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At a Glance
| Firm | Faith, Ledyard, Nickel & Shelsky, PLC (formerly Faith, Ledyard & Faith, PLC) |
| Attorney | Paul J. Faith, Founder |
| Office | 919 N. Dysart Rd., Suite F, Avondale, AZ 85323 |
| Focus | Real estate (residential and commercial), business law, and a broad general practice serving Avondale, Goodyear, Litchfield Park, and the West Valley |
| Founded | 1979, by Paul J. Faith |
| Certification | State Bar of Arizona Certified Specialist in Real Estate Law (Paul J. Faith) |
Sources: firm website, LinkedIn, State Bar of Arizona Board of Legal Specialization roster, Southwest Valley Chamber of Commerce member listing. Compiled August 2026.
Origin
Nearly Five Decades in the West Valley
Paul J. Faith founded the firm in 1979, and it describes itself today as the largest full-service law firm based in the West Valley, serving Avondale, Goodyear, and Litchfield Park as well as the greater Phoenix area. The firm has since grown to include additional partners — Ledyard, Nickel, and Shelsky — while Faith remains the firm’s board-certified real estate specialist.
Practice
Real Estate at the Core of a Broader General Practice
The firm’s own materials list business law, real estate (residential and commercial), civil litigation, personal injury, probate, collections, employment, HOA disputes, landlord-tenant matters, estate planning, trusts, criminal defense, LLC formation, settlements, conservatorship, and guardianship. Real estate is the practice area anchored by Faith’s board certification and is treated here as the firm’s primary listing; a client with a real estate matter should confirm which attorney at the firm is handling it, since the firm covers many practice areas beyond Faith’s specialty.
Track Record
No independently verifiable, itemized case-result compilation for the firm’s real estate matters was located in the sources reviewed for this profile.
Past-Results Disclaimer: Every case is different, and no past result guarantees a similar outcome in any future matter.
Client Voice
No independently attributable, dated client reviews specific to the firm’s real estate practice were located in the sources reviewed for this profile. The firm advertises a strong A-V Martindale-Hubbell rating and inclusion in the LexisNexis/Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers, per its own materials.
Community
The firm has been a long-standing member of the Southwest Valley Chamber of Commerce and describes itself as marking 30-plus years of continued service to the West Valley in chamber materials.
Recognition
Paul J. Faith holds the State Bar of Arizona’s Board of Legal Specialization certification in real estate law — a peer-reviewed, examination-based credential distinct from purchased marketing-list placements. This profile uses the word “specialist” advisedly, and only as to Faith individually, on the strength of that documented certification; it is not extended to other attorneys at the firm absent their own documented certification.
The Arizona Legal Backdrop
What follows is general legal information, not legal advice.
Arizona real estate purchase and sale disputes generally run on a six-year statute of limitations for written contracts under A.R.S. § 12-548. Landlord-tenant matters in residential leases are governed by Arizona’s Residential Landlord and Tenant Act, A.R.S. § 33-1301 et seq., and homeowners’ association disputes typically fall under the Planned Communities Act, A.R.S. § 33-1801 et seq.
The Awesome Attorneys Assessment
Faith, Ledyard, Nickel & Shelsky’s differentiator is longevity and breadth — a firm founded in 1979 that has grown into what it describes as the West Valley’s largest full-service practice, anchored by a board-certified real estate specialist. The honest trade-off: because the firm handles many practice areas rather than real estate exclusively, a client should confirm they are being routed to Faith or another attorney with genuine real estate depth, not simply whichever lawyer has capacity that week.
Methodology & Sourcing
This profile was researched in August 2026 from the firm’s own website and LinkedIn page, the State Bar of Arizona’s Board of Legal Specialization public roster, and the Southwest Valley Chamber of Commerce member directory. Faith, Ledyard, Nickel & Shelsky, PLC did not commission, review, or pay for this profile.
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