William A Miller

William A. Miller, PLLC, is an Arizona law firm dedicated to this simple philosophy: In every case we handle, we strive to be the best! To demand of ourselves the highest standard of diligence and follow through. To turn over every stone. To return client calls immediately and not hide behind “lawyer speak” when confronted with tough issues. Our mandate is to treat our clients with the highest level of respect, integrity and empathy – to “do unto others as you would have them do unto you.”

The firm’s principal, William A. Miller is a veteran real estate and litigation lawyer who graduated from the University of Arizona College of Law in 1987 with a J.D. with honors, and previously received his B.A. in marketing in 1983. In June of 2012, Mr. Miller was recognized with the highest rating possible and a distinction of honor from Martindale-Hubbell and LexisNexis. Less than 9% of practicing lawyers are eligible for this award. Fewer have actually obtained such.

For over 25 years, Mr. Miller’s practice has focused on real estate, commercial law and litigation. His style is simple, direct and aggressive. A good example of the type of case he frequently handles is found in the Arizona Republic at . This case was recently settled.

With numerous jury trials under his belt, he is the rare lawyer in Maricopa County, Arizona, who can boast of three individual punitive damage awards, a unique form of damages usually awarded to punish a corporate wrongdoer. In his first real estate case, just months out of law school, he uncovered and successfully litigated a case involving a lawyer-devised document-switch scheme at one of the Southwest’s largest real estate firms. His client, Jim Rhue, in a companion case, Rhue v. Dawson, 173 Ariz. 220, 841 P.2d 215 (1992), went on to receive one of the largest punitive damages awards in Arizona history.

Mr. Miller successfully served as counsel in one of the largest commercial loan workouts in Arizona history involving over $100 million and more than 10 national lenders, including GE Capital, Finova, JP Morgan and FFCA, which had taken adverse positions against his clients, yet he was able to amicably resolve almost all issues without resorting to Federal Bankruptcy Court protection. He also helped draft Arizona’s Uniform Fraudulent Transfers Act and has lectured to lawyers on topics ranging from real estate fraud to legal technology.

In another case, Mr. Miller was counsel for a large shareholder involving a billion dollar bond accounting and securities fraud claim against such venerable financial and accounting giants as JP Morgan Chase, Bank One, Credit Suisse, PricewaterhouseCoopers and Deloitte & Touche. Portions of the case have been reported in National Law Books, See Parrett v. Bank One, N.A. (In re Nat’l Century Fin. Enters. Inv. Litig.), 323 F. 861, 878 (S.D. Oh. 2004) (noting that mandatory abstention provides equitable ground supporting remand under § 1452(b));These frauds were also covered by the New York Times, Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal and Forbes. For the story of the case, see .

During 2009, Mr. Miller had three separate cases pending in Maricopa County where the damages exceeded $8 million, $3 million and $1.5 million. In a two-week Arkansas state-court trial in the summer of 2008 he helped win a substantial six-figure judgment for the defendant on a counterclaim where after two days of deliberation the jury dismissed the plaintiff’s $50-million claim. And his knowledge of technology and complex commercial litigation were the deciding factors in his being chosen to represent the plaintiff in a multi-million dollar lawsuit in federal court in Pennsylvania. The case is reported in Moore v. Kulicke & Soffa Indus., 318 F.3d 561 (3rd Cir. 2003).

As of 2010, Bill Miller has been one of the lead lawyers in the third-party profession claims of the Mortgages Limited Fraud. 

The Mortgages Limited case has now settled (summer 2012) and Mr. Miller’s clients received an excellent settlement. 

Memberships and bar admissions include the American Bar Association (ABA), Association of Trial Lawyers of America (ATLA), State Bar of Arizona (SBA), Maricopa County Bar Association (MCBA), U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Courts of Appeals for the 2nd, 3rd and 9th Circuits, and U.S. District Courts in Arizona, California, Texas, and Florida.

CONTACT INFORMATION:

William A. Miller, Esq.
William A. Miller, PLLC
8170 North 86th Place, Suite 208
Scottsdale, Arizona 85258

Phone:  (Direct) or  (Cell)

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The hourly rate of the firm is $.