Lori V Berke

Stephen · government law · May 2026

I have worked with Darin for several years and I have complete confidence in her work. She is proficient in both the technical aspects of zoning ordinances and the difficult area of political lobbying. Her knowledge of the various cities across the Valley is also impressive as is her understanding of the differing entitlement processes. She has helped me get through very complex rezoning cases and less complex use permits. No matter what the case was, Darin made sure the fees were very reasonable for the work she completed.

anonymous · real estate · May 2026

I have worked with Valerie on a multitude of different transactions from Lease negotiations, Purchase and Sale Transactions, and renegotiating loans. She has been knowledgeable, accessible, and helps me understand the nuances of Arizona Law. I highly recommend her to anyone that wants an attorney t hat is not condescending and allows them to make the decisions rather than putting in her too cents about the business side of things....

sam sur · real estate · May 2026

My realtor and I recently met Benjamin about a zoning violation at a property we were interested in. I got in touch with Benjamin and gave him some preliminary information and we scheduled an initial consultation. At the meeting, Benjamin was very well prepared with all the relevant information and summarized his findings for us in a lucid, honest manner. He also advised us about our different options, the costs involved and the likelihood of any of those options working in our favor. In the end, we left the meeting with the information we needed to decide whether it was worth our while to proceed with the property. Completely satisfied that we had sound legal advice before committing a substantial amount of monies.

anonymous · real estate · May 2026

John helped carry forth our vision of obtaining quality master planned community approvals that provided us with an edge versus our competition. Expanded the utility of existing development law and unafraid to push boundaries of interpretation with municipal actors. Creatively read and applied exis ting laws to help us craft new approaches to annexation, special taxing districts, development standards and limits on liability. Fearless and not able to be intimidated by in-house and outside firm municipal counsel. Regularly obtained entitlements better than competition.

anonymous · real estate · May 2026

Confronted entrenched and powerful interests on a rezoning opposition case and set up case for strong litigation position resulting in tremendous settlement. At every stage of approval process, precisely predicted moves of developer and city allowing perfect position for large settlement.

anonymous · civil rights · May 2026

Ms. Berke provided me with outstanding legal representation in the capacity of civil defense counsel after I was alleged to have violated Plaintiff's civil rights. After over four years of litigation, Ms. Berke achieved dismissal of the bulk of Plaintiff's claims via summary judgment, and the case wa s then settled for a nominal amount, far less than it would have cost to take the case to trial.