Attorneys

Director

Making law on short notice: As a very young lawyer, Randy was handed a case at the 11th hour. With virtually no preparation time, he devised and presented an argument that was the sole basis for an appeal that resulted in a reversal of the lower court’s ruling. It later became the seminal decision in Arizona on the enforcement of foreign judgments. That decision has become one of the most-often quoted decisions on that issue in the western United States.

Changing a judge’s mind: Randy opposed a noted bankruptcy lawyer in a dispute regarding whether notice was given to Randy’s secured-creditor client. The judge summarily ruled against Randy’s client, but the Appellate Court then remanded the matter back to the judge, requiring that he conduct a hearing on the merits. After hearing Randy’s arguments, the judge then reversed himself and ruled in favor of Randy’s client, ultimately saving the client hundreds of thousands of dollars.

“I spend the time necessary to fully understand my client’s situation, so I can provide a variety of options—not only on the current pressing legal matter, but also to educate the client as to how to avoid similar problems in the future. This requires that I genuinely focus on their concerns and both their short-term and long-term well-being.”

“The practice of law allows me to utilize my intuitive skills to devise and implement pragmatic and oftentimes innovative approaches to what appear to be common legal problems. I’m very fortunate to be paid to solve puzzles that others cannot. And, during the course of my representation, my clients are willing to listen to my advice so they can solve similar problems in the future on their own.”

• Board Certified Bankruptcy Specialist.
• Extensive experience in construction and real estate law.
• Represents numerous contractors, developers, real estate agents, and homeowners.
• Represents bankruptcy trustees, Chapter 7, 11 and 13 debtors, and a variety of institutional and small business creditors, and has also been an expert witness in bankruptcy cases.
• Able to litigate complex bankruptcy matters thanks to his State and Federal Court trial experience.
• Advises other parties and attorneys on the impact of bankruptcy on other areas of law, such as divorce, real estate, construction, criminal, tax, or personal injury law.
• Frequent speaker to attorney groups, professional organizations, and trade groups on bankruptcy, construction, and real estate topics.
• Author and creator of a comprehensive bankruptcy seminar, “Bankruptcy Ambushes Lurking in the Legal Jungle,” an annual presentation by the State Bar of Arizona for over 15 years.
• Chairs the only seminar in the State of Arizona devoted solely to Chapter 13s, which helps raise money for the public-service arm of the ASU Law School Alumni Association.
• Has served on the Board of Maricopa County Bankruptcy Section, the Board of the Scottsdale Bar Association, various State and County Bar committees.

• Graduate and board member of the Scottsdale Leadership Training Program.
• Member, Phoenix Theatre Board of Directors from 1995 until 2002, and held a variety of offices within that organization, including vice-president.
• Appointed by the Scottsdale City Council in 1999 to the Environmental Quality Advisory Board, through 2005.
• Member, Board of Directors of the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts since 2001.
• Ongoing chair of Envirokidfest, an all-day festival sponsored by the City of Scottsdale educating fourth-graders about environmental issues.
•State Bar of Arizona, Bankruptcy, Construction Law and Real Estate section, Member,1980
•Scottsdale Bar, Former director from 2000 to 2006, current member
•Maricopa County Bar, Member,1980
•American Bankruptcy Institute, Member, 2000

J.D., Arizona State University, 1980.
B.A., cum laude, Arizona State University, 1977.