Family Law

• Divorce

Criminal Law

• Fraud

Business and Corporate Law

• Corporate Law
  Represented majority shareholder and CEO of company in litigation with minority shareholder and venture capital firm over corporate governance and payment matters.
• Business Disputes
• Limited Liability Companies
  Settled dispute in arbitration over the dissolution of five limited liability companies that owned real property assets collectively valued at several million dollars.
• Construction Contracts
  We negotiate, draft, and review all types of construction contracts, and regularly work with customized contracts as well as form contracts such as those from the American Institute of Architect (AIA), ConsensusDocs, and Engineers Joint Contract Document Committee.
• Trade Secrets
• Intellectual Property
• Unfair Competition
• Antitrust
  The Best Lawyers in America© as Lawyers of the Year in Phoenix for Construction Law, Construction Litigation, and Antitrust Law. And all the lawyers at our firm have been recognized by

Employment Law

• Wrongful Termination
• Employment Contract
  Mr. Schaffer has extensive expertise in complex commercial cases and has served as lead trial counsel in trials, hearings and other matters before state and federal courts and arbitrators.  He  has represented multi-national clients as well as regional and local businesses and individuals, as both plaintiffs and defendants, in a broad range of areas, including contract and lease disputes, business and partnership disputes, real estate and construction litigation, constitutional, statutory and regulatory matters, RICO, fraud and breach of fiduciary duty disputes, employment contract, lender liability, insurance and bad faith litigation, products liability and water rights.
• Employment Litigation
• Non-compete Agreement
  Bob has served as lead counsel in defense of class actions and also has extensive experience representing clients in antitrust and other trade regulation matters including joint venture arrangements, unfair competition, hospital privileges, restrictive covenants, and noncompete agreements, and regularly counsels businesses and individuals on litigation risk and avoidance in these and other areas.

Property Law

• Real Estate Litigation
  The trial attorneys at Holden Willits PLC have decades of experience representing companies and their owners in a diverse range of business tort, contract, and real estate disputes. We dive in to understand the dispute and the client’s desired outcome, and then chart the path forward to an efficient and intelligent resolution. Whether it is prevailing on a case-dispositive motion, negotiating an early resolution to a conflict, or trying a case to an arbitrator, the court, or a jury, we bring rigor, know-how, and creativity to bear on every matter. And unlike many business litigation firms who usually litigate on paper and settle, we have considerable experience trying cases to judges, juries, and arbitrators. Below are some of the types of matters we have handled...
• Construction Litigation
  Associate attorneys Tyler S. Woods and Robert E. Niska have joined Holden Willits PLC, where they are focusing their practice in construction law and litigation.  Mr. Woods is a 2021 graduate of the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University, and worked […]
• Real Estate Transactions
• Easement
• Land Use and Zoning

Finance Law

• Bankruptcy
• Foreclosure
  Defended owner of manufacturing facility in mechanic’s lien foreclosure lawsuit by general contractor and multiple subcontractors involving numerous areas of deficient work and project delays.  Successfully resolved all claims.
• Debt Collection