CDQ - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Practice and Discovery Subcommittee, Newsletter Assistant Editor
Job Titles:
- Partner
- Member of the Foster Care Review Board
BETSY J. LAMM joined CDQ in 2008, following a judicial clerkship for the Honorable Chief Justice Ruth V. McGregor of the Arizona Supreme Court. Betsy has practiced at the firm her entire professional career.
Betsy's practice focuses on complex commercial litigation, including appeals. Betsy routinely handles complex legal issues and litigation positions for clients in the private and public section. Her cases have involved a wide spectrum of issues, ranging from breach of contract, defamation, breach of fiduciary duty, conspiracy and business disputes to Section 1983, Title IX and Title VII claims. Betsy has litigated cases through all stages of trial. Betsy also has significant appellate experience, representing clients on appeal before Arizona's appellate courts, the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal and the United States Supreme Court. Betsy has successfully handled oral argument on novel legal issues before the Arizona Court of Appeals and the Ninth Circuit.
Betsy is also an active member of her community, serving as a court-appointed member of the Foster Care Review Board in Maricopa County since 2016 and spending time volunteering at her children's elementary and middle schools.
Betsy is a member of the Foster Care Review Board ("FCRB") in Maricopa County, Arizona, a citizens' review board created by the Arizona statute to advise Arizona's juvenile court system on progress toward achieving permanent, safe placements for children in foster care. Members of the FCRB are appointed by the Presiding Juvenile Court Judge in Maricopa County to serve three-year terms. Betsy has served as a member of the FCRB since her initial appointment in 2016, with reappointments in 2019, 2021, and 2024. Betsy has also served as a screening interviewer for the American Bar Association's Judicial Intern Opportunity Program ("JIOP") since 2009, repeatedly participating in the Phoenix JIOP annual orientations, and serving as a formal JIOP mentor from 2009 to 2014. Betsy also encourages her two children to take action in their community, most recently preparing hygiene and cleaning kits with her children to donate to the Welcome to America Project (https://wtap.org/), an organization dedicated to assisting refugee families resettling in Arizona. Finally, time permitting, Betsy enjoys volunteering at her children's elementary and middle schools in the Madison School District.
CINDY C. ALBRACHT-CROGAN joined CDQ in 2000 and was named a partner in 2009. Cindy practices in the areas of commercial litigation and ADR. She has repeatedly been named as one of the top litigators in Arizona, including multiple recognitions as one of the best women lawyers in the state. Cindy is very active in the American Bar Association ("ABA"), where she was for several years the Co-Chair of the Section of Litigation Solo & Small Firm Committee, Co-Chair of the Task Force on Solo & Small Firm Outreach and a member of the Young Litigator Task Force. Cindy currently serves as National Co-Chair for the Section's Judicial Intern Opportunity Program ("JIOP"), whose mission is to work together to provide opportunities to students that are traditionally underrepresented in the legal profession and as an Arizona Co-Chair for the American Bar Association's ABA Foundation. Cindy has also served as an instructor for the National Institute of Trial Advocacy's deposition program and on the faculty of the Litigation Institute for Trial Training programs. Cindy practices commercial litigation.
DANIEL E. DURCHSLAG is a CDQ partner. Daniel first joined CDQ in 1998 and has practiced law in Arizona for over 25 years. During his time at the firm, Daniel has successfully guided CDQ clients through virtually every type of business dispute, including real estate litigation, business torts, intellectual property and employment matters, and fiduciary breaches. In addition, from 1999 until 2003, Daniel served as in-house counsel for an international nutritional company headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona, including devoting more than two years as the company's General Counsel. Daniel prides himself on bringing a business-minded perspective to the world of high-stakes civil litigation.
Daniel also devotes time to the profession and community, including serving as a judge and grader for the American Bar Association's National Appellate Advocacy Competition for nearly a decade, teaching at the National Institute for Trial Advocacy's Arizona Deposition Skills Program, serving in multiple volunteer roles for Vanderbilt Alumni groups, and coaching youth sports. Daniel is a Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America, The Trial Lawyer Honorary Society, and a member of the Trial Law Institute and Diversity Law Institute.
