David N Horowitz

David N Horowitz

1.8
Rating: 8.5

Licensed for 35 years

Family Lawyer at Phoenix, AZ
Practice Areas: Family, Divorce & Separation, Mediation ... +2 more

201 North Central Ave, 22nd Floor, Phoenix, AZ

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Cost

Hourly Rates

$ 350-425 per hour


Payment Methods

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Licenses

Licensed in Arizona for 35 years

State: Arizona

Acquired: 1990

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Location

May Potenza Baran & Gillespie

201 North Central Ave, 22nd Floor, Phoenix, AZ, 85004

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David N Horowitz's Reviews

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1.8 /5.0

8 Client Reviews

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Posted by anonymous | February 18, 2011 | Mediation

This is attorney I believe is Ignorant, incompetent, and useless

This attorney is the worst that I have ever dealt with. He is unresponsive and does not follow through with anything. He provdied no results as a mediator, and his office staff is just plain ignorant and incompetent. His secretary did not how to schedule a meeting. David finds ways to require his... client to perform certain activities which he would charge them for to run up the bill in excess. David wasted my time and money on his useless rambling and after his mediation, there were no positive results.

Posted by anonymous | January 21, 2011 | Child Custody

If you're looking for results this is not your guy

As an attorney myself, I ended up doing most of the work and drafting of documents since David has zero attention to detail, forgot what we had discussed/agreed on etc., with David "reviewing" said documents then over-billing me for work performed. He told me that all of the docs would be filed by ea...rly October but I never even saw his draft until the middle of November and they were completely inadequate. I paid him a 5k retainer for what was essentially an amicable paternity/child custody/child support issue and 4 months later we are still at square one but he has blown through the 5k. His paralegal and assistant appear to do most of his work; he is not timely in responding to inquiries or does not respond at all; every time I needed to speak with him or he spoke to opposing counsel I would have to schedule a time to speak with him, generally at least 3 days out and each time he was to call me he was 15-30 minutes late on calling me and once failed to call me at all. He is not aggressive with opposing counsel and appears to want to take the path of least resistance when push comes to shove.

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Experience

Rating:  8.5 (Excellent)

Honors

2014

Fellow, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers

2011

Certified Family Law Specialist, State Bar of Arizona

2006

Continuing Legal Education Award, State Bar of Arizona

Work Experience

2009 - Present

Shareholder, May Potenza Baran & Gillespie

1990 - Present

Adjunct Legal Studies Professor, Maricopa Community Colleges

2000 - 2009

Shareholder, Lorona Steiner Ducar & Horowitz

1994 - 2000

Member Assistance Program Director, State Bar of Arizona

1991 - 1994

Assistant Attorney General, Arizona Office of the Attorney General

1990 - 1991

Associate, Lewis and Roca

Associations

American Bar Association

Member

State Bar of Arizona

Member

Maricopa County Bar Association, Family Law Section

Member

Education

1990

University of Arizona College of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

1987

University of Arizona

B.S.B.A

Speaking Engagements

2015

IDFA Annual Conference

Same Sex Marriage and Divorce

2015

CLE By the Sea

Family Law Track

Languages

English

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