Lancer Law

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  Mark W. Heckele

  Managing Partner

  Mr. Heckele is a licensed attorney in Arizona. After graduating from the University of Arizona with a Masters' degree in business administration (M.B.A.) from the Eller College of Management and a doctoral degree in law (J.D.) from the Roger's College of Law, Mr. Heckele joined the Law Office of Drue A. Morgan-Birch, P.C. before founding the Law Office of Mark W. Heckele, PLLC, in March 2010. In July 2010, Mr. Heckele was invited to affiliate with the reputable firm of Karp & Weiss, P.C., as an attorney of counsel. In April, 2012, Mr. Heckele joined Dorris & Giordano, P.L.C. After forming his own firm as The Heckele Law Firm, he merged with Harlow Spanier PLLC in 2013 into Harlow Spanier & Heckele, PLLC, Then, in Spring of 2017, the firm welcomed Gerald Giordano and the firm (ultimately) became Giordano & Heckele, PLLC. Mr. Heckele's legal practice focuses on civil litigation and transactional law in the areas of real estate, business and estate planning. His experience includes: escrow and title insurance; commercial and residential sales/purchases and leasing; contracts; construction defects; easements; foreclosures and loan modification; landlord-tenant; land use/zoning; property management; homeowners associations (HOAs) and CC&Rs; corporate formation; mergers and acquisitions (M&A); dispute resolution; collections; estate planning;probate & wills and general legal counsel. In addition to his legal career, Mr. Heckele has been a licensed real estate agent in Arizona for over 14 years (currently inactive), focusing primarily on residential resale, contracts, property management and landlord-tenant issues. Along with his legal expertise, Mr. Heckele approaches each issue from a highly practical standpoint, providing his clients with comprehensive representation. Mr. Heckele is active throughout the business, legal and philanthropic community, and is (or was): the President of the Pima County Bar Association Young Lawyers Division (YLD); state representative for the American Bar Association YLD; a member of the Morris K. Udall Inn of Court; alumnus of Phi Alpha Delta; an Advocate for the Arizona Small Business Association; board member of Tucson Young Professionals; a member of Business Networking International; a member of the Tucson Hispanic Chamber of Commerce; and board member of the German-American Club of Tucson. Mr. Heckele was recently recognized by inside Tucson Business as one of Tucson's "Up & Comers" of 2011

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  Gerald F. Giordano

  Senior Partner

  Gerald F. Giordano has been practicing law in Arizona since 1998, and in Tucson since 2000. His practice is concentrated in civil litigation of almost all types, including business and real estate litigation, commercial torts, professional malpractice, personal injury, probate litigation, and representation of creditors in bankruptcy proceedings. Mr. Giordano grew up in Tucson, graduating from Salpointe Catholic High School, where he was a National Merit Scholar. He earned a B.A. in Mathematical Economics from Pomona College, cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa. After working for several years in accounting with a pair of Tucson companies, Up With People and Photometrics Ltd., he attended the University of Arizona College of Law, graduating summa cum laude and first in the class of 1998. He was an editor for the Arizona Law Review and was made a member of the Order of the Coif. Mr. Giordano began his practice with Meyer Hendricks & Bivens in Phoenix from 1998 to 2000, then returned to Tucson to work for Snell & Wilmer LLP, the largest law firm in Arizona, beginning in April 2000. He became a partner at Snell & Wilmer in 2005. He left Snell & Wilmer in 2008, and was a principal at Dorris & Giordano PLC from 2008 to 2017. In Spring of 2017, he joined us as a Partner at Giordano Spanier & Heckele, PLLC. Mr. Giordano has extensive experience in Arizona state and federal courts. He was admitted to the State Bar of Arizona in October 1998. He was also admitted to the bar of the U.S. Courts of Appeal for the Fifth and Ninth Circuits and the U.S. District Courts for the District of Arizona and the Western District of Texas. Mr. Giordano is active at Casas Church in northwest Tucson, where he is a campus host and Bible study teacher. He is the proud father of a US Marine, and lives in Tucson with his wife Lisa, and their three younger children.