The Phoenix office of Polsinelli Shughart PC experienced a rapid expansion within the last few years largely due to the firm’s response to client demand for extended legal services. Being able to offer clients the full array of business law services with a local presence and tremendous national and international reach was, and still is, the goal for the Phoenix Managing Partner Marty Harper.
A diverse group of talented lawyers provide legal service to clients in practice areas including:
- Business litigation
- Construction litigation
- Environmental and natural resources
- Government investigations and white collar criminal defense
- Real estate finance and transactions
- Insurance and bad faith litigation
- Product liability
- Bankruptcy and financial restructuring
- Administrative law
- Estate, trust and fiduciary litigation
- Labor and employment
- Employment litigation
With more than 50 attorneys in the Phoenix office, we are able to focus on high-profile litigation and complex business matters in a variety of practice areas and industries. The attorneys leading the white-collar criminal defense and government investigations team bring more than 45 years of experience to the group, while the bankruptcy and financial restructuring team includes attorneys originally from the boutique firm of Hebert Schenk, P.C. Attorneys who have previously serving as in-house counsel for national and international companies bring a unique perspective to several practice areas.
The Phoenix attorneys pay close attention to the needs of the community they serve. Arizona is a unique economy that is deeply rooted in real estate. For this reason, our real estate finance and transaction team includes seasoned attorneys and certified real estate specialists, strengthening our ability to assist clients in a variety of matters including investor and developer relations, commercial leases, loan documentation, foreclosures and work-outs, purchase and sale of businesses, and entity formations.
Attorneys in the Phoenix office also are recognized in the legal community for their achievements and dedication to client needs. Honors include: Chambers USA, The Best Lawyers in America®, Southwest Super Lawyers, Benchmark Litigation and Ranking Arizona.
The attorneys in Phoenix are passionate about many local charities and civic organizations as they serve the community in board and leadership roles with organizations including; U.S. Veterans Inc., YWCA of Maricopa County, Community Board of Advocacy for the Arts, Arizona Supreme Court's Foster Care Review Board, Arizona Humane Society, City of Phoenix Pacific Rim Advisory Council, Arizona BioIndustry Association and the Arizona Leadership Council of Mission of Mercy, a mobile medical clinic that delivers free medical care and free prescription medication to thousands of working poor at multiple sites across Maricopa County.
They also are very active in the Bar Associations and hold board or leadership positions with the Arizona State Bar, Asian American Bar Association and the Arizona Woman Lawyers Association, among others.
Polsinelli Shughart is among a select group of U.S. law firms that are members of Mackrell International. This network allows firms to remain close to their clients while at the same time offering them the expertise and knowledge obtained by professionals in other jurisdictions. Phoenix’s Managing Partner Marty Harper currently serves as the affiliation’s chairman.