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Mr. Deere is a successful litigator with court experience ranging from high-volume evictions to multi-million dollar, complex litigation matters. He has represented clients in state court at the trial, appellate and Supreme Court levels, as well as in Federal Bankruptcy Court, District Court, and the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. Mr. Deere has developed a track record of obtaining positive results, often against much larger firms and attorneys with more experience. Despite this success, however, Mr. Deere recognizes that litigation is not always in the client’s best interest. As such, he strives to take a solutions-driven approach to the practice of law.



Representative Cases:
· Secured favorable settlement on behalf of an inventor/entrepreneur against a tool manufacturer, represented by the largest law firm in Arizona, in a multi-million dollar intellectual property litigation.
· Obtained precedent-setting opinion from the Arizona Court of Appeals on interlocutory appeal. See, Williams v. Baugh, 214 Ariz. 471, 154 P.3d 373 (App. 2007).
· Secured $50,000 sanctions judgment against the opposing parties and their attorney for filing frivolous lawsuit, and defended the subsequent appeal, resulting in a precedent-setting opinion from the Arizona Court of Appeals. See, Britt v. Steffen, 205 P. 3d 357 (Ariz. App. 2008).
· Represented a Certified Public Accountant before the Arizona Court of Appeals and the Arizona Supreme Court on an appeal from an adverse decision of the Arizona Board of Accountancy.
· Participated in securing a $4.5 million settlement against a city government in a personal injury case.
· Obtained support from the offices of two U.S. Congressmen to present a private immigration bill in the United States House of Representatives on behalf of a Mexican national client.
· Secured a settlement of 100% of the flood damages claimed on behalf of a large property management company against the manufacturers of a faulty water filtration system.
· Represented plant nursery business on appeal in an easement dispute before the Arizona Court of Appeals.
· Represented real-estate investment group in a foreclosure action with approximately $1.5 million at issue.
· Tried well over 100 eviction cases.
· Secured favorable settlement for an investor-purchaser against multiple defendants represented by four separate law firms in a dispute over the purchase of an apartment complex valued at several million dollars.
· Defended collection action against one of the nation’s largest banks and a leading rental car company.