Catherine has practiced law in Arizona for more than 30 years, earning her the respect and referrals of the people in the community she serves. Representing clients in complex real estate and business matters, she has extensive experience with all aspects of private and commercial enterprises, from contract negotiation to litigation. Catherine is particularly skilled at providing positive outcomes in high-conflict cases, while always striving to keep her clients' costs down through effective dispute resolution. She believes in empowering clients to take charge of their legal matters by providing them with the benefit of her knowledge in order to make sound and successful decisions. She is often sought out by peers and other professionals for her sharp financial and legal analysis in areas of business contracts, financing and real estate transactions. Practice Highlights: Conduct trials, evidentiary hearings, motions practice, and discovery in federal, state and bankruptcy courts involving business, contract, real estate and banking (deficiency, guaranty, mortgage enforcement), Litigate claims of misrepresentation in real estate sales, Manage real estate portfolios of commercial and industrial properties, Resolve title claims, including easement, access, deposit claims and encroachments, Negotiate business purchases and sale transactions including financing, securitization and due diligence, Manage real estate acquisitions, sales, financing and leases of commercial and industrial properties including due diligence, title and appraisal reviews, Handle multi-property landlord/tenant matters including improvements, construction defects, payment applications, lien waivers, estoppels, and accounting audits. Education: Catherine Conner received her B.S. from Northern Arizona University and earned her MBA and law degrees from Arizona State University.

Kevin Connolly focuses his practice on the areas of matrimonial and family law. Mr. Connolly is an experienced litigator and has represented a diversity of clients in all phases of litigation, including performing as lead trial counsel, taking and defending depositions, attending court conferences, counseling clients, and negotiating potential settlement resolutions. While he will make every effort to reach an amicable settlement, Mr. Connolly is prepared to vigorously litigate for his clients when settlement is not possible. Prior to joining Miller Zeiderman LLP, Mr. Connolly was an associate with Jackson Lewis P.C., a law firm recognized in the “AmLaw 100” list of top law firms. He was previously employed as an Assistant Corporation Counsel for the New York City Law Department, where he defended the City of New York, its agencies, and management-level officials in federal and state court. There, Mr. Connolly performed as lead counsel in numerous state and federal court jury trials.

Patent Attorney John Connors devotes his career to the power of innovation. As a speaker and author of Patent It and Grow Rich, his mission is to ensure that organizations and entrepreneurs retain their rights to inventions… and profit from them!

Mr. Connors is admitted to practice in the State and Federal Courts in the States of New York and New Jersey and the District of Columbia. Mr. Connors is a graduate of the Georgetown University Law Center and Georgetown University College of Arts and Science. Prior to joining Connors & Connors in 1984, Mr. Connors was an Assistant District Attorney assigned to the Supreme Court Trial Bureau of the Kings County District Attorney's Office. Mr. Connors is the immediate past President of the Richmond County Bar Association, a Chair of the Executive Committee of the House of Delegates of the New York State Bar Association, a past chair of the New York State Bar Association, Trial Lawyers Section, Chair, appointed by Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman, of the Independent Judicial Election Qualification Commission for the Second Judicial District and a member of the Judicial Screening Committee of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York. He is a member of the New York, New Jersey, and District of Columbia Bar Associations. He earned both his undergraduate and law degree from Georgetown University.