Kurt M. Zitzer and Jordan Plitt, attorneys with the law firm of Meagher & Geer, are co-authors of the Design Professional Liability chapter in  the soon to be released Arizona Tort Law Handbook 2012.  Their chapter is substantial, accounting for almost 1/8 of the entire handbook.  The handbook’s editors are Steven Plitt and Steven J. Gross, attorneys at Kunz Plitt Hyland & Demlong in Phoenix, AZ.

Kurt Zitzer practices in the areas of commercial litigation, insurance coverage and professional liability defense. He is a cum laude graduate of The John Marshall Law School in Chicago, Illinois, and a graduate of Trinity College. He is an “AV” rated lawyer and has been listed in the 2012 edition of Southwest Super Lawyers® in the area of insurance law. Kurt regularly writes and speaks on insurance law and professional liability topics.

Jordan Plitt practices in the areas of insurance coverage, commercial litigation, and professional liability defense. He graduated cum laude from the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University. He has been listed in Southwest Super Lawyers® as a Rising Star in the field of insurance law in 2012. He has co-authored a number of professional articles and assisted in the publication of several chapters in Couch on Insurance 3d.

Established in Minneapolis in 1929, the law firm of Meagher & Geer has earned a reputation as one of the leading litigation defense firms in the Upper Midwest. We serve clients nationwide from our offices in Minneapolis, Minnesota and Phoenix, Arizona. The firm’s 81 lawyers/litigators offer a wide range of legal services to businesses of all sizes, public entities, non-profit organizations, and individuals. Our practice areas include insurance coverage, commercial litigation, professional liability, products liability, mass tort/toxic tort, catastrophic loss, employment practices, construction, intellectual property, real estate, corporate/business services, and wills, probate, estates & trusts.
Our attorneys are licensed to practice law in many states, including Arizona, California, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, and Wisconsin.