Our Practice Areas

Appeals

The Dessaules Law Group regularly handles appeals in a variety of civil matters.  We have successfully argued and defended appeals in all appellate courts in the State of Arizona.  Our skilled lawyers have handled appellate cases at every level of the state courts, including administrative appeals, justice court appeals, special actions, and appeals before the highest courts.

Some examples of our recent appellate successes include the following cases:

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Bankruptcy and Creditor Rights

The Firm represents businesses and individuals in a variety of bankruptcy and creditor rights actions.  In the context of a bankruptcy case, either Chapter 7 or 11, we have experience in avoidance action litigation, including preference and fraudulent conveyances, seeking to protect creditors claims by exempting them from discharge, and having certain property removed from the debtor's estate.  Additionally, we have defended clients who were wrongly brought into a bankruptcy matter by either the debtor or other creditors.

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Commercial and Civil Litigation

The Dessaules Law Group in Central Phoenix, Arizona has substantial experience in business and consumer disputes. We regularly represent individuals, small and mid-size businesses, and business professionals in a wide array of commercial and business disputes.

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Estate Planning and Probate

Our estate planning and probate group can assist you with some of the most important decisions of your life.  We can advise you regarding protecting your assets during life and planning for the distribution of those assets upon your death.  We also assist executors and trustees in settling estates or trusts and represent parties in will disputes and probate proceedings.

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Insurance Coverage

Our lawyers represent insurance carriers and their insureds in a wide arrange of insurance disputes, including insurance coverage litigation, bad faith lawsuits, and insurance defense.  Our lawyers also advise insurance companies and businesses regarding coverage issues and disputes under all types of insurance policies.  

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Labor and Employment Law

Arizona is an at-will employment state, which means that an employee can be terminated at any time, unless there is a written agreement to the contrary, for any reason or no reason at all; she or he just can't be fired for a "bad" reason. Generally, this means that an employee cannot be fired on the basis of race, ethnicity, national origin, sex, disability, age, or status in another protected class. Arizona also prohibits an employer from firing an employee for, among other things, whistle-blowing, jury duty, service in the military. Both Arizona law and federal law also prohibit sexual harassment in the workplace.

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Real Estate Law

The Dessaules Law Group in Central Phoenix, Arizona has a diverse real estate litigation practice that includes representation of landlords and tenants, buyers and sellers, borrowers and lenders, and homeowners and homeowner associations. We believe our diverse practice gives our lawyers the ability to seek out the best solutions for our client’s real estate problems.

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News and Articles

Can they really shut off my water?
Posted Apr 18 2011 - 1:45pm by Jon Dessaules

Homeowner and condominium associations are increasingly adopting policies for shutting off water or other utilities where an owner has fallen behind in his or her assessments, owes fines or penalties for violating the governing documents, or is supposedly refusing to follow rules.  Although people who own in a homeowner association generally are obligated to pay assessments, associations commonly use these water shut-off policies in order to force members to pay assessments, fines, penalties or other charges that they may not owe.  These owners often face an unfair choice: Pay wha

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My Homeowners Association Obtained a Judgment Against Me for $1,200. Why Do I Now Owe Them $6,000?!
Posted Apr 18 2011 - 1:42pm by Jon Dessaules

If you live in a homeowners association and have ever fallen behind on your assessments, chances are good you received one or more letters threatening legal action.  If you have been unlucky enough to be sued by your homeowners association and lost, chances are very good that your homeowner association has added court costs and attorneys’ fees to the amount of the unpaid assessments.  Arizona law and homeowners association’s governing documents generally permit a homeowners association, if successful in court, to include its costs and attorneys’ fees in addition to the unpaid asse

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What Happens After the Bankruptcy Discharge: An Emerging (and Disturbing) Trend in Foreclosure, Bankruptcy and HOA Law
Posted Apr 12 2011 - 5:15pm by Jon Dessaules

The prevalence of foreclosures in the real estate market has had several unexpected repercussions to distressed homeowners who have made the decision to walk-away from their home.  Banks appear to be unable, incapable, or unwilling to handle the volume of foreclosures, so a distressed homeowner may continue to own his or her home for months, and occasionally even years, after receiving a Notice of Trustee’s Sale (rather than the 90-days stated in the Notice).

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