First Mesa Lawyers

Craig Cherney is a different kind of attorney. He truly listens and solves problems rather than merely identify risks. Craig is also a unique talent for a family law dispute. Craig brings complex real property, business and financial expertise to family law matters enabling him to offer clients a tremendous strategic advantage. He provides a unique perspective to complex issues like asset valuation, asset recovery, disposition and sale of real property, division and valuation of of business partnerships, determining present value of future income streams and locating hidden assets or income often implicated in family law disputes. In law school,...

Paul Dombeck practices in the areas of Short and Long Term disability, Social Security Disability and Veteran's disability claims, with an emphasis in helping the physically and financially disabled. He has practiced in Arizona since 2004, and is licensed in both Arizona and Massachusetts. Prior to his admission as an attorney, Paul worked in the insurance industry as a claims adjustor from 1988 to 1996, working for Cigna Property and Casualty in Boston, National General Insurance Company in St. Louis, Missouri and as a claims litigation supervisor at Fireman’s Fund in St. Louis from 1996-1998. Prior to opening the...

James Gentile, P.C specializes in Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 bankruptcy cases, as well as estate planning in Chandler, Apache Junction, and Casa Grande Arizona. James has been practicing bankruptcy and estate planning law for over 20 years and is a member of the State Bar or Arizona and the Iowa State Bar Association. James is admitted in the State Courts of Arizona, the US District Court, the US Bankruptcy Court, and the US Court of Appeals

Steven Meyerand received his law degree, summa cum laude, from Michigan State University College of Law in 2007. While in law school, Steven focused his legal education on trial practice as a member of the Geoffrey Feiger Trial Practice Institute. Additionally, Steven received national recognition as a member of the Moot Court program. When Steven graduated, he accepted a position as a Deputy County Attorney with the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office. As a Deputy County Attorney , Steven focused on continuing to develop his skills as a trial attorney. During Steven’s more than 5 years as a Deputy County...

Tim A. Tarter is president of the U.S. law firm Woolston & Tarter, P.C. Mr. Tarter previously served as an IRS Senior Attorney and as a Special Assistant United States Attorney. Mr. Tarter’s national tax dispute resolution practice focuses on all aspects of IRS audit defense, IRS administrative settlement negotiations and U.S. Tax Court litigation, including criminal and international tax matters. Mr. Tarter resolves disputes in all three Federal tax forums: U.S. Tax Court, Federal District Courts, and the U.S. Court of Federal Claims. Most recently, he lead his trial team in the Avrahami case,...

Patel Law, P.L.C. is a Phoenix, Arizona law firm dedicated to serving clients throughout Greater Phoenix Area in Bankruptcy and Immigration matters. The firm also serves clients throughout Maricopa, Pinal and Pima Counties, including Mesa, Gilbert, Chandler, Queen Creek, Apache Junction and Tucson. At Patel Law, we are dedicated to protecting the rights of our clients and have an individualized approach to client representation. We are a boutique firm focusing on counseling individual clients and businesses, with a goal of providing high quality, personalized and affordable legal services. We have the requisite experience and skill to successfully resolve complex...

As the managing partner at the Bastian Law Offices, PLC, Mesa lawyer Cole Bastian assists people with a variety of family law cases. For a decade, Mr. Bastian has been practicing in the legal field. In addition to his work at his firm, Attorney Bastian as a Judge Pro Tem in Maricopa County Family Law courts. He received his Juris Doctor degree from Baylor Law School. Mr. Bastian is involved with numerous professional organizations including the Maricopa County Bar Association, Easy Valley Bar Association and Scottsdale Bar Association. For an evaluation of your case, contact his firm today.

Mr. Brnilovich established roots in the western part of the Phoenix metropolitan area (referred to as the “West Valley”) in 1979 and has been representing the area’s businesses and individuals for more than 30 years. He has substantial legal experience advising business clients in the areas of real estate, construction, corporate governance, small business formation, dissolution, purchases and asset sales. Mr. Brnilovich’s representation of individuals includes the drafting of wills and trusts, probate, trust administration, will contests, and trust litigation. His clients range from large national companies to small start-ups in a wide range of industries, such...

