09/18/2025
Seth A. Neufeldt joins Burch & Cracchiolo
Seth focuses his practice on real estate litigation, civil litigation, real estate transactions, and estate planning.
09/03/2025
Rachel Copeland of the Autism Academy for Education and Development is B&C’s August Star Teacher
“I have wanted to be a teacher since I was a kid and saw the amazing impact teachers have on students' lives. I became interested in working in special education after volunteering at Special Olympics. I previously taught special education kindergarten and had many students with Autism and that brought an interest to specializing in working with kids with Autism.”
09/03/2025
Edward Y. Gao joins Burch & Cracchiolo, P.A.
He will focus his practice on civil litigation. Gao joins Burch & Cracchiolo after a clerkship with the Honorable Jennifer M. Perkins at the Arizona Court of Appeals, Division One.
09/02/2025
Burch & Cracchiolo president Susie Ingold named among InBusiness Magazine’s 2025 Women of Achievement
Susie Ingold is a seasoned trial lawyer and has tried cases in State and Federal courts. She has argued cases at the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals as well as the Arizona Court of Appeals. In the business community, Ingold is an executive board member of the Arizona Humane Society, and was member of Valley Leadership, Class XXXIV.
08/25/2025
25 Burch & Cracchiolo attorneys selected by Best Lawyers in America© 2026
Founded in 1983, Best Lawyers in America © honors the top 6% of private practicing attorneys in the US. Selection is based on more than 8 million evaluations and recognizes just over 65,000 attorneys in 147 practice areas.
07/07/2025
Casey Blais Talks Commercial Real Estate Trends for AZ Big Media
Blais shared his thoughts on market trends, legal risks, the growing demand for industrial space and real estate law trends to watch.
06/19/2025
Burch & Cracchiolo Honored with 2025 Excellence in Business Award by Greater Phoenix Chamber
The firm earned top recognition in the Small Business category for its outstanding contributions to economic growth, community leadership, and workplace excellence.
05/06/2025
Amy Shugar of Whispering Winds Academy honored as April Star Teacher
Amy is a 3rd year 1st grade teacher at Whispering Winds Academy in the Paradise Valley School District. Whispering Winds is a K-6 grade school, and has been a leader in STEM Education for the past 15 years.
04/23/2025
Wesley M. Cox joins Burch & Cracchiolo
The law firm of Burch & Cracchiolo, P.A., is pleased to announce that Wesley M. Cox has join the Firm as associate. In practice since 2017, he focuses his practice on construction defect cases. In addition, he assists clients with real estate and business litigation, Registrar of Contractor’s hearings, and general breach of contract claims.
04/17/2025
Southwest Super Lawyers 2025 selects 25 Burch & Cracchiolo Attorneys
21 attorneys have been recognized as Southwest Super Lawyers and 4 have received the recognition of Southwest Super Lawyers “Rising Stars”.
04/07/2025
Meet Mrs. Susie Ingold – Arcadia News
Ingold has worked for her firm for 27 years. She quickly rose in the ranks to partner, then vice-president and just last year was elected president, making her the first woman to lead the 54-year-old law firm.
03/28/2025
Susie Ingold won “Lawyer of the Year”!
Arizona Attorney of the Year: Susanne Ingold, president, Burch & Cracchiolo
03/25/2025
Ciara delaRosa of Madison Simis Elementary School awarded as March Star Teacher
Ciara has been teaching for 10 years but this is her first year teaching kindergarten, which she loves. She was nominated by one of her student’s parents.
02/28/2025
B&C honors Lizeth Herrera of J.B. Sutton Elementary as February Star Teacher
Lizeth has been teaching for 8 years and is beloved by her SEI 2nd grade students. She goes the extra mile to make sure they are engaged and supported and, therefore, learn to love school.
01/27/2025
Michael Grant of ASU Prep Academy receives Burch & Cracchiolo’s January Star Teacher Award
Michael has been teaching for 14 years and has been at ASU Prep for almost 6 years. He teaches STEM and physical education, often combining his passion for science and sports.
01/13/2025
B&C’s Aaron Duell and Bucky Slomski named among Emerging Leaders in Law
AZ Big Media has named attorneys Aaron Duell & Bucky Slomski to their 50 Emerging Leaders in Arizona Law for 2025 list.
