Buckeye’s Verrado High School music and band director Tracy Meldrum has been selected as the February Star Teacher by the Phoenix law firm of Burch & Cracchiolo, P.A. She has been at Verrado since it’s opening in 2006 and has grown the band program from 9 to 96 members, competed in over 70 competitions, 13 state championships, and six state finals.
Ed Bull, certified specialist in real estate law, Burch & Cracchiolo, attributes his career success to an often-used quote. “I have been very lucky in my profession. Over the years, the harder I work, the luckier I get,” he says. Any luck aside, Bull has definitely put in the work, over five decades, at the firm he joined while in law school at Arizona State University.
The latest episode of the AZ Big Podcast with Michael & Amy has officially dropped. Episode 19 guest M. Brennan Ray from Burch & Cracchiolo talks about how the real estate sector has a demand for attorneys in the Arizona market and reveals an interesting history his family has in the Valley.
The law firm of Burch & Cracchiolo, P.A. is proud to announce Courtney Wilson as the January 2022 recipient of the “B&C Star Teacher Award.” Wilson is a 3rd grade teacher at Hopi Elementary School in the Scottsdale Unified School District where she has been teaching for 20 years. She earned her B.A. in education from Arizona State University in 2001.
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The law firm of Burch & Cracchiolo, P.A. is proud to announce Jennifer R. Delgado has been named a Firm shareholder effective January 1, 2022. Delgado joined Burch & Cracchiolo in 2017 and focuses her practice on the representation of entrepreneurial individuals and companies in all areas of transactional business and real estate law
The latest episode of the AZ Big Podcast with Michael & Amy has officially dropped. Episode 14's guest Wendi Sorensen of Burch & Cracchiolo, talks about the impact of arbitration on law.
The law firm of Burch & Cracchiolo, P.A. is proud to announce Cinnamon Robles as the December 2021 recipient of the “B&C Star Teacher Award.” Robles is an Ajo, Arizona raised first-grade teacher at San Simon School in Sells, AZ on the Tohono O’odham reservation. She is in her third year of teaching and was formerly teaching fourth grade English at Eisenhower Innovation Center in the Mesa Public School District.
Casey Blais from Burch & Cracchiolo stops by to talk about focusing his practice on Arizona Commercial Real Estate, the intricacies of zoning work, the outlook for the Arizona Market, and more!
Julie has joined the Firm as an associate. She is a recent Arizona State University Sandra Day O’Connor School of Law graduate who will focus her practice on employment law and litigation.
Burch & Cracchiolo is proud to announce Mr. Kelly Batke of Centennial Middle School has been named the November 2021 recipient of the “B&C Star Teacher Award.” Batke has been teaching special education students in 6th-8th grade students for 10 years. Centennial has an enrollment of 750 students and is located in the Kyrene School District. The District covers portions of Tempe, Phoenix, Chandler and Guadalupe and serves over 15,000 students.
B&C partner Susie Ingold instrumental in big win for Humane Society of the United States case against a Puppy Mill operator
Burch & Cracchiolo, P.A. has achieved first-tier rankings in metro Phoenix in US News & World Report “Best Law Firms” rankings for 2022. The practice areas represented are Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Criminal Defense, Employment Law, Land Use & Zoning Law, Insurance Litigation, Real Estate Litigation, Real Estate Law and Personal Injury Litigation for both plaintiffs and defendants.
Michael and Amy talk to the renowned family law attorney from Burch & Cracchiolo about the pandemic and how its impacted the nation’s divorce rate, as well as how separated households make parenting decisions surrounding COVID-19.
Burch & Cracchiolo, P.A. is proud to announce Connie Starr of Villa Montessori Charter School has been named the October 2021 recipient of the “B&C Star Teacher Award.” Starr has been teaching for 29 years.
R.J. Bucky Slomski appointed to AZ State Bar Certified Legal Specialists Advisory Commission
Burch & Cracchiolo accepts 2021 Most Admired Companies Award
Clark L. Derrick named to AZ State Bar Board of Legal Specialization Criminal Law Advisory Commission
Andy Abraham of Burch & Cracchiolo, talks about the red-hot commercial real estate market, focusing on its sustainability and outlook.
Burch & Cracchiolo sponsors new "AZ Big Podcast with Michael and Amy"!
The law firm of Burch & Cracchiolo, P.A. is proud to announce MSG (R) Jeffrey Rice of Maryvale High School has been named the September 2021 recipient of the “B&C Star Teacher Award.” MSG Rice has been a JROTC instructor at Maryvale High School for 6 years.
