Experience

Colburn Hintze Maletta, PLLC

• United States
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Attorney

  • Oct 2022 - Present



Corazon Law Group PLLC

• Attorney/Owner

  • Jan 2021 - Oct 2022



Your Arizona Lawyer

• United States

• Of Counsel

  • Jan 2021 - Aug 2022

  Criminal Defense Attorney Criminal Defense Attorney



Alcock & Associates

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Attorney, Lead Litigator

  • Sep 2019 - Jan 2021



MayesTelles PLLC

• United States
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Attorney

  • Feb 2016 - Aug 2019



Davis Miles McGuire Gardner, PLLC

• United States
• Law Practice
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Attorney

  • Nov 2012 - Feb 2016

  Consult with and advise clients on a limited scope basis in numerous areas of law including employment, civil litigation, business, criminal defense, domestic relations, landlord/tenant, commercial finance, estate planning, personal injury, and administrative law. Consult with and advise clients on a limited scope basis in numerous areas of law including employment, civil litigation, business, criminal defense, domestic relations, landlord/tenant, commercial finance, estate planning, personal injury, and administrative law.



Hernandez Law Office

• United States
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Attorney at Law

  • Jan 2011 - Nov 2012

  Conducted a variety of legal work as an independent contract attorney in both transactional and litigation related areas of law, including contract drafting, legal research and analysis, and appellate brief writing. Conducted a variety of legal work as an independent contract attorney in both transactional and litigation related areas of law, including contract drafting, legal research and analysis, and appellate brief writing.



ACLU of Arizona

• United States
• Public Policy Offices
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Volunteer Attorney

  • Jan 2012 - Sep 2012

  Assisted in various aspects of high impact civil rights litigation including conducting factual and legal research, interviewing clients and potential witnesses, drafting correspondence, memoranda, pleadings and briefs.Provided legal work for cases involving a wide range of constitutional issues including immigrants’ rights, racial profiling, prisoners’ rights, free speech, religious freedom, reproductive rights, equal protection, and LGBT rights. Assisted in various aspects of high impact civil rights litigation including conducting factual and legal research, interviewing clients and potential witnesses, drafting correspondence, memoranda, pleadings and briefs.Provided legal work for cases involving a wide range of constitutional issues including immigrants’ rights, racial profiling, prisoners’ rights, free speech, religious freedom, reproductive rights, equal protection, and LGBT rights.



Law Office of Michael F. Cordova, P.C.

• Senior Associate Attorney

  • May 2009 - Jul 2010

  First-chaired binding arbitrations and mediations involving complex civil litigation matters, including nursing home litigation, construction accident cases, products liability, wrongful death and trucking litigation. Briefed and argued dispositive motions/oppositions and discovery motions. | Took and defended fact and expert witness depositions.Defended felonies and misdemeanors through trial and sentencing. | Supervised six criminal lawyers and two staff members. First-chaired binding arbitrations and mediations involving complex civil litigation matters, including nursing home litigation, construction accident cases, products liability, wrongful death and trucking litigation. Briefed and argued dispositive motions/oppositions and discovery motions. | Took and defended fact and expert witness depositions.Defended felonies and misdemeanors through trial and sentencing. | Supervised six criminal lawyers and two staff members.

• Attorney at Law

  • Jun 2007 - Jun 2009

  Tried 20 felony jury trials as sole counsel while managing all aspects of a criminal defense practice with a case load of approximately 150 felony criminal cases.Represented clients in numerous evidentiary hearings and sentencing mitigation hearings involving the taking of testimony from witnesses on the record. | Briefed and argued all pre-trial motions. Tried 20 felony jury trials as sole counsel while managing all aspects of a criminal defense practice with a case load of approximately 150 felony criminal cases.Represented clients in numerous evidentiary hearings and sentencing mitigation hearings involving the taking of testimony from witnesses on the record. | Briefed and argued all pre-trial motions.



Lewis & Roca, LLP

• Legal Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Associate Attorney

  • Feb 2006 - Jun 2007

  Defended companies in disputes involving business contracts, business torts, class actions, pharmaceutical and medical device litigation, and other products liability cases. | Defended businesses in internal investigations, regulatory, and criminal matters. | Member of team handling tribal gaming litigation and appellate work.Drafted complaints and answers; drafted TROs, motions for change of venue, motions to dismiss, motions for summary judgment, and appellate briefs. | Took and defended depositions and handled full range of discovery and motions practice.



Yavapai County Attorney's Office

• Deputy County Attorney

  • Oct 2004 - Jan 2006

  First-Chaired 20 misdemeanor jury trials and 250+ bench trials with a 98% success rate. Solely managed all misdemeanor prosecutions in four rural justice courts and prosecuted felonies such as drug crimes, aggravated assaults, fraud, theft, and sex crimes. First-Chaired 20 misdemeanor jury trials and 250+ bench trials with a 98% success rate. Solely managed all misdemeanor prosecutions in four rural justice courts and prosecuted felonies such as drug crimes, aggravated assaults, fraud, theft, and sex crimes.



United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

• United States
• Administration of Justice
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Judicial Law Clerk

  • Sep 2003 - Sep 2004

  Judicial law clerk for the Honorable William C. Canby, Jr. Judicial law clerk for the Honorable William C. Canby, Jr.



United States District Court for the District of Arizona

• Judicial Law Clerk

  • Aug 2002 - Sep 2003

  Judicial law clerk for the Honorable Frederick J. Martone Judicial law clerk for the Honorable Frederick J. Martone