01/06/2025
B&C’s Susie Ingold, Andy Abraham and Ryan Anderson named to 2025 Top 100 Attorneys list
Firm president Susie Ingold, veteran real estate attorney Andy Abraham, and renown liquor licensing and receivership guru Ryan Anderson have all been named to the prestigious list.
11/07/2024
Burch & Cracchiolo listed among 2025 Best Law Firms in America
Burch & Cracchiolo, P.A. has achieved first-tier rankings in metro Phoenix in “Best Law Firms” rankings for 2025.
10/30/2024
10/28/2024
Jackson D. Hendrix joins Burch & Cracchiolo
Jackson earned his Juris Doctorate from The George Washington University Law School in Washington, D.C. in May 2019. He was admitted to practice law in Arizona in 2021.
10/21/2024
A Father’s Life Lessons Leave Lasting Impressions on Son – Primerus Paradigm Fall 2024
Slomski joined the firm just as the COVID-19 pandemic was rearing its ugly head, making the transition to a new job even more unsettling and uncertain.
10/16/2024
Burch & Cracchiolo selects Dalila Vargas of Pueblo del Sol Middle School as October Star Teacher
Dalilia was nominated by Lauren Hawks, our Star Teacher alumni from May of 2022
09/26/2024
Bethune Elementary School educator is B&C’s September Star Teacher
Tamicha was nominated by Vincent Reese who wrote: "She has worked at the school since 2005, she got her teacher's degree in 2009, and raised 7 kids, and has managed to be the lead teacher on that campus multiple times."
09/16/2024
Burch & Cracchiolo to be Champion sponsor of Feed the Cause
The 3rd annual fundraising event will be held at Papago Golf Club on Thursday, November 7th, commencing at 5:30pm.
09/06/2024
Finding Your Way Through the Liquor Licensing Maze in Arizona, by Ryan Anderson & Jake Curtis
Need help navigating the complexities of liquor licensing? Attorneys Ryan Anderson, Jake Curtis and their team bring years of experience and cover all the bases, providing a “one-stop” solution.
08/29/2024
35 Burch & Cracchiolo attorneys named “Top Lawyers” by Phoenix Magazine
Attorneys from 26 different practice areas were chosen as 2024 Top Lawyers.
08/15/2024
30 Burch & Cracchiolo attorneys named 2025 Best Lawyers in America
Founded in 1983, Best Lawyers in America © honors the top 6% of private practicing attorneys in the US. Selection is based on more than 8 million evaluations and recognizes just over 65,000 attorneys in 147 practice areas.
07/24/2024
Familiarity Breeds Lasting Value For Phoenix Attorney – Primerus Weekly
“Clients take pride in their business and love to talk about what they do. An on-site visit helps me understand their needs and I develop more of a relationship with them.”
05/23/2024
Jessica Tapia of Desert Valley Elementary School honored as Star Teacher for May
Jessica has been teaching 3rd grade for 32 years and was nominated by Heidi Granatelli, a parent of one of her students.
05/20/2024
B&C’s Liquor licensing practice featured in AZ Business Magazine: “Cheers to Growth”
“I've been developing our liquor licensing practice for the last seven years or so,” says Burch & Cracchiolo Shareholder Jake D. Curtis. “Ryan Anderson has the premier liquor licensing practice in Arizona. So to bring that to Burch & Cracchiolo and allow us to expand our practice in that area is huge.”
05/13/2024
The Corporate Transparency Act & Its Impact on Small Business, by Adrian Ochoa
The CTA, which went into effect on January 1, 2024, requires otherwise unregulated companies to report information about “beneficial owners”. Failure to comply could result in fines of up to $10,000 and imprisonment for up to two years.
05/02/2024
Burch & Cracchiolo Creates Powerhouse Liquor Licensing Practice
Burch & Cracchiolo continues to expand its Phoenix office with the addition of shareholder Ryan W. Anderson and associate attorney Shawn A. McCabe and a supporting staff of three essential employees.
04/30/2024
April Star Teacher Award honors Nicole Olson of Metropolitan Arts Institute (MAI) in downtown Phoenix
For 16 years Nicole has taught dance and physical expression at Metropolitan Arts Institute (MAI). MAI is an independent, chartered college prep arts school with 250 students located in downtown Phoenix.
04/15/2024
Jennifer R. Delgado elected General Counsel for ACLU AZ for one-year term April 1, 2024 through March 31, 2025.
