A NOTE TO READERS. This profile was researched and written independently by Awesome Attorneys’ editorial team. Miller, Pitt, Feldman & McAnally did not pay for, request, or review this article prior to publication, and placement on Awesome Attorneys’ editorial pages cannot be purchased. Nothing in this article is legal advice, and reading it does not create an attorney–client relationship. Past results do not guarantee, warrant, or predict the outcome of any future case.
At a Glance
| Firm | Miller, Pitt, Feldman & McAnally, P.C. |
| Origins | 1957 (as Merchant, Parkman, Miller & Pitt); Stanley Feldman joined in 1968 |
| Office | One S. Church Ave., Ste. 900, Tucson, AZ |
| Notable attorney | Stanley G. Feldman — sole remaining founding member; former Chief Justice, Arizona Supreme Court (1992–1996) |
| Practice focus | Personal injury combined with commercial litigation and business law |
| Judicial service | 21 years on the Arizona Supreme Court (1982–2002), including 5 years as Chief Justice |
| Historic case | 1970 verdict against General Electric for a faulty water heater — at the time, the largest jury verdict in Arizona history |
| Contact | mpfmlaw.com |
A Founding Partner Who Left to Become Chief Justice, and Came Back
Stanley Feldman joined Robert Miller and Donald Pitt’s Tucson firm in 1968, serving as managing partner until 1981. In 1982 he was appointed to the Arizona Supreme Court, where he served for 21 years, including five years as Chief Justice from 1992 to 1996. Independent news coverage describes him as having “left a lasting mark on the law in Arizona,” consistently upholding the state constitution and the judiciary’s role, at times to the frustration of the governor and legislature.
After retiring from the bench in 2002, Feldman returned to the firm — by then renamed Haralson, Miller, Pitt, Feldman & McAnally in his honor, later simplified to its current name in 2016 — as its sole remaining founding member. He has continued working on civil litigation in personal injury, product liability, insurance coverage, medical and legal malpractice, and border-related matters. “I’m proud of the results we get in this firm,” he told the Arizona Jewish Post in a 2017 profile. “Wins in the right things — and even losses, in the right cause.”
Practice Areas
The firm describes itself as combining a personal injury practice with commercial litigation and business law. Founding partner Robert Miller was, in the firm’s own words, “a plaintiff’s personal injury attorney,” and that plaintiff-side identity has carried through the firm’s near-70-year history alongside its business and real estate work.
Track Record
The firm’s published history includes a 1970 verdict against General Electric over a faulty water heater that was, at the time, the largest jury verdict in Arizona history. In 1973, the firm successfully voided several Arizona anti-abortion statutes in Nelson v. Planned Parenthood Center of Tucson, Inc. In 1984, attorneys Grace McIlvain and Richard Martinez won a significant victory for thousands of sex discrimination victims at a statewide supermarket chain.
ABOUT THESE RESULTS. Historical case descriptions are drawn from the firm’s own published history and independent news coverage. Past results do not guarantee, warrant, or predict the outcome of any future case; every matter turns on its own facts and law.
In Clients’ Words
Awesome Attorneys did not locate detailed, individually attributable client reviews for Feldman or the firm on major consumer platforms as of the research date.
Beyond the Courtroom
Feldman’s 21 years on the Arizona Supreme Court, including a term as Chief Justice, represent a form of public service distinct from anything else documented in this series. He has also done pro bono work, including efforts to place an education-funding sales tax initiative on the ballot, and in 2005 joined the legal team representing a humanitarian-aid volunteer in a federal immigration case.
Recognition
Feldman’s judicial career — culminating in the Chief Justice role — is a form of professional distinction this series does not typically encounter. Awesome Attorneys did not locate a State Bar of Arizona Board of Legal Specialization certification for Feldman specifically, though his decades on the state’s highest court speak to a different, arguably higher, form of peer and public standing.
Arizona Legal Backdrop
| A.R.S. § 12-542 | Two-year statute of limitations for personal injury and wrongful death claims |
| A.R.S. § 12-821.01 | 180-day notice of claim requirement before suing a public entity or employee |
| A.R.S. § 12-821 | One-year statute of limitations for suits against public entities |
| A.R.S. § 12-2505 | Arizona’s pure comparative negligence rule |
| A.R.S. § 12-502 | Tolling of limitations periods for minors and persons under a legal disability |
Feldman’s own judicial opinions helped shape how Arizona courts interpret several of these statutes during his tenure; a client working with him today benefits from an attorney who, in a meaningful sense, helped write the rules he now argues under.
The Awesome Attorneys Assessment
Few attorneys profiled anywhere in this series carry Stanley Feldman’s combination of credentials: a founding partner of a nearly 70-year-old Tucson firm, 21 years on the Arizona Supreme Court including a term as Chief Justice, and a return to active plaintiff-side litigation after retiring from the bench. The firm’s historic cases — a record-setting 1970 verdict, a 1973 constitutional challenge, a 1984 discrimination victory — are independently documented rather than marketing claims.
The honest caveat: this is fundamentally a combined personal injury and commercial litigation firm, not an injury-exclusive practice, and no itemized recent-years results ledger or client review base was located. Feldman himself, now well into his career’s later chapters, works as Of Counsel rather than as lead trial counsel on every matter.
Methodology & Sourcing
This profile was researched using mpfmlaw.com (firm site, About and Success Stories pages), the Arizona Jewish Post’s 2017 profile of Justice Feldman, Tucson.com news coverage, BCGSearch’s firm ranking page, and Justia. All statutory citations were checked against the Arizona Revised Statutes as published by the Arizona State Legislature. No compensation was sought or received from the firm, and the firm was not contacted prior to publication of this profile.
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