Mesa Business Lawyers

Dustin Christner's practice is concentrated on complex civil litigation. He has experience defending products liability and automobile warranty actions. Many of these cases involve large document production against aggressive, well-financed plaintiff's counsel. In defense of product manufacturers, Dustin has represented automobile, tire, construction equipment and consumer product manufacturers. He has defended these corporations against claims of personal injury, wrongful death, crashworthiness, seat belts, rollover/roof crush, airbag deployment, tire tread/belt separation and electrical fires. Dustin's automobile and motorcycle warranty practice has included automobiles and motorcycle manufacturers in breach of contract, Magnuson-Moss, Arizona Lemon Law and breach of warranty claims in both state and...

Our practice is focused on individuals and emerging companies. I have personally been involved in several start-up ventures in both operational and general counsel roles. I appreciate the challenges that can face a business (and its owners) from capital formation to contracts to estate and succession planning to bankruptcy.

Bryan J. Gottfredson is a Tucson native and received his B.A., cum laude, in Economics, from The University of Arizona in 2001, and his J.D. from The University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law in 2006. Mr. Gottfredson's practice focuses on enforcing his clients' legal rights in business disputes arising out of breach of contract and business torts. He has served as lead business counsel in arbitrations, mediations, and civil litigation matters in Maricopa County Superior Court and U.S. District Court, District of Arizona. While in law school, Mr. Gottfredson was an Ares Fellow and a member of...

Susan's 40+ years of practice include mergers and acquisitions and securities at large law firms in Phoenix and New York City, as well as several years as a solo practitioner. That breadth of experience provides Susan the knowledge and experience necessary to assist clients with their complex transactions, while appreciating their entrepreneurial need for an attorney that offers practical advice in a cost-effective manner. Susan's corporate and business practice encompasses all aspects of general business matters and commercial relationships in numerous industries, including contracts, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, financings, leases, regulatory compliance, choice of business entity, corporate governance and day-to-day...

Martin R. Galbut is the co-founder and managing partner of Galbut Beabeau, P.C., located in Phoenix, Arizona. Devoting his practice exclusively to business litigation, mediation and arbitration in many areas of commerce, he represents clients throughout the Phoenix metropolitan area in matters involving securities law, shareholder and owner disputes, antitrust violations, intellectual property protection, insurance, employment law, real estate transactions, defense of claimed lawyer malpractice and health care issues. His reputation among his peers has earned Mr. Galbut much recognition, including an AV Preeminent* rating for over 30 years from Martindale-Hubbell and numerous listings in Best Lawyers in America**, local...

Jeff combines his unique experience as both a lawyer and a businessman to fashion well reasoned and practical solutions in counseling and advising his clients. He is sensitive to the business considerations that are important to a business client and understands the operational and financial aspects of running a business. He is admitted to practice law in both Arizona and Texas and has focused his practice on business law matters including representation in the areas of entity formation, structured capital raises and financings including private placements of securities, business combination transactions, and other general company business transactions including contractual and...

Attorney Garrett Respondek is an Associate at Zazueta Law, PLLC. Mr. Respondek has been a licensed attorney since September 2019 and is admitted to practice in Arizona and the United States District Court for the District of Arizona. Mr. Respondek regularly assists the Firm in all client matters. His legal experience includes personal injury, contract litigation, insurance matters, employment disputes, and business law. Mr. Respondek earned his B.A. in English from the University of Texas at Austin and graduated from the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law at Arizona State University in 2018. Prior to joining the Firm, Mr. Respondek...

Direct, genuine, highly-informed and compassionate – these are the qualities that have enabled her to gain the trust of her clients since 1994. Whether she’s providing trust reviews, family wealth planning or creating a new estate and trust, Donna is passionate about protecting the families she serves and ensuring her client’s best interests are always at the forefront. Prior to opening the Law Office of Donna Farar Jewett, PLLC, Donna graduated cum laude in 1990 with a Juris Doctorate from Willamette University College of Law after earning her Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from the University of Colorado. She then...

