Top Rated Business Litigation Attorney in Scottsdale, AZ

Martin R. Galbut is the co-founder and managing partner of Galbut & Galbut, P.C., located in Phoenix, Arizona. Devoting his practice exclusively to business litigation, mediation and arbitration in many areas of commerce, he represents clients throughout the Phoenix metropolitan area in matters involving securities law, shareholder and owner disputes, antitrust violations, intellectual property protection, insurance, employment law, real estate transactions, defense of claimed lawyer malpractice and health care issues. His reputation among his peers has earned Mr. Galbut much recognition, including an AV Preeminent* rating for over 30 years from Martindale-Hubbell and numerous listings in Best Lawyers in America**, local magazines and U.S. News & World Reports..

A 1968 recipient of a Bachelor of Science Degreefrom Northwestern University, Mr. Galbut attended Northwestern University School of Law and was awarded a Juris Doctorate cum laude, in 1971. He was a Clarion Dewitt Hardy Debate Scholar and Kosmeryl Scholar, and the recipient of a Russell Sage grant and receipient of numerous awards.  He was a National high school debate champion, leading to his college and law school scholarships. Admitted to practice in Arizona, he is also admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit. Mr. Galbut has also served as an arbitrator for both the American Arbitration Association and the National Association of Securities Dealers/FINRA.

A speaker and moderator at continuing legal education programs conducted by the State Bar of Arizona, Mr. Galbut lectures at professional conferences on topics related to his practice areas. He has also published articles and other materials on securities law, commercial real property litigation, arbitration and mediation. Giving back to his community in a variety of ways, Mr. Galbut has been a member of a state task force on urban air quality and was appointed by the mayor of Phoenix to serve on that city's Environmental Quality Commission. A former member of the board of trustees of Scottsdale Artists' School, he enjoys landscape painting and collecting art and antiques.

Mr. Galbut has served as local counsel with some of the leading firms in the country, in complex class actions and claimed billion dollar cases, representing brokerage firms, underwriters and law firms.

Mr. Galbut now frequently acts as a mediator and arbitrator in commercial, business, split-ups and insurance matters.

The Arizona Bar's magazine Arizona Attorney recently awarded Mr. Galbut First Place in its Creative Arts Competition for Painting (2019), which he had also won in a prior year.

*AV Preeminent and BV Distinguished are certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the confidential opinions of members of the Bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell ratings fall into two categories – legal ability and general ethical standards.

**The Best Lawyers in America® 2010. Copyright 2009 by Woodward/White, Inc., Aiken, SC