Michael N. Poli
Email: poli@poliball.com
Profile:
Practice concentrated in personal injury and commercial litigation, with extensive experience in the following areas:
- Successful prosecution of plaintiff's cases, including personal injury and wrongful death cases. Within this area, the cases which have been successfully handled cover a wide range, including: jury verdict in favor of the client on racketeering claims; multi-million dollar jury verdict for medical malpractice (failure to diagnose cancer); multi-million dollar recovery for "dramshop" liability (improper sale of alcohol); multi-million dollar recoveries against major insurance companies in bad faith/coverage disputes.
- Representation of banks and lenders in all kinds of litigation, including lender liability lawsuits, the successful defense of racketeering, common law fraud, and bad faith claims, and miscellaneous litigation defending banking clients.
- Successful litigation experience in and relating to the construction industry, including lien claims, bond claims, and related lawsuits through all stages of litigation.
Professional Experience:
Member, Poli & Ball, P.L.C.
Education:
Arizona State University (J.D., 1980; Symposium Editor and Comment Editor of the Arizona State Law Journal; authored three published Law Journal articles while in law school)
Arizona State University (B.S., 1976 - major in business administration)
Court Admissions and Other Interests:
Supreme Court of Arizona
Supreme Court of Nevada
United States District Court for the Districts of Arizona and Nevada
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Law Clerk to the Honorable William Holohan, Arizona Supreme Court, 1980-1981
State Bar of Arizona
State Bar of Nevada
American Bar Association
Maricopa County Bar Association