Topawa Lawyers

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...

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...

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

• Litigation- Litigated over 60 Family Law Matters; Prosecuted 18 felony trials and 7 misdemeanor jury trials and over 50 bench trials. Also, 11 litigated juvenile trials.
• Negotiations- Adjudicated over 100 felony cases and 200 misdemeanor cases;
• Discovery-Conducted numerous depositions, interviews; interrogatories and document productions;
• Motions & legal research- Have done 20 motion to suppress responses; filed numerous motions to compel and argued other evidentiary motions and responded to multiple appellate briefs.

WORK:

- Schill Law Group- March 2014 to present
Senior Family Law attorney. Litigating divorces; modifications; UCCJEA claims; relocation cases; 4D actions; Orders of Protection and child...

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...

Elizabeth "Betsy" Alongi has more than 15 years handling real estate transactions in Arizona. She has drafted commercial and residential PSAs and prepared and reviewed closing documents. She has drafted commercial leases (ground leases and office leases), reviewed loan documents, prepared operating agreements, and filed articles of organization for LLCs.

Jeff Silence has more than ten years of experience in the following areas:? EMPLOYMENT LAW - representing both employers and employees DEFAMATION LAW - helping people and businesses protect their reputation EDUCATION LAW - helping university students and professors challenge allegations of misconduct and poor performance and pursuing and defending Title IX sex harassment claims. Since becoming an attorney in 2012, Jeff has had many notable trial victories, some of which have resulted in significant media coverage. Jeff is a frequent speaker at attorney events and has published over 70 articles on a broad range of legal topics. Jeff has been named...

Mr. Amar is a Scottsdale personal injury attorney practicing law out of the Scottsdale law firm of Amar Esq. PLLC. Mr. Amar is the founder and managing attorney at the firm. He built the firm on the building blocks of client satisfaction and effective attorney representation. The firm's utmost priority is to deliver effective lawyering for its clients, and at the same time, keep its clients involved and engaged throughout the entire process. Mr. Amar received his Juris Doctor Degree from (ASU) the Arizona State University, Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, and received his Bachelor of Arts from (UCLA)...

Andrew is an Arizona native who has dedicated his career to helping the underdog, and to holding people accountable. His passion to stand up against bullies was cemented into his character at an early age, after witnessing a public servant fabricate a story to support his unlawful actions. Ever since, Andrew continues to push for justice on behalf of those who cannot seek it themselves.

“Justice consists not in being neutral between right and wrong, but in finding out the right and upholding it, wherever found, against the wrong.” –Theodore Roosevelt, 1916.

Andrew joined Burg Simpson in 2019, after...

Zayed Al-Sayyed is a 2009 Magna Cum Laude graduate of Arizona State University where he received his Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting and a 2010 Summa Cum Laude graduate of Arizona State University where he received his Masters degree in Taxation. Thereafter, Mr. Al-Sayyed received his Juris Doctorate from Phoenix School of Law, graduating Cum Laude in the top 10% of his class. While attending Phoenix School of Law, Mr. Al-Sayyed was an active member of the student body and the Phoenix community. He served as an editor and member of the Phoenix Law Review, as a delegate for the...

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.

Born in the tiny town of Hoxie, Kansas, Doug Weber grew up in Topeka and attended Kansas State University in Manhattan. A scholarship athlete, he was captain of the men's cross country and track and field teams, and was a world ranked distance runner. He continues to hold a school record in one event. Phoenix' excellent year-round training weather was one of the reasons he chose to relocate to Arizona and attend Arizona State University College of Law. While Doug no longer runs competitively, he supports the continued development of endurance sports and youth athletics...

Jerry Bonnett practices commercial and construction law, litigation and dispute resolution. He has been a member of the State Bar of Arizona since 1973 and the Colorado Bar Association since 1997. He has represented a wide range of clients, including Fortune 500 companies, regional enterprises, non-profit organizations, professionals and other individuals. In addition to rendering advice on general corporate and business law matters, he has handled a large variety of claims and disputes – through mediation, arbitration and litigation in state and federal courts and before administrative agencies. He has wide experience in resolving, through trial or otherwise, disputes arising...