DANIEL G. DOWD is a Partner and the President of Cohen Dowd Quigley. For three decades, Dan has practiced in the areas of complex business litigation and administrative disputes, and has repeatedly been selected as one of the top litigators in Arizona. He has been named a Southwest Super Lawyer in every edition of that publication, which recognizes the top five percent of lawyers practicing in their state. Dan has also repeatedly been recognized by Super Lawyers as one of the Top Fifty attorneys in Arizona. Dan is also ranked by the internationally acclaimed Chambers & Partners for Commercial Litigation. Arizona Business Magazine has selected Dan as one of the Top Lawyers in Arizona multiple times. Dan was selected by Phoenix Magazine as a 2023 Top Lawyer. Dan has also been named multiple times as a "top commercial litigator" by Arizona Business Leaders magazine, which recognizes Arizona's most respected and influential business leaders. The Business Journal has recognized Dan as one of the "Best of the Bar - Litigation" as selected by his peers. Dan has been recognized by "Best Lawyers in America" every year since 2010 for commercial and bet-the-company litigation. He is AV rated by Martindale Hubbell. Dan is also a Senior Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America, an invitation-only trial lawyer honorary society, the membership of which is limited to less than one-half of one percent of American lawyers.
DANIEL P. QUIGLEY is a CDQ partner and the Vice President of the firm. He has been practicing law in Arizona since 1984. Since joining CDQ in 1997, Dan has practiced in all areas of commercial litigation, including cases raising antitrust, intellectual property, and real estate issues. Dan has lectured at the State Bar of Arizona's Professionalism courses and been an instructor at the National Institute for Trial Advocacy's Arizona Deposition Skills Program. Dan has also been listed in Southwest Super Lawyers every year since its inception and in 2021 was named a Senior Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America. Best Lawyers selected Dan as Lawyer of the Year in 2018 in the area of Litigation-Antitrust, and as Lawyer of the Year in 2022 in Litigation-Real Estate.
Job Titles:
- Attorney ( Admission Pending )
GABRIEL R. ARAGON joined CDQ in 2006 and is a Partner with the firm. Gabe practices in all areas of complex commercial litigation, with particular experience in employment litigation matters and partnership disputes in the medical marijuana industry. He is active across various professional organizations, including previously serving as Chair of the Maricopa County Bar Association's Section of Litigation. As selected by his peers, Gabe has been recognized as an AV-Preeminent attorney, and a SuperLawyer in Business Litigation.
JACK HORSTMANN joined CDQ in 2023. Prior to joining CDQ, Jack served as a law clerk for the Honorable Samuel L. Thumma of the Arizona Court of Appeals, Division One. Jack graduated cum laude with a Trial Advocacy certificate in 2022 from Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law at Arizona State University. During law school, Jack served as an Editor for Jurimetrics, The Journal of Law, Science, and Technology, as Director of Community Engagement for the Sports Law and Business Organization, as a member of the Outreach Committee for the Business Legal Assistance Program, and received various accolades including the Best Oral Advocate Award. Jack's practice focuses on complex commercial litigation.
JENNA L. BROWNLEE joined CDQ in 2017 after obtaining her law degree from Loyola University Chicago School of Law. At Loyola, Jenna served as the Student Articles Editor for the Loyola University Chicago Law Journal and an Academic Legal Writing Tutor. Her article "To Compete or Not to Compete: Illinois' Movement to Eliminate Noncompete Agreements" was published in the law journal in 2017. Jenna also worked for Street Law, Inc. teaching law to high school students and coaching their mock trial team. Jenna's practice is focused on commercial litigation.
