Overall Rating
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5.0 /5.0
1 Client Reviews
David S. Shughart specializes in the areas of personal injury and insurance litigation. He primarily represents injured individuals and insurance policyholders.
Mr. Shughart became a partner in the law firm of Beale, Micheaels, Slack & Shughart, PC in 2013. From 2000 to 2012, Mr. Shughart had his own firm, David S. Shughart P.C., and primarily handled personal injury and insurance-related cases. Prior to that, from 1993 to 2000, he was a partner at a Phoenix law firm representing civil defendants and insurance companies.
Throughout his more than twenty years of practice, Mr. Shughart has successfully tried more than 25 cases to verdict and arbitrated hundreds of others in the areas of insurance bad faith, insurance coverage, motor vehicle accidents, premises liability, products liability and medical malpractice. He has argued cases in the Arizona Court of Appeals and Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Mr. Shughart holds a preeminent-AV rating in the Martindale-Hubbell national registry of preeminent lawyers, and has been listed annually for several consecutive years in Best Lawyers In America, Super Lawyers, and Arizona's Finest Lawyers. He is certified by the State Bar of Arizona as a specialist in injury and wrongful death.
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Practice Areas
33 years
33 years
33%-40%
State: Arizona
Acquired: 1993
No misconduct found
Fax
7012 N. 18th Street, Phoenix, AZ, 85020
beale-micheaels.com/our-staff/david-s-shughart/"I highly recommend David Shughart. David and I were opposing counsel on a few personal injury matters. David was extremely professional and a pleasant individual to work with. He takes pride in how he represents his clients and the manner in which he interacts with opposing counsel. Through his professional and practical style of practice, he achieved favorable results for his clients that other more hostile attorneys might not have been able to reach with me."
"David is very skilled, knowledgeable, and personable. He is deeply committed to his clients and the practice of law."
"I highly recommend Dave Shughart. Dave's experience, knowledge and personal dedication to his clients goes unmatched. He is an experienced litigator, who diligently and aggressively represents his clients."
"David Shughart is a highly skilled and competitive medical malpractice attorney who obtains great recoveries for his clients. David is highly competitive and knowledgable and will do what it takes to win your case. He is also extremely intelligent and has tremendous work ethic. I highly recommend and endorse David Shughart."
Wrongful death lawyer
2025
AV Preeminent Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
2025
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2024
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2023
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2022
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2021
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2020
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2019
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2018
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2017
Super Lawyer, SuperLawyers
2016
Arizona's Finest Lawyers, Arizona's Finest Lawyers
2016
Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers in America
2016
Super Lawyer, Southwest Super Lawyers
2015
Super Lawyer, Southwest Super Lawyers
2015
Arizona's Finest Lawyers, Arizona's Finest Lawyers
2015
Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers in America
2014
Super Lawyer, Southwest Super Lawyers
2013
Super Lawyer, Southwest Super Lawyers
2005
Certified Specialist - Injury and Wrongful Death Litigation, State Bar of Arizona
2013 - Present
Partner, Beale, Micheaels, Slack & Shughart P.C.
2015 - Present
American Board of Trial AdvocatesMember
2014 - Present
State Bar of ArizonaJury Instruction Committee
2009 - Present
State Bar of ArizonaFee Arbitration Committee
2001 - Present
Arizona Trial Lawyers AssociationMember
High School Teaching Program
Legal Advisor
1993
JD - Juris Doctor
1990
BA - Bachelor of Arts
2012
Insurance Coverage Litigation
2008
Remedies When a Health Insurer or an ERISA Plan Will Not Pay Medical Expenses
2005
Navigating the Discovery Waters of an Insurance Bad Faith Case
N/A
English