I don't know that there are any short cuts to doing a good job.
-Sandra Day O'Connor
TAYLOR BURGOON
Taylor Burgoon is a business litigation attorney focusing on complex and high-dollar business disputes in Arizona. Taylor’s practice encompasses litigation and appeals in a wide breadth of areas, including breach of contract disputes, business email/wire fraud scams, government immunity, high-risk tort defense, real property disputes, defamation, and insurance coverage.
Taylor’s competitive spirit, dedication, and honed legal skills have resulted in an impressive track record of winning cases through early motion practice and at trial. She has a passion for advocating and supporting her clients, and she enjoys the intellectual requirements of a successful business litigator – tirelessly working on the legal reasoning and analysis of a case.
Taylor has earned recognition in Best Lawyers in America®, Ones to Watch from 2022 to 2026 and was named a Southwest Rising Star from 2022 to 2024. In 2025, AZ Business Magazine recognized her as one of the 50 Rising Stars in Law. In 2026, Taylor was featured in AZ Business Leaders magazine as an Emerging Leader in law.
As a proud member of the Fiesta Bowl Yellow Jacket Committee and the TGen Ambassador program, Taylor is committed to giving back and making a difference in the Phoenix community. Outside of her work as a business litigator, she recharges her batteries through music, yoga, hiking with her golden retriever (Sophie), and traveling the world.
Education
- J.D., Arizona State University, Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, magna cum laude
- B.A., Michigan State University
- Executive Note & Comment Editor, Arizona State Law Journal, 2016-2017
- Justice Sandra Day O’Connor Award for Excellence in Constitutional Law
- William H. Pedrick Scholar
- Rebecca and Michael Berch Scholar
Areas Of Practice
OTHER EXPERIENCE
- Appeals
- Business Torts
- Litigation
Awards and Honors
- Best Lawyers in America®, Ones to Watch, Commercial Litigation, Litigation-Banking and Finance, Litigation-Real Estate, 2022-2026
- AZ Business Leaders 2026, Emerging Leaders in Law
- 50 Rising Stars in Law, AZ Business Magazine, 2025
- Southwest Rising Stars®, Business Litigation, 2022-2024
- Top Attorneys in the Southwest, 2024
Articles and Presentations
- Featured, “50 emerging leaders in Arizona law for 2025,” AZ Big Media, January 24, 2025
- Author, “Next Steps for Victims of Business Email Compromise Scams,” Daily Independent, October 15, 2024
- Author, “Next Steps for Victims of Business Email Compromise Scams,” Greater Phoenix InBusiness Magazine, October 10, 2024
- Author, “Help for victims of business email compromise scams,” Phoenix Business Journal, Arpil 1, 2024
- Interview, “I wanted to be a lawyer so I could utilize my problem-solving and critical thinking skills…” Fennemore Blog, October 12, 2023
- Author, “Business Email Compromise Scams: When The Fraudster Has Fled, Who’s Stuck Holding The Bag?” Fennemore Client Alert, March 4, 2022
- Quoted, “Let’s Celebrate Random Acts of Kindness Day,” Fennemore Blog, February 18, 2021
- Co-author, “New Arizona LLC Act Now Governs All LLCs,” Fennemore Client Alert, September 10, 2020
- Co-author, “Data Breach and the Defend Trade Secrets Act,” Arizona Attorney, February 2019
Professional and community activities
- Committee Member, Fiesta Bowl Yellow Jacket Committee
- Committee Member, M3F Executive Committee
- TGen Ambassador
Admissions
- Arizona
- U.S. District Court District of Arizona and U.S. Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit