PRACTICE AREAS

Business Litigation

Rebekah W. Francis is an associate at the Firm who brings real world finance experience into her practice of law. She has an MBA in finance and worked as a controller for a hospital before entering law school. Ms. Francis focuses her practice primarily on complex civil litigation on behalf of corporations, governments and individuals. Her experience includes representation in both litigation and transactional matters.

Before joining the firm, Ms. Francis developed business acumen as a controller for a start-up psychiatric hospital in California. She gained substantial experience in auditing, preparing financial reports, developing financial strategies and analyzing the success of those decisions. She has a solid knowledge base of how corporations are organized and conduct business. Rebekah was frequently called up to quickly spot issues, develop solutions and implement changes that affected multiple departments. As a problem-solver, Ms. Francis has analytical insight, industry knowledge and fortitude in making decisions.

COMMUNITY AND BAR INVOLVEMENT

State Bar of Arizona

American Bar Association

Horace Rumpole Inn of Court

HFMA

NOTABLE EXPERIENCE

Dowling v. Stapley, 2008 WL 794970, Ariz.App. Div. 1, March 27, 2008 (No. 1 CA-CV 06-0503).

In re Southwest Supermarkets, LLC, 376 B.R. 281, 2007 WL 2774508, 48 Bankr.Ct.Dec. 275, Bkrtcy.D.Ariz., September 25, 2007 (Bankruptcy Nos. 2-01-bk-14805-PHX-RJH, 2-01-bk-14812.Adversary No. 03-ap-00945).

EDUCATION

J.D., Dean’s List, University of Arizona, 2005, Phi Delta Phi

MBA, Dean’s List, University of Arizona, 2005, Graduate Scholarships, Teaching Assistantship, Beta Gamma Sigma Honors

B.S., Finance, Brigham Young University, 1998

BAR ADMISSIONS

Arizona, 2006