Practice Areas

Berry Law Group is a litigation and dispute resolution firm that handles matters from the outset of the dispute through trial, mediation, arbitration, or appeal. We have bench and jury trial experience in state and federal courts throughout Arizona and in other parts of the southwest.  We regularly handle adversary matters in bankruptcy court. We also represent clients in contested matters before regulatory and administrative agencies. We regularly represent lawyers in ethics matters before the State Bar of Arizona and Chris Berry has served as a consultant and expert witness in legal malpractice claims and lawsuits.

Berry Law Group does not handle business transactions, nor do we advise clients in areas not related to existing or potential litigation or some contested process. We are experienced acting as local counsel, and we are able to work collaboratively with out-of-state law firms that have litigation in Arizona.

Our municipal liability experience includes: personal injury and wrongful death litigation in civil rights and municipal liability cases involving police and detention officers, jail facilities and correctional health agencies, federal transportation security agency officers, and emergency medical services personnel.  Chris Berry also defends prosecutors and public defense lawyers in allegations of misconduct and in legal malpractice lawsuits

Our commercial litigation practice areas includes: business and complex commercial litigation in a variety of matters including; trade secret and unfair competition matters; financial fraud and business torts; employment litigation including non-compete and non-solicitation; real estate litigation, including land use and development disputes, commercial landlord-tenant, forcible entry and detainer, professional liability and malpractice; construction contract and lien litigation; franchise disputes; agricultural litigation and disputes including damage to crops, agricultural debtor-creditor lawsuits, and fraud and conversion related to crops.

Chris Berry represents lawyers in bar complaint and screening investigations by the State Bar of Arizona as well as in legal malpractice matters. He has also represented doctors before the Arizona Medical Board and dentists before the Arizona State Board of Dental Examiners. Over the years, Chris has also represented clients in contested state administrative matters including a number of actions before the Arizona Departments of Gaming and Environmental Quality.