Meet the Guidant Team
Our attorneys offer a wide-range of practice areas and experience, each dedicated to providing their clients with excellent service and reliable advisement.
PARTNERS
Gary Smith, Esq.
Gary Smith focuses on commercial matters, construction, real estate, cannabis, and administrative law. He has authored numerous books and two legal treatises on construction law. In addition, he’s a leading voice in Arizona cannabis law, serving as the founder and current president of the Arizona Cannabis Bar Association.
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Sam Saks, Esq.
Sam Saks has experience in commercial and tort litigation, including partnership issues, breach of contract, and commercial transactions. He has also negotiated millions in settlements for clients involved in personal injury cases, earning a reputation for pursuing insurance companies for bad faith delay and denials of coverage.
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D. Lamar Hawkins, Esq.
Lamar Hawkins focuses his practice on all phases of commercial and consumer debt and bankruptcy services. He has an extensive understanding of bankruptcy planning, local rules, procedures and tax issues, guiding clients through each step of these processes. He has also assisted in the reorganization of several business entities.
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Scott T. Jensen, Esq.
Individuals, families and businesses work very hard in accumulating wealth and assets and frequently turn to Scott T. Jensen for help in protecting and securing them for lasting legacies. Scott’s extensive understanding of the intricacies of estate planning, probate, and trust administration enables him to devise creative estate solutions and strategies tailored to clients’ needs and goals.
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SENIOR ATTORNEYS
JoAnn Falgout, Esq.
With extensive experience negotiating, mediating, and litigating cases, JoAnn Falgout helps Guidant clients resolve a wide variety of complex legal issues. Focused on bankruptcy, commercial, and appellate law, she applies a “client first” approach that delivers outstanding results for individuals and businesses.
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Karen Bentley, Esq.
Karen Bentley is a distinguished attorney who focuses her practice on student loan debt discharges, debt resolution, bankruptcy, and litigation. She established herself as a prominent advocate, working tirelessly to assist clients in finding relief from debt burdens.
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OF COUNSEL
Shad M. Brown, J.D., L.L.M.
When facing challenging tax issues, companies turn to Shad M. Brown for help in resolving them. Having represented the Internal Revenue Service in civil and criminal tax matters while working for the IRS Office of Chief Counsel, Shad has a deep understanding of federal and state tax codes and helps individual and business clients with IRS tax audit support, IRS appeals, tax litigation, offers in compromise and installment agreements.
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