David Roy Gans Mercer

David graduated Summa Cum Laude as co-valedictorian of his class from Arizona Summit Law School and received his LL.M. from Arizona State University School of Law. He is licensed to practice in all state courts in the State of Arizona and in the Federal District Court – District of Arizona.

David previously founded and worked at AZ 3D Law, a nonprofit law firm that assisted low-to-moderate income individuals with family law, bankruptcy, probate, and estate planning cases. David found the work very rewarding, and appreciated the opportunity to help people who otherwise could not have afforded legal representation. David’s favorite thing was helping underdogs prevail in seemingly hopeless cases. David has since moved on to found Cactus Blossom Legal, where he currently works.

David does not limit his practice to Maricopa County, and is willing to travel (and has traveled) throughout the State of Arizona to assist people in need of legal representation. David particularly enjoys traveling to and representing people in Arizona's more rural counties, as he believes there is a profound access to justice issue in most rural counties (because many attorneys don't live or practice there) and people in those counties benefit tremendously from the assistance of skilled counsel. David knows what it is like to represent yourself in family court with no real legal training, and tremendously enjoys helping people avoid having to go through the family court "school of hard knocks" like he did.

When he isn’t working, David spends most of his time gaming, doing nerd stuff, going shooting, going to the theater, being a foodie, or traveling to wineries. David is married, has an infant son (who profoundly influenced his views on fatherhood), and is looking forward to growing his family. David is a California native, but hated living in California and thinks of Arizona as his true home--he moved to Arizona from California long before it was cool to do so, and never regrets it.

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Arizona

Since 2016

Owner

Cactus Blossom Legal LLC

2021 - Current

President & Secretary

AZ 3D Law

2016 - Current

Owner

The Law Office of David R. G. Mercer

2016 - Current

Of Counsel

Moorhead Law, PLC & Urgent Law

2020 - 2021

Rule 38(d) Certified Limited Practice Student

ASLS Bankruptcy & Consumer Debt Clinic

2015 - 2016

Extern

Probate Lawyers Assistance Project (PLAP)

2015 - 2015

Rule 38(d) Certified Limited Practice Student

ASLS Family Law Clinic

2015 - 2015

Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, Arizona State University

LL.M. (2018) | Tax Law/Taxation (Sub Focus: Bankruptcy & Estate Planning)

2016 - 2018

Arizona Summit Law School

J.D. (2016) | Law

2014 - 2016

Honors: Co-Valedictorian, Summa Cum Laude, Dean's List (Every semester), 3 CALI Awards (Intro to Civil Litigation I, Bankruptcy, Trusts & Estates)

Activities: Law Review, ASLS Clinic

University of Phoenix

B.S. (2013) | Business Management

2012 - 2013

Pro Bono Student of the Year (ASLS)

Volunteer Lawyers Program

2016

Bankruptcy

CALI

2015

Trusts & Estates

CALI

2015

Intro to Civil Litigation I

CALI

2014

ABA Family Law Section

Member

2017 - Current

State Bar of Arizona Family Law Section

Member

2017 - Current

State Bar of Arizona  # 033241

Member

2016 - Current

State Bar of Arizona Young Lawyers Division

Member

2016 - Current

MCBA Young Lawyers Division

Member

2016 - Current

I'll Drink to That: The Beer Bill

Accord, A Legal Journal for Practitioiners, Arizona Summit Law Review

November, 2016