OUR TEAM
We foster an environment of teamwork and collaboration, which provides our clients with depth and breadth of knowledge on every legal matter.
Gallagher & Kennedy’s reputation for excellence enables us to attract challenging, sophisticated, and often high-profile legal work. Our success comes from an unwavering focus on the needs of our clients and the exceptional talent and contributions of our attorneys and professional staff.
We are extremely proud of our employment longevity, with over half of the firm’s employees having served on our team for the majority or entirety of their careers. This enables us to continually attract and retain top national and local legal talent to serve our clients throughout the United States.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Gallagher & Kennedy’s six-member Board of Directors serves as the nucleus of leadership for the firm. All six board members are practicing attorneys and contribute unique competencies to the board through the support of the managing partner in day-to-day operations, strategic planning, and financial and resource management.
Board members include Kevin O’Malley, managing partner and lead attorney of the firm’s general commercial litigation and public bidding and procurement practices; Tim Brown, lead attorney of the tax law practice, focusing on federal tax matters; Shannon Clark, leading our robust plaintiffs personal injury and wrongful death practice; Jennifer Cranston, shareholder practicing real estate disputes involving condemnation and valuation issues, insurance coverage analysis and bad faith litigation, and public utility issues, Mike Ross, general counsel, practicing in general commercial litigation, and Steve Boatwright, shareholder practicing corporate and business transactions law, corporate counsel issues, and securities.
COMMUNITY
We are known not only for the results we deliver to clients but also for our role as engaged corporate citizens. From the firm’s very inception, our founding partners have led by example in serving the community through individual and corporate volunteerism. Their values are ingrained in our culture and people: hard work, fairness, family, and community.
As such, G&K attorneys and support staff serve as volunteers and leaders across many philanthropic, economic development, and professional organizations.
Whether supporting our clients’ interests or pursuing personal and professional interests, giving back to the community is a fundamental principle of G&K. As a firm, we regularly champion worthy causes.
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- Almost There Rescue
- American Diabetes Association
- American Heart Association
- Arizona Center for Law in the Public Interest
- Arizona Diamondbacks Foundation
- Arizona Equal Justice Foundation
- Bar Leadership Institute
- Chicano/Latino Law Students Association
- Feed My Starving Children
- First Tee – Phoenix
- Fresh Start Women’s Foundation
- Homeward Bound
- ICAN Positive Programs for Youth
- Jay Volquardsen Memorial Scholarship
- Maricopa County Justice Museum & Learning Center
- Nutrients for Life Foundation
- St. Vincent de Paul Turkey Tuesday Challenge
- Shoebox Ministry
- Valley of the Sun United Way
- Valleywise Health Foundation
- VetTix
- Volunteer Lawyers Program
Professional Women's Group
Comprising attorneys and administrative managers, Gallagher & Kennedy’s Professional Women’s Group (PWG) provides new avenues for leadership, community engagement, networking, and professional and business development.
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LAWYERS ASSOCIATED WORLDWIDE
Gallagher & Kennedy is a proud member of Lawyers Associated Worldwide (LAW), a global network of independent law firms working together to serve their clients' national and international needs.
As LAW’s Arizona member firm, we have access to fully vetted, quality firms and lawyers to help our clients with their legal needs outside of Arizona. These firms, like us, are full service and independent. Conversely, G&K supports the legal needs of other LAW firms’ clients when they need legal services in Arizona.
Our LAW team includes attorneys Shannon Clark, Jennifer Cranston, Josh Becker, and Mike Ross.
LEARN MORE ABOUT LAWOur Founding
Gallagher & Kennedy was founded in 1978 when Mike Gallagher and Mike Kennedy decided to open their own law firm in Phoenix. Over 45 years later, G&K is the seventh largest law firm in Arizona, and the only top 10 firm focusing almost exclusively in Arizona.
History has shown Gallagher & Kennedy to be a classic American success story, built on the vision of two optimistic and tenacious young attorneys. Though lacking deep pockets, the two Mikes were rich in ambition and determination. Kennedy quips, “The lender’s collateral for a modest business loan consisted of “seconds” on our Country Squire and Monte Carlo.”
In the early days, the firm’s work primarily focused on insurance and litigation. While the start-up quarters and earliest client list were modest, the young firm was on its way.
Our Founding
