DeConcini McDonald Yetwin & Lacy, P.C.

Law Firm Overview

INTRODUCTION
The Firm was founded in 1968 as DeConcini McDonald by Evo DeConcini, Dennis DeConcini, and John R. McDonald.  Evo DeConcini served as a Justice of the Arizona Supreme Court, Arizona Attorney General, a Pima County Superior Court Judge, and a member of the Arizona Board of Regents.  Dennis DeConcini, served as Pima County Attorney from 1973 to 1976 and represented Arizona in the United States Senate from 1977 until his retirement in 1995.  John McDonald, who has served as President of the Arizona School Boards Association, is the senior shareholder in the Tucson office.  A former senior shareholder in the Phoenix office, Dino DeConcini, accepted a Presidential appointment to serve as the Executive Director of the United States Savings Bond Program.  Four of the Firm's attorneys have served as President of the Pima County Bar Association.  Others, past and current, serve as judges of trial and appellate level courts, and as adjunct faculty at the University of Arizona College of Law.

FIRM BACKGROUND
The Firm maintains offices in Tucson, Phoenix, and Flagstaff, Arizona, as well as in Alexandria, Virginia, and has grown to become one of Southern Arizona's largest law firms.

The Firm's members are active leaders in Arizona's business and civic affairs.  Several of Arizona's landmark buildings are named after members of the DeConcini family, including the Evo DeConcini U.S. Courthouse and Federal Building; the Senator DeConcini Port of Entry, the United States/Mexico border crossing in Nogales, Arizona; and the distinctive DeConcini Building in Tucson, Arizona, which houses not only the Firm, but several other businesses.

The Firm's members participate in numerous pro bono activities, and in 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, and 2008, the Firm received statewide recognition by the Southern Arizona Legal Aid Volunteer Lawyers Program as "Firm of the Year."  In 2003, the Firm received a Copper Cactus Award for Community Service and John C. Richardson was named among the Top 50 Pro Bono Attorneys by the State Bar of Arizona.  In 2002, James A. Jutry was named among the Top 50 Pro Bono Attorneys by the State Bar of Arizona.  In 2006, Gary Urman was named among the Top 50 Pro Bono Attorneys by the State Bar of Arizona and in Lisa Schriner Lewis received the same recognition.  The Arizona Bar Foundation recognized Alyce L. Pennington in 2002 with the William E. Morris Pro Bono Service Award.  The Foundation also named six of the Firm's lawyers among the Top 50 Pro Bono Attorneys in Arizona in 2001.  Wayne E. Yehling received the Arizona Bar Foundation's Pro Bono Service Award in 1999.  Former Firm attorney, and now Arizona Court of Appeals Judge J. Wm. Brammer, Jr., was the first recipient of the "Decade of Dedication Award" presented by Community Legal Services for his pro bono commitment to that agency and its clients.  Law firm recipients of the Outstanding Pro Bono Attorney award given monthly by the Pima County Bar Association have included Richard M. Yetwin, James A. Jutry, John C. Richardson, Spencer A. Smith, Wayne E. Yehling, Gary F. Urman, Alyce L. Pennington, Lisa Anne Smith, Nancy J. March, Heather K. Gaines, Lisa Schriner Lewis and John C.E. Barrett.

Members of the Firm currently serve on a variety of non-profit boards, including the Arizona Historical Society; Arizona Human Rights Fund; Arizona Kidney Foundation; Casa de los Ninos; Catalina Foothills School District Foundation; Comstock Children's Foundation; Family Advocacy, Resource and Wellness Centers; KUAT Public Advisory Board; Legal Community Against Hunger; National Center For Missing and Exploited Children; National Police Memorial Foundation; New Beginnings for Women and Children; Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation; Southern Arizona AIDS Foundation; Tucson Botanical Gardens; Tucson Community School; Tucson Symphony Society; and the Tucson Unified School District Educational Enrichment Foundation.

The Firm hires attorneys with demonstrated records of academic and professional excellence.  Each year at the University of Arizona College of Law commencement, the Firm awards the student achieving the highest academic distinction with the DeConcini McDonald Yetwin & Lacy Academic Achievement Award.

Most senior shareholders have been with the Firm for more than 20 years. This longevity, together with a broad range of practice areas creates both a distinct working atmosphere and an effective problem solving approach to legal practice.

RESOURCES AND EXPERIENCE
DeConcini McDonald Yetwin & Lacy, P.C. conducts a full service, multidisciplinary practice. Our members possess the knowledge and experience to solve a wide spectrum of complex legal issues for our individual, business and governmental clients.  The Firm provides clients with quality legal services at a reasonable cost by assigning attorneys and staff members based on knowledge, level of skill and experience.  In addition, the Firm is able to provide combinations of attorneys and staff members with different areas of practice to solve issues that overlap more than one substantive area.

The Firm's clients include individuals and a wide range of public and private entities, including businesses involving automotive sales, broadcast and communications, construction, equipment sales, retail sales, restaurants, financial, health services, insurance, mining and natural resource development, ranching, real estate finance and development, recreation, interstate transportation, and water service.  We also represent a variety of governmental entities including the City of Tucson, Pima County, the State of Arizona, and numerous Arizona public school districts and community colleges, and have provided legal services to the Arizona Board of Regents for the University of Arizona, Arizona State University, and Northern Arizona University.

Areas of Practice

• Litigation
• Business and Commercial
• Intellectual Property
• Computer and Internet Law
• Bankruptcy
• Construction
• Real Estate
• Natural Resources and Environmental
• Domestic Relations
• Labor and Employment
• Governmental / School Law
• Estates and Trust
• Indian Law

West Practice Categories

Bankruptcy Law, Business & Commercial Law, Internet, Construction Law, Education Law, Employment Law -- Employee, Employment Law -- Employer, Environmental Law, Estate Planning, Trusts, Family Law, Government Agencies & Programs, Intellectual Property Law, Computer Law, Labor Law, Litigation & Appeals, Native Peoples Law, Real Estate Law, State, Local & Municipal Law