Dan Garrison is the founder and managing member of the firm and of its sister firm, The Turnaround Team™, which focuses on consumer bankruptcy matters. For two decades, Dan has assisted clients with corporate restructuring, bankruptcy, commercial and real estate litigation, and corporate and real estate transactions. He holds an AV® Preeminent™ rating, the highest designation awarded by Martindale-Hubbell, the primary professional rating organization for attorneys. He also has been listed in Southwest Super Lawyers®, a designation limited to the top 5% of attorneys in the southwestern United States, has been named to Best Lawyers in America®, and been named...

At the Daly Law Firm, I offer clients responsive legal services individually tailored to their needs in corporate law matters. was born and raised in Arizona. I attended Arizona State University and graduated Magna Cum Laude in 2003 with a B.S. in Marketing. While attending Arizona State University, I was a member of the Phi Eta Sigma Honor Society and a member of the National Honor Society of Collegiate Scholars. I continued my education at Southwestern Law School where I earned my Juris Doctorate in 2006. While I attended the Southwestern Law School, I helped co-found the Business Law...

Amy Wilkins has more than 17 years’ litigation experience. Before forming her own firm, she practiced at large national firms, including Kirkland & Ellis, Steptoe & Johnson, and Lewis and Roca, where she defended clients in commercial litigation, employment, securities litigation, and criminal disputes. Ms. Wilkins brings that big-firm litigation experience to her clients at a reasonable, small-firm cost.

Amy then continued her career as a plaintiffs’ class action lawyer at Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro, where her passion for consumer safety led her to focus on automobile class actions. Her work included the Toyota rapid-acceleration multi-district litigation, a class action against...

Kelly practices general civil litigation with an emphasis on intellectual property and employment matters. She represents clients in both state and federal court as well as in administrative hearings and arbitration proceedings. Her trial court experience includes bench and jury trials, as well as numerous oral arguments on a variety of legal issues. Before attending law school, Kelly worked as a public relations executive. This experience helped her develop business skills, as well as an understanding of clients' needs and objectives.

Susan's 30 years of practice include mergers and acquisitions and securities at large law firms in Phoenix and New York City, as well as several years as a solo practitioner. That breadth of experience provides Susan the knowledge and experience necessary to assist clients with their complex transactions, while appreciating their entrepreneurial need for an attorney that offers practical advice in a cost-effective manner. She represents franchisors in connection with structuring and operating their franchise systems, compliance with franchise laws and drafting and negotiating Franchise Agreements. Susan also assists prospective franchisees in connection with their consideration of prospective franchise systems...

Tom Moring’s practice emphasizes complex real estate and commercial disputes, creditor’s rights, tort litigation and collections matters. Mr. Moring has extensive experience in managing and performing all aspects of litigation from initial investigation through discovery to trial. During the real estate downturn, Mr. Moring began helping lenders and owners of real property navigate the short sale and foreclosure process, including helping negotiate alternatives to protect the interests of his clients.

Throughout Mr. Moring’s career, he has been involved in a wide variety of civil litigation matters, most as lead counsel. Among Mr. Moring’s many career highlights:

-Acted as lead counsel in...

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.

Patrick Stanley has extensive experience assisting doctors, practice groups, and healthcare-related businesses meet their legal needs. He advises healthcare professionals and organizations throughout every step of their career.

Mr. Stanley has received an AV Preeminent rating by Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory, the highest possible rating in both ability and ethical standards, as determined through a rigorous peer review process. He has also achieved a ranking of “Superb” on the Avvo legal directory, which is based on input from colleagues and former clients. Arizona Business Magazine has recognized Mr. Stanley as one of the “Best of Arizona” in the areas of Healthcare,...

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...

I am a hard-working advocate for my clients. I focus in adoptions and helping foster parents. My firm, Lewis Labadie, has been a general practice since opening. As a result, my knowledge is vast in most areas of law. This provides me with an advantage over many attorneys who are limited to one area of law. I have extensive in-court experience and work all over Arizona. I love what I do. If I can help, I will. For 3 years now, our firm has been sponsoring First Aid and CPR classes for foster parents. The list of events is on our...

With a decade of experience litigating cases, Jenna has handled hundreds of depositions, dozens of jury trials and countless court appearances. Jenna prides herself on having a stellar reputation among fellow attorneys, colleagues at all levels and judges. Her secret sauce litigation style is a perfect mix of a laid-back “I got this” energy and tough advocacy.

