Crawford, Tarsila

Lawrence "D" Pew is Managing Attorney for the Pew Law Center, PLLC, one of the leading tax and bankruptcy law firms in Arizona. They have  worked with over 2,000 clients to help them file bankruptcy and eliminate over $100 Million dollars in taxes and debt.

He is an experienced tax, bankruptcy, and transactional attorney.  Mr. Pew is a native Arizonan and graduated from Arizona State University and from the Barrett's Honors College with a major in Finance and a minor is Sociology.  He was nominated by his professors and peers for Outstanding Graduating Senior.

Upon graduation, Mr. Pew was recruited by IBM and relocated to Silicon Valley.  He left his banking career at Bank One and his hometown for a new adventure.  Working as a Financial Analyst, Mr. Pew controlled a Billion Dollar budget and was instrumental in saving IBM over $90 Million dollars in one year. 

Looking for the next challenge, Mr. Pew then went to law school in San Diego.   He focused his education on business planning, tax, contracts, real estate, and estate planning.  During law school, Mr. Pew served as president of the J. Reuben Clark Law Society and the Federalist Society. 

One of his presidential highlights was being invited to Washington D.C. as part of a Federalist Leadership Conference where he met Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas.  While approaching graduation, Mr. Pew was selected for a highly competitive internship with Fisher Thurber in La Jolla, California.

After law school, Mr. Pew returned to Arizona and began working at a prestigious boutique law firm in the Camelback area. His legal practice consisted of estate planning, asset protection, and assisting small businesses in transactional matters. He then joined Phoenix's largest consumer law firm where he helped hundreds of people file for bankruptcy.

The firm soon recognized his deep understanding of bankruptcy law and his creative solutions to the most complicated cases. As a result, they started assigning him the firm's most difficult cases. Within a few years, Mr. Pew became a Partner in an East Valley law firm in Mesa where he built a thriving tax practice coupled with bankruptcy representation. 

When founding the Pew Law Center, Mr. Pew's vision is of a premier, client oriented law firm that is designed to consistently exceed client expectations and achieve stellar legal representation. Mr. Pew's concern and compassion for his clients adds to the excellent service and standards at the Pew Law Center. He has worked tirelessly in order to produce fantastic results and outcomes for the firm's clients.

Mr. Pew is a member of the State Bar of Arizona, the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys (NACBA) and the American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI). He continually educates himself on the latest trends and developments in the areas of tax and bankruptcy to ensure the highest service possible for his clients.

Given his diverse background and experience, Mr. Pew provides real world answers and practical solutions to complicated problems. Mr. Pew continues to practice law because of the difference he can make in people's lives, especially during their darkest most trying hours.