FOUNDER
Wing Wachtel (1927-1997).
MEMBERS OF FIRM
James B. Wyss (1948-1999).
Steven A. Biehn (Member) born Lincoln, Nebraska, August 11, 1954; admitted to bar, 1980, Arizona. Education: University of Chicago (B.S., 1976); University of Arizona (J.D., 1980). Phi Alpha Delta. Assistant City Attorney, City of Lake Havasu, 1980-1981. Founding Director, Lake Havasu Rotary Club. Former Executive Director, Lake Havasu Chamber of Commerce. Former, Board of Directors, Probate and Trust Sections of Arizona Bar. Member: State Bar of Arizona; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Probate; Real Estate; Trust Law; Estate Planning.Email: Steven A. Biehn
Kenneth E. Moyer (Partner) born Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, August 7, 1959; admitted to bar, 1989, Arizona; 1992, U.S. District Court, District of Arizona; 1993, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: Pennsylvania State University; Arizona State University (B.S., Economics, 1985; J.D., 1988). Law Clerk to: the Hon. John L. Claborne, Arizona Court of Appeals, 1989-1991; Commissioner Michael K. Block, U.S. Sentencing Commission, 1988. Chairperson, Bullhead City Economic Development Authority, 1998-1999. Member, Board of Directors: Bullhead City Visitors and Convention Center, 1999; Bullhead City Industrial Development Authority, 1999; Bullhead City Rotary Club, 1997-1999; London Bridge Rotary Club, 1999. Board of Directors, Lake Havasu Area Chamber of Commerce, 2002-2006. Board of Directors, Lake Havasu Partnership for Economic Development, 2003. Member: Mohave County (Vice President; Member, Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee, 1997) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Arizona (Member, Board of Directors, Public Lawyers Section, 1991). Reported Cases: International Travel Marketing, Inc. v. F.D.I.C., 45 F.3d1278 (9th Cir. 1994); Hart v. Seven Resorts, Inc., 190 Ariz. 272 947 P.2d 846 (App. 1997); Luce v. State Title Agency, Inc., 190 Ariz. 500, 950 P.2d 159 (App. 1997); In re Britt, 369 B.R. 526 (Bankr. D. Ariz. 2007); In re Rushing, 273 B.R. 223 (Bankr. D. Ariz. 2001). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Personal Injury; Bankruptcy; Business; Real Estate.Email: Kenneth E. Moyer
Jason B. Bidwell (Partner) born Glendale, California, February 12, 1973; admitted to bar, 1999, California and U.S. District Court, Central District of California; 2000, Arizona; 2001, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California; 2003, U.S. District Court, District of Arizona; 2004, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 2005, Nevada; 2008, U.S. District Court, District of Nevada. Education: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (B.A., 1995); Pepperdine University (M.B.A., 1998); Pepperdine University School of Law (J.D., 1999). Northern Arizona Coordinator, Wills for Heroes, 2007. Director, Lake Havasu City Partnership for Economic Development, 2008,. Treasurer, Mohave County Bar Association, 2008. Mohave County Local Rules Committee, 2008. Listed in Who's Who Among Colleges and Universities, 1999. Treasurer, Student Bar Association, 1997-1999. Member: State Bar of California; State Bar of Arizona; State Bar of Nevada; Mohave County Bar Association; American Bar Association (Member, Section on Litigation). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Construction Law; Business Law; Litigation; Municipal Law.Email: Jason B. Bidwell
ASSOCIATES
T'shura-Ann Elias (Associate Attorney) born Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; admitted to bar, 2005, New York; 2008, Arizona. Education: University of Winnipeg (B.A., Political Science, with honors, 2001; B.A., English Literature, 2001); Thomas M. Cooley Law School (J.D., 2004). Dean's List, Thomas M. Cooley Law School; Recipient: Lester B. Pearson Scholarship; Advanced Writing Merit Award, International Law Merit Award and International Environmental Law Merit Award, Thomas M. Cooley Law School; Externship, Michigan Court of Appeals. Member: Mohave County and New York State Bar Associations; State Bar of Arizona; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Construction Law; Commercial Litigation; Appeals.Email: T'shura-Ann Elias
Jeffrey F. Levine (Associate) born Royal Oak, Michigan; admitted to bar, 2008, Arizona; 2009, U.S. District Court, District of Arizona. Education: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (B.A., 2004); Tulane University Law School (J.D., 2007). Recipient: Certificate in Sports Law, Tulane University Law School, 2007; Certificates in Advanced Study and Training in Mediation and Dispute Resolution, 2006. Member: State Bar of Arizona. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Civil Litigation; Business Law.Email: Jeffrey F. Levine
OF COUNSEL
Denis R. Malm (Of Counsel) born Wahoo, Nebraska, December 11, 1946; admitted to bar, 1972, Arizona; 1973, U.S. District Court, District of Arizona; 1984, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: Immaculate Conception Seminary; University of Nebraska (J.D., with distinction, 1971). Delta Theta Phi. Member, Board of Editors, University of Nebraska Law Review, 1970-1972. Chairman, Mohave County Planning and Zoning Commission, 1974-1982. President, Lake Havasu District #25 School Board, 1977-1983. Member: Mohave County Bar Association (Secretary, 1978; President, 1979); State Bar of Arizona (Member: Fee Arbitration Committee, 1976-1982; Arizona Supreme Court Committee on Examinations, 1980-1990; Discipline Committee, 1992-1998, Chairman, 1997-1998); Arizona Trial Lawyers Association (President, 1995-1996; Sustaining Member); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Sustaining Member); American Board of Trial Advocates. Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers. (Certified Specialist, Injury and Wrongful Death Litigation, Arizona Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Insurance Law; Arbitration; Mediation.Email: Denis R. Malm