This seminar will cover information, issues, and updates on the following topics:
- Real Estate Litigation / Appellate Process and Special Actions
- Entitlements and Land Use Planning
- Water Rights and Requirements
Chairs:
Chadwick Campbell, Thomas Title & Escrow
John A. Hink, Tiffany & Bosco PA
Faculty:
Ed Bull, Burch & Cracchiolo PA
Kathleen Fox, Nearhood Law Offices PLC
Madison Leake, Burch & Cracchiolo PA
Michele Van Quathem, Law Offices of Michele Van Quathem PLLC
John A Hink, Shareholder, Tiffany & Bosco PA
John Hink focuses on commercial and residential (multi-family and subdivision) real estate transactions involving new development as well as existing properties. He has extensive experience with commercial leasing of office, industrial and retail properties. John offers counsel to both lenders and borrowers with respect to real estate financing (including the issuance of legal opinions), as well as the acquisition and disposition of assets. Prior to joining Tiffany & Bosco, P. A., John worked with two large Phoenix law firms. John is listed in the 2004 – 2017 editions of Chambers USA America’s Leading Business Lawyers, and the 2010 – 2017 editions of Best Lawyers, both in the category of Real Estate Law. He is also listed in the Southwest SuperLawyers. John is a native of Scottsdale, Arizona and is a life member of the Scottsdale Charros. He is a member of Arizona Town Hall and participated in Scottsdale Leadership (Class IV), the City of Scottsdale 2014 General Plan Task Force and the Scottsdale CityShape 2020 Advisory Team. John has previously served on the board of directors of Desert Voices Oral Learning Center and Paradise Valley Country Club. John is a member of NAIOP and the Urban Land Institute. John holds a bachelor degree from the University of Arizona (Economics, B.A. – 1984) and a law degree from the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University (J.D. – 1988). He is a member of the State Bar of Arizona.
Michele Lee Van Quathem
- With more than 29 years of experience working with businesses to achieve their goals, Michele Van Quathem understands the importance of focusing legal services to achieve client priorities. Michele's goal is to find the best business solution for each client, delivering services in a manner that is timely, valuable, and efficient. Michele practices in the water, energy, mining, natural resources, real estate, and environmental law areas. Michele regularly assists businesses, property owners, and districts evaluate, buy, sell, permit, protect, treat, discharge, and store water and wastewater, and manage other natural resources. She has worked on matters in the Arizona Department of Water Resources, the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality, the Water Quality Appeals Board, the Arizona Corporation Commission, the Arizona State Land Department, the Bureau of Land Management, the Bureau of Reclamation, Forest Service, the Arizona Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, and various other state and federal agencies.
Edwin C Bull
received his J.D. from ASU in 1980 and has practiced law at Burch & Cracchiolo, P.A. for 42 years. He is Certified as a Real Estate Specialist by the State Bar of Arizona. Ed is a peer review rated AV® Preeminent attorney who has been recognized by Best Lawyers in America every year since 2003, and was named the 2014, 2018 and 2020 Best Lawyers "Lawyer of the Year" Phoenix in Land Use and Zoning Law. Ed has been selected by Super Lawyers of the Southwest every year since its inception in 2007, Arizona's Finest Lawyers from 2008-2022, Chambers USA since 2005 and AZRE Commercial Real Estate Magazine's "People to Know" in commercial real estate. Ed has been named a top corporate and business attorney for several years by Arizona Business Magazine in their annual publication "AZ Business Leaders" and was selected as a Top 100 Lawyer for 2022 by Arizona Business Magazine. Also in 2022, Ed was featured in Commercial Executive Magazine as an Arizona "Legend of Law." Ed's practice involves the full range of real estate entitlements including zoning, general plan amendments, area plan amendments, interpretations, variances, use permits, subdivision and site plan approvals, annexation, development agreements, right-of-way abandonments, pre-purchase due diligence, and other development-related matters.
