Kindra Deneau

Top rated Business Litigation attorney in Tempe, Arizona

The Deneau Law Firm, PLLC
Kindra Deneau
The Deneau Law Firm, PLLC

Practice Areas: Business Litigation, Business & Corporate, Intellectual Property; view more

Licensed in Arizona since: 2005

Education: Arizona State University Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law

Languages Spoken: English, Spanish

Selected to Super Lawyers: 2022 - 2023 Selected to Rising Stars: 2018

The Deneau Law Firm, PLLC

64 E Broadway Rd
Suite 200
Tempe, AZ 85282 Visit website

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Kindra Deneau is the founding attorney at The Deneau Law Firm, PLLC, located in Tempe, Arizona. With more than 17 years of legal experience, she provides sound and knowledgeable counsel to her clients with matters related to business law, commercial law, intellectual property, patent law, contracts, corporate law, entertainment law, estate planning and probate, and real estate matters.

Ms. Deneau has experience handling a wide range of complex legal issues and lawsuits concerning business transactions and disputes as well as eminent domain and construction defect matters. She exhibits her abilities as an accomplished writer and a fierce defender of her clients' interests. In court, jury trials, arbitration and mediation hearings, she has successfully argued a number of cases.

An alumnus of the Arizona State University, Ms. Deneau received a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology and was a Barrett Honors College graduate. She also studied a semester abroad in Spain. She then worked as a paralegal for two years, which helped her discover her passion for law. She continued at the Arizona State University’s Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law and earned her doctorate in jurisprudence in 2005.

While in law school, Ms. Deneau was a law, science and technology scholar and was the recipient of the Intellectual Property Certificate for her academic achievements in the subject of trademark, copyright, trade secret and patent law. She is licensed to practice in Arizona, the Arizona Supreme Court and the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona.

Actively associated with the law community, Ms. Deneau’s memberships include the following:

  • State Bar of Arizona
  • Tempe Chamber of Commerce
  • Arizona Thurgood Marshall Inn of Court
  • National Association of Women Business Owners
  • Arizona Women Lawyers Association
  • Arizona Technology Council
  • Maricopa County Bar Association
  • Arizona Asian American Bar Association
  • Better Business Bureau
  • Federal Bar Association

Additionally, she is a board member of the State Bar of Arizona Board of Real Estate Legal Specialization and the Arizona Women Lawyers Association’s Leadership Committee. She is the founding sponsor of ESPERANÇA, and a multi-year platinum sponsor and volunteer at the Ladder Down program. She has written a great deal, and her work has appeared in numerous prestigious journals and periodicals.

Recognized for her notable legal contributions, Lawyers of Distinction listed Ms. Deneau as one among its Top 10% of Lawyers in the U.S. in her practice area field. She also has a “Superb” rating on Avvo with numerous five-star ratings and reviews.

Practice areas

Business Litigation, Business/Corporate, Intellectual Property, Entertainment & Sports, Estate Planning & Probate, Real Estate: Business

Focus areas

Business Formation and Planning, Business Organizations, Contracts, Copyrights, Entertainment, Sports & Leisure Law, Estate Planning, Intellectual Property Law, Limited Liability Companies, Living Wills, Partnership, Patents, Probate & Estate Administration, Trademarks, Trusts, Wills

  • 30% Business Litigation
  • 20% Business/Corporate
  • 20% Intellectual Property
  • 10% Entertainment & Sports
  • 10% Estate Planning & Probate
  • 10% Real Estate: Business