The law firm of Burch & Cracchiolo, P.A. is proud to announce Jennifer R. Delgado has been elected to the American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona (ACLU of Arizona) general counsel for a one-year term beginning April 1, 2024. The ACLU of Arizona was formed and officially chartered by the national organization over 50 years ago, and since that time, has fought to defend individual rights in Arizona through litigation, legislation, and public education.
04/08/2024
Southwest Super Lawyers 2024 selects 27 Burch & Cracchiolo Attorneys
23 attorneys have been recognized as Southwest Super Lawyers and 4 have received the recognition of Southwest Super Lawyers “Rising Stars”.
03/28/2024
B&C honors Kelly Adler of Emerson Elementary as March Star Teacher
Kelly has been teaching students with autism from 3rd-8th grade for 14 years. She teaches daily living and functional skills and then plans field trips so her students can implement their skills and get real life learning experiences.
03/27/2024
Phoenix law firm promotes one of its own to be first female president
Phoenix law firm promotes one of its own to be first female president
03/22/2024
Can employers require employees to return to the office?
Back to Work-Can employers require employees to return to the office?
03/13/2024
Burch & Cracchiolo names Susie Ingold President
Ingold has been in practice with Burch & Cracchiolo for 26 years and is the first woman to lead the Firm. She succeeds Andy Abraham, who has served as president and led the Firm since 2017.
02/21/2024
Reema Sharma of Central High School named February Star Teacher
Ms. Sharma, has been teaching algebra and geometry at Central since 2020. Prior to that she taught in India for 13 years. In addition to her teaching duties, she is the Central HS coach for the State Bar of Arizona’s Foundation for Legal Services Mock Trial competition.
01/22/2024
Andy Abraham and Susie Ingold named to 2024 Top 100 Lawyers list by AZ Big Media
Being one of the Top 100 Lawyers in Arizona for 2024 Arizona requires a combination of legal expertise, ethical conduct, and effective communication.
01/19/2024
January Star Teacher Award given to Ashley Schauer of Kerr Center for Agriscience
Ashley was nominated by one of her classroom volunteers, Brian Edwards: "As a teacher she is innovative and creative using a variety of media and other tools to engage the students in developing curiosity and a desire to learn."
01/04/2024
Burch & Cracchiolo Names Aaron M. Duell and R.J. Bucky Slomski Shareholders
Duell is a civil litigator who focuses his practice on employment law and commercial litigation. Slomski focuses his practice on catastrophic injury, wrongful death, motor vehicle and trucking collisions, and victims of medical malpractice.
11/30/2023
Jennifer Grumbling of Millennium High School honored as November Star Teacher
Jennifer heads up the counseling department at Millennium and is also the Key Club advisor. She has been in school counseling for 27 years, the last 11 at Millennium. She is passionate about helping her students with problems, staying in school, college admissions and generally figuring out what to do after high school.
11/09/2023
AZ CPA Magazine-Top Tips to Resolve Federal Tax Disputes by B&C’s Adrian Ochoa
Resolving federal tax disputes starts as a science and becomes an art. Federal tax disputes often arise because the taxation system depends on voluntary compliance. The primary purpose of the federal income tax is to raise revenue for the federal government and, to achieve this purpose, there must be a high degree of voluntary compliance.
11/02/2023
Best Law Firms 2024 awards Burch & Cracchiolo Tier 1 honors in metro Phoenix
Burch & Cracchiolo has achieved first-tier rankings in metro Phoenix in “Best Law Firms” rankings for 2024. 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.
10/25/2023
October Star Teacher Award Goes To Jennifer Spector of Desert View Elementary
Jennifer has been a teacher for 21 years and received her B.A degree in education from Ottawa University. Her principal John Mospan said she is a very bright light in his school and the students really love her.
09/19/2023
Jessica Guthrie of Patterson Elementary named September Star Teacher
Jessica has been teaching for 27 years and is now participating in a grant program called STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and math) for 2nd grade. Her enthusiasm and energy is contagious, and her students respond accordingly.
09/06/2023
40 Burch & Cracchiolo Attorneys named Top Lawyers by Phoenix Magazine
Burch & Cracchiolo is pleased to present their 40 attorneys named as 2023 Top Lawyers by Phoenix Magazine.
08/23/2023
Burch & Cracchiolo named a 2023 “Most Admired Company” in Arizona
Arizona’s Most Admired Companies (MAC), in partnership with AZ Big Media and BestCompaniesAZ, is a business awards program designed to recognize the contributions and impact all Arizona employers bring to our great state.