Beers, Geraldine E

Mr. Behm has practiced law for more than 35 years.  He has extensive trial and appellate court experience. Based in the Phoenix-Scottsdale metropolitan area, he represents clients in complex civil litigation, white collar criminal defense, and corporate compliance throughout the Southwest. 

Mr. Behm began his career as an assistant district attorney in Kings County (Brooklyn), New York.  He then served as senior trial attorney with the United States Department of Justice Organized Crime and Racketeering Section in New York City for more than nine years, where he prosecuted high profile cases involving criminal RICO, labor racketeering, tax evasion, narcotics trafficking, securities fraud, and official corruption.

Since leaving the government in 1987, Mr. Behm has been a partner in two national law firms, with a five year period as a sole practitioner in between.  In his last firm, he was chairman of the litigation department, which included more than 50 attorneys.  During his private practice career he has defended corporations, public officials, corporate officers, and individuals in complicated criminal matters; conducted corporate internal investigations; and defended and prosecuted complex civil litigation, including breach of contract, securities fraud, civil RICO, breach of fiduciary duty, and intellectual property cases.

Mr. Behm decided to resume his solo practice in 2008 because he believes it allows him to provide his clients with more personal, more efficient, and more effective representation than was possible in a large law firm.  Furthermore, the unusual breadth of both his civil and criminal law experiences gives him exceptional insight into complex civil litigation, regulatory investigations, and criminal cases.