Mr. Potenza is a founding shareholder of the Firm and serves on the Firm’s Management Committee. He is the head of the Corporate/Transactional Practice Group. Austin’s practice focuses on corporate law, commercial transactions, start-ups, mergers and acquisitions, and tax planning. Austin is a certified tax law specialist.

Austin has significant experience serving as general counsel for his clients. He is a frequent speaker on the subjects of business succession planning, business formation and co-owner relationships, and mergers and acquisitions. He has served as an instructor and/or adjunct professor at Arizona State University, Golden Gate University, and AT Still University.

Education

• Southern Utah State College, B.S., magna cum laude, 1979
• Arizona State University, J.D., 1982

Bar Admissions

• Arizona (1982)

Court Admissions

• U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona
• U.S. Tax Court
• U.S. Claims Court

Certifications/Specialist

• Tax Law Certification, Arizona Board of Legal Specialization (since 1991)

Practice Areas

• Corporate Law
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Taxation
• Trusts, Estates, & Wealth Transfers
• Real Estate Law
• Administrative Adjudications
• Other: Commercial Transactions, Health Law

Awards

• AV Rated, Martindale-Hubbell’s Highest Peer Review Rating

Professional & Community Groups

• Maricopa County Bar Association, Taxation Section, 1982-present
• State Bar of Arizona, Taxation Section, 1982-present
• American Bar Association, Taxation, Business Law and Health Law Sections
• Men’s Arts Council of the Phoenix Art Museum (Past President)

Articles

• “A Short Primer on Letters of Intent,”   2016
• “How and Why to Value Your Business?”  2016

Legal Assistant & Paralegal