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Born in Colorado City, Texas, Dale Haralson began his law practice in 1963 after earning his B.B.A. from Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas, and his J.D. from the University of Arizona College of Law. Mr. Haralson, a Tucson personal injury lawyer, currently focuses his practice on personal injury, medical malpractice, products liability, insurance, and aviation and railroad litigation. He is certified as a Specialist in Injury and Wrongful Death Litigation by the State Bar of Arizona and as a Specialist in Civil Trial Advocacy by the National Board of Trial Advocacy.

Tucson personal injury lawyer Dale Haralson is admitted to practice in the state of Arizona; the U.S. District Court, District of Arizona, Western District of Texas, District of Utah, District of Nevada; the U.S. Court of Appeals, 5 th Circuit, 9 th Circuit, 10 th Circuit; and the U.S. Supreme Court. As one of the most accomplished and experienced trial lawyers in the country, Mr. Haralson has also become a popular lecturer, having been invited to present lectures at both national and regional seminars.

In addition to his law practice, Tucson personal injury lawyer Dale Haralson is an active member of several prestigious professional organizations, within which he has frequently served in positions of responsibility. Mr. Haralson sat on the Board of Governors of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America for nearly 20 years, simultaneously holding the position of Vice-President from 1981 to 1982 and Treasurer from 1978 to 1981. He has also served as President, Vice-President, Secretary, and Parliamentarian of the Western Trial Lawyers Association, and continues to sit on the organizationâs Board of Governors.

Mr. Haralson has additionally served as President of the Arizona Trial Lawyers Association (1969-1970); as President of ATLA Auxiliary (1976-1977); on the Board of Governors of the Trial Lawyers for Public Justice (1987-1990); as Chairman of the Trial Practice Section of the Arizona State Bar Association (1971-1972); on the Arizona Supreme Court Committee for Arizona Uniform Jury Instructions (1973-1975); on the Special Committee of Medical Malpractice Panels (1976-1978); and on the University of Arizona, Law College Association, Board of Directors (1984-1987).

In addition, Mr. Haralson is a member of the Pima County Bar Association, the California Trial Lawyers Association, the Texas Trial Lawyers Association, the Practicing Law Institute, the Law-Science Academy, the American Board of Trial Advocates, and the American Bar Association. He is a Fellow of both the International Academy of Trial Lawyers and the International Society of Barristers.

On many occasions throughout his distinguished career, Mr. Haralsonâs professional excellence has been formally recognized by his peers and by several highly regarded publications. He is a recipient of the Trial Lawyer of the Year award from the Trial Lawyers for Public Justice, as well as a Special Recognition Award by the Arizona Association of Defense Counsel for epitomizing the highest standards of integrity and professionalism. He has been named in every edition of Best Lawyers in America, widely regarded as the most trustworthy and unbiased reference to preeminent lawyers in the United States. In addition, Mr. Haralson has been acknowledged in Town & Country; Whoâs Who in American Law, 3 rd Edition; Outstanding Young Men of America, 1973; Whoâs Who in the West, 1973; and Whoâs Who in the World. In 1983, Mr. Haralson was honored by Hardin-Simmons University with the Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award.

Aside from being one of Arizonaâs most renowned lawyers, Mr. Haralson is a devoted family man. He and his wife, Betty, have two children and five granddaughters. In addition, Mr. Haralson always finds the time to contribute to the community, having been a member of the University of Arizona Arthritis Advisory Board and the Tucson General Hospital Trustees. He currently sits on the Arizona Board of Directors for the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. In his free time, Mr. Haralson is a private pilot with single and multi-engine instrument rating. He also enjoys tennis, scuba, skiing, and doing ministry work with the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.

Mr. Haralson is rated AV by Martindale-Hubbell.

I represent individuals with a focus on Social Security Disability cases (requests for reconsideration, administrative appeals, and federal court appeals) as well as guardianships and conservatorships in Probate Court.

I previously worked at the Arizona Center for Disability Law where I focused on mental health issues. Before that I was an associate attorney with the firm of Corey & Kime, P.C. in Tucson, Arizona. After law school, I had the privilege of working as a law clerk for the Honorable Louis H. Pollak, United States District Court Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

I graduated from Washington University School of Law with a J.D. in May 2000 (Class Rank: Top 3%).

In May 1995, I received a Master of Social Work degree from San Francisco State University.