Burch & Cracchiolo named a 2021 Most Admired Company by AZ Business Magazine
The law firm of Burch & Cracchiolo, P.A. is proud to announce Alicia Russell of Starlight Park Elementary School has been named the August 2021 recipient of the “B&C Star Teacher Award.” She teaches 4th grade and has been at teaching in the Cartwright Elementary School District for 16 years.
24 Burch & Cracchiolo attorneys selected by Best Lawyers in America 2022
Susan Dana-Kobey AZ Business Magazine "Most Influential Women" video profile
The two-year old Burch & Cracchiolo “Star Teacher Award” program is getting an update this month as Valley students and teachers head back to school for the 2021-2022 school year. In addition to a Valley teacher being chosen each month to receive $500, the school where the educator teaches will receive an additional check for $250 to be used at their discretion.
B&C's Kathy Stoner Discusses What's Next for HR in Wake of the Pandemic
B&C Family Law attorney named to 2021 Most Influential Women in Business in Arizona
Jennifer Delgado ACLU board appointment for "The Greater Good"
Trisha Thomas of Capitol Elementary School has been named the May 2021 recipient of the “B&C Star Teacher Award.” She teaches 6th grade science and math and has been at teaching in the Phoenix Elementary School District for 17 years.
Firm president Andy Abraham has been named a Spotlight Attorney in the Real Estate Finance category. Senior Partner and Practice Area Chair Edwin C. Bull in listed in Band 1 of selected attorneys in Zoning and Land Use, the Firm is also included in Band 1 of a three-tier ranking system. In addition, Partner M. Brennan Ray has been selected in the Up and Coming category also in Zoning and Land Use.
Thoughtful Zoning and Design is at the Heart of Modern Growth and Development by Alicia Bull
Burch and Cracchiolo attorneys prevail in establishing Arizona Courts’ jurisdiction over Chinese manufacturer
Burch & Cracchiolo Star Teacher Award program featured in Paradigm Magazine
Jason Brown named April 2021 Star Teacher by Burch & Cracchiolo
Southwest Super Lawyers 2021 selects 23 Burch & Cracchiolo attorneys
Jennifer R. Delgado of Burch & Cracchiolo elected to ACLU of Arizona Board of Directors
The law firm of Burch & Cracchiolo, P.A. is proud to announce Amanda Hall has been named the March 2021 recipient of the “B&C Star Teacher Award.” She teaches first grade Spanish Immersion Dual Language at San Tan Elementary School in the Higley Unified School District in Chandler, AZ.
The law firm of Burch & Cracchiolo, P.A., is pleased to announce Andrew M. Miller has joined the firm Of Counsel. Miller’s practice is focused on zoning, land use, real estate law, government relations and municipal law. His areas of concentration include development agreements, rezoning ordinances, code enforcement, intergovernmental financing agreements and complex transactional matters.
Angela Enciso of Camelback High Selected as February Star Teacher
Burch & Cracchiolo's Zoning Team Secure Redevelopment Approvals for PV Mall
For anyone who boards horses on their property, there is a risk that one or more of their boarders will stop paying their bills. If it happened to you, you’d probably hope it was just an oversight. You’d think, “That boarder probably just forgot to send the payment.” So, you give him or her a chance to get caught up. You send reminders. You call. You provide opportunities to pay the missed bills; but you still don’t get paid—now what? One option is enforcing your agister’s lien.
The law firm of Burch & Cracchiolo, P.A. is proud to announce Darius T. Williams as the January 2021 recipient of the “B&C Star Teacher Award. Williams is a 4th grade teacher at Corte Sierra Elementary School in the Litchfield Elementary School District.
Paul S. Kular has been named a shareholder, effective January 1, 2021. Paul is a commercial litigator who has been practicing law for 17 years. His practice focuses on insurance defense, construction, personal injury, wrongful death, subrogation and coverage law.
Tara Knope selected as B&C December 2020 Star Teacher
The law firm of Burch & Cracchiolo, P.A. is proud to announce Caroline Estrada Carlson as the November 2020 recipient of the “B&C Star Teacher Award.” Carlson was recently named the Science and Enrichment Coach for the Roosevelt School District in Phoenix. Prior to this assignment she taught 8th grade science at Irene Lopez Elementary School for four years.
“Our initial goal was to bring people together virtually or in very small masked groups and raise $1,000 for the Million Dollar Teacher Project,” comments Burch & Cracchiolo president Andy Abraham. “We are pleased to report we exceeded that goal by two and half times. We thank all contributors very much. B&C hopes to make this an annual event as teachers are always in need of support in so many ways.”
Burch & Cracchiolo Ranked Among US News & World Report 2021 Best Law Firms
Mr. Crudup has cultivated a deep passion for children and teaching over many decades. His desire to play a more active role in the education of children drove him to pursue a bachelor’s degree in history and master’s degree in curriculum and instruction.
