ATTORNEY PROFILES
Scott M. Clark
Direct line: (602) 957-7877
Mail to: scott@scottclarklaw.com
Scott M. Clark, Esq. began the firm in 1983 and is the managing partner of the firm.
Mr. Clark is licensed in both Arizona and California and represents companies and
individuals in the residential property management business on issues related to
Forcible/Special Detainers, Fair Housing, and other civil matters. Mr. Clark is
a Judge Pro Tem and featured author in the Arizona Multihousing Association News
and the Journal of the Arizona School of Real Estate and Business, as well as a
frequent speaker on these topics.
ADMITTED: Licensed to practice law in Arizona and California
EDUCATION: B.A. University of the Pacific and J.D. from Drake University
AREAS OF PRACTICE:
· Landlord-Tenant (Residential)
· Landlord-Tenant (Commercial)
· Fair Housing Training, Consultation and Defense
· Bankruptcy
PROFESSIONAL AND CIVIC INVOLVEMENT:
· Member Arizona Multi Housing Association (AMA), participating on the Government
Affairs Committee and Political Action Committee (AMAPAC).Speaker for project S.A.F.E.
· Independent Rental Owners Council (IROC) at AMA, Legal Counsel for IROC, and Speaker
for "Independent Owner Boot Camp"
· Board of Directors of the Arizona Multihousing Association (2002)
· February 21, 1996, first-ever recipient of the Industry Partner of the Year Award
given at the AMA's annual Tributes Award Dinner.
PRESENTATIONS:
· Guest lecturer: Arizona MultiHousing Association, Arizona School of Real Estate
and Maricopa County Bar Association Landlord/Tenant Law and Fair Housing and Crime
Free Multi-housing Seminars
· Instructor for the Justice of the Peace Training Program
· Instructor for Landlord/Tenant courses at the Institute of Real Estate Management
(IREM)
PUBLICATIONS: Author of numerous articles and regular contributor of legal
articles published in the AMA Apartment News magazine, the Arizona Republic and
the Arizona Journal of Real Estate & Business.
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Paul A. Henderson
Direct line: (602) 957-7877
Mail to: paul@scottclarklaw.com
Paul A. Henderson, Esq. has practiced with Mr. Clark since September 2004 and is
licensed in both Arizona and California. In over three-and-a-half years in Arizona,
Mr. Henderson has handled diverse actions that include housing discrimination litigation,
bankruptcy, contractual disputes, employment and wage claims, property damage claims
and, certainly not least, thousands of eviction actions from Show Low to Nogales
– all of which were focused on the representation of businesses and individual landlords.
ADMITTED:
Licensed to practice law in Arizona and California; admitted to practice before
the U.S. District Courts; Central District of California and District of Arizona
EDUCATION:
2003 Tulane University School of Law in New Orleans, Louisiana
AREAS OF PRACTICE:
· Landlord-Tenant (Residential)
· Landlord-Tenant (Commercial)
· Fair Housing Training, Consultation and Defense
· Property Management Company Disputes
· Bankruptcy
PRESENTATIONS:
· Presented Landlord-Tenant Law for the experienced Practitioner in Arizona for
Sterling Education Services.
PUBLICATIONS:
· Contributor to the Arizona Multihousing Association Apartment News magazine.
· Arizona Journal of Real Estate and Business.
· Published numerous other legal articles on residential property management.
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Allyssa B. Birnley
Direct line: (602) 957-7877
Mail to: allyssa@scottclarklaw.com
Allyssa B. Birnley, Esq. has practiced with Mr. Clark since December 2008. Ms. Birnley has represented both companies and
individual landlords in matters relating to residential rental property management , such as housing discrimination defense,
contractual disputes, evictions, and other civil litigation.
ADMITTED:
Licensed to practice law in Arizona.
EDUCATION:
2008 Phoenix School of Law in Phoenix, Arizona
AREAS OF PRACTICE:
· Landlord-Tenant (Residential)
· Landlord-Tenant (Commercial)
· Fair Housing Consultation and Defense
· Property Management Company Disputes
PUBLICATIONS:
· Contributor to the Arizona Multihousing Association Apartment News magazine.
· Arizona Journal of Real Estate and Business.
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