Arizona Lawyers

Criminal Defense Law

11435 S. Adams Ave., Yuma, AZ 85365

Personal Injury Law

414 E. Southern Avenue, Mesa, AZ 85204

For over 30 years, Richard Gulbrandsen has focused on personal injury law, including motor vehicle accidents and wrongful death claims. His record of success is a reflection of his focused, passionate, and well-informed approach to every claim. It is an approach that has garnered acclaim for both he and his firm. A graduate of Brigham Young University with a bachelor's degree in accounting, Richard received his law degree from Arizona State University in 1982 and was admitted to the Arizona State Bar. A measure of the respect Richard has earned within the Arizona law community is that he is a former president (and current member) of the Arizona Trial Lawyers Association. He is also a member of the American Association for Justice and the East Valley and Maricopa County Bar Associations. By focusing on clients' rights and providing an honest assessment of their claims and options, Richard and his staff consistently facilitate the best possible case resolutions and look forward to the continued opportunity to make a difference in the lives of personal injury victims.

Personal Injury Law

11811 N. Tatum Blvd., Suite 3031, Phoenix, Arizona 85028

Robert W. Goldwater is the Founder, President, and Managing Partner of the Goldwater Law Firm. Mr. Goldwater graduated with Honors from Arizona State University Law School in 1992, where he was a Pedrick Scholar and winner of the law school’s prestigious Canby Moot Court Competition. He is a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, American Association of Justice, American Trial Lawyers Association, AAJ Birth Trauma Litigation Group, AAJ Nursing Home Litigation Group, and several other organizations. Mr. Goldwater focuses his practice almost exclusively on personal injury and wrongful death cases, and in the last three years has helped recover in excess of $100 million for his clients.

Medical Malpractice Law

3030 N 3rd St suite 1300, Phoenix, AZ 85012, USA

Ms. Burgess is an experienced trial attorney who emphasizes health care, medical malpractice, product liability, professional liability, employment law, personal injury and municipal liability in her practice. She has tried cases in state and federal courts, on issues ranging from complex medical negligence claims, to police use-of-force and constitutional claims, and has argued appeals in Arizona’s Appellate and Supreme courts, and before the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. In 2013 she prosecuted a murder-for-hire case as a special prosecutor for the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office resulting in a conviction on all counts, and in 2014 she prosecuted a high profile fraud matter, also as a special prosecutor. She serves as a Judge Pro Tem in the Maricopa County Superior Court, and also acts as a mediator for settlement conferences. In the healthcare field, Ms. Burgess counsels and represents individual physicians and chiropractors, as well as hospitals, group homes, behavioral health providers, nurses and paramedics. In addition to litigation, she handles representation of healthcare providers before their licensing boards and provides counseling to clients to help them avoid litigation when possible. Ms. Burgess also regularly represents public entities, in various tort and civil rights litigation matters. She has handled cases involving public transit, accident, roadway design, police and detention officers’ use of force, civil rights, employment, personal injury, prison break and wrongful death claims for various municipalities. She has been an expert witness regarding notice of claim issues. Ms. Burgess, a firm Shareholder and Director since 2000, is a member of Sanders & Parks’ management team, serving as the firm’s Secretary/Treasurer for 12 years before being elected the firm’s President and Managing Shareholder in 2023. She earned her Juris Doctor from Georgetown University Law Center, in 1991. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in American Studies, cum laude, from Wellesley College, in 1988. While at Georgetown, she was a member of the Georgetown Journal of Legal Ethics. She was admitted to practice law in the State of Virginia in 1991, and Arizona in 1993. Following law school, Ms. Burgess was an associate attorney in Washington, D.C., where she focused on health care and corporate transactional practice. Before joining Sanders & Parks, she spent a year as Judicial Clerk with the Honorable Susan A. Ehrlich of the Arizona Court of Appeals, Division One. She is licensed to practice law before the United States Court of Appeals, Fourth and Ninth Circuits. Ms. Burgess has been recognized for her legal skills by her peers. Since 2013, she has been selected as a “Super Lawyer” in the area of healthcare law, and has been named to Arizona’s Top 50 Lawyers on a number of occasions. She has also been selected as one of Arizona’s top 25 women attorneys. AZ Business Magazine listed Ms. Burgess as one of the top 100 lawyers in Arizona in 2015-2018, and she has been selected as one of Arizona’s Business Leaders. She was recognized as a Woman of Achievement by In Business Magazine. She has also been ranked as one of the top healthcare attorneys in Arizona by Ranking Arizona magazine. She is rated “AV Preeminent” by Martindale-Hubbell, has been recognized as a top healthcare attorney nationally, and has appeared on CBS as a legal analyst/expert.

Family and Divorce Law

12725 W Indian School Rd ste f 102, Avondale, AZ 85392, USA

Ms. Smith has worked in the legal field since 2001, but her career started in social work. Ms. Smith grew up in Burnsville, Minnesota, but relocated to Arizona to attend the University of Arizona. After graduation, Ms. Smith worked at a Domestic Violence shelter. Knowing there was something more she could do to advocate for the women and children she was working with, Ms. Smith decided to go to law school in an effort to pursue her passion of helping people in need. Ms. Smith graduated from the University of Denver College of Law in 2001 and returned to Arizona to be admitted to the Bar that fall. From 2006-2013 Ms. Smith worked as Guardian ad Litem at Maricopa County Office of the Legal Advocate, advocating for children in the custody of the Department of Child Services. In 2013, Ms. Smith started her solo practice, contracting with Maricopa County to represent parents and children in Juvenile Court. Ms. Smith also begin focusing on adoptions, including DCS, private and step-parent.