RIGGS ELLSWORTH & PORTER - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Lawyers Association, Member
- Lawyers Association, Sustaining Member
Gary Porter has been practicing law for over 24 years. His practice focus is Personal Injury. He has represented thousands of individuals who have been injured in a variety of accidents and incidents including automobile accidents, semi-tractor trailer accidents, product liability cases, premises liability cases including defective construction, slip and fall, trip and fall, work injuries, bicycle accidents, dog bite cases, horse incidents and other accidents and incidents that have injured individuals and families. He also practices in the Estate Planning arena and has prepared wills and trusts for many individuals and families.
Gary obtained his legal training from Pepperdine University and his undergraduate degree in accounting from Arizona State University. He is admitted to practice law in both State and Federal Courts. Gary speaks fluent Spanish and is a third generation Arizona Native.
In his youth, Gary was an avid weight lifter and an accomplished football player. He continues to dedicate time to his love for weight lifting. He is married to Carol Porter and they have six children and eight grandchildren. The Porters have dedicated many hours of service volunteering in the community, building houses in Mexico as well as teaching at medical and dental clinics throughout Central and South America. Gary has a passion for helping people when they are faced with difficult challenges.
Gary has spent many hours camping, hunting, fishing, hiking, paddle boarding, swimming and generally enjoying the great outdoors. He considers himself very fortunate to have been raised in Arizona and though he has traveled to many beautiful and interesting places around the country and the world, he loves the desert heat and the lush desert landscape in the Valley of the Sun.
Job Titles:
- Attorney
- Partner
- Partner With Riggs Ellsworth
Keith R. Nelson is a Partner with Riggs Ellsworth & Porter. He practices in the fields of criminal defense and personal injury and has worked extensively in most of Maricopa and Pinal Counties' courts. Not only has he negotiated hundreds of favorable settlements and pleas for his clients, but he has also taken dozens of cases trial and has an impressive trial success rate.
As a criminal defense attorney, Keith has a unique perspective since he has previously worked as both a judge and a prosecutor. As a personal injury attorney, he has had extensive interactions with insurance adjusters and insurance defense attorneys.
Keith has been married to the same woman for more than two decades, has two daughters, and is a faux native of Arizona, having moved to Arizona when he was 6 weeks old. When he is not in the courtroom, he is a scoutmaster, outdoorsman, and a lover of the sand dunes and any quad or utv that might be found at the dunes. He has backpacked hundreds of miles and has successfully shared this love with his girls.
Keith earned his J.D. in 2006 from Gonzaga University where he graduated magna cum laude and his B.S. in 2000 from Arizona State University. He is admitted to practice in Arizona's State and Federal Courts