94
Cases tried
to verdict
to verdict
No. CV2024–VH · SUPERIOR COURT OF ARIZONA, MARICOPA COUNTY
STATE BAR OF ARIZONA SUPERIOR COURT OF ARIZONA, MARICOPA COUNTY U.S. DISTRICT COURT, DISTRICT OF ARIZONA
FREE & CONFIDENTIAL CASE REVIEW
Phoenix · Maricopa County · Statewide — Trial Lawyers Since 2009
Most firms settle.
We try the case.
When an injury or a dispute has to be won in front of an Arizona jury, this is the firm that tries it — and the firm other lawyers call when the case has to hold.
Confidential No fee unless we win
§ 00 · The Record
$412 MILLION
Recovered for injured Arizonans & their families
37
Seven-figure
results
results
20+
Years in
the courtroom
the courtroom
§ 01 · The Standard
A settlement offer is what the other side thinks your case is worth when they believe you won't try it. We remove that assumption. We prepare every case — from the first interview to the last question on cross — as though a Maricopa County jury will decide it. Most of the time, that preparation is exactly why it never has to.
Vance Halloran, Trial Lawyers · Established 2009
Lead Trial Counsel
§ 02 · Schedule of Matters
Areas of practice
I.
Catastrophic Injury & Wrongful Death
Life-altering harm and the loss of a family member — tried, not filed and forgotten.
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II.
Trucking & Commercial-Vehicle Collisions
Against the carriers and their insurers, with the evidence preserved before it disappears.
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III.
Medical Negligence
Standard-of-care cases built with the specialists who can prove them to a jury.
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IV.
Defective & Dangerous Products
Design and warning defects held to account across Arizona and the Ninth Circuit.
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V.
Insurance Bad Faith
When the carrier that owed a duty chose delay — we make that choice expensive.
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VI.
High-Stakes Business & Commercial Trials
Bet-the-company disputes for Arizona businesses and the counsel who refer them.
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§ 03 · Selected Verdicts & Settlements
The trial record
$27,500,000
Catastrophic construction-site injurySuperior Court of Arizona, Maricopa County — Jury Verdict
2021
$18,400,000
Wrongful death — commercial truckingSuperior Court of Arizona, Maricopa County — Jury Verdict
2023
$9,100,000
Defective industrial productSettlement during trial
2022
$6,750,000
Medical negligence — delayed diagnosisSuperior Court of Arizona, Maricopa County — Jury Verdict
2020
$4,200,000
Insurance bad faithU.S. District Court, District of Arizona
2022
Defense Verdict
Multi-party commercial fraud (defense trial counsel)Superior Court of Arizona, Maricopa County
2019
Dismissed
Products claim dismissed with prejudice before trialU.S. District Court, District of Arizona
2023
Attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Figures reflect selected matters, not the firm's complete record.
§ 04 · Order of Proceedings
How we try a case
01 · Investigate
Secure the evidence
Scene, records, and witnesses locked down early — before the other side can let them fade.
02 · Build the record
Prepare for a jury
Experts retained, depositions taken, exhibits built — every case readied as if it will be tried.
03 · Try
Stand up in court
We don't hand your case to trial counsel. The lawyers who built it are the ones who try it.
04 · Appeal
Protect the verdict
The record is preserved for appeal from day one, so a win at trial stays a win.
§ 05 · Counsel of Record
The trial team
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Marcus T. Vance
Founding Partner · Lead Trial Counsel
Member, State Bar of Arizona
Fellow, American Board of Trial Advocates
Board-Certified · Personal Injury & Wrongful Death
Fellow, American Board of Trial Advocates
Board-Certified · Personal Injury & Wrongful Death
"A jury can tell in five minutes who actually knows the case."
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Elena R. Halloran
Founding Partner · Trial Counsel
Member, State Bar of Arizona
Past President, AZ Assoc. for Justice
Admitted, U.S. District Court, District of Arizona
Past President, AZ Assoc. for Justice
Admitted, U.S. District Court, District of Arizona
"We prepare so the verdict feels inevitable — because to us, it always was."
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David K. Okafor
Partner · Trial & Appellate Counsel
Member, State Bar of Arizona
Admitted, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
Former law clerk, Maricopa County Superior Court
Admitted, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
Former law clerk, Maricopa County Superior Court
"Every file on my desk is a person someone else already told 'no.'"
§ 06 · On the Record
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After the crash that killed my husband, three firms told me my case was "difficult." Vance Halloran told me the truth, then went to trial and won. They never once made me feel like a file number.
— Client · Wrongful-death matter · Maricopa County
Ranked · Best Lawyers, Phoenix
Southwest Super Lawyers
Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent
§ 07 · From the Firm
Insights
Trial Practice
What a Maricopa County jury actually decides
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Insurance
Why the insurer's first offer is a bet on your patience
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Appeals
Preserving the record for appeal — before trial starts
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§ 08 · Request a Case Review
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