Kathleen D Fox, Nearhood Law Offices PLC
is a partner at Nearhood Law Offices. Certified by the State Bar of Arizona as a Real Estate Specialist, Ms. Fox has an AV® Preeminent Rating – the highest rating available from Martindale-Hubbell™, the leading independent attorney rating entity. Current Chair-Elect, and 2015-2016 Chair, of the Real Property Section of the Arizona State Bar, and a member of its Executive Council, Ms. Fox has also been recognized as one of Arizona’s Finest Lawyers. Ms. Fox has extensive experience working with clients in both real estate litigation and transactions. Her litigation practice has emphasized contract disputes; non-disclosure; earnest money disputes; construction defects; construction law; escrow and title company liability; title disputes; adverse possession; easements; deed restrictions and CC&Rs; liens and encumbrances; quiet title actions; homeowner-association disputes; commercial and residential landlord and tenant disputes; subdivisions and lot splits; and business disputes, dissolution, receivership and accounting. Ms. Fox’s transactional practice has encompassed all aspects of commercial and residential real estate transactions, including real estate development, sales, construction, finance and leasing; the creation of subdivisions and condominiums; resolving title issues; business formation, contracts and dissolution; zoning; easements; deed restrictions; and HUD compliance. Former counsel to the Arizona Association of Realtors®, Ms. Fox continues to work closely with commercial and residential real estate brokerages and agents. Ms. Fox is a member of the American Bar Association (Real Property Section), the State Bar of Arizona (Real Property Section), Chernoff’s Lawyers in Limine, and the Arizona Women Lawyers Association.
Chadwick L Campbell, Senior Counsel, Thomas Title & Escrow
is responsible for Underwriting and National Commercial Business Development for Thomas Title & Escrow. As a lawyer, advisor, technology leader, and military officer, his career focus has been complex issue management. Since 2015, he has been advising clients on financial and insurance matters. Chad is essentially a deal facilitator-providing underwriting support to our title team, and working with clients to connect them to the various services and resources that Thomas Title offers.
Chad served four years in the U.S. Air Force as an aircraft maintenance officer, which included combat duty with a squadron of F-15E fighter jets. After law school, he practiced in Arizona as a civil litigation attorney. In London and Chicago, he ran the EMEA and development operations for a financial-industry software firm. In 2015, he returned to his home state of Arizona, and as a Director for a boutique insurance advisory firm, assisted individual and corporate clients with private placement investments and sophisticated insurance strategies.
He lives in Phoenix with his wife and their three children. He founded a junior tennis program, and is actively involved in the tennis and autism communities. He volunteers at his children's schools, and serves on the Board of Directors of two nonprofits in Phoenix.
Education and Professional Qualifications
• University of Arizona, Rogers College of Law, Juris Doctor
• Duke University, School of Engineering, B.S.E. Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science
• FINRA Series 7 and 66 securities licenses (2015-2020)
Community Service and Affiliations
• Chair, State Bar of Arizona, Real Property Section Executive Council (Member, 2019 - present; Chair, 2021-22)
• Member, Arizona Cannabis Bar Association (2019 - present)
• Member, Valley Partnership (2019 - present)
• Valley Leadership (Valley Leadership Institute, Class 38)
• Urban Land Institute Associate Member (2018 - present) ULI Arizona NEXT program (2019 - present)
• Southwest Autism Research and Resource Center, Board of Directors (2018 - present), Planned Giving Professional Advisory Council (2016 - 2019)
• Board of Directors, Free Arts for Abused Children of Arizona (Member, 2016 - present; President, 2021-2022)
• Program Director, ACEing Autism - Phoenix (2017 - present)
• Duke University Alumni Admissions Advisory Committee (2009 - present)
• Committee Chair, Phoenix Country Day School Parents' Association (2015 - 2019)
• Member, United States Tennis Association - Phoenix District, Junior Team Tennis Committee (2018-2020)
Madison Leake
is a graduate of Arizona State University Sandra Day O’Connor School of Law who focuses her practice on land use/zoning and real estate. She received her J.D. from ASU Sandra Day O’Connor School of Law in 2022, where she graduated first in her class receiving the Armstrong Award. Madison has assisted developers and landowners in obtaining entitlements necessary for a variety of developments including single-family, multi-family, mixed-use, and commercial development. Madison enjoys working with municipalities, landowners, and other stakeholders to reach resolutions acceptable to all parties.
Prior to joining Burch & Cracchiolo, Madison served as a law clerk at Burch & Cracchiolo in the land use and zoning department.