First Admitted: 2005, Arizona

Professional Webpage: https://www.deneaulaw.com/founding-attorney

Newsletters:
  • , Cutting Out the Middle-Man When It Comes To Hiring
Pro bono/Community Service:
  • Member, Tempe Chamber of Commerce  
  • Volunteer Mentor, in the Barrett Honors College and the ASU Business College Entrepreneurial Programs
  • Mentor, Tempe Chamber of Commerce Volunteer/Sponsor in the Mentor Program, Spring, 2018
  • Founding Sponsor, ESPERANÇA, 2019 - Present
  • Multi-Year Platinum Sponsor, Volunteer, Graduate, Ladder Down Program, 2017 - Present
  • Member, Ahwatukee Foothills Chamber of Commerce
  • Better Business Bureau (BBB) 3rd Annual Industrious Women's Summit Topic: Future of Feminism: Negotiating to Excellence, 2020
  • 2018 and 2019 Autism Speaks Walk , 2019
  • Past Member, Mountain Master Homeowner’s Association, April, 2014 – March, 2016
Educational Background:
  • Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, B.A. Psychology, Summa Cum Laude, Barrett Honors College Graduate, Minors in Spanish and Family Studies, 2000
Special Licenses/Certifications:
  • Intellectual Property Certificate Recipient, Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, 2004
Scholarly Lectures/Writings:
  • lecture, "Management Basics", "Market Mechanics" & "Securities Laws 101", National Business Institute , 2018
  • lecture, Advance LLC Issues , National Business Institution, 2017
  • lecture, "Preventing Business Contract Disputes", National Business Institute , 2016
  • Protecting Your Intellectual Property Online, lecture, Protecting Your Intellectual Property Online, IP, 2016
  • Third author of Divorced Parents’ Financial Support of Their Children’s College Expenses, 41 FAM. CTS. REV. 224 (2003)
  • Volunteer Mentor, in the Barrett Honors College and the ASU Business College Enterpreneurial Programs
  • The Historical Development and Misplaced Justification For The Derivative Work Right, 19 B.U. J. SCI. & TECH. L, 68 (2013) (Arizona State University’s first-prize entry in the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers’ National 2005 Nathan E. Burkan Memorial Competition)
  • State Bar Convention Volunteer, CLE Oral Argument Presentation on Lawrence v. Texas, June 2003
  • Findings from Barrett Honors College Thesis Children from Divorced Families, Presented to Hawaii Legislature by Dr. William Fabricius, June 2002
Verdicts/Settlements:
  • Layman, Justin v. Aaron Layman, et al, Maricopa Superior Court , 2019
  • Berman v. Lutostanski, Maricopa County Superior Court , 2019
  • Millette v. Balda, Maricopa County Superior Court, 2015
Bar/Professional Activity:
  • Board of Real Estate Specialization for the State Bar of Arizona, 2020
  • Federal Bar Association, Member,
  • Arizona Asian Bar Association, Member
  • Thurgood Marshall Inn of Court, President, 2021 - 2022; Vice President, 2018 - 2020; Member
  • Member, State Bar of Arizona Board of Legal Specialization Advisory Commissions 
  • Member, State Bar of Arizona since 2005
  • Member, Maricopa County Bar Association
  • Member, Federal Bar Association
  • Member, Arizona Women Lawyers Association
  • Practitioner, U.S. District Court of Arizona since 2005 and 2006
  • Arizona Supreme Court, 2005 and 2006, Licensed Practitioner, 2005 - Present
  • Member, WOWOB (Women Owned Women Operated Businesses)
  • Member, NAWBO (National Association of Women Business Owners)
  • Member, Arizona Technology Council
  • Member, Tempe Chamber of Commerce 
  • Member, BBB (Better Business Bureau)
Honors/Awards:
  • Award, Arizona Top 100 Civil Litigator, Top 100 Registry Inc., 2021
  • Law, Science, & Technology Scholar, Intellectual Property Certificate, Trademark, Copyright, Tradesecret, and Patent Law, Graduated
  • Silver Distinction, 2018 - 2021, Client Champion, Martindale-Hubbel
  • Award, 2017, 2018, 2021, Civil Litigation, Lawyers of Distinction
  • Award, Top 100 Civil Defense Litigators, Top 100 Registry Inc., 2021
  • Award, Top Rated Lawyer, Avvo, 2021
  • Expertise Award, Best Probate Attorneys in Tempe, Expertise.com, 2021
  • Entrepreneurial Award, 2020 - 2021, Sun Devil 100 , ASU
  • Nominee , Sun Devil Business Leader , Sun Devil 100, 2019
  • First publication issued in September 2020 Issue, Arizona Attorney of the Year, Top 100 Registry Inc., 2020
  • Award, Business Leaders & Professionals, Top 100 Registry Inc., 2020
  • Recognized in Honor , Women in Law , Attorney at Law Magazine, 2018
  • award, Top Lawyers Rising Stars , Super Lawyers , 2018
  • Nominee, Palo Verde Business Woman of the Year Award, Ahwatukee Foothills Chamber of Commerce, 2017
  • Award, Client Distinction , Martindale-Hubble and Lawyers.com, 2016

Office location for Kindra Deneau

64 E Broadway Rd
Suite 200
Tempe, AZ 85282

Phone: 480-780-0127

Selections

2 Years Super Lawyers
1 Year Rising Stars
  • Super Lawyers: 2022 - 2023
  • Rising Stars: 2018

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