Kurt Michael Altman

Kurt Altman is the owner and principal of Kurt M. Altman, P.L.C. (dba Altman Law + Policy), a law firm and lobbying practice built on quality advocacy.

Advocacy is needed both in the courtroom and to influence public policy decisions within political, economic, and social institutions. Regardless of what form advocacy takes, it boils down to human interactions and relationships. Whether your objective lies inside a courtroom or in the halls of state capitols, Kurt is by your side with more than 27 years of knowledge, experience, and relationships to further your interest. Kurt M. Altman, P.L.C. brings humanity back into legal practice and policy development to help you achieve your goals.

Kurt has 27 years of practice, with a focus on criminal law, constitutional litigation, and policy development. He has spent his diverse career as not only a public servant protecting the safety of the community as a former state and federal prosecutor, but also as a private advocate protecting individual and collective rights of everyday people through legal and political means.

Since 2008, Kurt has operated his own law practice, advocating for clients in a variety of cases in Arizona and Federal courtrooms. In 2012, he also joined the Goldwater Institute, becoming its Director of National Affairs & General Counsel, which started him on the path of lobbying for clients in the halls of state capitols throughout the nation. In 2016, Kurt became a signatory for Right on Crime. In 2017, he joined Texas Public Policy Foundation’s criminal justice reform movement as Right on Crime’s State Policy Director for Arizona and New Mexico.

Always on the go, Kurt is an adjunct law professor at Arizona State University where he teaches courses in white-collar crime and criminal evidence.

When not working, you’re likely to find Kurt at a hockey rink somewhere in North America, at a soccer field in Arizona, or shopping with his daughter.