Cortaro Medical Malpractice Lawyers

Hardy Smith is a courtroom lawyer with more than 30 years of experience representing clients in state and federal courts throughout Arizona. His areas of experience include both prosecution and defense of personal injury claims, including medical malpractice and product liability; insurance law and litigation, including coverage and bad faith claims; contracts and contract litigation; employment law; civil rights; and general civil litigation. Hardy holds Martindale-Hubbell’s prestigious AV rating, awarded to lawyers who have earned the respect of their peers and who adhere to the highest ethical standards.

Hardy has represented scores of healthcare providers and other licensed professionals before Arizona...

Silas H. Shultz attended law school at the University of Arizona, where he was a member of the Board of Editors for the Arizona Law Review. After graduation in 1966, he began his practice in insurance defense, working for one of the most recognized firms in the field in the state of Arizona. Mr. Shultz handled an extraordinarily high caseload defending suits involving personal injury, product liability, wrongful death, medical malpractice, property damage and other tortious acts.

Mr. Shultz rose to the rank of Senior Partner in the firm and was one of its most experienced trial lawyers defending Fortune 500...

With more than 27 years of experience as a trial attorney, Louis Hollingsworth has successfully represented thousands of injured clients in Southern Arizona. Louis is a certified specialist by the State Bar of Arizona in Injury and Wrongful Death. He is listed in Best Lawyers in America, is recognized by Southwest Super Lawyers and has been A-V rated by Martindale Hubbell since 2001.

Michael F. Rollins received his law degree from the University of Arizona College of Law in 1978 and was admitted to practice law in Arizona. Following graduation, Mr. Rollins accepted a Federal Judicial Clerkship with the Honorable Carl A. Muecke, Chief Judge for the District of Arizona.

Upon completion, he began his practice in insurance defense, working for an international law firm in its Phoenix office. He was elected to firm partnership and defended Fortune 500 companies and Arizona clients in cases involving personal injury, product liability, wrongful death, medical malpractice and labor law issues. He handled catastrophic injury claims including...

Arizona Personal Injury and Criminal Defense Lawyer Helping Clients Nationwide for 18 Years. We are dedicated to helping seriously injured people . Our goal is to make the community a safer place for you and your family. We represent those seriously injured or the families of those killed in accidents. We strive to hold those responsible for needlessly causing harm to someone in our community. We are committed to the jury system and understand that the jury is the conscience of the community and the enforcer of community safety standards. We limit the number of cases...

After graduating from the University of Arizona with degrees in Physics and Astronomy, she worked as a Systems Engineer for Raytheon in Tucson. Eventually, Teri found that engineering work didn’t satisfy her need to connect with people and to try to improve the lives of others. She took a job as a paralegal at a personal injury firm to get some exposure to the practice of law, and discovered that she found the work very fulfilling. Teri then went on to attend law school at Arizona State University. Upon admission to the bar, Teri immediately began a career focused on...

Jeff Miller has spent almost 40 years representing injured parties in personal injury matters, particularly complex matters such as professional malpractice, nursing home abuse and neglect, construction, trucking and motorcycle accidents. He has tried over 50 cases to verdict and has had the highest verdict in Arizona with a psychiatric malpractice matter. Like the other partners in Miller Kory Rowe LLP, he does not handle large numbers of cases so that personal attention can be paid to each client. He is certified as a Specialist by the Arizona State Bar in the are of Personal Injury and Wrongful Death law,...

Gabriel was raised in Nogales, Arizona, and received both his undergraduate degree and Juris Doctorate at Arizona State University. He also studied in Monterrey, N.L., Mexico at EGADE, Tec De Monterrey at the Instituto Tecnologico y De Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, attending the masters program in International Commercial Trade Law, and EIS Estudio Internacional Sampere in Madrid, Spain, earning a minor in Spanish. With a focus on nursing home abuse and neglect since his earliest days as a lawyer, Gabe has developed considerable knowledge and expertise in the area. Gabriel began his practice at a law firm specializing in the defense...

Alexis Breyer dedicates her time and work into helping those who have suffered through serious injury. Alexis, and her husband Mark Breyer, decided to practice law together so they can follow their own family values and have a law firm that focuses on providing the best legal services they can.

Phoenix personal injury lawyer Triumph Curiel was born and raised in Arizona and is dedicated to fighting for its citizens today. Triumph spent summers when he was a child working as a migrant farm worker along with his thirteen siblings. He went on to double-major in Spanish and microbiology at Arizona State University before earning his master’s degree in healthcare administration from the University of Phoenix in 2006. But eventually, the legal field won Triumph over and he earned his Juris Doctor from Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University in 2010. Triumph immediately began fighting on behalf...

Kevin Meguire Moore is entering his 25th year as an attorney representing clients across the state of Arizona and throughout the nation. Dedicating his career to protecting the rights of injured persons and their loved ones, Kevin has recovered over $45 million for his clients. As a native Tucsonan, Kevin considers personal injury law to be his first and true calling.

Ms. Catsaros represents plaintiffs in personal injury cases including motor vehicle accidents, wrongful death and slip and fall. She also represents individual and business clients in immigration matters including adjustment of status (green cards), visas and consular processing, removal (deportation) defense, naturalization and citizenship, student visas, work permits and work visas.

Derick Runion was born and raised in Phoenix and is dedicated to serving the city’s citizens to this day. He graduated summa cum laude from Arizona State University with his bachelor’s degree in political science in 2007. He then went on to earn his Juris Doctor from the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law in 2010. During law school, Derick was a member of the dean’s list, the order of the barristers, and the moot court. Before Derick got licensed to practice law, he spent some time working for insurance companies. This gave him a unique insight into the strategies these...

Mr. Mercaldo has been named to “Arizona’s Finest Lawyers”, “Southwest Super Lawyers,” and “Best Lawyers in America”. He has also been named one of America’s top 500 lawyers.

Ron Mercaldo established the Mercaldo Law Firm in 1978 for the purpose of representing plaintiffs in serious injury and wrongful death cases. The firm has specialized for the last 15 years in the area of medical malpractice. Mr. Mercaldo left a larger firm in 1978 where he was a partner doing both insurance defense and plaintiffs representation. Mr. Mercaldo obtained his undergraduate and juris doctor degrees from the University of Arizona completing his...

Amy Hernandez received her law degree in 2003 from Drake University (with Honors). After law school she served as a law clerk at the Arizona Court of Appeals. Ms. Hernandez has served on the Civil Practice & Procedure Committee for the State Bar of Arizona and as the Chair of the State Bar Trial Practice Section. She is a former member of the Morris K. Udall Inn of Court and a former board member for the Arizona Association of Justice. Ms. Hernandez served in the United States Army from 1996 - 2000 as a military intelligence...

Darren Clausen is a Tucson native and a third-generation Arizonan. He attended West Virginia Wesleyan College on a basketball scholarship, graduating on the Dean’s List in 1994. He then returned to Tucson, earning his law degree from the University of Arizona College of Law.

Mr. Clausen is a member of the State Bar of Arizona, and is a Board Member of the Trial Practice Section of the State Bar of Arizona. He has argued before the Arizona Court of Appeals and is admitted to US District Court. Darren is active in the Volunteer Lawyers Program, having been honored as a Top...