Tenacious litigation and appellate advocacy

Lauren Elliott Stine represents clients in litigation at both the trial and appellate levels. Advising a diverse range of clients, including municipalities, national law firms, financial institutions, construction companies and real estate companies, Lauren prosecutes and defends in a variety of disputes related to:

• Health care
• Complex contract and commercial torts
• Real estate
• Financial services
• Professional liability
• Appellate

Lauren collaborates closely with her clients, both to understand their immediate and long-term business objectives and to ensure their interests are vigorously protected and advanced in litigation.

Lauren has presented oral argument at the Ninth Circuit and Divisions One and Two of the Arizona Court of Appeals. She is the co-chair of the Health Care Litigation team and Phoenix office chair for the Litigation & Dispute Resolution Group.

Bar Admissions

• Arizona

Education

• Arizona State University (B.A. and B.S., summa cum laude, 2003)
  • Phi Beta Kappa (Member)
  • Golden Key (Member)
  • Phi Eta Sigma (Member)
  • Gamma Beta Phi (Member)

• Arizona State University Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2006)
  • Order of the Coif, member
  • Order of the Barristers, member
  • Dean's Award, recipient; Willard H. Pedrick Scholar
  • Arizona State Law Journal, staff writer and business editor
  • Jessup International Moot Court Team, member

• Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management, Certificate, Quarles & Brady Leadership Program (2016)

• "Best Practices in Defending (and Appealing) Disciplinary Cases"
• Financial Advisor Litigation Goes Digital in the Age of COVID-19
• The "Sham Affidavit" Rule: Not Quite As Broad as You Might Have Thought
• US District Court for District of Arizona Holds That Amount Accepted as Payment in Full is Reasonable Expenses Incurred for Necessary Medical Services
• ​Supreme Court's Decision in KBR Inc. v. U.S. ex rel Carter Confirms that False Claims Act Statute of Limitations Is Not Tolled Under WSLA, but May Expose Health Care Providers to “Copycat” False Claim Act Suits Under “First-to-File” Rule

Seminar

• Annual National Quarles & Brady Legal Ethics Seminar
• Annual National Quarles & Brady Legal Ethics Seminar Replay
• Annual National Quarles & Brady Legal Ethics Seminar Replay
• Annual National Quarles & Brady Legal Ethics Seminar Replay
• Encountering & Incorporating Ethics in the Everyday Life of an In-House Counsel
• Quarles' Annual Legal Ethics Seminar (2022 Program Replay)