Timothy Kamper, Elizabeth Kamper, and Giancarlo Estrada — family members who each built their own Phoenix practices — combined forces in the early 1970s into a firm now approaching its second generation, anchored by Timothy Kamper’s own Board-certified specialization in injury and wrongful-death litigation.
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AT A GLANCE
| FIRM Kamper & Estrada, PLLC | FOUNDED 1973–1974 (sources vary); Phoenix, Arizona |
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| FOUNDERS Timothy Kamper, Elizabeth Kamper & Giancarlo Estrada (family members) | PRACTICE FOCUS Personal injury & wrongful death; also estate planning, family law, bankruptcy |
| SIGNATURE EDGE Timothy Kamper is a State Bar of Arizona Certified Specialist in Injury and Wrongful Death Litigation; two attorneys are assigned to each injury case (per the firm) | PHOENIX OFFICE 3030 N 3rd St, Ste 770, Phoenix, AZ 85012 |
| EXPERIENCE 45+ combined years in injury law (firm-reported) | RECOGNITION Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent (highest peer rating) |
| FEE STRUCTURE Contingency — no fee unless they recover | CONTACT (602) 230-1234 · lawphx.com |
Certified Specialist in Injury and Wrongful Death Litigation is a State Bar of Arizona credential with real, published requirements — five years of practice, at least two years of Arizona bar admission before applying, a majority of practice time devoted to the specialty, a peer review, and a written exam, among other conditions the Board sets. Timothy Kamper holds it, making Kamper & Estrada one of relatively few firms in this series built around more than one attorney with an actual Board-conferred specialty rather than marketing language alone.
The firm traces to family members who had built individual Phoenix practices before combining them in the early 1970s. This profile covers that history, what the firm handles today, its recognitions, and what clients say about a firm that assigns two attorneys to each case.
Origin: A Family That Combined Individual Practices
Per the firm’s own materials, attorneys and family members Timothy Kamper, Elizabeth Kamper, and Giancarlo Estrada each built their own legal practices before teaming up to form Kamper & Estrada, PLLC (also cited as Kamper Estrada, LLP), with the firm’s founding dated to 1973 or 1974 depending on the source. The firm describes itself as multi-generational, with roots in Arizona spanning family members practicing across decades rather than a single founder’s career.
Timothy J. Kamper is certified by the State Bar of Arizona’s Board of Legal Specialization as a specialist in injury and wrongful death litigation — a designation the Board restricts to attorneys meeting minimum requirements that include five years of legal practice, at least two years of prior Arizona bar admission, devoting at least half of a full-time practice to the specialty, passing a peer review and written examination, and logging at least 1,000 hours per year in the specialty in four of the preceding six years.
What Kamper & Estrada Handles
- Car and commercial-truck accidents (per the firm)
- Dangerous property conditions / premises liability (per the firm)
- Defective products (per the firm)
- Traumatic brain injuries (per the firm)
- Wrongful death (per the firm)
- Estate and trust planning and administration, a separate practice area alongside injury law (per the firm)
The firm states that two attorneys, rather than an attorney plus assistants, are assigned to each injury case, and works on a contingency-fee basis with free consultations.
In Their Clients’ Words
Public reviews describe the firm handling cases professionally and keeping clients largely uninvolved in the administrative burden of a claim — one reviewer, injured while jogging, described being able to forward all paperwork to the firm and continue with daily life while the case proceeded. Other reviews describe the firm’s estate-planning side, distinct from its injury practice, with clients praising attorney Giancarlo Estrada’s attentiveness to detail. Reviewers repeatedly describe the firm’s staff, from partners to front-desk personnel, as personable.
Recognition
Kamper & Estrada holds an AV Preeminent rating from Martindale-Hubbell — the service’s highest peer-review designation, awarded for the highest levels of skill and ethical standards. The firm cites more than 45 combined years of experience in injury law across its attorneys.
The Arizona Legal Backdrop
What follows is general legal information about Arizona law, not legal advice. Arizona’s general statute of limitations for personal injury and wrongful death claims is two years (A.R.S. § 12-542). Claims against a government entity instead require a Notice of Claim within 180 days (A.R.S. § 12-821.01) and suit within one year (A.R.S. § 12-821). Arizona is a pure comparative-negligence state (A.R.S. § 12-2505). Because this firm also practices estate and trust law, it is worth noting that a wrongful-death claim and the decedent’s separate estate proceeding are governed by different statutory frameworks in Arizona, which is one reason firms that handle both practice areas can coordinate the two matters for a grieving family.
This section is general legal information about Arizona statutes, not legal advice, and may not reflect changes after July 2026. Anyone with a potential injury claim should consult a licensed Arizona attorney promptly.
The Awesome Attorneys Assessment
Kamper & Estrada’s combination of a genuine Board-certified injury specialist, a family-practice structure spanning multiple attorneys and decades, and a stated two-attorney-per-case model distinguishes it from both the large advertising-driven firms and the single-attorney boutiques elsewhere in this series. Its willingness to also handle estate planning for the same families it represents in injury or wrongful-death matters is a genuine practical convenience, though prospective clients focused purely on litigation experience should ask specifically which attorney would lead their injury case.
METHODOLOGY & SOURCING
This profile was compiled from publicly available sources, including the firm’s own website (lawphx.com) and its about and practice-area pages; third-party legal directories (FindLaw, Lawyers.com, Lawful.com, BCG Attorney Search, AllUS Injury Lawyers, Thervo); the State Bar of Arizona’s published Certified Specialist requirements; and business and consumer listings (Yelp). Recognitions, experience claims, and the firm’s founding date (which differs slightly between sources) are attributed to their respective sources. Client review themes are paraphrased from publicly posted reviews rather than reproduced verbatim. All figures, dates, and credentials should be re-verified against primary sources prior to publication.
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