I received my law degree from Seattle University School of Law in 2007. During law school, I focused primarily on Criminal Law while participating in advanced courses in Comprehensive Pretrial and Trial Advocacy. Those courses allowed me to prepare for and conduct mock trials with the guidance of King County prosecutors in front of King County judges. Additionally, I excelled in the nation's #1 Legal Writing program. When I graduated, I accepted a position as a Deputy County Attorney with the Maricopa County Attorney's Office. As a Deputy County Attorney, I continued to work on developing my skills as a trial...

Kelly G. Poe is an associate attorney with Gorman & Jones, PLC, an estate planning and probate law office based in Phoenix.

Worked with children as a special prosecutor and adults. Love the out doors. Now am doing some defense work, civil rights work, collections.

Kent is tenacious, knowledgeable, thorough and aggressive. Kent treats his clients as he would want to be treated if he were involved in a legal matter. He constantly considers the legal strategies available in light of the practical, emotional and economic consequences of potential options and results. He gives each client personalized attention and strives to handle each matter in an efficient and cost-effective manner. He goes the extra distance. Kent Berk was born in Denver, Colorado, and moved to Scottsdale, Arizona in 1972. He graduated from Arizona State University with a degree...

Jillian is the founder of Hindo Law Group, PLLC. Jillian practices in bankruptcy, debt negotiation, business formation, estate planning and probate matters. Jillian's bankruptcy experience allows her to assist her clients with a broad range of debtor and creditor issues. Jillian relocated from Michigan to Arizona in 2009 and began working for a consumer bankruptcy firm. She has experience in both Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 bankruptcy, as well as debt negotiation. In 2013 Jillian entered the world of private practice and expanded into the areas of estate planning and business formation. Jillian has aided clients with a...

Steven Laureanti is an attorney and shareholder at JacksonWhite Attorneys at Law, one of the largest full-service firms in Phoenix's East Valley. Steven focuses his practice on intellectual property, including patent law, IP consulting and auditing, IP litigation and outside counsel, international IP and related areas. He has extensive experience in the areas of patent preparation, appeals, prosecution and reexaminations. With his background in engineering, Steven is extremely familiar with mobile technologies, telecommunications, medical technologies and other high-tech industries. To learn more about Steven's comprehensive intellectual property services, visit his website with the link in the left-hand sidebar.

I enjoy working collaboratively with people to help each individual reach a solution that takes into consideration their priorities, meets their needs, and is understandable and practical. My goal is to help people plan properly in order to avoid unnecessary conflict, while also providing representation in the event conflict does arise.

I am a certified specialist in Trusts and Estates (State Bar of Arizona), and a Certified Elder Law Attorney (National Elder Law Foundation), and have been practicing in the areas of elder law, estate planning, estate administration, and Tribal and Federal-Indian Law for over 20 years. ...

Ms. McFarland's mission is to serve Sedona and the Verde Valley with experience and integrity. Since 2002, she has provided complete client service in the areas of estate planning, business law, real estate, and appellate practice. Ms. McFarland entered private practice in 1993. From 1993 through 2001, she worked with firms in Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, and Santa Barbara, California, primarily focusing on complex, commercial trial and appellate work in state and federal courts across the nation. Ms. McFarland's practice included disputes about employment contracts, partnership agreements, commercial leases, joint ventures, 10b(5) securities litigation, shareholder derivative actions, compliance with the Investment Company Act of 1940,...

Lewis Citrenbaum is the founder and principal attorney of Citrenbaum Law, PLLC, a respected criminal defense firm based in Prescott, Arizona. With extensive experience as a prosecutor prior to founding his practice, Lewis brings a deep understanding of the criminal justice system to his work, enabling him to provide exceptional representation to individuals facing criminal charges. Lewis focuses exclusively on criminal law, including cases involving DUI, drug offenses, domestic violence, theft, and other misdemeanors and felonies. His comprehensive knowledge of Arizona law, coupled with his prosecutorial background, allows him to effectively analyze cases, negotiate favorable outcomes, and provide aggressive trial advocacy...

I have practiced Criminal Law since 1997 in Arizona and New York and have been defending people since 2010. Please see my website for more details at www.GlenSHammond.com.

Born and raised in the suburbs of Chicago, Illinois, I attended the University of Minnesota Law School. After beginning my ptractice in san Diego, California, I eventually migrated to Prescott, Arizona. I have a general practice, with an emphasis, however, on commerical matters, business relations, real estate, including an expertise on landlord/tenant law, and litigation.