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Attorney William D. Black has over 25 years of experience in business law, business litigation, personal injury, medical malpractice law, estate planning, probate and trust litigation and other areas of law. His firm, the Law Offices of William D. Black, is committed to helping clients achieve their legal, business, and personal goals.

For a consultation with a lawyer at the Law Offices of William D. Black, call 602.910.6144 or 1.888.349.3599 or contact us online. Our firm serves clients in the Phoenix metropolitan area and throughout the State of Arizona.

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The Law Offices of William D. Black, to the extent necessary, utilize support staff consisting of paralegals, secretaries, receptionists and interpreters. When appropriate, the firm also enlists top-notch investigators, consultants and forensic experts to assure optimal results for our clients. The firm also employs part-time medical paralegals who are Registered Nurses. They assist in the evaluation of personal injury, medical malpractice and nursing home negligence claims. We also work with many physicians who are Board certified specialists in their medical subspecialties. In his business cases, Mr. Black works regularly with qualified accountants, CPAs, business appraisers, brokers and other respected experts. Through this team approach, we work to create solutions to legal problems and to deliver the best possible services to the client. To expand the services we can provide, we also maintain "of counsel" relationships with the following attorneys in the following respective areas of expertise:

ATTORNEY TIMOTHY J. KAMPER
SERVING "OF COUNSEL" IN THE AREA OF COMPLEX PERSONAL INJURY AND MEDICAL MALPRACTICE CASES-CERTIFIED SPECIALIST BY THE STATE BAR OF ARIZONA IN THE AREA OF PERSONAL INJURY AND WRONGFUL DEATH

ATTORNEY STEPHEN J. McFARLANE
SERVING "OF COUNSEL" IN THE AREAS OF TAX,
ESTATE PLANNING, PROBATE AND GUARDIANSHIPS / CONSERVATORSHIPS - MASTERS DEGREE IN TAX LAW (LLM(TAX), MBA IN BUSINESS ADMINSTRATION AND INTERNATIONAL FINANCE, FORMER IRS TRIAL ATTORNEY

ATTORNEY ROBERT E. WISNIEWSKI
SERVING "OF COUNSEL" IN THE AREA OF WORKERS COMPENSATION-CERTIFIED SPECIALIST BY THE STATE BAR OF ARIZONA IN WORKERS COMPENSATION

ATTORNEY IRENA MAKEETA JURAS
SERVING "OF COUNSEL" IN THE AREA OF INTERNATIONAL LAW, BUSINESS LAW, BANKRUPTCY AND IMMIGRATION-J.D./L.L.M


Mr. Black also regularly associates with certain other attorneys, with the knowledge and approval of his clients, on complex litigation matters. Many of these cases require a team approach and Mr. Black works with a select group of attorneys who are specialists in the required areas. The team delivers optimal results with no increased fee for the client.

The firm maintains a large "in house" law library and is equipped with the latest in computer research, word processing and Internet technology. We use e-mail for communications and are able to implement computerized litigation support. This allows the firm members to maintain a hands-on approach and provides the ultimate in client services and cost efficiency. It is also a necessity, since many of the State and Federal courts in Arizona are now fully computerized and otherwise electronically equipped. E-Courtrooms have already arrived. Even with our emphasis on advanced technology, we work hard to strike the proper balance between technology and personal contact. We also utilize 'focus groups', whenever practical, to assist in our evaluation of cases, strategies and problems.

Our firm concentrates on certain selected areas of the law. When clients have problems in other fields of law or in other jurisdictions, we help them find a well-qualified attorney in the required specialty or in that locality. We invite you to use us as your first contact and source of information for all of your legal needs. For attorneys who refer cases, we pay referral fees, when permitted by our Code of Ethics. Through our many years of practice, we are also familiar with many other professional practitioners, such as physicians (many of whom are board certified specialists), CPA's, business appraisers, stock analysts, etc. We are always willing to give you the benefit of our knowledge to make sure you end up with the right professional for you.

Call The Law Offices of William D. Black at 602.265.2211 or 1.888.349.3599. You can also fax us at 602.265.3685, or contact us online.
Free consultation • Phoenix, Arizona Experienced Lawyer • Meeting locations available throughout the state

Mark Breyer has been practicing law with his wife, Alexis, since 1996. They, from the start, have only focused on injury and wrongful death cases.

Mark is a certified specialist in injury and wrongful death law. This distinction has been awarded to him by the State Bar of Arizona. Less than 2% of attorneys have this distinction.

