions quickly, efficiently, and correctly. He has provided insurance coverage analysis and advice to many commercial insurance companies for complex and high-exposure coverage issues across the nation, including Arizona, California, New York, New Jersey, Illinois, Texas, Florida, New Mexico, Colorado, Nevada, Utah, Nebraska, Wisconsin, Ohio, North Carolina, Montana, Alaska, Arkansas, Minnesota, Washington, Michigan, Iowa, Kentucky, Missouri, and North Dakota. A significant portion of Mr. Plitt’s practice involves representing insurance companies in defense of insurance bad faith claims as well. He works hard to protect and advocate for his insurer-clients.. Mr. Plitt speaks and writes frequently on insurance law topics and has been recognized by Southwest Super Lawyers as a Rising Star in the field of insurance coverage continuously since 2012. He is one of three associate authors for Couch on Insurance 3d, a nationally recognized authoritative treatise on insurance law often recognized and relied upon by courts and attorneys throughout the United States. He is also a co-author of Practical Tools for Handling Insurance Cases which aims to filter complex insurance coverage issues into an easily readable and digestible format for attorneys across the country. Every year, Mr. Plitt, as co-chair, helps organize and develop the content for the Arizona Insurance Law Institute, a two-day continuing legal education seminar put on by the State Bar of Arizona covering complex insurance issues.. In addition to insurance coverage litigation, a significant portion of Mr. Plitt’s practice also includes professional liability and commercial litigation defense. He represents and defends attorneys, accountants, architects and engineers, insurance producers, and other professionals in high-exposure cases vigorously. He also has experience defending high-risk products liability cases, including cases involving asbestos exposure.

Firm: The Moulton Law Firm P C

6401 E Thomas Rd Ste 101 , Scottsdale , Arizona 85251 Zip code: 85251

Practice Areas: Insurance

Firm: Risner & Graham

100 N Stone Ave Ste 901 , Tucson , Arizona 85701 Zip code: 85701

Practice Areas: Insurance

Firm: Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP

2929 N Central Ave Ste 1700 , Phoenix , Arizona 85012 Zip code: 85012

Practice Areas: Insurance

Firm: Kunz Plitt Hyland Demlong & Kleifield

1500   North Central Avenue , Phoenix , Arizona 85020 Zip code: 85020

Practice Areas: Insurance

Firm: Christian Dichter & Sluga PC

2700 N Central Ave Ste 1200 , Phoenix , Arizona 85004 Zip code: 85004

Practice Areas: Insurance