Legal Publication: Michelle Michelson, Recent Development, The Admissibility of Expert Testimony on Battering and Its Effects After Kumho Tire, WASH.U.L.Q. (Spring 2001).

Lenore Tsakanikas practices primarily in domestic relations in the Law Office of Lenore Tsakanikas,PLLC. She and her staff quickly, efficiently, and competently handle family law matters, including divorce, custody, paternity, child support, relocation, and asset protection. Ms. Tsakanikas received her degree in 1991 from the James E. College of Law (formerly University of Arizona, College of Law) and has been practicing law for the past 18 years. Ms. Tsakanikas has served on State Bar sponsored committees where she has nosted seminars regarding a variety of topics. Ms. Tsakanikas serves as a judge pro tempore for Pima County Superior Court, presiding in settlement conferences involving divorce, custody and paternity. She serves on the Board of Directors for Ballet Tucson.

Ronald Zack received an AAS in Nursing from Sauk Valley College in Dixon, Illinois in 1976; a Bachelor’s degree in Allied Health and English from Siena Heights College in Adrian Michigan; a Master’s degree in Linguistics from Wayne State University and a Juris Doctorate from Western State University College of Law in 2003. His Tucson Arizona law practice is focused on estate planning and elder law.

As an attorney, Ron has worked in the areas of insurance defense, as a prosecutor and Assistant Attorney General. In 2008, he formed an independent law practice to pursue his longtime goal of serving the community as an estate planning and elder law attorney. Ron brings his years of varied experiences in nursing, education, real estate, insurance and law to culminate in a premier law practice dealing with the unique and complex issues of estate planning and elder law.

I've been practicing family law in the greater Tucson area since 1988, in both Pima and Cochise County divorce courts. As an experienced Tucson divorce and custody attorney, I can help you with a wide variety of family law legal issues, including: Divorce, Custody, Legal Separation, Visitation, Paternity, Child Support, and Grandparents' Visitation Rights. Telephone consultations are free and available whenever you call--24 hours a day, 7 days a week--at 520-750-1234.

CARL R. SAMMARTINO graduated in 2002 from the University of Michigan with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science; in 2006 he received his Juris Doctor from the University of Arizona. He joined Stubbs & Schubart, P. C., in 2008.

Russell Krone attended the University of Arizona and the Berklee College of Music in Boston before completing his Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration at the University of Phoenix in 1991. He received his Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, from the University of Arizona College of Law in 1994. In law school, Russ served on the editorial board of the Arizona Journal of International & Comparative Law as the Research & Development Editor. After passing the Arizona Bar in 1994, Russ became an associate attorney at a well established mid-sized Tucson lawfirm. He became a partner in that firm in 2002. He is currently a member of the State Bar of Arizona and is admitted to practice in all the State and Federal Courts of Arizona, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States District Court for the District of Colorado. Russ' 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.

Before attending Law School, Russ was involved in the development of electronic parts testing systems and laser optical measuring devices. At the same time, Russ free lanced as a radio and television engineer, where he designed, constructed and maintained UHF television stations, point-to-point terrestrial microwave links, television and sound recording studios and other similar broadcasting installations.

Among his other involvment in the community, Russ served on the Board of Directors for Community Options, Inc.; the Board of Directors of Rebuilding Together; and the Board of Trustees of Green Fields Country Day School. Russ also served as a Member of the Arizona State Bar Committee on Recommended Jury Instructions (civil).

Member, New York State Bar (Admitted 1982), Retired Status (2000). Sole Practitioner, Watertown, NY. Trial Practice. Criminal Defense, Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice, Family Law, Bankruptcy.
Member, Federal Bar (Northern District of NY), Retired Status.
Member, US Supreme Court Bar.

Resides presently Tucson, Arizona and Prague, Czech Republic.

I advise and represent clients in real estate, financing and business transactions in Arizona and Mexico, and related litigation in Arizona. I am licensed to practice law in Arizona (since 1996) and California (since 1994), and work closely with Mexican lawyers and Notary Publics with respect to Mexican legal issues and transactions.

My real estate practice includes commercial and residential real estate acquisitions and sales, leases, financing, development, zoning and land use. My business practice includes forming and advising business entities (corporations, LLCs, and partnerships), advising investors, and reviewing, drafting and negotiating contracts for businesses and individuals. My financing practice includes having served as counsel to borrowers, lenders, issuers, underwriters, guarantors, and trustees, or as bond counsel, in taxable and tax-exempt financings totaling more than $750,000,000.