BRUNA E. PEDRINI

Bruna practices in the areas of accessibility, anti-discrimination, and education law. She has extensive hands on, high level, experience representing builders, developers, colleges and universities, sports and concert stadiums and venues, as well as restaurants and hotels to comply with federal, state, and local accessibility requirements and in ADA and Fair Housing litigation. Bruna handles disability and accessibility complaints, fair housing, sexual harassment, Title IX and retaliation complaints filed with federal and state administrative agencies.

Bruna regularly conducts accessibility construction and design compliance reviews, trains executives, managers and employees in accessibility issues and anti-discrimination laws, and provides counseling, advice, and innovative problem-solving. She also consults with her corporate clients to enhance their diversity profile and address areas for improvement. Bruna represents educational institutions in a broad range of discrimination complaints and compliance reviews, sexual misconduct cases, and in policy development and implementation. Bruna served as Chief Counsel of the Civil Rights and Conflict Resolution Section for the Arizona Attorney General’s Office and was a Visiting Professor at the Sandra Day College of Law

Education

  • J.D. University of Minnesota Law School
  • M.A. University of California, Los Angeles
  • B.A. University of Iowa
  • Associate Editor, Minnesota Law Review, 1984-1987

Areas Of Practice

Our attorneys practicing in the employment and labor relations area advise and defend management in virtually all aspects of the employment relationship.

Our real estate practice is one of the largest in the American West, including Arizona, California, Colorado and Nevada with experience in all aspects of the real estate development process, from due diligence, acquisition and finance, through land use permitting and entitlements, to leasing and sale.

OTHER EXPERIENCE

  • Alternative Dispute Resolution

Awards and Honors

  • AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated (the highest rating available), by Martindale-Hubbell

Articles and Presentations

Professional and community activities

  • Member, State Bar of Arizona
  • Member, American Bar Association
  • Member, Maricopa County Bar Association
  • Member, Association for Conflict Resolution
  • Member, Arizona Dispute Resolution Association
  • Member, Maricopa Alternative Dispute Resolution Association
  • Conducted gang mediations and coordinated “Not in Our State” anti-harassment and anti-discrimination program

Admissions

  • Arizona
  • U.S. District Court District of Arizona

Language

  • Italian (Fluent)