Michael N Widener

My practice focuses largely on representing small businesses and startup companies, although I have represented major subsidiaries of publicly-traded companies such as Kroger Co. and the Hillman Group. I also have represented a number of financial institutions such as GE Capital Corporation, Colonial Bank, National Bank of Arizona, Western Alliance Bank and, more recently, Tennessee Commerce Bank. My smaller clients have benefitted from my counseling through their entire life cycles from formation through the moment they have been acquired or have filed bankruptcy, and I have represented executives in their companies' transitions to their children. More specifics on my practice are available at www.bffb.com/attorneys.

University of Arizona

J.D.

1979 - 1982

Honors: Articles Editor, Arizona Law Review

Activities: Vice Magister, Phi Delta Phi Legal Fraternity

University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign

M.S. (1974) | Library & Information Science

1973 - 1974

Honors: Beta Phi Mu honorary, Downs Faculty Award as Outstanding Graduate

University of Virginia

B.A. (1972) | English

1968 - 1972

Honors: Degree awarded 'With Distinction'

Of Counsel (Former Shareholder and Director)

Bonnett, Fairbourn, Friedman & Balint, P.C.

1988 - Current

Attorney

Steptoe & Johnson LLP

1986 - 1988

Local Regulation of Drones in Lower Airspace

Bost. U. J. Sci. Tech. Law

2016

Tactical Urbanism V2

8 Drexel Law Review

2015

Shared Spatial Regulating in Sharing Economy Districts

Seton Hall Law Review

November, 2015

Specialist in Real Estate Law

Board of Specialization, Arizona State Bar

Arizona Town Hall

Member

2009 - Current

Activities: Panel Chair for several Town Halls

Maricopa County Justice Museum & Learning Center

Founding Director

2009 - Current

Phoenix Sister Cities

Member, Former Committee Chair and Board Member

1999 - Current

Arizona

Since 1983

Tennessee

Since 1983