Prior to forming Wesierski and Zurek LLP, Mr. Wesierski was the managing senior partner at the Orange County office of a large defense firm. He also served on the executive management committee for that firm. Mr. Wesierski attended California State University at Long Beach, where he graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1975. He studied law at the University of San Diego and graduated with a Juris Doctor degree in 1978. Mr. Wesierski was admitted to the California State Bar in 1979. Mr. Wesierski has successfully tried numerous cases to verdict in both state and federal court in such diverse areas of law as wrongful termination, medical malpractice, premises liability, insurance coverage bad faith, products liability, defamation, breach of contract, sexual harassment, 17200 claims, agent malpractice, malicious prosecution, appraiser malpractice, and auto liability. Mr. Wesierski has also arbitrated numerous cases to a successful conclusion. He has achieved the highest status in ABOTA with over 100 trials to verdict.

Area of Practice: Zoning and Land Use & Energy Development Thomas West, founder and managing partner of The West Firm, PLLC, is recognized for his distinguished accomplishments in the environmental field by the Best Lawyers in America®, Super Lawyers, Corporate Counsel Top Lawyers, and Strathmore's Who's Who. He is rated AV, Preeminent, by Martindale Hubbell. Tom has an extensive environmental and commercial litigation practice, representing a broad variety of clients on environmental issues involving counseling, civil litigation, administrative practice, and criminal defense. He also represents clients concerning contaminated media under federal state Superfund programs, is frequently involved in the representation of clients concerning liability allocation issues concerning contaminated sites, and represents clients concerning the development of sites under the Brownfield Cleanup Program in New York. He represented industry groups in litigation successfully challenging overzealous regulations relative to the State Superfund and pesticide programs in New York State. Tom is best known for his ability to handle controversial projects, including major energy projects. In that context, he has extensive experience assisting clients in obtaining permits in all of the regulatory programs, including air quality, water quality, water quantity, solid waste, hazardous waste and low-level radioactive waste. He also regularly assists clients with environmental issues associated with real property transactions. In the oil and gas arena, Tom represents clients on a broad variety of issues involving legislation, compulsory integration, administrative adjudication, civil litigation, and investigations by the New York Attorney General's office. In his more than 30 years of practice, Tom has represented the oil and gas industry on many issues. He was one of the principal authors of the spacing and compulsory integration legislation that overhauled New York's oil and gas program in 2005. He was also at the forefront of the 2008 amendments to New York law to accommodate the development of the shale resources in New York State. He has litigated cases involving oil and gas issues in New York and Pennsylvania. Tom has also represented clients on a variety of pipeline certification and construction issues. He was active in the legislation streamlining the pipeline certification process before the New York State Public Service Commission and regularly counsels clients concerning midstream strategies and transactions associated with midstream development. Also, he has represented major interstate pipelines on environmental issues and has worked with a large interstate pipeline company to help streamline the review process before the United States Army Corps of Engineers. Those projects include representation of clients before the Susquehanna River Basin Commission and the Delaware River Basin Commission. Tom also represents pipeline companies in construction contract litigation.

Sue E. West, experienced personal injury attorney, earned her B.S. in Psychology from the University of Houston where she graduated with honors. Soon after, she enrolled in Law School and graduated from South Texas College of Law in 2001. She was admitted to the Texas State Bar in the same year. During her time in law school, in addition to continuing to work for a prominent Houston Personal Injury firm, she also worked in the South Texas Legal Clinic helping low income individuals obtain Social Security benefits and helped individuals overcome obstacles pertaining to divorce. Ms. West has been representing injured individuals since 1994. Her entire legal career has been focused on personal injury accidents including incidents involving: Automobiles Motorcycles 18-wheeler accidents Dog bite accidents Drunk driver accidents Wrongful deaths Slip and fall accidents Hit and run accidents On the job injuries Through her diligent efforts, Sue E. West has represented thousands of injured people. Her greatest reward in helping her clients get back on their feet and knowing that justice was served and an innocent victim did not have to suffer from someone else’s negligent actions without recourse. Helping people get back on their feet and moving past their accident is why personal injury attorney Sue E. West works as hard as she does. Her endless commitment and passion to help her clients recover is one of the reasons she has been so successful in her legal career. She is motivated to have justice achieved in the personal injury arena,

Jeromy West, the founder and lead attorney for Civitas Law Group, has long had a desire to have an impact on his community. Early in his studies as a law student he realized he could have a far-reaching impact on his society and community by first impacting and improving the lives of those he serves as their attorney. Jeromy has no shortage of education, career and life experiences that all contribute to his abilities to advocate and fight for his clients. Jeromy began College by studying music theory and composition with an emphasis on classical guitar. Today he still loves playing and composing music as a beloved hobby rather than his career. Being a student of martial arts from age 18 gave Jeromy an ambition to compete in mixed martial arts. For several years he trained intensively in Brazilian Jiu jitsu, Muay Thai, Judo, and American and Greco Roman Wrestling. Although Jeromy no longer competes in MMA, he still loves training in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and still finds time for some occasional MMA sparing with teammates. Martial arts has helped Jeromy gain a high level of self-discipline, a love for guiding and teaching others and a fighter’s attitude which he applies to every facet of his life. During his college years, Jeromy took a position as a Corrections Officer in the Arizona State Prison system. He trained and served as a member of the Tactical Support Unit, as a Field Training Officer, Staff Instructor, and a Self Defense instructor. While there, he gained an invaluable understanding of strategy and found a love for problem solving and strategic thinking that he applies to his career as an attorney. Jeromy graduated with honors (Cum Laude) from Liberty University with a B.S. in Paralegal studies. He then attended and graduated from Arizona Summit Law School where he earned a place on the Dean’s list, gained leadership positions in several student bar organizations such as the federalist society and Jay Ruben Clark Law society and participated in Moot Court competitions. Immediately following his graduation from law school Jeromy studied for, took, and passed the bar exam and became a licensed attorney in the states of Arizona and New Mexico. He has been proudly practicing ever since! Jeromy considers his greatest accomplishment to be his kids. He’s the proud father of four daughters and two sons. He lives in Phoenix with his lovely wife, Cari, his five goofy and adorable kids and a tortoise named Russell. He is very much involved in his church activities and serves in the leadership of his congregation. He is constantly learning, trying to better himself, and serve well in his home, church, and community. Jeromy has applied his life experiences to help him become a great attorney. He composes legal arguments, fights for justice for his clients, and uses his strategic mind to help clients obtain the best outcome for their case.

Merritt Westcott's practice focuses in patent litigation, including analysis of infringement, validity, and enforceability of patents, as well as in intellectual property counseling. Her cases are in a variety of industries, with a concentration is those related to biotechnology, including matters involving genetically engineered crops and food products, genetically engineered and traditional pharmaceuticals, monoclonal antibodies, and blood cell control products. In addition, she has been actively involved in litigation matters related to mass storage systems, computer software, and oil and gas exploration technology. Merritt counsels clients on intellectual property litigation strategy, licensing, and settlement negotiations. She is experienced in all aspects of case development, as well as handling indemnification issues related to intellectual property litigations. She also has experience in representing clients in patent interference proceedings, both before the USPTO's Board of Appeals and Interferences and in federal district court. Within her counseling practice, she assists clients in assessing their competitors’ patent portfolios. This includes advising clients with respect to their relative freedom to operate a given technology.