Jennifer Cranston Email & Phone Number

Over the past two decades, I have developed a unique practice focusing on three distinct areas of the law: real estate disputes involving condemnation (aka eminent domain); insurance coverage / bad faith analysis; and public utility regulation. The diverse nature of my practice allows me to be creative, efficient, and flexible. Each day presents a different challenge, which I view as a new opportunity to provide my clients with the best possible legal representation and personal service. My representative experience includes:• Representing landowners as well as government entities and public utilities in more than 60 condemnation disputes where the primary issues involved (1) the right of the government to acquire land for public projects and/or (2) the just compensation owed to the property owner for the taking;• Advising government entities in connection with large public projects to ensure compliance with condemnation statutes and regulations;• Providing condemnation advice, representation, and oversight for client’s nationwide retail property holdings; • Defending a putative class action lawsuit alleging breach of subdivision restrictive covenants;• Prosecuting a quiet title claim based on historic use of property adverse to the underlying landowner;• Representing insurance companies and individual insureds regarding coverage and bad faith issues in connection with more than 100 insurance claims;• Analyzing business insurance policies to determine adequacy of coverage for key areas of risk; • Representing public utilities before the Arizona Corporation Commission in connection with more than 100 regulatory matters, including mergers, financings, rate authorizations, rate adjustor mechanisms, certification approvals and relinquishments, rule amendments, policy proceedings, and waiver applications; and• Prosecuting and defending civil cases on appeal before the Arizona Court of Appeals and Arizona Supreme Court.

Listed skills include Commercial Litigation, Litigation, Civil Litigation, Real Estate, and 11 others.

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  Shareholder

  Gallagher & Kennedy

  Sep 2000 - Present - Phoenix, Arizona, United States

  Board of Directors, MemberProfessional Women's Group, Past Chair, Member