represents plaintiffs and defendants in commercial disputes, personal injury matters, and general civil litigation.
An Associate of the American Board of Trial Advocates, Dan has practiced law since 1996. He has first-chair experience in more than 30 state and federal civil jury trials and more than 250 arbitration hearings. Areas of practice include civil conspiracy, contract disputes, insurance bad faith, insurance coverage, legal malpractice, medical malpractice, personal injury, and wrongful death. Dan has successfully argued before the Arizona Court of Appeals.
Dan is also routinely engaged as a private mediator and arbitrator.
For the State Bar of Arizona, Dan presently serves as the co-chair for the Arizona College of Trial Advocacy (an intensive five-day workshop teaching lawyers), as an arbitrator for the Fee Arbitration Program (adjudicating fee disputes between clients and attorneys), and on the Civil Jury Instructions Committee (updating the Revised Arizona Jury Instructions – Civil).
A Pennsylvania native who moved to Arizona in 1984, Dan graduated from Arizona State University in 1992 with a degree in political science and earned his law degree at the University of Nebraska College of Law in 1996.
Dan has earned the AV-Preeminent rating with Martindale-Hubbell®, and is a four-time Super Lawyers honoree.

serves as a senior member at The Cavanagh Law Firm. She represents employers in proceedings before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, state and federal courts, and private arbitrators. She has represented a number of Arizona companies, including private charter schools, medical facilities, fitness clubs, vacation resorts, car dealerships, law offices, and multi-family housing managers. She has reviewed policies and made required revisions to meet with legal changes. She has also given in-service and training on ADA, FMLA, and Title VII themes to management staff in those same businesses.

Ms. Verdier has defended insurance companies in cases involving reimbursement problems and insurance coverage disputes as well as corporations in liability and insurance matters. Her work in this area has included drafting opinions on insurance coverage, letters reserving rights, and, if required, resolving coverage issues through litigation and negotiation. She has been a part-time faculty member at the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law at Arizona State University since 2012, where she teaches a practical skill course called "The Litigation Experience." Ms. Verdier joined the Cavanagh Board of Directors in 2022.

is a senior equity member of the Phoenix/New Mexico law firm of Jennings Haug Keleher McLeod, LLC where he has been a partner since 1996. Although originally from Philadelphia, PA he is a 1991 graduate of the Thomas M. Cooley Law School, Western Michigan University. He is also a graduate of the Arizona State Bar College of Trial Advocacy (’94) and the National Institute of Trial Advocacy (’95). Mr. Franco’s practice has been dedicated to representing both Plaintiff and Defense clients in complex civil litigation with a focus on governmental/municipal liability, child abuse, vulnerable adult, medical malpractice, product liability and all aspects of insurance related litigation. He has obtained notable trial verdicts and results as lead counsel that include the top Arizona civil tort verdict in 2004 and a Top 10 Arizona civil verdict in 2016. Mr. Franco serves as adjunct faculty at the Arizona State University, Sandra Day O’Connor Collete of Law where his courses include Professional Responsibility and Litigation/Trial Practice. He also serves as a Board Member and Faculty of the Arizona State Bar College of Trial Advocacy. He is a recurring faculty presenter of the Arizona State Bar Course on Professionalism and has served as a Maricopa County Judge Pro Tem. Mr. Franco holds an AV rating by Martindale Hubbell and has earned recognition by numerous rating outlets including: Best Lawyers in America by US News and World Report; Arizona’s Top 100 Trial Lawyers by National Trial Lawyers; Arizona’s Finest Lawyers (Sustaining Member); America’s Top 100 High Stakes Litigators for Arizona; America’s Top 100 Civil Defense Litigators for Arizona; and Top Lawyers of Arizona by the Arizona Republic. Mr. Franco is a life-long competitive tennis player, member of the United Stated Tennis Association and a member of the organizing Board of the Arizona Tennis Classic, a men’s professional level (ATP) tennis tournament held annually in Phoenix since its inception in 2019.

The most fortunate people in the world are those who get to do what they love for a living. Mr. Watson is one of those people. He loves practicing law and helping clients in difficult, complex cases. He has spent his entire adult life as an Arizona lawyer. For over 20 years Tim has represented high net worth individuals and businesses of all kinds, from small family-owned businesses to large insurers, Fortune 500 companies and the State of Arizona. He has tried numerous high profile jury trials in state and federal courts. Tim holds a Martindale Hubbell rating of AV-Preeminent with a designation for high ethical standing. Tim gives back to the profession he loves by serving our community as a past Maricopa County Judge Pro Tem, State Bar Fee Arbitration Committee member, Chair of the State Bar Trial Practice Section and board member of the Arizona College of Trial Advocacy. His passion for the practice of law speaks for itself. When not at work, Tim is blessed by his wife and three children. His two boys are cadets in the Civil Air Patrol and love sports. His daughter is a drama enthusiast. As a family, they enjoy spending time together swimming, biking, and taking trips to the desert.