Mark also has received the highest possible ranking from Martindale Hubbell, a renowned legal source for over 100 years. This award symbolizes the highest legal ability and highest ethics.

Mark lvoes to go to trial and fight for the little guy. Breyer Law Offices is known for taking cases to trial and winning. Mark settles most of his cases but the insurance companies know that he is ready for the fight. Breyer Law Offices strives to help the little guy against the big insurance companies.

Paul Ticen is an associate at Schneider & Onofry and a 2006 graduate of the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law. He defends corporations and individuals in personal injury and wrongful death claims in the areas of general and dram shop liability. His experience in general liability has involved premises liability, including cases with suspected fraudulent activity. His experience in dram shop has involved defending bars and night clubs from allegations of serving alcoholic beverages to intoxicated persons or minors resulting in automobile accidents and violent acts such as gun shootings and assaults.

Paul has represented insurance companies in large loss property subrogation cases, involving fire and water losses arising from product defect, installation error and other causes. He handled cases in Arizona, California and Washington and was actively involved in the origin and cause investigation undertaken shortly after the loss occurred. He has experience with National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 921 (Guide for Fire and Explosion Investigations) and 25 (Standard for the Inspection, Testing and Maintenance of Water-Based Fire Protection Systems). His experience in products liability includes defending claims involving food products and appliances.

Paul conducts pre-lawsuit investigations to gather information and preserve evidence, enabling clients to assess potential exposure to a civil lawsuit.

Prior to entering the legal profession, Paul worked as a claims professional for more than six years with a local insurance company and with a claims management company where he was quickly promoted from personal automobile claims to handling litigated claims. As a Litigation Specialist, he provided representation at numerous mediations and settlement conferences throughout California . He also was selected by the company's Special Investigations Unit to handle litigated files involving suspected fraudulent claims.

Paul handled commercial claims, including commercial automobile, trucking, general liability and liquor liability claims. He handled high exposure claims and has a lot of experience negotiating settlements. His representation was in both pre-lawsuit and post-lawsuit mediations throughout the country.

Paul played intercollegiate baseball at Washington State University for two years. He is an avid college football and professional baseball fan. He is a certified CrossFit trainer, and is a member of Competitive Fitness, a CrossFit affiliate in Chandler. He competed in the Affiliate Cup at the 2009 CrossFit games in Aromas, CA where his team finished 10th out of 97 in one of the workouts. Paul is also a member of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, National Society of Professional Insurance Investigators and the Arizona Insurance Claims Association.

Mitchell & Yearin, P.L.C. is dedicated to the client's need for practical, effective, and prompt legal solutions. Our pledge and commitment is to provide exceptional quality in all our legal services with extremely competitive rates in both Arizona and California. We also understand the need for flexibility in the modern, fast, and changing market place. We therefore extend our knowledge, skill and dedication to prompt and efficient legal service to benefit our clients’ specific needs in both personal and professional representation in the following practice areas:

Business Law and Litigation
Personal Injury and Medical Malpractice
Estate Planning
Real Estate

At Mitchell & Yearin, PLC, the client is guaranteed personal service. We also take a unique and uncharacteristic approach to fees and expenses. We never bill for facsimiles, long distance calls, or in house photocopies. Unlike other firms, we believe such costs are business expenses associated with your representation and should therefore be absorbed by the firm.

Collectively, we have recovered over $20,000,000.00 for our clients over the years.


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Memberships

State Bar of Arizona
State Bar of California
U.S. District Court, District of Arizona
U.S. District Court, Southern District of California
Maricopa County Bar Association
American Bar Association
Prior Co-Chair Modest Means Project
Prior Co-Chair Mentor Committee

David Wenner, M.S.W., J.D. is nationally recognized as an authority on juror bias and decision-making. As a partner in the Phoenix law firm of Snyder & Wenner, P.C., Mr. Wenner has spent the last two decades prosecuting wrongful death and catastrophic injury accident cases, speaking to lawyers across the country on juror bias and decision-making, and creating a successful juror bias model.

