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| | Address | Chase Tower
Suite 2210, 201 North Central Avenue | | Phoenix, Arizona 85004 | | (Maricopa Co.) | | | |
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(Main Office)
| Collins, May, Potenza,
Baran & Gillespie, P.C. practices in the following areas of law:
Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures, Business Planning, Real Estate, Commercial and Business Litigation, Health Law, Landlord and Tenant Law, Corporate Law, Creditors Rights and Remedies, Bankruptcy Law and Litigation, Pension and Estate Planning, Tax Law, Labor and Employment Law, Joint Ventures, Administrative Adjudications, Civil Appeals, Construction Law, Mediation. | | Year Established: 2004 | Firm Profile:
Our firm was founded in 2004 as a result of a merger of two well-established firms. Our attorneys have many years of experience in civil litigation, real estate law, business formation and transactions, construction law, dispute resolution, creditors' rights and bankruptcy, lending and commercial finance, employment law, and estate planning and probate law. Many of our clients have grown their businesses from the ground up with our help. We are dedicated to providing high quality, efficient, economic and flexible legal services to assist our clients in adapting and thriving in a rapidly changing business world. | | Firm Size: 11 | Office Hours:
Monday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Tuesday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Wednesday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Thursday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Friday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
| Rate Information:
Fixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
| | SHAREHOLDERS | | Dorothy Baran (Shareholder) born Mielec, Poland, March 10, 1962; admitted to bar, 1987, Arizona. Education: Rutgers University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1983; J.D., 1987). Phi Beta Kappa. Member, 1985-1986, and Articles Editor, 1986-1987, Rutgers Law Journal. Member, 1991-2005, Director, 1992, 1993, 2002 and 2003, Arizona Commercial Real Estate Women. Member: Maricopa County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Arizona (Chairperson, Real Property Section, 2002-2004); Maricopa County Women Lawyer's Association. Languages: Polish. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Employment Law; Business Torts; Commercial Litigation; Alternative Dispute Resolution. Email: Dorothy Baran | | Daniel P. Collins (Shareholder) born Rochester, Minnesota, October 4, 1958; admitted to bar, 1983, Arizona, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: University of Arizona (B.S., Accounting and Finance, 1980; J.D., 1983). Member: State Bar Subcommittee on Fraudulent Transfer Legislation; Commercial Panel, American Association. Member: American Bankruptcy Institute; National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees. Member: Maricopa County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Arizona. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Law; Workouts; Debtor/Creditor Law. Email: Daniel P. Collins | | Margaret A. Gillespie (Shareholder) born St. Louis, Missouri, October 13, 1955; admitted to bar, 1990, Arizona and U.S. District Court, District of Arizona. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., cum laude, 1977); Arizona State University (M.B.A., 1986; J.D., cum laude, 1990). Author/Editor, Chapter on Provisional Remedies in Arizona Civil Remedies. Member: Maricopa County Bar Association (Chair, Young Lawyers Division, 1994-1999; Committee on Children); State Bar of Arizona (Construction Law Section); Arizona Women's Lawyer Association; American Bankruptcy Institute. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Commercial Litigation; Construction Law; Creditors Rights. Email: Margaret A. Gillespie | | Maureen P. Henry (Shareholder) born Boston, Massachusetts, August 11, 1946; admitted to bar, 1988, Arizona and U.S. District Court, District of Arizona. Education: University of the Philippines, Clark Air Force Base, Republic of the Philippines; Northern Michigan University; Bellevue College; University of Nebraska at Omaha (B.G.S., summa cum laude, 1979); University of Oklahoma; Arizona State University (J.D., 1988). Pi Gamma Mu. Member, Executive Committee, Moot Court Board, 1987-1988. Secretary, Women Law Students Association, 1986-1987. Member: Maricopa County Bar Association. [With USAF, 1964-1985]. Practice Areas: Creditors Rights Law; Bankruptcy Law; Bankruptcy Litigation; Collection Law. Email: Maureen P. Henry | | Philip G. May (Shareholder) born Norman, Oklahoma, February 24, 1958; admitted to bar, 1984, Arizona; 1991, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, U.S. District Court, District of Arizona and U.S. Bankruptcy Court. Education: University of Arizona (B.A., 1980; J.D., 1984). Law Clerk to Hon. Levi Ray Haire, Arizona Court of Appeals, 1984-1985. Member: Maricopa County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Arizona. Practice Areas: General Commercial Litigation; Real Estate Litigation; Landlord and Tenant Law; Construction Law; Administrative Adjudications; Mediation; Arbitration; Business Torts; Professional Liability. Email: Philip G. May | | Austin D. Potenza, II (Shareholder) born San Antonio, Texas, September 25, 1955; admitted to bar, 1982, Arizona, U.S. District Court, District of Arizona and U.S. Tax Court; 1985, U.S. Claims Court. Education: Southern Utah State College (B.S., magna cum laude, 1979); Arizona State University (J.D., 1982). Member: Maricopa County (Member, Taxation Section, 1982—) and American (Member: Taxation Section, Business Law Section, 1982—) Bar Associations; State Bar of Arizona (Member, Taxation Section, 1982—); American Health Lawyers Association; Arizona Association of Health Care Lawyers. (Certified Specialist, Tax Law, Arizona Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Taxation; Corporate; Commercial Transactions; Mergers and Acquisitions; Health Law; Estate Planning. Email: Austin D. Potenza, II | | Michael T. Reynolds (Shareholder) born Athens, Ohio, 1968; admitted to bar, 1995, Arizona; 1998, Georgia. Education: Edinboro University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1990); Washington & Lee University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1993). Order of the Coif. Judicial Clerk, Hon. Sam W. Coleman, III, Court of Appeals of Virginia. Member: Maricopa County Bar Association; State Bar of Arizona (Member, Bankruptcy Section); American Bankruptcy Institute. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Bankruptcy Chapter 11; Bankruptcy Litigation; Creditors Rights; Commercial Litigation. | | ASSOCIATES | | Amy J. Popham (Associate) born Rome, New York, January 28, 1975; admitted to bar, 2000, New York; 2002, Arizona. Education: Union College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1997); Syracuse University College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2000). Phi Betta Kappa. Member, Syracuse Law Review. Member: State Bar of Arizona (Member, Business Law, Probate and Trust Law Sections); New York State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Commercial Transactions; Estate Planning. Email: Amy J. Popham | | Paula A. Williams (Associate) born Wintersville, Ohio, June 20, 1966; admitted to bar, 1994, Arizona. Education: Arizona State University (B.A., 1988); University of Arizona (J.D., 1994). Recipient: Outstanding Oral Advocate Award; Explorer Award, Arizona Attorney General's Office. Member: Maricopa County Bar Association; State Bar of Arizona; Arizona Women Lawyers Association; Sandra Day O'Connor Inn of Court. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation. | | Theodore P. Witthoft (Associate) born Tucson, Arizona, April 14, 1973; admitted to bar, 2001, Colorado; 2002, Arizona and U.S. District Court, District of Arizona. Education: University of Arizona (B.S., Business Administration, 1996); University of Denver (J.D., 2001). Law Clerk to the Honorable James M. Marlar, United States Bankruptcy Court, District of Arizona, 2001-2003. Member: State Bar of Arizona; Colorado Bar Association; American Bankruptcy Institute. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Commercial Litigation; Debtor and Creditor Law. Email: Theodore P. Witthoft |
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