Specializing in Family Law Matters in Maricopa County. Child Custody - Divorce - Modification - Enforcement Client-centered approach. Free consultations. Flexible payment terms.

Randolph D. Wolfson, Esq. has been actively engaged in the practice of law since 1982. After his nomination by then Arizona Governor Hon. Janet Napalitano and with his subsequent appointment by United States President Hon. President George W. Bush, Mr. Wolfson has served as an Arizona Board member for the National Selective Service System Draft Board since 2008. He also served as Judge for the Indiana State Utilities Commission; as an Adjunct Professor at Barry University in Naples, Florida [Introduction to Law] and as an instructor at The Indianapolis Police Academy [Municipal Law Enforcement]. In 1967, Calvary Chapel of...

David Wenner, M.S.W., J.D. is nationally recognized as an authority on juror bias and decision-making. As a partner in the Phoenix law firm of Snyder & Wenner, P.C., Mr. Wenner has spent the last two decades prosecuting wrongful death and catastrophic injury accident cases, speaking to lawyers across the country on juror bias and decision-making, and creating a successful juror bias model. Admission to Bars 1984 - Supreme Court of Arizona 1984 - United States District Court of Arizona 1984 - United States Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit 1990 - United States Supreme Court Special Distinctions Co-Author of the Jury Bias Model™,...

Mr. Lane graduated from Northern Arizona University in 1993 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy. After college, he worked for Landmark Education as a production and finance manager. He then received his Juris Doctorate degree from the University of Arizona and an MBA from Arizona State University. Mr. Lane began his legal career as a prosecutor and much of his time was spent in the Vehicular Crimes unit of the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office. As part of this group, he dealt specifically with Felony DUI/DWI cases, vehicular homicide, aggravated assault and related offenses. In addition, Mr. Lane...

Attorney Jared E. Everton attended the Thomas Jefferson school of law, earning his J.D in 2001. That same year, Mr. Everton joined the Jackson White Law firm in Arizona. Jared Everton is now a managing shareholder at the firm and a member of the litigation team, representing individuals and businesses in matters involving insurance, personal injury, and wrongful death.

Timothy Durkin is a JacksonWhite shareholder and joined the firm in 2010. He has represented hundreds of individuals and families in many areas of family is a skilled family law attorney, experienced in handling cases involving divorces, paternity actions, child custody, child support, relocation and jurisdiction issues, adoptions, termination of parental rights and parental severance actions, title 8 guardianships, spousal maintenance cases, division of marital property and debts, pre-nuptial agreements, post decree modifications and enforcement of custody and divorce orders, mediation services, grandparent visitation cases and domestic violence issues. Bar Admissions: Tim is licensed to practice law...

Russell's practice focuses on the needs of businesses and individuals in the areas of commercial/business law, real property and land use law and construction law.

Ryan Tait is founding partner of Tait & Hall and the firm’s chief litigator. As a persuasive and effective former prosecutor, Ryan successfully captures the attention and respect of anyone who interacts with him. During his tenure as a prosecutor, Ryan took more cases to trial and boasted a higher success rate than any other attorney in his bureau. Ryan's disdain for bullies and his experiences feeling helpless at their hands is what ultimately convinced him to become an attorney – determined to never again be bullied simply because he didn’t understand his rights. Those experiences also led him to choose...

Christian-based, aggressive advocacy in all areas of Family Law, from Mediation to Litigation. www.CavalettoLaw.com

Michael Clonts graduated from Syracuse University College of Law in New York (Let’s go, ‘Cuse!) with an emphasis on international, national security, and counterterrorism law, a background that serves him well in family law, where the stakes are even higher.

A lifelong native of Arizona, Michael returned to the Phoenix area to practice law after graduation. He now exclusively practices family law.

While in law school, Michael had unique opportunities for exposure to many types of law. For example, participating in local adoption clinics, performing research for the United Nations and helping international government contractors draft sound internal policies.

Michael even traveled abroad...