Admission to Bars
1984 - Supreme Court of Arizona
1984 - United States District Court of Arizona
1984 - United States Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit
1990 - United States Supreme Court
Special Distinctions
Co-Author of the Jury Bias Model™, a comprehensive model for analyzing jury judgment and decision making in tort cases.
Best Lawyers in America, 2000-2008
Super Lawyers Southwest 2007-2008
Diplomat of Trial of Advocacy - National College of Advocacy, 1997
Co-Developer of AAJ's Overcoming Jury Bias Seminar & College, 1995 - present
Co-Creator Jury Bias Model™
Best Lawyers in Phoenix (Phoenix Magazine)
Martindale-Hubbell, A.V. rating
Committees
AAJ Jury Project
Board of Trustees - National College of Advocacy, 1995-2001, 2002-2005
Co-Chair Blue Ribbon Committee Appointed by ATLA President to Study Jury Bias
Board of Arizona Trial Lawyer Member Seminar Committee, 1998-2001
Board of the Arizona Trial Lawyers Member Seminar Committee, 1998-2001
Trial Practice Continuing Legal Education, State Bar of Arizona
MEMBERSHIPS
American Association for Justice (formerly, ATLA)
Arizona Bar Association
Maricopa County Bar Association
Honors
Honor Society - University of Washington, Phi Kappa Phi
Research
Juror Bias ATLA Blue Ribbon Committee - 1994-1997
Tort Reform Rhetoric and Juror Attitudes, 2000 - 2001, Stanford University, Roscoe Pound Foundation
Juror Attitudes Post 9/11, AAJ; Roscoe Pound Foundation 2002
Robert L. Habush AAJ Endowment Jury Project --- Judicial Attitudes Toward Voir Dire, Professor Lee D Ross, Stanford University, Geoff Garin, Peter Hart & Associates, Washington D.C. 2008

Steve Leshner has been practicing law in Arizona since 1976. He is a charter member of the first group of lawyers to be certified as a specialist in Injury and Wrongful Death Litigation in 1991. He is AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell, a Past President of the Arizona Trial Lawyers Association, named an Arizona "Super Lawyer", a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates and the Million Dollar Advocates Forum

Steve limits his practice to plaintiffs' accident, personal injury, medical malpractice and products liability cases. He has represented thousands of Arizonans who have been harmed by the careless and negligent conducts of others, and collected millions of dollars for individuals from major corporations, big insurance companies, the health care industry and the government.

Marc McCain has lived in the Phoenix area since 1978. He attended Arizona State University where he studied business finance and graduated with highest honors in 1991. After graduating from ASU he worked as a financial analyst with a local litigation consulting firm until he decided to follow his true passion to study law at Arizona State University College of Law. Marc graduated from law school with honors in 1995 and has been practicing in the Phoenix area since that time. In 1999, Marc co-founded McCain & Bursh PLC, Attorneys at Law with his fellow ASU graduate, Darius Bursh.

Erlichman Law Offices, an Arizona Personal Injury law firm, was originally formed in 1984 by Joseph Erlichman, who has been a practicing trial lawyer in Arizona since 1968. A graduate of St john's School of Law in New York City, he is an active member of the American Association for Justice (AAJ), the Arizona Trial Lawyers Association (AZTLA) and the Arizona State Bar.

Joseph Erlichman is an experienced trial lawyer, who began his career as a prosecutor with the Maricopa County Attorney's Office, and as head of the felony trial group. Beginning with 1980, he has limited his practice to the representation of accident victims, throughout the state of Arizona, as well as nationally.

He has a reputation in Arizona for achieving outstanding results for his clients, both in trials, settlements and arbitrations. Many of his clients are repeat clients who refer others to the firm, in hopes of achieving similar successful results.

The firm retains experts and commits resources to assure that accident victims receive just financial compensation and peace of mind.

Areas of Practice:

Automobile Accidents
Medical Malpractice
Personal Injury
Animal Bites
Slip and Fall
Wrongful Death

Mr. Langley has been a coverage attorney and insurance defense litigator since 1973, having attained his Juris Doctorate degree from the University of San Francisco Law School. He is actively licensed in Arizona and California and has tried in excess of seventy jury trial in federal and state courts including several first party bad faith, serious injury, wrongful death, professional liability, and punitive damages cases. His most recent trial in Arizona involved a False Light Invasion of Privacy and Intentional Interference of Business Relationships case. He has diversified expertise in construction defect, property, fraud, arson and coverage matters including examinations under oath and appraisals, as well as in estate planning. He is also a licensed civil engineer in the State of California.

Mr. Langley is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates, American Bar Association, Arizona and California Bar Associations, Defense Research Institute, Northern California Association of Defense Counsel, Arizona Association of Defense Counsel, and the Maricopa County and Scottsdale Bar Associations. He has presented at various continuing education courses and seminars including the ABA and the Property Loss Research Bureau. In 2004 he was featured in Law Technology News regarding his successful defense of a brain injury trial in Santa Monica, California.