Timothy J. Casey is a member of Beus Gilbert McGroder PLLC, a premier boutique law firm concentrating on High Stakes Litigation, Real Estate and Zoning Law, and Plaintiffs Catastrophic Injury & Wrongful Death.  Mr. Casey is a member of the firm’s High Stakes Litigation practice. Mr. Casey is a highly experienced trial lawyer who has achieved record-setting verdicts for his clients.  He is widely regarded as one of Arizona’s preeminent trial attorneys and is regularly named a “top lawyer” by numerous independent and peer-review organizations.

Over the last three decades, Tim has litigated and tried complex civil jury trials across Arizona and the United States.  His experience in high-stakes cases spans multiple areas of law, including plaintiff’s commercial litigation, breach of fiduciary duty, aiding and abetting, legal and accounting negligence, officer and director liability, defective products, intellectual property, nursing home wrongdoing, police misconduct, medical negligence, serious personal injury and wrongful death claims, and employee whistleblower lawsuits.  Because of his extensive involvement in campaign finance and election law, Tim also has a long history of representing businesses, citizens, campaigns, candidates, and elected officials.

RECENT TRIAL VICTORIES

Fadely v. Encompass Health: a judge awarded damages against a rehabilitation center totaling $1,693,273.24.  Brought under Arizona’s Adult Protective Services Act, the case is believed to be the only civil trial which took place in Arizona state courts during the 2020 pandemic.

Kunasek v. Roadrunner Trust et al.: a unanimous jury awarded $21,000,000.00 in damages in favor of Tim’s client and against a set of trustees and their lawyers for breach of fiduciary duty after the defendants created a plan to unlawfully reduce a beneficiary’s interest in the trust.

Rodriguez v. Planned Parenthood: a unanimous jury awarded $3,000,000.00 in damages in favor of Tim’s client, a former clinic manager who sued for retaliatory discharge and intentional infliction of emotional distress after she made internal reports alleging that her employer violated health and safety laws designed to protect women.

PRACTICE AREAS

Commercial Litigation | Officer and Director Liability | Professional Liability | Intellectual Property Litigation | Unsafe Products | Nursing Home Abuse And Neglect | Whistleblower Retaliation | Catastrophic Personal Injury And Wrongful Death

ADMISSIONS

U.S. Court of Appeals - Ninth Circuit | U.S. District Court - District of Arizona | Arizona Supreme Court

EDUCATION

Arizona State University – B.S., Business Management | Drake University Law School – J.D, cum laude | Drake University Law Review | Arizona College of Trial Advocacy

MEMBERSHIPS & ACTIVITIES

   
• American Association for Justice
   
• Arizona Association for Justice
   
• Consumer Attorneys of California
   
• Maricopa County Bar Association
   
• State Bar of Arizona
   
• St. Thomas More Society
   
• Valley Citizens League (former)

POSITIONS & APPOINTMENTS

   
• Arizona Commission on Judicial Performance Review (former)
   
• Disciplinary Committee of the State Bar of Arizona (former)
   
• General Counsel to the Arizona Republican Party (former)
   
• Special Assistant Attorney General, State of Michigan (former)
   
• Trial Practice Subcommittee of the State Bar of Arizona (former)

COMMUNITY

   
• Bishop’s Finance Council, Roman Catholic Diocese of Phoenix
   
• Central Arizona Shelter Services
   
• Esperanca
   
• Society of St. Vincent de Paul

PRESENTATIONS

   
• Tim is a frequent lecturer and speaker at Continuing Legal Education courses on such subjects as products liability law, negligence and tort law, trial practice issues, constitutional claims against governmental entities, and election law. He is also emeritus faculty at the Arizona Bar’s Course on Professionalism.

PROFESSIONAL DISTINCTIONS

   
• America’s Top 100 High Stakes Litigators for Arizona
   
• Arizona’s Finest Lawyers
   
• Arizona Leadership Award
   
• Community Leadership Award
   
• “AV Preeminent” Peer Review Rating, Martindale-Hubbell
   
• National Trial Lawyers’ “Top 100”
   
• Significant Verdicts Winner, Arizona Attorney Magazine
   
• Southwest Super Lawyers, ThomsonReuters
   
• Senator Paul J. Fannin Award for Excellent Service
   
• Top Rated Lawyers in Healthcare, Martindale-Hubbell