Job Titles:
- Attorney ( Admission Pending )
KAITLYN SWIFT joined CDQ in 2023 after obtaining her law degree from the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law at Arizona State University. During law school, Kaitlyn served as an Editor for Jurimetrics, The Journal of Law, Science, and Technology and as a Supreme Court Justice for the Graduate & Professional Student Association. In the spring of 2020, Kaitlyn was also the recipient of the Best First-Year Oral Advocate Award. Kaitlyn's practice focuses on commercial litigation. Practice authorized pending admission under Rule 39(b). Supervision by Daniel G. Dowd, a member of the State Bar of Arizona.
Education
Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law
Arizona State University
Job Titles:
- Attorney
- Regional Co - Chair for the ABA Section of Litigation 's Judicial Intern Opportunity Program
Kaysey Fung joined CDQ in 2016. Kaysey is a 2015 graduate of the University of Arizona where she was an Articles Editor for the Arizona Journal of International and Comparative Law and received the Dean's Achievement Scholarship, among other accolades. Kaysey also served as an Extern for the Arizona Supreme Court Staff Attorneys' Office. Kaysey focuses her practice on commercial litigation and has been recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch since 2021 and to the Super Lawyers list of Rising Stars since 2022. She is active in the American Bar Association and currently serves as the Phoenix Regional Co-Chair of the ABA Section of Litigation's Judicial Internship Opportunity Program.
Kaysey currently serves as a Regional Co-Chair for the ABA Section of Litigation's Judicial Intern Opportunity Program ("JIOP"). Prior to that appointment, Kaysey served as a JIOP Working Group Member, a screening interviewer, and a JIOP mentor. Kaysey is an active member of the Arizona Asian American Bar Association, a Council Member of her church, a Member of the Xavier College Prep Alumnae Board, and the Class Agent for her high school class. She is also the Co-Recording Secretary for the GFWC Desert Jade Women's Club, a local non-profit volunteer organization that provides community and enrichment that annually awards scholarships to high school seniors of Chinese descent. Kaysey also volunteers as a trial judge for the annual Arizona High School Mock Trial Program. In recognition of Kaysey's commitment to the community, the ABA Section of Litigation selected Kaysey as the 2021 recipient of the Laurie Miller Public Service Award, an award given to a Section Leader for excellence in advocating for and/or assisting underserved persons or communities for the public good.
Job Titles:
- Attorney
- Member of the Associate Board for Boys Hope Girls Hope of Arizona
KEVIN C. MOYER joined CDQ as an attorney in 2014. Kevin represents clients in commercial and business disputes of all types, specifically including disputes involving breach of contract, fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, employment relationships, real estate transactions, intellectual property, ownership structure, cannabis law, loan transactions and corporate governance.
Kevin is results oriented and prides himself on being adaptive to client needs. Kevin represents clients from dispute inception through trial and beyond, having obtained favorable outcomes at each stage in the lifecycle of litigation. He is passionate about trial work and has successful bench trial, jury trial and arbitration experience. Kevin is also active across professional and community organizations. He currently serves as a member of the associate board for Boys Hope Girls Hope of Arizona. Kevin was born and raised in Phoenix.
Kevin serves as a member of the associate board for Boys Hope Girls Hope of Arizona, a nonprofit that closes the achievement gap and workforce development divide by acting as a bridge to opportunity which spans middle school through college graduation and into career launch.
REBECCA van DOREN joined CDQ in 1999. Following law school, Rebecca served as law clerk to the Honorable Eddward Ballinger of the Maricopa County Superior Court and the Honorable E.G. Noyes of the Arizona Court of Appeals. She has served a four-year term on the State Bar Committee on Examinations, and has served as a judge pro tem for the Maricopa County Superior Court. In 2023, Rebecca retired from the full-time practice of law, but remains Of Counsel to the firm on a part-time basis, focusing on higher education litigation and appellate work, as well as, general commercial litigation.
