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.
 Melissa A. Bengtson Associate DLA Piper Company Website Bengtson practices in corporate and securities law, assisting companies with advice regarding SEC reporting and corporate governance; M&A transactions; and debt and equity financing’s. |
 Kerryn Holman Associate Squire Sanders Company Website Holman’s practice is concentrated in complex commercial litigation in both state and federal courts. She has experience litigating a variety of matters, including: breach of contract, real estate, business torts, employment disputes, construction defects, and bankruptcy appellate work. |
 Hamid Jabbar Shareholder Tiffany & Bosco, P.A. Company Website Jabbar represents businesses and professionals in the financial, automotive, internet, e-commerce, and medical fields. As a California and Arizona lawyer, routinely litigates across state lines in state and federal courts. |
 Shanks Leonhardt Associate Sanders & Parks, P.C. Company Website Leonhardt focuses his practice in high value complex civil litigation with a specific emphasis in counseling and representing insurers in complex bad faith, construction defect, additional insured, personal injury and primary/excess coverage issues cases. |
 Milton Wagner Partner Lewis Roca Rothgerber LLP Company Website Wagner focuses on business litigation, including primarily business torts and financial disputes. He helps clients resolve cases of fraud and other financial misconduct, business interference, unfair trade practices, and similar disputes. |
 Bryan J. Gottfredson Attorney Sacks Tierney P.A. Company Website Bryan Gottfredson represents clients in business and corporate disputes. His experience includes litigation matters involving shareholder and partnership disputes, real estate, securities, breach of contracts, and other issues that arise in running a business. |
 Kami M. Hoskins Associate Jennings, Strouss & Salmon, PLC Company Website Hoskins practices bankruptcy by representing debtors, unsecured creditors’ committees, and secured creditors both in and out of court. She also practices labor and employment and helps employers resolve complex employment matters. |
 Jessica R. Kenney Associate Andante Law Group Company Website Kenney focuses her practice in the areas of business bankruptcy and corporate restructuring. She centers her legal representation on creative and practical solutions for business and corporate clients in need of financial restructuring. |
 Wesley Ray Associate Polsinelli Company Website Ray counsels realestate developers, banks, loan servicers, and ownership groups on resolving complex business and financial problems. He is experienced in financial restructuring and business litigation with specific emphasis on consensual debt restructurings and Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings. |
 Marian Zapata-Rossa Associate Quarles & Brady LLP Company Website Named to “40 Hispanic Leaders Under 40” by Univision and Chicanos Por La Causa, Inc., and recently honored with a President’s Volunteer Service Award, Zapata-Rossa practices in the area of labor and employment. |
