Az Business Magazine’s 2014 top lawyer list was created after the editorial department asked Arizona law firms to nominate their two best attorneys from more than 20 different categories for consideration. Those nominees were vetted and considered by a panel made of the editorial team and industry experts to determine the exclusive 2014 Az Business Magazine Top Lawyers List.


Michael F. Beethe
Michael F. Beethe
Member
Comitz | Beethe
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Beethe is an experienced transactional attorney who focuses his practice on real estate development and finance, commercial and healthcare transactions, complex loan workouts and equine industry matters.


Steven Lisker
Steven Lisker
Partner
Squire Sanders
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Lisker, a Certified Specialist in Real Property Law by the State Bar of Arizona, represents real estate developers and builders in the review, planning, acquisition, development, financing, sale, leasing and regulatory compliance of real estate projects.


Alexander L. Broadfoot
Alexander L. Broadfoot
Shareholder
Gallagher & Kennedy
Company Website
Broadfoot has expertise in office, industrial, retail and multifamily sectors, including acquisition, development, leasing, sales and financing. Expertise in commercial lease transactions in prominent mixed-use developments on public, private and Native American properties across the southwest.


Mark A. Nesvig
Mark A. Nesvig
Director
Fennemore Craig
Company Website
Nesvig practices in the areas of real estate transactions and financing. His work includes the purchase, development, financing, leasing, operation and sale of a wide variety of properties and projects.


Edwin C. Bull
Edwin C. Bull
Managing partner
Burch & Cracchiolo
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Bull is the managing partner of the firm and is certified as a real estate specialist by the State bar of Arizona. His practice includes zoning, general plan amendments, specific area plan approvals, variances, development impact fees and real estate transactions.


Jody K. Pokorski
Jody K. Pokorski
Partner
Snell & Wilmer
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Pokorski practices primarily in the area of real estate transactions, finance and regulatory matters, including work relating to commercial purchase and sale transactions, real estate financing, master planned communities, subdivision matters, and leasing.


Rebecca Burnham
Rebecca Burnham
Shareholder
Greenberg Traurig
Company Website
Burnham represents real estate development interests in connection with the acquisition, planning, development, financing, operation and sale of real estate developments, as well as legislative and public policy matters pertaining to economic development and land use.


Michael E. Tiffany
Michael E. Tiffany
Shareholder
Tiffany & Bosco, P.A.
Company Website
Tiffany practices in the area of commercial transactions, primarily in strategic planning, business solutions, real estate and finance, including HUD insured loans for multi-housing projects.


Diane M. Haller
Diane M. Haller
Partner
Quarles & Brady LLP
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Martindale-Hubbell AV® Peer Review Rated and named among the “Top 25 Female Lawyers in the Southwest” by Southwest Super Lawyers, Haller is chair of Quarles’ Real Estate and Land Use Practice Group.


Paul M. Weiser
Paul M. Weiser
Managing shareholder
Buchalter Nemer
Company Website
Weiser’s practice focuses on commercial landlord/tenant law, including the drafting, interpreting and enforcing of leases and amendments related to office, retail, medical and industrial properties, as well as the handling of real estate brokerage issues, construction claims/defenses and creditors’ rights/debt collection.