Erin H. Walz

Partner

(480) 461-5379
ehw@udallshumway.com

30 West First Street
Mesa, Arizona 85201

Practice Areas

 
Erin H. Walz is a litigation attorney who has been practicing since 1996.  Her practice includes representation of individuals and business entities in a variety of civil litigation, including commercial contracts, partnership and corporate disputes and dissolutions, professional malpractice and land use and zoning cases.

Ms. Walz is admitted to practice before the Arizona, Illinois and Michigan state courts, and the federal courts.  Her trial experience includes state and federal courts trial and appellate courts, as well as state supreme courts.

Prior to joining Udall, Shumway & Lyons, Ms. Walz practiced with a complex litigation and bankruptcy law firm in Phoenix Arizona, and with the Chicago, Illinois law firms of Hedlund & Hanley, LLC and Asperger Caraher, LLC.  She also practiced law in Michigan for three years upon graduation from law school.

Education

• J.D., Michigan State University College of Law, 1996
• B.A., University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1991

Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice

• Michigan, 1996
• Illinois, 2000
• Arizona, 2005

Professional & Bar Association Memberships

• Michigan State Bar Association
• Illinois State Bar Association – Corporate Law Department Governing Body
• Arizona State Bar Association
• National Association of Women Lawyers
• Arizona Women Lawyers Association
• American Bar Association
• Women’s Bar Association of Illinois
• Chicago Bar Association
• Young Lawyers and Women Lawyers sections

Reported Cases

1350 Lake Shore Associates v. Casalino, 352 Ill. App. 3d 1027, 816 N.E.2d 675 (App. 1st Dist. 2004).

Board of Trustees of Community College Dist. No. 508, County of Cook v. Coopers & Lybrand, 208 Ill. 2d 259, 803 N.E.2d 460 (Ill., December 18, 2003).

1350 Lake Shore Associates v. Mazur-Berg, 339 Ill. App. 3d 618, 791 N.E.2d 60 (App. 1st Dist. 2003).

Board of Trustees of Community College Dist. No. 508, County of Cook v. Coopers & Lybrand, L.L.P., 333 Ill. App. 3d 225, 775 N.E.2d 55 (App. 1st Dist. 2002).