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I am a California native who transplated to Arizona after my family moved to Tucson.

Being married and having five children, I don't find much time for too many things...except for a little music, martial arts, and surfing. Apart from my primary work as a father and husband, I practice law --- and I truly enjoy it. It is amazing how many peoples lives are touched daily.
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Some of my greatest heroes are the Catholic saints like St. Thomas More; a great Catholic statesman and lawyer.

My background includes the study of Chinese martial arts brought to the United States by the Chin family and taught to Al Moore, Sr., Currently I give private instruction and training in Northern Shou Shu.

In addition to my martial arts background, I have studied classical music since age 4. Some of my musical endeavors have included playing the in Budapest, Hungary; all over Italy, and across the United States. This love of music brought me eventually to playing at the Tanglewood Institute of Music, the University of San Diego and the Orvieto Musica Festival in the Umbria region of Italy. Finally, my work as a composer and producer includes the recordings of Zimbobway's King Kingston Orchestra in 1998 with Jamaican arranger Carlos Malcolm. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Malcolm

In six days, Zimbobway's King Kingston Orchestra recorded 24 tracks for two full length albums later mastered at Capitol Records in Hollywood, California. Other works include Boitovision which featured the vocal talent of Greg Lee from Hepcat on such songs as the Big Bamboo and Reincarnation.

Mr. Trezza hales from New York . After graduating from Boston College (cum laude) in 1986 he began a three year travel adventure that included Europe, Canada, and the United States before he entered law school. In 1991 he graduated early from Hofstra University and was awarded a Juris Doctor. Mr. Trezza immediately entered into his own private practice which grew to the point where he employed seven other attorneys and ten support staff. In 2006 he left the firm and founded AZ Statewide Paralegal, LLC which in two short years has become the biggest and most successful firm of it's kind in Tucson, AZ. AZ Statewide Paralegal is still going strong and being operated by his wife Shannon Trezza.
Currently Mr. Trezza practices alone and he concentrates solely on Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 bankruptcy. He is a member of the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys, American Bankruptcy Institute, and the National Consumer Law Center.

Former Federal Prosecutor - Assistant U.S. Attorney and Criminal Division, U.S. Department of Justice (Honors Program). Mr. Heurlin now practices in the areas of complex business and real estate litigation, securities arbitration (broker fraud), federal white-collar criminal defense, and security clearance litigation. Mr. Heurlin has tried approximately 50 jury trials and argued approximately 60 appeals, many in the federal courts.

Don Awerkamp is a partner in the law firm of Awerkamp & Bonilla, PLC. He has represented employees since 1983, and for the past twenty years his practice has been almost exclusively in the area of employment and labor law. He provides representation for private and government employees in most forums, including State and federal trial and appellate courts, the National Labor Relations Board, merit commissions of city, county, state, and federal governments, and other administrative agencies. He also provides advice and representation to employer clients giving him a dual perspective.

Mr. Awerkamp chaired the State Bar of Arizona Labor and Employment Law Section in 1995-1996. He is a member of the National Employment Lawyers Association. He served for many years on the Court Rules Committee for Pima County. He is on the National Board of Directors of the American Lung Association and has chaired the Board of the American Lung Association of the Southwest. He has also served on the Boards of the Community Outreach Program for the Deaf and the Arizona Center for Disability Law.

Before receiving his J.D. degree from the University of Arizona and becoming an attorney in 1982, Mr. Awerkamp received a M.A. degree from Duquesne University in 1969 and a Ph.D. degree from De Paul University in 1974 and taught philosophy. He has frequently given presentations on employment law issues for the State Bar of Arizona, the University of Arizona College of Law, and various other organizations. He is also one of the authors for the Arizona Employment Law Handbook. He has served as an expert witness on employment law issues in litigation and has provided expert testimony before the Arizona Legislature on employee whistle blowing.

For over ten years Mr. Awerkamp has been rated A-V by Martindale-Hubbell, its highest rating as provided by fellow lawyers. Mr. Awerkamp is also listed in Best Lawyers in America for employment lawyers and has been selected its 2012 Tucson Employment Law - Individuals Lawyer of the Year. Since Tucson Lifestyle Magazine began listing Tucson's Top Lawyers Mr. Awerkamp has been listed for Labor and Employment Law and he is the only attorney it has listed for Civil Rights Law. Since 2007 Mr. Awerkamp has also been listed by Southwest Super Lawyers for Employment and Labor Law.

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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).

Frances Lynch is a trial attorney who has studied the art of trial techniques with faculty of the nationally known Trial Lawyer's College. In the course of her career, she has had many jury trials, and has successfully represented people in many communities and in many courtrooms throughout Arizona. She has devoted her career to protecting the rights of people and to educating non-lawyers about the judicial system.

Katie Rogers Law provides exceptional legal representation in Family Law including Divorce, Paternity, Child Support, Child Custody, Parententing Plans, Pre Nuptial Agreements, Mediation, and Domestic Partnernerships. Landlord/Tenant law is also a strong part of our practice including representation of landlords in eviction actions, drafting lease agreements, and other landlord/tenant issues. We also provide representation and assistance with contract issues including property contracts, consumer contracts and business contracts.
Our philosophy is to provide committed, quality, and comprehensive legal representation and, in the process, form strong client relationships that go beyond a simple business arrangement.

I am an experienced, professional attorney handling divorce cases for over twenty-five years. I handle cases that include businesses, retirement, spousal support, alimony and other issues. I also prepare and review pre-marital agreements

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'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.

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.

I want to thank you for coming to coming to this profile.

I became an attorney because I believe in justice and freedom and every person's right to have the protections guaranteed to us as citizens of the United States of America.

I know that there are hundreds of other attorneys in Tucson and that you might ask me why you should consider hiring me instead of another.

My answer is that each and every one of my clients gets one hundred and ten percent of my time, effort and caring.

I turn over every stone and explore every lead in order to find the evidence and law needed to do all that I can for those I have sworn to protect.

I am a very passionate man who has a driving desire to fight for and serve those who need my help.

I have lived in Tucson since 1963. I graduated from Catalina High School, the University of Arizona and the University of Arizona College of Law. I have an honorable discharge from the United States Army. I have handled felony and misdemeanor cases at the trial level for 33 years, helping thousands of people in the process.

I defend in the City Court, Justice Court, Juvenile Court, Superior Court, Federal District Court, Federal District Court of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court.
I will not charge you to discuss your case with me at my office regardless of how long it takes.

The bottom line is that I will fight as zealously for your freedoms, liberties and constitutional rights as I would for my friends, my family and my self.

After having served the citizens of Arizona for 33 years I've accumulated a wealth of knowledge in a vast array of legal areas. I would like to help you to assert and protect your legal rights.

Thank you for the time you've taken to read this.

- Jeffrey Blackman

Practicing in Tucson, Arizona since 1967.
University of Arizona: Graduated 1964
University of Arizona School of Law: Graduated 1967
Admitted to Arizona State Bar: 1967