Mickell J. Summerhays
A Phoenix magazine “Top Lawyer” selectee, Mickell Summerhays serves business owners and contractors in a variety of business- and construction-related disputes and employment law matters.
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Since joining our firm as a business litigation and construction law attorney, Mickell has helped her clients achieve a variety of favorable results:
- successfully resolving disputes without litigation, including negotiating favorable settlements and guiding cases through mediation and arbitration;
- advising business owners and contractors about how to protect their business by creating favorable business contracts and optimal business structures;
- guiding clients through the litigation process, including experience as a trial attorney; and
- presenting successful administrative cases before the Arizona Registrar of Contractors.
Mickell’s practice also encompasses employment law, including federal wage-and-hour matters and employee/independent contractor classification disputes.
Prior to law school, Mickell worked as communications director for a local branch of the National Association of Realtors, where she managed public relations, oversaw communications between the Association and Realtor members, and cultivated media relationships.
Before joining our firm, Mickell served as a law clerk at the Arizona Court of Appeals, first for the Honorable Michael J. Brown and then for Chief Judge Peter B. Swann.
Outside of the office, Mickell’s interests include bean-to-bar chocolate, golf, and spending time with her husband and sons.
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PRACTICE AREAS
HONORS & AWARDS
Bar Leadership Institute, State Bar of Arizona, Class of 2023-2024
Super Lawyers Rising Stars, 2024
Phoenix Magazine "Top Lawyer 2022"
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
State Bar of Arizona: Employment Law Section
Maricopa County Bar Association: Young Lawyers Division, President (2024) and Board Member (2022-2024)
Scottsdale Bar Association
Arizona Women Lawyers Association
CLERKSHIPS AND INTERNSHIPS
Judicial Clerk, Chief Judge Peter B. Swann, Arizona Court of Appeals
Judicial Clerk, Hon. Michael J. Brown, Arizona Court of Appeals
Civil Litigation Clinic (Student Attorney), Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, Arizona State University
Arizona House of Representatives, Rules Office Legal Intern
League of Arizona Cities and Towns, Legal Intern
BAR ADMISSIONS
Arizona
U.S. District Court, District of Arizona
EDUCATION
J.D., cum laude, Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, Arizona State University; Willard H. Pedrick Scholar; CALI Award for Top Grade in Property; Executive Editor, Jurimetrics: The Journal of Law, Science and Technology
B.A., History
BIRTHPLACE
Pleasant Grove, Utah