Jenna started her career as a prosecutor at the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office. She prosecuted gang crimes, sex crimes and vehicular crimes. Her trial experience as a prosecutor includes homicides, sexual assault and aggravated assault. After gaining substantial trial experience, Jenna transitioned into civil...

Estate Planning Attorney at Boland Law Group, PLLC in Scottsdale, AZ

Eric P. O’Connor is a seasoned attorney with a robust practice focused on commercial litigation, entertainment, and sports law. With nearly two decades of experience, Eric represents a diverse range of clients, including Fortune 500 companies, high-profile influencers, recording artists, professional athletes, and businesses across manufacturing, retail, and digital media sectors. Eric’s litigation expertise spans contract disputes, intellectual property matters, and business torts. He has successfully guided clients through all phases of litigation, including discovery, motion practice, depositions, and appeals, while maintaining a results-driven approach tailored to each client’s objectives. In addition to his litigation work, Eric serves as outside general...

We are a full service law firm with a focus in the areas of personal and business bankruptcies including Chapter 7, Chapter 11, and Chapter 13. We also provide a full range of legal services to businesses.

In 1998, Matt started his career in law as a commercial and intellectual property litigator with the AmJur 100 firm of Quarles & Brady LLP in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Chicago, Illinois. At Quarles, Matthew was fortunate and garnered valuable trial experience during his first year as an associate-a rarity at one of the largest firms in the nation. Having proven his capacity and passion for litigation, Matt worked on a number of high-profile cases involving medical device manufacturers, electric utility companies, and other Fortune 500 or Forbes 100 companies.

His drive to make certain his clients receive the...

Richard has spent his career as a CPA, management consultant, business owner and attorney. From each of those professions he has gained valuable knowledge and experience to assist in guiding his estate planning and business clients make decisions to further their goals and protect their legacies. He is licensed in Arizona, New York, Pennsylvania and Connecticut and actively serves clients in those states. His estate planning practice focuses on wills, trusts, powers of attorney, probate management and elder law. He assists business clients in choosing and forming the proper form of entity and in drafting purchase and sale agreements, employment agreements,...

David C. Larkin is a business & employment attorney in Chandler, Arizona. At David C. Larkin, P.C., we serve employees and small business clients throughout the Phoenix area and the East Valley. Our clients trust our advice on the law, their rights, and the remedies available to them.

Over 30 Years Experience as a Business & Employment Attorney and Former CPA

For our business law clients, we draft contracts to prevent later conflicts, disputes, and litigation. We advise employers on what is permitted under the law to avoid compliance charges later.

For our employment law clients, we have consulted with thousands of employees...

Michaile J. Berg has extensive experience in negotiating and completing complex corporate and real estate transactions, including corporate formation and governance documents, contracts, employment agreements, leases, purchase & sale, and licensing agreements.

Ms. Berg has served as counsel in arbitrations before the AAA and FINRA, mediations, and civil litigation matters in the Maricopa County Superior Court, the U.S. District Court, District of Arizona, and the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of Arizona.

Ms. Berg is a Phoenix native and received her B.S., summa cum laude, from the W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University in 2005 and J.D. from...

Asset Protection and Wealth Preservation planning has been the sole focus of Attorney Ike Devji’s legal practice for the last 14 years and he is among the most experienced counsel in this area in the Southwest.

Devji and his colleagues protect over $5 Billion in personal assets for a national client base that includes thousands business owners and entrepreneurs in every imaginable field, and this excludes the value of their businesses. He is a noted national educator (CME, CLE, CE) and author with over 300 nationally published bylines and a frequent speaker on asset protection and risk management who...

This year (2024) marks my 30th year of experience in the legal field. After law school, at Pepperdine University, I moved to London to attend the London School of Economics. After graduating with my LLM. I worked in international business and finance for almost a decade, structuring corporate finance transactions, equity offerings, debt, focusing on contract and securities law issues. After returning to the States and working in an investment company for 12 years, I wanted to return to the full-time practice of law and started my own firm in 2015. I try to utilize my background in...

Highly experienced in commercial litigation and general corporate matters. Has been both partner in AM Law 50 law firm and General Counsel of corporation. Great courtroom, negotiation and client relation skills.