Our Attorneys
James P. Mueller
Personal: Married since 1978 with four sons; two sons currently attending law school, one son attending Marine Officer Traning in Virgina with his wife, one son currently attending college.
Interests: Family, church, hiking, tennis and travel.
Boards or Organizations: Scottsdale Worship Center, Odyssey Professional Owner Association; former director of Northeast Christian Activity League.
Areas of practice: Divorce, child custody, family law, adoption law, domestic violence, premarital agreements, spousal support, personal injury, automobile accidents and injuries, business law, contracts, collections, creditor’s rights, corporate law, wills, probate.
Admitted: 1979, Iowa; 1981, Nebraska; 1986, Colorado; 1990 Arizona, District of Columbia and U.S. Supreme Court.
Law School: University of Iowa, J.D. with honors, 1979.
College: University of Iowa, B.A., 1976.
Member: State Bar of Arizona.
Biography: Phi Beta Kappa, Contributor, Time, Place and Manner: Regulation of Business Activity; SW Legal Press, 1989, Instructor, Criminal Justice, Mid-Plains Community College, 1986-1988.
Born: Storm Lake, Iowa, April 2, 1954.
Douglas V. Drury
Areas of practice: Business law, contracts, commercial law, commercial litigation, creditor’s rights, collections, family law, divorce, child custody,
child support, probate, real estate, election law.
Admitted: 1987, Arizona
Law School: Arizona State University, J.D. 1987
College: Arizona State University, B.S. 1984
Member: State Bar of Arizona (Past President, Federalist Society,
Arizona Lawyers Chapter)
Born: Jersey City, NJ, July 1, 1960
Don J. Lawrence, Jr.
Personal: Married since 1992 to Maria Lawrence, an attorney with Mueller & Drury, P.C., who practices Family Law, with three daughters who are all actively involved in competitive gymnastics.
Interests: Family, Church, Sports (Soccer, Basketball, Competitive Biking).
Areas of practice: Real Estate Litigation, Loan Mitigation & Modification, Foreclosure Defense, Debtor Bankruptcy (Chapters 7 & 13), QDROs, Wills & Trusts.
Admitted: 1997 – Arizona State Bar, Arizona Federal District Court, 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.
Law School: Regent University School of Law, J.D. with honors, 1997.
College: Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, B.A., 1998.
Member: State Bar of Arizona.
Born: Dayton, Ohio, 1966.
Len Munsil
Personal: Len has been married for 23 years to Tracy, who is pursuing her doctorate in Political Science from ASU and is an adjunct professor at Southwestern College. They have eight children, the oldest in law school, three in college, three in high school and one in junior high.
Interests: Family, sports, politics, books, movies.
Boards or Organizations: Board of Trustees, Southwestern College; President, The Institute for Cultural Influence; Partner, BD Communications. Founder and former President, The Center for Arizona Policy. Founder, Phoenix chapter, The Federalist Society.
Admitted: 1988 Arizona. Also admitted to practice before U.S. District Court for Arizona, U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd, 7th, 8th, 9th, 11th and D.C. Circuits, and the United States Supreme Court.
Law School: Arizona State University, J.D., 1988.
College: Arizona State University, B.S., 1985. Outstanding Journalism Graduate, Walter Cronkite School of Journalism/Telecommunications.
Member: State Bar of Arizona.
Biography: Has an accomplished record as a public policy expert, a conservative organizational entrepreneur, a lawyer, a journalist, and an author. In 2006 he won the Republican primary for Governor of Arizona in his first run for office, but lost the general election to then incumbent Gov. Janet Napolitano. In 2005, the Arizona Republic named Len one of the 22 most “integral” leaders in Arizona. As founding President and General Counsel for the Center for Arizona Policy, a nonprofit, nonpartisan public policy organization, he presided over CAP’s rapid growth into one of the largest and most powerful state public policy organizations in the United States. Drafted seven new state laws protecting children and strengthening families, and led lobbying efforts on 40 more. Author of “Protecting Communities from Sexually Oriented Businesses,” a legal manual used by city attorneys nationwide.
Born: Phoenix, Arizona, November 29, 1963.