James X. Theut is an Associate Attorney at Theut Scaringelli & Kupiszewski P.L.C. He attended Arizona State University and Chicago-Kent College of Law. While studying in Chicago, James interned for the Honorable Anthony Kyriakopoulos, Cook County Circuit Judge, and worked under noted criminal defense Professor Richard Kling. James’ practice focuses on Trust and Estate Litigation, Estate and Trust Planning and Administration, and Protected Person matters. As an associate attorney, James has first-chaired favorable results in Estate and Trust Litigation. James has developed an estate planning practice, helping Arizona individuals and families in the creation of revocable and irrevocable trusts, wills, durable and...

I have experience representing companies as outside general counsel and on a case-by-case basis. I have represented clients in a wide range of industries including health care, commercial and residential real estate development, management service companies, wholesale and distribution, hemp, commercial bakeries, construction suppliers, commercial banks, SaaS companies, and manufacturing.

My services include transactional (e.g. vendor and customer contracts), corporate compliance (e.g. drafting governing documents), commercial litigation (both as defendants and plaintiffs), and restructuring (representing creditors, debtors, investors, and trustees).

I am licensed in state and federal courts in Arizona and California.

Mr. Bursh attended Claremont McKenna College in Claremont, California where he studied government and economics and graduated in 1990 with his B.A. After graduating from Claremont, Mr. Bursh attended Arizona State University College of Law where he recieved his J.D. in 1995. Mr. Bursh has been practicing law in the Phoenix area since that time. Mr. Bursh co-founded McCain & Bursh, PLC, Attorneys at Law with partner Marc McCain in 1999. Mr. Bursh currently acts as the firm's President. Mr. Bursh's practice areas include personal injury, commercial litigation, and corporate law. Mr. Bursh is a seasoned litigator and represents Plaintiffs...

Mark J. Bourassa Esq. is the founding Member of The Bourassa Law Group, LLC. Mr. Bourassa’s practice focuses on litigation and trial work in civil matters representing clients in state and federal courts in consumer claims against abusive debt collectors, construction defect claims against negligent builders and personal injury matters. Prior to founding The Bourassa Law Group, Mr. Bourassa was a partner in the Las Vegas office of a multi-jurisdictional law firm with a substantial litigation practice in complex multi-party tort litigation, construction defect claims and general liability litigation. Over the course of his career, Mr. Bourassa has...

Marc McCain has lived in the Phoenix area since 1978. He attended Arizona State University where he studied business finance and graduated with highest honors in 1991. After graduating from ASU he worked as a financial analyst with a local litigation consulting firm until he decided to follow his true passion to study law at Arizona State University College of Law. Marc graduated from law school with honors in 1995 and has been practicing in the Phoenix area since that time. In 1999, Marc co-founded McCain & Bursh PLC, Attorneys at Law with his fellow ASU graduate, Darius Bursh.

Angela strives to create a team environment at Enholm Law with a focus on achieving justice for the client through collaboration or mediation. Angela works with her client's together as a team to obtain the best possible objectives. Angela is no longer accepting litigation clients.

Sterling R. Threet has over 25 years of experience representing clients throughout Arizona. Mr. Threet earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting at Arizona State University in 1987, and was honored on the Deans List for academic achievement. In 1989, he successfully passed the certified public accountant’s exam. He was awarded his Juris Doctorate degree from ASU in 1990, graduating with honors and receiving special honors as a member of the International Moot Court Team. Mr. Threet was admitted to the Arizona State Bar Association and the United States District Court, District of Arizona in October,...

I practice exclusively in the area of personal injury law. I represent individuals and families who are injured as a result of someone else’s negligence. I take each case personally and fight insurance companies that only want to take advantage of you and your loved ones when you are most vulnerable. I take time to listen to your problems and will give you advice you can count on. Before moving to Arizona in 2002, I lived in New Orleans, Louisiana, where I practiced law primarily in the areas of insurance and medical malpractice defense. During my time defending claims,...

I am Attorney Jason Lamm, a Phoenix criminal defense attorney who has served as a major felony prosecutor in my more than 15 years of experience. I have handled thousands of cases including the most complex and have come away with a successful track record. I know that every individual is different, thus every case must be handled with personalized care. This is the kind of attention when you come to me to handle your case. I provide thorough, detailed, and tenacious counsel for your case so you can move forward with confidence. Call me today to get started.