Kevin M. Judiscak

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(602) 271-9090

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Kevin M. Judiscak joined the firm just after it was formed to develop and chair the firm’s litigation practice after gaining substantial experience from his prior tenure at two of Arizona’s largest firms. He brings a focused and strategic approach to the litigation process, and assists business clients in beneficially resolving pending or threatened disputes.

Kevin litigates varied types of commercial disputes, including:

  • Enforcement and defense of interests under commercial loan agreements, guaranties, and collateral agreements;

  • Enforcement of creditors’ rights in personal property and real estate collateral through judicial and non-judicial enforcement, including receiverships and provisional remedies;

  • Enforcement of real estate contracts, sales agreements and disputes arising in implementation of these agreements;

  • Enforcement of rights and obligations in disputes between shareholders, members, or partners in closely held businesses;

  • Enforcement or defense of non-compete and other restrictive covenants arising out of employment contracts, shareholder agreements or business sales;

  • Enforcement or defense of commercial real estate leases, including forcible entry and detainer / eviction proceedings.

Kevin has represented clients in state and federal courts, bankruptcy court, commercial arbitration proceedings, and mediations. He represents clients at the trial court level, and in the appellate courts, including special actions.

Arizona State and Federal Courts

Admissions

University of Notre Dame, J.D., magna cum laude, 1989 and member of the Notre Dame Law Review

University of Colorado, B.S., summa cum laude, 1985

Education

    • Banking and Finance

    • Business

    • Franchising

    • Healthcare

    • Real Estate

    • State Bar of Arizona, Trial Practice Section

    • Appointed Judge Pro Tempore to the Superior Court in Maricopa County, 2009 through present

    • Camelback Plaza Development, LC v. Hard Rock Café Intl. (Phoenix), Inc., 200 Ariz. 206, 25 P.3d 8 (Ct. App. 2001).

  • kmj@eblawyers.com

    (602) 222-4987 DIRECT

    (602) 271-9090 MAIN

Career Highlights

Representation of an Arizona bank in defending a 7-figure lender liability suit.

Representation of prominent developer in litigation over ownership and disposition of numerous real estate partnerships and limited liability companies.

Representation of commercial guarantors in action to enforce 8-figure real estate indebtedness wrongfully commenced by lender.

Representation of leading financial institution in prejudgment repossession of inventory of a rental car company.

Representation of a business seller to recover the unpaid purchase price of the sold business.

Representation of the landlord in the high-profile eviction and forcible detainer action against an international subtenant, trial and appeals through the Arizona Supreme Court. The Court of Appeals case prompted a revision of Arizona statute allowing prevailing landlord to recover its attorneys’ fees.

  • Arizona Trial Handbook, published by West Group, since 1997. Topics include pretrial motions, evidence, witness examination, mistrial, jury instructions and judgment.

Publications

Recognition

  • Best Lawyers in America©

    Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America© in Phoenix, AZ, in the field of Commercial Litigation Law in Phoenix, AZ, since 2021; and Litigation – Real Estate in Phoenix, AZ, 2022

  • Southwest Super Lawyers

    Selected to Southwest Super Lawyers, Business Litigation, Civil Litigation, since 2010