Lawyers Focused on Complex Litigation with an Emphasis on Tax and Valuation Controversies. Mooney, Wright, Moore & Wilhoit, PLLC represents and counsels clients throughout the West on a broad range of legal matters. We have also represented a number of clients nationally on unitary ad valorem tax disputes, handling such cases in 31 different states.
We are committed to establishing personal relationships with each of our clients. We strive to be both accessible and responsive whenever our advice or services are needed. We are focused on providing innovative, high-quality legal services, while keeping in perspective the cost of those services to our clients. Our law firm practices in a wide range of areas and our lawyers all have significant litigation experience, including jury trials.
While we consider ourselves to be a general practice law firm, our attorneys all have expertise in litigation related to the valuation of businesses, assets and property, and most of our cases involve claims against state or local government entities (e.g., cities, towns, counties and tribal taxing agencies).
We are committed to establishing personal relationships with each of our clients. We strive to be both accessible and responsive whenever our advice or services are needed. We are focused on providing innovative, high-quality legal services, while keeping in perspective the cost of those services to our clients. Our law firm practices in a wide range of areas and our lawyers all have significant litigation experience, including jury trials.
While we consider ourselves to be a general practice law firm, our attorneys all have expertise in litigation related to the valuation of businesses, assets and property, and most of our cases involve claims against state or local government entities (e.g., cities, towns, counties and tribal taxing agencies).
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Paul J. Mooney is an experienced trial lawyer who has tried over 300 complex cases in both state and federal courts throughout the country, including more than 45 jury trials.
During the last 38 years, he has tried numerous complex cases involving all types of expert testimony.
This includes sophisticated products liability cases related to both manufacturing and design defects, as well as failure to warn cases representing both manufacturers and consumers.
He has tried cases for both plaintiffs and defendants in significant financial, tort and commercial litigation, with trials in both state and federal courts, and he has tried multiple adversary proceedings in the U. S. Bankruptcy Court.
During the last 38 years, he has tried numerous complex cases involving all types of expert testimony.
This includes sophisticated products liability cases related to both manufacturing and design defects, as well as failure to warn cases representing both manufacturers and consumers.
He has tried cases for both plaintiffs and defendants in significant financial, tort and commercial litigation, with trials in both state and federal courts, and he has tried multiple adversary proceedings in the U. S. Bankruptcy Court.
Mr. Wright devotes most of his practice to property tax matters.
He has appeared on behalf of numerous individual and corporate clients in property tax appeals before the Arizona Tax Court and federal courts, the Arizona State Board of Equalization, and other administrative agencies.
Mr. Wright has spoken at seminars on the subject of property taxation in Arizona and has worked with legislative committees concerning property tax matters.
Mr. Wright also has significant experience in general commercial litigation.
He has appeared on behalf of numerous individual and corporate clients in property tax appeals before the Arizona Tax Court and federal courts, the Arizona State Board of Equalization, and other administrative agencies.
Mr. Wright has spoken at seminars on the subject of property taxation in Arizona and has worked with legislative committees concerning property tax matters.
Mr. Wright also has significant experience in general commercial litigation.
Paul Moore is a commercial litigator who practices primarily in valuation-related matters, including contract disputes, and state and local tax controversies.
He has handled a wide variety of valuation matters, representing clients in business disputes, and property, transaction privilege and use tax disputes before state and local taxing authorities, the Arizona Tax Court, and the Arizona Court of Appeals and Supreme Courts.
He is licensed in Arizona and Colorado.
He represents taxpayers owning state-assessed properties such as pipelines, telecommunications companies, electric generation facilities and airlines, and all types of locally-assessed real and personal property including hotels, shopping malls, department stores, high-rise office buildings and campuses, apartment complexes, theaters, residential subdivisions, commercial greenhouses, land and hospitals.
He has handled a wide variety of valuation matters, representing clients in business disputes, and property, transaction privilege and use tax disputes before state and local taxing authorities, the Arizona Tax Court, and the Arizona Court of Appeals and Supreme Courts.
He is licensed in Arizona and Colorado.
He represents taxpayers owning state-assessed properties such as pipelines, telecommunications companies, electric generation facilities and airlines, and all types of locally-assessed real and personal property including hotels, shopping malls, department stores, high-rise office buildings and campuses, apartment complexes, theaters, residential subdivisions, commercial greenhouses, land and hospitals.
Kim Simonis is our "Office Manager, " and she keeps all of us in line.
It is no exaggeration to say that our law firm would not function very well without her.
Kim has worked in the legal field since 1981, initially as a legal secretary and later as office manager for a solo practitioner in Scottsdale.
Kim started working with the lawyers of MWMW in 2000, while all of us were at Fennemore Craig, P.C. in Phoenix, where she worked as a secretary and legal assistant.
Today, Kim manages our office, handles our billing and accounting, and assists all of us as a paralegal and as a legal secretary when necessary.
It is no exaggeration to say that our law firm would not function very well without her.
Kim has worked in the legal field since 1981, initially as a legal secretary and later as office manager for a solo practitioner in Scottsdale.
Kim started working with the lawyers of MWMW in 2000, while all of us were at Fennemore Craig, P.C. in Phoenix, where she worked as a secretary and legal assistant.
Today, Kim manages our office, handles our billing and accounting, and assists all of us as a paralegal and as a legal secretary when necessary.
Our attorneys are experts in matters concerning state and local tax laws, whether they concern property taxes, transaction privilege taxes, sales or use taxes, the Government Property Excise Lease Tax ("GPLET"), the model city tax code, foreclosure rights and redemptions, tax lien sales, abatement of property taxes and removal of tax liens, and other specialized taxes.
We have extensive experience and expertise in handling original and error-correction controversies before state administrative tribunals, and judicial proceedings before the Arizona Tax Court, Arizona Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court of Arizona.
We have extensive experience and expertise in handling original and error-correction controversies before state administrative tribunals, and judicial proceedings before the Arizona Tax Court, Arizona Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court of Arizona.
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