Top Lawyer 2011 – The winners

Avvo, Inc.—the Seattle company that helps consumers make better health and legal decisions by offering free Q&A forums, backed by ratings and profiles for 90 percent of the doctors and lawyers in the U.S.—has teamed up with North Valley Magazine to present this list of top lawyers in the Phoenix area. Lawyers are ranked based on their professional backgrounds according to Avvo’s proprietary algorithms. The Avvo Rating is a score on a 10-point scale distilled from the raw rankings generated by Avvo. The ratings and rankings were calculated August 9, 2011.

Commercial Finance

David Cleary, Phoenix – View profile
Scott DeWald, Phoenix – View profile
Bruce MacDonough, Phoenix – View profile
Quinn Williams, Phoenix – View profile

Construction/development

George Paul, Phoenix – View profile
David Tierney, Scottsdale – View profile
Sharon Shively, Scottsdale – View profile
Robert Roos, Phoenix – View profile
Michael King, Phoenix – View profile

Consumer Bankruptcy/Debt

Diane Drain, Phoenix – View profile
Joseph McDaniel, Phoenix – View profile
Chris Rike, Scottsdale – View profile
Harold Campbell, Mesa – View profile
Lawrence Pew, Mesa – View profile

Criminal Defense

Michael Black, Phoenix – View profile
Kristen Curry, Phoenix – View profile
Alex Lane, Phoenix – View profile
Howard Snader, Scottsdale – View profile
Lee Stein, Phoenix – View profile

DUI/DWI

Alex Lane, Phoenix – View profile
Paul Ramos, Scottsdale – View profile
Howard Snader, Scottsdale – View profile
Mark Weingart, Tempe – View profile
Craig Penrod, Tempe – View profile

Employment Law

John Doran, Scottsdale – View profile
Lawrence Rosenfeld, Phoenix – View profile
Michael Berman, Phoenix – View profile
John Lomax, Phoenix – View profile
Daniel Barr, Phoenix – View profile

Estate planning

Richard Keyt, Phoenix – View profile
Phoebe Moffatt, Scottsdale – View profile
Ilene McCauley, Scottsdale – View profile
Wallace Larson, Phoenix – View profile
TJ Ryan, Phoenix – View profile

Family

William Bishop, Phoenix – View profile
Stasy Click, Tempe – View profile
Mark Cord, Scottsdale – View profile
Rebecca Owen, Phoenix – View profile
Deshon Pullen, Phoenix – View profile

Immigration

Salvador Ongaro, Tempe – View profile
Nancy-Jo Merritt, Phoenix – View profile
Solomon Kanu, Phoenix – View profile
Colleen DiSanto, Scottsdale – View profile
Irena Juras, Scottsdale – View profile

Insurance

Garrick Gallagher, Phoenix – View profile
Mack Jones, Phoenix – View profile
Mark Worischeck, Phoenix – View profile
Edward Comitz, Scottsdale – View profile
Douglas Christian, Phoenix – View profile

Intellectual Property

John Cummerford, Phoenix – View profile
Scott Gibson, Mesa – View profile
Gerald Fellows, Phoenix – View profile
James Ullman, Phoenix – View profile
Brian LaCorte, Phoenix – View profile

Personal injury

Mark Breyer, Phoenix – View profile
Michael Cordova, Phoenix – View profile
Stephen Leshner, Phoenix – View profile
Van O’Steen, Phoenix – View profile

Christopher Zachar, Phoenix – View profile

Real estate

David Shein, Scottsdale – View profile
Jeffrey Verbin, Phoenix – View profile
Rebecca Burnham, Phoenix – View profile
Michael Widener, Phoenix – View profile
Lance Davidson, Phoenix – View profile

Small Business

Galbut Keith, Phoenix – View profile
Richard Keyt, Phoenix – View profile
David Shein, Scottsdale – View profile
Brian Spector, Phoenix – View profile
Adam Studnicki, Scottsdale – View profile

Tax

Stephen Silver, Scottsdale – View profile
Jason Silver, Scottsdale – View profile
Randal Evans, Scottsdale – View profile
Ilene McCauley, Scottsdale – View profile
Lawrence Pew, Mesa – View profile