RESIDENT ATTORNEYS
Shelton L. Freeman (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1984, Arizona; 1985, California. Education: Arizona State University (B.S., cum laude, 1981); University of Arizona (J.D., with distinction, 1984). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Business Transactions; Real Estate; Creditors Rights; Bankruptcy; Probate Litigation.Email: Shelton L. Freeman
Ira M. Schwartz (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1985, Arizona; 1993, Colorado. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., B.S., Econ., 1982); American University (J.D., 1985). Member: State Bar of Arizona (Member and President, 1997-1999, Intellectual Property Section); American Bar Association (Member, Intellectual Property Section); American Intellectual Property Law Association; Computer Law Association. Practice Areas: Computers and Software; Intellectual Property; Intellectual Property Litigation.Email: Ira M. Schwartz
Michael A. Cordier (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1992, Arizona and U.S. District Court, District of Arizona; 2003, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit and Federal Circuits. Education: University of Arizona (B.A., 1989); University of San Diego (J.D., 1992). Member: Maricopa County and American Bar Associations; American Intellectual Property Law Association. Practice Areas: Employment Law; Intellectual Property; Construction Law; Commercial Litigation.Email: Michael A. Cordier
Lawrence D. Hirsch (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1977, Arizona and U.S. District Court, District of Arizona; 1995, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1996, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Kenyon College (A.B., History 1974); Gonzaga University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1977). Member: State Bar of Arizona (Member: Bankruptcy Section; Chairman, 1996-1998; Bankruptcy Certification Committee); Federal Bar Association. (Certified Specialist, Bankruptcy Law Arizona Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy.Email: Lawrence D. Hirsch
Jared G. Parker (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1980, Arizona, U.S. District Court, District of Arizona and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: Dartmouth College (A.B., magna cum laude, 1977); Lund University, Lund, Sweden; University of California, Boalt Hall School of Law, Berkeley (J.D., 1980). Member: State Bar of Arizona; Vermont Bar Association; American Bar Association. Special Agencies: American Bankruptcy Institute. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Commercial Law; Litigation; Banking and Finance.Email: Jared G. Parker
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Jeannette L. Bickner (Associate) admitted to bar, 1984, Arizona; 1985, U.S. District Court, District of Arizona. Education: Southern Illinois University (B.S., Administration of Justice, 1977); Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law at Arizona State University (J.D., 1983); University of Phoenix (M.A.Ed., 2004). Member: State Bar of Arizona (Member, Sections on: Business; Bankruptcy).
Andrew Y. Erwin (Associate) born San Francisco, CA; admitted to bar, 2008, Arizona. Education: University of California at Los Angeles (B.A., American Literature and Culture, cum laude); Syracuse University College of Law (J.D., 2008). Andrew Y. Erwin is an associate in the Phoenix office. His practice focuses on guardianships, conservatorships, and eligibility of continued services for persons entitled to mental health and developmental disability related assistance. Prior to joining the firm he practiced with a small firm in Tempe. Mr. Erwin graduated cum laude from the University of California, Los Angeles with a Bachelor's degree in American Literature. He graduated from Syracuse University College of Law in 2008, where he received a certificate in Family Law and Social Policy. Mr. Erwin is a member of the State Bar of Arizona and the Arizona Trial Lawyers Association. Member: State Bar of Arizona; Arizona Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Elder Law; Elder Rights; Guardianship; Conservatorship; Mental Disability Law.Email: Andrew Y. Erwin
Iva S. Hirsch (Associate) born Chicago, Illinois; admitted to bar, 1979, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1980, Arizona; 1981, U.S. District Court, District of Arizona; 1996, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana (A.B., 1976; J.D., 1979). Certified by the State of Arizona as a Family Law Specialist since 1992. Served on the State Bar Family Law Advisory Commission, Board of Legal Specialization from 1999 through 2008. Served as a Judge Pro Tempore for the Maricopa County Superior Court from 1991 through 2008, including acting as an Alternative Dispute Resolution Settlement Judge. Past Chairperson of the Maricopa County Family Law Section. Lectured on Bankruptcy and Family Law issues for the State Bar of Arizona, and the Maricopa County Bar. Co-authored "From Debts Due Us Part," 23 Ariz. B.J. 22, 1987. Has achieved the highest rating for legal ability in Martindale Hubbell. (Certified Specialist, Family Law, Arizona Board of Legal Specialization) (Also Member, Hirsch Law Office, P.C., Scottsdale). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Family Law.
OF COUNSEL
Sara J. Vance (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1989, Arizona; 1995, Nevada. Education: Arizona State University (B.S., summa cum laude, 1986); University of Michigan (J.D., cum laude, 1989). Practice Areas: Commercial Finance; Real Estate Development.Email: Sara J. Vance
John H. Barron, III (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1990, Arizona; 1991, Georgia; 1993, U.S. District Court, District of Arizona. Education: University of Arizona (J.D., 1988; B.A., 1985). Special Deputy Pima County Attorney for Mental Health Litigation: Pima County; Pinal County; Yuma County; La Paz County, Arizona, 1991-1993. Deputy Maricopa County Attorney, representing Maricopa County Medical Center, Psychiatric Annex and Maricopa County Public Fiduciary, 1993-1997. Instructor, Arizona Supreme Court Fiduciary Training Program, Decision Marking module. Associate Editor, 2000 Probate Code Practice Manual, 4th ed. (Also Of Counsel, DeConcini McDonald Yetwin & Lacy, P.C.). Member: State Bar of Arizona (Secretary, 1994-1996, 2002-2003 and Co-Chair, Mental Health and Elder Law Section); Maricopa County Bar Association; State Bar of Georgia; Arizona Supreme Court Fiduciary Advisory Committee. (Also Member, Barron & Polk, P.L.L.C.). Reported Cases: In re Naarden Trust, 990 P.2d 1085 (1999). Practice Areas: Litigation; Elder Abuse; Mental Health Law; Probate Litigation; Probate Administration; Trusts and Estates; Guardianship and Conservatorship; Guardianship Litigation; Exploitation Law.Email: John H. Barron, III
Jay M. Polk (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1992, Arizona; U.S. District Court, District of Arizona; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: University of Chicago (B.A., 1989); Arizona State University (J.D., 1992). Law Clerk, Hon. Robert D. Myers, Presiding Judge, Probate/Mental Health Dept., Maricopa County Superior Court, 1992-1993. Law Clerk, Hon. E. G. Noyes, Jr., Arizona Court of Appeals, 1993-1994. Certified Fiduciary. Member: State Bar of Arizona (Probate and Trust Law Section); Maricopa County and American Bar Associations; Council for Jews with Special Needs. (Also Member, Barron & Polk, P.L.L.C.). Practice Areas: Guardianships and Conservatorships; Decedents Estates; Trusts.Email: Jay M. Polk
LEGAL SUPPORT PERSONNEL
Linda G. Miernik Education: Florida International University (B.A., 1982); University of Memphis (J.D., 1992).
All shareholders and associates are members of the State Bar of Arizona.