Rio Verde Lawyers

George Smith is a third-generation Arizonan who has been practicing law throughout the state since 1997. Mr. Smith attended Arizona State University, earning his bachelor’s degree in 1992 and his law degree from Arizona State University in 1996. He has been with Berk & Moskowitz since 2000. Mr. Smith has a broad, interdisciplinary practice in the state and federal courts including litigation of commercial and business disputes, real estate disputes, personal injury cases and family law matters. He prides himself on providing not only legal solutions and advice, but also practical solutions and advice to his clients. ...

Michael Aurit, JD, MDR is a professional family mediator, Arizona attorney and Founder of The Aurit Center for Divorce Mediation in Scottsdale, AZ. Michael serves on the National Board of Directors of the Academy of Family Mediators and he is a Fellow of the American Bar Association Dispute Resolution Section. Michael is a member of The Association for Conflict Resolution and he is current Ethics Chair of MCAFM. Michael received his Juris Doctorate from Pepperdine University School of Law, his Master's Degree in Dispute Resolution from the Straus Institute at Pepperdine and his Bachelor's of Fine Arts from...

After thirty years of practice in NY, my wife, Shelley, and I moved to Boca Raton, FL (NY with FL weather). In addition to creating, editing and publishing CasePrepPlus.com, a comprehensive paid subscription online annotated advance sheet service for the NY Bar from 2006 to 2014, which is now published by NYSBA as a member benefit, I continued providing consultations and drafting motions and appeals for a few of my colleagues back in NY, and handled first party PD hurricane and tropical storm claims, private LTD and group ERISA claims, and general legal matters as a member of the FL...

Ladd is an associate attorney who grew up in Arizona and graduated from the Arizona State University Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law. During law school, Ladd worked at both the Maricopa County Superior Court and the Arizona Court of Appeals. He received litigation experience working as a student law clerk at the Goldwater Institute, Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, and the Maricopa County Prosecutor’s Office. He served as an editor on the Journal of Law, Policy, and Military Affairs as well as the Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy. Before law school, Ladd lived in Paraguay for two...

Based in Scottsdale, Arizona, attorney Shane Miller is a skilled and experienced trial and litigation lawyer. Mr. Miller’s major areas of practice over the previous 14-plus years have been in criminal and DUI defense as well as plaintiff’s personal injury. Mr. Miller has successfully defended hundreds of misdemeanor and felony cases and has earned numerous large settlements for his civil and personal injury cases. He aggressively strives to achieve the best possible outcome for his clients, which includes numerous favorable trial verdicts, dismissed cases and exceptional settlements. Mr. Miller has extensive courtroom experience conducting jury trials, bench trials, pretrial hearings and...

Shad M. Brown, J.D., LLM, is a managing partner of the Brown Naegle Crider & Jensen Law Firm. Shad’s practice is concentrated in estate planning, tax planning, tax controversy and qualified domestic relation orders. Prior to forming Brown & Jensen, Shad was an attorney with the Dana Law Firm. It was there Shad established a premier tax practice for the firm involving complex tax planning and tax controversy resolution. Before entering private practice, Shad worked as an attorney at the IRS’s Office of Chief Counsel where he represented the IRS in civil and criminal tax matters. Shad’s experience includes work...

Doug Imperi is a dedicated and passionate attorney that is prepared to fight zealously to defend his clients' rights. Doug works on an array of legal areas, including civil rights, personal injury, medical malpractice, legal malpractice, real estate, bankruptcy, estates & wills, family law, contract disputes, insurance law, shareholder disputes, and appellate law.

In practice, Doug has hit the ground running. Within a year of working at the Nathanson Law firm, Doug contributed to a motion that overturned a multi-million dollar lawsuit against a client. In addition, he had the opportunity to work on an appellate brief for a case that...

Philomena S. Patiño (Mena) is an Arizona native, born and raised in the Valley of the Sun. Mena received received her Juris Doctor from the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University. She also holds a Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies with concentrations in English and Sociology from Arizona State University (Go Sun Devils!). During her time in law school, Mena gained experience from the Arizona Court of Appeals, the ASU Office of General Counsel, a local commercial litigation firm, and working as a research assistant. Mena participated in the Lodestar Mediation Clinic where...