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INDEPENDENT EDITORIAL · FIRM PROFILE · PHOENIX, ARIZONA

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A Phoenix Boutique With Certified Specialists in Both Bankruptcy and Real Estate

Nach, Rodgers, Hilkert & Santilli is a small Phoenix firm carrying two separately earned State Bar of Arizona certifications — bankruptcy law and real estate law — an unusual pairing for a firm this size, and one built from three named partners’ individually documented specialty practices rather than a single generalist claim.

BY THE AWESOME ATTORNEYS EDITORIAL TEAM · PHOENIX, ARIZONA · AUGUST 2026

NACH, RODGERS, HILKERT & SANTILLI, PLC — AT A GLANCE

Sources: nrhslaw.com (firm website), azbar.org (Bankruptcy Law and Real Estate Law Certified Specialists), Super Lawyers, LinkedIn. Compiled August 2026.

ORIGIN

Three Certifications, One Small Firm

Nach, Rodgers, Hilkert & Santilli is a Phoenix boutique of a handful of attorneys, yet it carries certifications in two entirely different legal specialties. Adam B. Nach, licensed since 1991, is a State Bar of Arizona Certified Bankruptcy Law Specialist and a Super Lawyers honoree for 2010 and 2019 through 2026. Stuart B. Rodgers holds the same bankruptcy certification and is additionally Board Certified in Creditors’ Rights Law by the American Board of Certification, with appellate experience through the 9th Circuit. Margaret L. Steiner — known professionally as “Meg” — has held the state’s real estate law certification since 1991, a 35-year span, and practices Of Counsel to the firm after a prior career as a licensed CPA and stints at predecessor firms Lane & Nach and Dodge, Anderson, Mableson, Steiner, Jones & Horowitz.

PRACTICE AREAS

Bankruptcy and Real Estate, Genuinely Both

The firm’s own description of its practice covers bankruptcy, debtor/creditor relations, landlord/tenant matters, commercial litigation, real estate, corporate and business transactions, and — through a smaller sideline — probating wills, contested trust matters, and guardianship and conservatorship work. Rodgers in particular bridges both certified specialties directly: he represents court-appointed real estate special commissioners in family law and partition actions, and separately handles tax lien and judicial foreclosures for lenders and investors, work that sits at the intersection of the firm’s bankruptcy and real estate practices rather than in either silo alone.

TRACK RECORD

Bankruptcy and real estate practice of this kind — trustee representation, creditor litigation, transactional real estate — does not generate a public settlement or verdict table in the way personal injury litigation does, and none is claimed here. Publicly filed bankruptcy court records confirm Adam Nach’s active representation of Chapter 7 trustees in 2025 asset-sale proceedings, consistent with an active, current practice rather than a dormant credential. Past results in any legal matter do not guarantee a similar outcome in a future matter.

CLIENT VOICE

A colleague review on file for Margaret Steiner describes her as a “deal maker” with an “innovative yet practical approach,” and a separate long-term client of over ten years credits her “extensive knowledge and experience” and genuine care for client outcomes across complex closings. Awesome Attorneys did not locate independently verifiable, attributed public client reviews specific to Nach or Rodgers’ bankruptcy practice and will not manufacture a quote to fill that gap.

COMMUNITY

Adam Nach is active in insolvency-professional continuing education, including the California Bankruptcy Forum and IWIRC (International Women’s Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation) programming. Awesome Attorneys did not identify additional independently verifiable civic activity for the other named partners at the time of research.

RECOGNITION

• Peer-reviewed state certification: two separate credentials — Bankruptcy Law (Nach and Rodgers) and Real Estate Law (Steiner) — each independently examined and renewed through the State Bar of Arizona.
• National specialty certification: Rodgers additionally holds Creditors’ Rights Law certification from the American Board of Certification, a national credentialing body distinct from the state program.
• Independent peer recognition: Super Lawyers selections for Nach (2010, 2019–2026) and Rising Stars for Rodgers (2016–2017) — a submission-and-research-based program, noted here as distinct from state certification.

ARIZONA LEGAL BACKDROP

Bankruptcy itself is federal law (Title 11, U.S. Code), filed and litigated in federal bankruptcy court, but Arizona-specific exemptions matter inside a bankruptcy case: A.R.S. § 33-1101 sets Arizona’s homestead exemption, protecting a set amount of equity in a debtor’s home from most creditors. On the real estate side, A.R.S. § 33-401 governs the formal requirements of a valid property conveyance, and A.R.S. § 33-411 and § 33-412 govern recording and its effect against later purchasers or creditors without notice. None of this is legal advice; specific matters should be reviewed with counsel.

AWESOME ATTORNEYS ASSESSMENT

The specific, checkable differentiator here is genuine, documented depth in two distinct specialties inside one small firm — not a marketing claim but three separately earned, separately renewable credentials, reinforced by an additional national certification and a run of Super Lawyers selections spanning over a decade. The honest trade-off of a firm this size is the same as any boutique: it cannot match a large institutional firm’s total bench for a matter that spans many practice areas simultaneously. This is a strong fit for a bankruptcy trustee, creditor, or real estate client who wants attorneys with an actively maintained specialty credential and a track record of current case activity, rather than a large firm’s general commercial department.

METHODOLOGY & SOURCING

This profile was compiled from the firm’s own website (nrhslaw.com), the State Bar of Arizona’s Bankruptcy Law and Real Estate Law Certified Specialists rosters, Super Lawyers attorney profiles, LinkedIn, and a publicly filed 2025 federal bankruptcy court document confirming current trustee representation. Certification years and case activity are as reported by these sources as of August 2026 and are subject to change; readers should confirm current status directly with the State Bar of Arizona.

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