Michael F. Beethe

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Tel:   480.998.7800 
Dir:   480.219.5470
Fax:  480.219.5599 

mbeethe@cobelaw.com 

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Michael Beethe's practice focuses on corporate and healthcare law, real estate  development, and commercial transactions.  He is an experienced  transactional attorney, with a strong litigation background in a broad  range of practice areas, including negotiation and documentation of  asset sales and purchases, contract drafting and negotiation, mergers,  consolidations, financing arrangements, corporate governance matters,  joint ventures, new entity formation and operations, and legal  consultation for healthcare, real estate, retail and service entities.  

Mr.  Beethe worked as a trial lawyer for years, giving him greater insight  and perspective on risk management issues facing his clients.  This is  bolstered by Mr. Beethe’s advanced education in business  administration, which he obtained simultaneously with his juris doctor.  

With  respect to healthcare transactions, Mr. Beethe offers practical advice  and creative solutions on practice transitions, including formation,  sales and mergers, employment and human resource issues, non-compete  and anti-solicitation agreements, disability insurance coverage and risk avoidance, independent contractor and managed  care agreements, and general advice and consultation on a variety of  other healthcare business concerns.    

Mr.  Beethe excelled on the Arizona State Bar Exam, earning the  third-highest score in the state.  He has also been named a "Top Attorney" by Arizona Business Magazine  and Ranking Arizona in the area of Real Estate Transactions. Mr. Beethe is currently a member of the  State Bar of Arizona, and is also admitted to practice in the Arizona  Supreme Court, Missouri Supreme Court, Kansas Supreme Court and the  United States District Court, District of Arizona.      

Mr.  Beethe received a B.A., M.B.A. and J.D. from the University of Missouri  – Kansas City.  During law school, Mr. Beethe was the Editor-in-Chief  of The Urban Lawyer, the highly-circulated American Bar Association publication on government law.  Mr. Beethe was also a member of the U.M.K.C. Law Review, and published his Comment, Railroads  Suing Injured Employees: Should the Federal Employers' Liability Act  Allow Railroads to Recover From Injured Railroad Workers For Property  Damages?  

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