Claire is a commercial litigator who helps businesses navigate complex disputes with analytical precision and strategic focus.
Overview
She has experience in managing discovery, drafting dispositive motions, and handling briefing and oral arguments in class action matters, including lawsuits against large insurance companies nationwide.
Claire is known for her meticulous preparation, thoughtful problem-solving, and collaborative approach. She works closely with clients and colleagues to simplify complex legal issues, anticipate challenges, and provide clear guidance that supports practical decision-making throughout the litigation process.
Experience
- Defeated class certification in case alleging consumer fraud claims against multiple assisted living facilities, involving multiple rounds of briefing class certification and Daubert issues, and successfully defended the ruling on appeal to the Fourth Circuit.
- Defended several individual actions brought simultaneously to challenge a large insurance company's compliance with state law, securing dismissals through dispositive motion briefing and successfully defending insurer's compliance with state law on appeal.
- Assisted counsel of record in briefing and preparing for a multiday evidentiary hearing to defeat class certification in case brought against a large insurance company, avoiding potential exposure of hundreds of millions of dollars in damages, and assisted in defending the ruling on appeal to the Fifth Circuit.
- Assisted counsel of record in briefing and preparing for oral argument to defeat class certification in case brought against a large insurance company, which lead to prompt resolution of the case.
- Assisted in securing complete dismissal of several cases brought against a large insurance company seeking damages for lost business income due to COVID-19 and accompanying state closure orders.
News & Insights
News
Recognitions
Recognitions
Recognized on the Best Lawyers in America® "Ones to Watch" list, Commercial Litigation, 2024-2027
Ranked in The Legal 500 for General Commercial Dispute Resolution, 2025
Practices & Industries
Admissions
- Arizona
- Florida
- U.S. District Court, District of Arizona
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
Education
Arizona State University, Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, 2019
- Arizona State Law Journal, Note & Comment Editor
- Willard H. Pedrick Scholar
- Sandra Day O'Connor Scholarship
University of Wisconsin-Madison, B.A., International Studies and Spanish, 2016
- Dean's List
Clerkships
- Vice Chief Justice Ann A. Scott Timmer, Arizona Supreme Court
