Florence M. Bruemmer is a licensed attorney in the following jurisdictions: State of Arizona, United States District Court of Arizona, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and Supreme Court of the United States. Florence practices in the following areas: Real Estate and Business Transactions, Civil and Business Litigation, Estate Planning, Family Law, and Appellate Law. Florence’s Appellate work has brought her to Stanford Law School to argue a case before the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Florence’s office is located in Anthem, Arizona. Florence received her Juris Doctorate degree from Loyola University Chicago in 1999. Florence is a member of the State Bar of Arizona and AWLA. Florence has served the community by volunteering for The Courthouse Experience. AWLA Mentor Program, VLP, Lawyers in the Classroom, MCBA Law Fair, Maricopa County Superior Court, and We the People…Project Citizen. Florence was voted Lawyer of the Month December 2003 by the Maricopa County Bar Association.

Born in Nebraska, Mr. Brumbaugh attended Creighton University where he earned his Juris Doctorate degree in 1982. He is admitted to the Nebraska State and U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska as well as the Iowa State and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts, the U.S. Army Court of Military Review and the United States Circuit Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit. Mr. Brumbaugh’s areas of practice include Creditors Rights, Business Law, Collection Law and Civil Litigation. Mr. Brumbaugh is affiliated with various professional memberships including the Nebraska State Bar Association, the Iowa State Bar Association, the United States Army Reserve, Pi Kappa Delta and Phi Alpha Delta.

Area of Practice: Arbitrator and Mediator of Complex Construction Disputes Practice Areas Construction Energy & Utilities Engineering & Construction Governmental & Public Agency International & Cross Border Surety Honors, Memberships, and Professional Activities Background and Education Philip L. Bruner, Esq. is one of the world’s leading full-time arbitrators, mediators, and resolvers of construction, engineering, and infrastructure claims and disputes arising in the United States and globally. He is a distinguished member of the panels of neutrals of both JAMS and JAMS International, and is the Director of JAMS Global Engineering and Construction Group. For more than 25 years prior to joining JAMS, he was a member of panels of arbitrators of other dispute resolution organizations.

Property Tax Law and Litigation John Brusniak, Jr. is the dean of Texas property tax litigation. He was licensed to practice law in 1976, His early career involved general litigation and appellate work in both the federal and state courts until he was handed his first property tax matter. It arose prior to the implementation of the current property tax system in 1982. Following a week long jury trial, his client received a substantial reduction in tax value. The city of Dallas and the Dallas Independent School District appealed the results, and the Dallas Court of Civil Appeals, en banc, handed down only the second favorable taxpayer decision in the court's history. With the implementation of appraisal districts, John transitioned his law practice to focus solely on the representation of taxpayers in disputes with appraisal districts and taxing authorities. John was a partner in two of the largest law firms in the state of Texas prior to starting his own firm in 1992. Over the years, he has filed thousands of lawsuits in district court across the state, the vast majority were settled, but quite a few were tried. He has been involved in over 45 appeals to the courts of appeals across the state of Texas and two appeals to the Texas Supreme Court, both of which were successful. The first case resulted in a portion of the Texas Tax Code being declared unconstitutional while the second resulted in a portion of the Texas Tax Code being found constitutional. The second case involved two other law firms and resulted in the largest property tax refunds ever ordered in the history of the state. John's clients have ranged from local businesses to Fortune 100 companies, farms and ranches, owners of airplanes, railroads, trucking companies, car dealers, heavy equipment dealers, oil and gas interests, and religious organizations, schools, hospitals and many other exempt entities. John has, over the decades, personally hired lobbyists in Austin to assist with making improvements to property taxpayer access and rights under the Texas Tax Code. He has also helped taxpayers and their lobbyists amend provisions of the Tax Code to solve problems of unfair taxation that were not covered by the Code. Over the decades, John drafted many bills, spent thousands of hours meeting with members of the legislature and their staffs and testifying before legislative committees. John received his undergraduate degree in Accounting cum laude from Our Lady of the Lake University in San Antonio, completing his degree in three years. While there, he served all three years in student government, included terms as Freshmen Class President and Student Body President. John received his juris doctor degree cum laude from The National Law Center of The George Washington University in Washington, D.C., completing the degree plan in two and one half years. In recognition of his scholastic abilities, he was admitted into the Order of the Coif. At the request of the court, he served an extended clerkship with the United States Claims Court in Washington, D.C. John helped start and develop the National Association of Property Tax Attorneys. He served as its President for more than 20 years. John works with lawyers from this group and many other fine property tax attorneys around the United States. John has been recognized continually as a Texas Superlawyer and as one of the Best Lawyers in America. He was honored with the Wayne Peveto award by the Real Estate Center of Texas A&M University “in recognition of outstanding contributions in the Texas property tax profession,” and with an lifetime achievement award from the Texas Oil and Gas Association “in recognition of [his] service and contribution in the field of property taxation in Texas.” John has served as the Chair of the Property Tax Committee of the Tax Section of the State Bar of Texas, the chair of the Property Tax Committee of the Real Property Committee of the American Bar Association, and the chair of the entire Tax Section of the State Bar of Texas. John serves on the board of directors of the Texas Taxpayers and Research Association.

Carlos Bruzual is a partner in the Firm’s Personal Injury Practice. Carlos received his B.A., cum laude, in Political Science from Florida Gulf Coast University. He completed his J.D. at Nova Southeastern University where he clerked at Kanner & Pintaluga. Carlos was subsequently hired by the Firm after passing the bar. He works tirelessly to ensure that all clients know and understand their legal options and are rightfully and justly compensated for their damages.