Practice areas: Business Litigation, Appellate, Bankruptcy; view more
Licensed in Arizona since: 2011
Education: University of San Francisco School of Law
Selected to Rising Stars: 2019 - 2025 Cohen Dowd Quigley P.C.
2425 East Camelback RoadSuite 1100
Phoenix, AZ 85016 Phone: 602-252-8400 Email: J. Neil Stuart Visit website
After law school, served for two years as a Law Clerk to the Honorable Jennifer G. Zipps of the United States District Court, District of Arizona. Achieved the third highest score on the February 2011 Arizona bar examination. Prior to joining Cohen Dowd Quigley ("CDQ"), worked as a Deputy County Attorney with the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office where successfully prosecuted three jury trials and ten bench trials. Since joining CDQ in August 2014, work on complex commercial litigation, representing both plaintiffs and defendants in state court, federal court and arbitration. Became a partner at CDQ in 2022 and also serve as a Federal Bar Association board member (Phoenix chapter).
Practice areas
Business Litigation, Appellate, Bankruptcy: Business, Civil Litigation: Plaintiff, Construction Litigation: BusinessFirst Admitted: 2011, Arizona
Professional Webpage: http://ckdqlaw.com/attorneys/neilstuart/
Bar / Professional Activity
- Maricopa County Bar Association: Attend bar events sponsored by this Association.
- Federal Bar Association ("FBA"): FBA Board Member and Secretary (Phoenix Chapter), 2019
- St. Thomas More Society: Attend events hosted by the St. Thomas More Society and participate in programs, like Maggie's Place, through this organization.
- Admitted to the Arizona State Bar and Arizona District Court
- Admitted to the California Bar.
Verdicts / Settlements (Case Results)
- Over the past ten years, practicing in complex commercial litigation, I have worked on several cases resulting in multi-million dollar settlements for CDQ's clients. The nature of these settlements are confidential. More recently, over the past fives years, handled several trial and appellate court hearings, including provisional remedy hearings, preliminary injunction hearings, discovery disputes, summary judgment arguments and fee applications. Also handled arbitration proceedings, including a several-day arbitration hearing, resulting in an eight-figure award.
- On February 12, 2025, the Maricopa County Superior Court confirmed an over $13 million arbitration award secured on behalf of our clients, West Valley Real Estate Investors, LLC (“West Valley”), et. al. The award followed a six-day arbitration hearing held in May 2024. , 2025
- As a prosecutor at the Maricopa Country Attorney's Office, in the three jury trials that I conducted, I obtained three guilty verdicts. I also obtained ten guilty verdicts in bench trials. , 2013
Representative Clients
- National Cardiovascular Associates, LLC Arizona Department of Child Safety First Texas Holdings Corporation Swift Transportation, Inc. Trans Union, LLC
Honors
- Selected as a Southwest Rising Star in the area of Business Litigation. , 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 Southwest Rising Stars, Super Lawyers
- Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, Best Lawyers
- During law school, participated in the National Moot Court Competition and was awarded American College of Trial Lawyers Medal for Excellence in Advocacy.
- Acheived the third highest score on the February 2011 state bar exam.
Educational Background
- Graduted with honors from the Univeristy of San Francisco School of Law. , 2010
Scholarly Lectures / Writings
- Authored article in the Federal Bar Association Newsletter regarding persuasive writing tips from the perspective of a district court law clerk.
- Appellate
- Bankruptcy
- Business/Commercial Litigation
- Civil Litigation
Office location for J. Neil Stuart
2425 East Camelback Road
Suite 1100
Phoenix, AZ 85016
Selections
- Rising Stars: 2019 - 2025