Now with 50+ law professionals in its Phoenix office, Burch & Cracchiolo, P.A. is one of the Southwest's premier law firms. Our firm was founded 54 years ago by Haze Burch and Dan Cracchiolo, both now deceased. Today, our lawyers are among the most highly regarded and recognized leaders in the areas of business and corporate law, construction, insurance defense, personal injury, estate and wealth preservation planning, family law, finance, labor and employment, litigation, real estate and taxation.
Serving corporate, governmental and individual clients throughout the Southwest and nationally, Burch & Cracchiolo is known for outstanding and cost-effective representation that emphasizes client objectives. The firm has offices in Phoenix, Arizona; Las Vegas, Nevada; and Orange County, California. A number of our lawyers are recognized in Best Lawyers in America, Super Lawyers of the Southwest, Arizona's Finest Lawyers, Chambers USA, National Trial Lawyers and more. Our firm has been recognized as one of the Best Places to Work in Arizona. In order to better serve clients nationally and internationally, Burch & Cracchiolo is a member of Primerus, an international alliance of 170 law firms from 120 cities around the world.
Perhaps no other area of law involves as many sensitive and potentially devastating issues as Family Law. At Burch & Cracchiolo, we help our clients assess their cases with financial, personal and emotional considerations in mind, both in the short and long terms. We believe that it is important to understand what our clients want for their futures and those of their loved ones while helping them understand their legal rights and responsibilities. Our attorneys carefully balance representing our client's interests with maintaining a constructive environment to ease the process of resolving these often delicate matters.
Perhaps nothing is more important and yet, so often neglected as planning for and protecting the future distribution of personal and business interests. The Estate and Wealth Preservation Planning attorneys at Burch & Cracchiolo are skilled in creating a solid succession plan for our client's assets. Whatever the extent of our clients' needs and desires, we work closely with them and a team of trusted advisors, including business consultants, accountants, insurance experts, wealth advisors and trust officers to ensure that the estate and wealth preservation plan is comprehensive and effective in achieving client goals.
Burch & Cracchiolo has extensive experience in all aspects of estate planning, succession planning, and probate. Our attorneys represent individuals, corporations, business owners, and nonprofit organizations and foundations in a broad range of trust, estate, and tax matters.
In conjunction with these planning services, we counsel our clients on the most beneficial structuring of executive compensation and employee benefits plans and assist in drafting buy-sell agreements, forming partnerships, corporations, ESOPS, and limited liability companies, and devising strategies for family succession planning (such as transferring interests in the business to children and grandchildren) and structuring a business to ensure the owner's estate will qualify for the deferred payment of estate tax.
Tensions often run high in employment related legal matters for employees and employers alike. To circumvent these situations, Burch & Cracchiolo's Labor & Employment lawyers help clients take the essential measures at the human resources level to reduce the risk of dispute between an employer and employee. We believe that sound planning is the best way to minimize employment problems and litigation. Timely intervention and counseling on legal issues when hiring, termination or other employment related decisions are made, can be a cost-effective and favorable way to reduce legal risks while achieving business goals. However, when the circumstances make litigation unavoidable, we bring considerable skill and experience in the area of employment law to the table.
Every type of real estate transaction is governed by competing interests and potential legal issues. For 50 years, the Real Estate attorneys at Burch & Cracchiolo have served our clients with multidisciplinary legal solutions for property investment, development and management, as well as real estate finance.
Burch & Cracchiolo's attorneys are skilled in negotiating and litigating our personal injury clients' claims from simple negligence cases to wrongful death and catastrophic injury claims. We are cognizant of the physical, emotional and financial strain that can result from an injury by another's wrongdoing. Our attorneys are experienced negotiators adept at resolving client claims so that additional hardship is not suffered in the litigation process. However, if satisfactory settlement is not possible, Burch & Cracchiolo's attorneys are fully prepared to present our clients' claims to a judge or jury.
Burch & Cracchiolo attorneys serve on a number of panels for leading insurance companies and self-insured entities, handling claims of all types. Our attorneys have successfully resolved cases involving bodily injury and property damage claims, including, but not limited to automobile, trucking and motor carrier liability, and commercial vehicles; premises liability; professional liability, including legal, accounting and agent/broker malpractice; dram shop/liquor liability; property damage, including construction defect, fire and casualty losses; construction site injuries; product liability; general liability, aviation accidents and environmental torts.
As pioneers in Arizona law, Burch & Cracchiolo attorneys are honored to offer our services to the pioneers of Arizona businesses. For decades, we have provided counsel to leaders in commerce as they navigate through complex transactions with germane, comprehensive guidance on virtually every legal matter they may face. Several of our attorneys have owned and operated their own businesses outside of the law, making them uniquely suited to counsel business owners with a balanced mix of legal skill, business acumen and entrepreneurial savvy.
At Burch & Cracchiolo, we view bankruptcy-related proceedings as part of the larger continuum of commercial transactions, a deal or financial relationship has simply gone astray. Claims give rise to commercial litigation, a judgment is rendered, or a receiver about to be appointed, and the matter moves to a bankruptcy forum. We have an active presence in the full range of sophisticated debtor-creditor rights, both in and out of bankruptcy court. We represent banks, insurance companies, and other major creditors who find themselves as claimants in bankruptcy proceedings and non-bankruptcy workout situations. The firm regularly represents parties in complex bankruptcy litigation at the trial court and appellate levels.
The Criminal Defense practice at Burch & Cracchiolo specializes in providing legal representation for a wide range of offenses under Arizona law, including misdemeanors and felonies. Our legal team is well-versed in navigating complex cases related to government regulations and healthcare fraud, employing strategic defense approaches tailored to each client's unique situation.
Additionally, we offer legal guidance in cases involving vehicular crimes, understanding the significant distinctions among different charges and their associated penalties. Our practice also extends to conducting internal investigations for corporations, ensuring compliance with laws, regulations, and company policies. Whether facing a minor misdemeanor or a severe felony, clients can trust the Burch & Cracchiolo team to provide robust, personalized legal defense.