Education
Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law
Arizona State University
Job Titles:
- Founding Partner
- Founding Partner of Cohen Dowd Quigley
RONALD JAY COHEN is the founding partner of Cohen Dowd Quigley. From 1972 until June 1991, Ron was a trial lawyer at the Phoenix, Arizona law firm of Streich Lang where he became a senior litigation partner. Ron has practiced in all areas of complex commercial litigation and is one of the most respected litigators in the United States. Ron has served as a Faculty Member and Advocacy Demonstrator throughout the country, including at Emory University School of Law, Harvard Law School, Louisiana State University School of Law, Cardozo Law School and Arizona State University School of Law. He has taught and lectured in more than one hundred programs throughout the United States and Europe.
Ron was the co-recipient of the Maricopa County Bar Association Robert R. Mills Member of the Year Award in 1986. The Honorable Robert E. Keeton Award annually presented by the National Institute of Trial Advocacy recognized Ron in 1991 as the finest teacher of advocacy in the United States. Ron has been a National Team Leader at the National NITA program in Boulder, Colorado three times and served many years as a Trustee on the Board of NITA and as a member of its Executive Committee. Ron was thereafter honored by being named as a NITA Trustee Emeritus. Ron was selected as an original Master of the Sandra Day O'Connor Inn of Court and during his membership served on its Executive Committee. In 2000 - 2001, Ron was elected Chair of the American Bar Association's Section of Litigation, leading its 65,000 members. Ron has been named as a Super Lawyer, Best of the Bar, Business Journal's Who's Who in the Law, Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators and received numerous other professional awards and recognitions. Ron was also honored to present the Irving Younger Lecture at the University of Minnesota and the Edward Ross Lecture in Litigation at Temple Law School. Ron has taught, nationally and internationally, programs on Conducting Winning Depositions and Expert Witness Preparation.
Locally, Ron has been a Maricopa County Judge Pro Tem, led and taught dozens of Evidence and Trial Advocacy Programs and been a team member of the Judicial Performance Review. He was lead trial lawyer or co-lead trial lawyer in obtaining several of the largest plaintiff's verdicts in the history of Arizona. In 2003, the Arizona State University of Law Student Center was named the Ronald Jay Cohen Student Center in his honor. Ron reduced his full-time practice of law in 2008.
Ron Cohen founded Cohen Dowd Quigley in 1991 after an outstanding career as one of the first partners of the Streich Lang law firm. Ron had a clear vision of CDQ's present and future professional profile. CDQ would be a small, boutique law firm, specializing in complex commercial litigation. CDQ's goal was to embrace the toughest cases and the most interesting, demanding clients, and to hire only top lawyers who can play in the street. CDQ's guiding principles are sound, practical judgment, and unparalleled excellence in our legal research, written product, and oral advocacy. CDQ recognizes and honors its ethical responsibilities while exercising every bit of our fabric to benefIt our clients.
Ron chose his partners carefully. Dan Dowd joined the firm in 1993, following Ron from Streich Lang and bringing his razor-sharp analytical mind, masterful oral and written advocacy, and formidable managerial skills. Dan became CDQ's Managing Partner in 1998 and its President in 2008. Dan Quigley left a successful tenure at Brown & Bain to join CDQ in 1997. His legal skills, particularly in the intellectual property, real estate, and antitrust areas of practice, are well-renowned. Every member of the CDQ team brings a unique perspective and add value to CDQ's representation of any client.
Job Titles:
- Inn of Court, Original Master, and Executive Committee Member / Judge Pro Tempore, Maricopa County Superior Court
Sarah joined the CDQ paralegal team in 2022. She received her Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from the University of Arizona in 2017. After becoming a paralegal in 2020, Sarah returned to the University of Arizona to obtain her paralegal certification.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Trial Law Institute / Member, Diversity Law Institute
Tracy joined CDQ in 1994. She received a Bachelor of Science degree in psychology and sociology from Western Michigan University in 1990. Tracy has served as the lead paralegal on numerous trials and mediations throughout her years at the firm, and has managed complex commercial disputes venued throughout the United States.
Job Titles:
- Legal Method and Writing Teaching Assistant