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Zeitlin & Zeitlin Phoenix is a husband-and-wife real estate practice specializing in eminent domain and condemnation, led by a board-certified specialist admitted since 1980.
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At a Glance
| Firm | Zeitlin & Zeitlin, P.C. |
| Attorneys | Dale S. Zeitlin; Dawn Zeitlin |
| Admitted (Dale) | Arizona, 1980 |
| Education (Dale) | B.A., Stanford University, 1977; J.D., Arizona State University College of Law, cum laude, 1980 |
| Certification | State Bar of Arizona Board-Certified Specialist in Real Estate Law (Dale Zeitlin), since 1995 |
| Focus | Eminent domain and condemnation, property valuation and appraisal-malpractice disputes, deficiency litigation, land use, and commercial real estate transactions |
| Office | Phoenix, AZ |
| Contact | zeitlinlaw.com |
Sources: zeitlinlaw.com, Super Lawyers’ hosted directory, arizonaattorneysearch.com, azbar.org Real Estate Law Certified Specialists roster. Compiled August 2026.
Origin
Zeitlin & Zeitlin Phoenix: A Niche Built Over Four Decades
Dale Zeitlin earned his B.A. from Stanford University in 1977 and his J.D. cum laude from Arizona State University’s College of Law in 1980, the same year he was admitted to the Arizona Bar. He was certified as a Real Estate Law Specialist by the State Bar of Arizona in 1995, a credential Awesome Attorneys confirmed directly against the Bar’s own public roster. His wife, Dawn Zeitlin, practices alongside him at the firm, with her own practice concentrated on commercial real estate transactions since 1993.
Practice
An Eminent Domain Niche, Plus Commercial Transactions
Dale Zeitlin’s practice concentrates specifically on eminent domain and condemnation — representing property owners whose land is being taken or devalued by government action — along with related valuation litigation, deficiency actions, and appraisal-malpractice claims. He has litigated eminent domain and valuation matters in Arizona, Maryland, the District of Columbia, and California. Dawn Zeitlin’s practice is structured differently: she handles the acquisition and sale of improved and unimproved commercial real property for both buyers and sellers, from initial negotiation and due diligence through closing.
Track Record
The firm’s own materials cite a named result: a jury awarded nearly $3 million in damages for loss of access caused by light rail construction in City of Phoenix v. Garretson (2014). Awesome Attorneys did not identify a broader, independently itemized case-results table beyond this named matter.
Past-Results Disclaimer: Every case is different, and no past result guarantees a similar outcome in any future matter.
Client Voice
Awesome Attorneys did not identify a substantial volume of independently sourced, individually attributable client reviews for the firm in the sources reviewed for this profile.
Community
Awesome Attorneys did not identify independently verifiable pro bono service, civic board membership, or policy work in the sources reviewed for this profile.
Recognition
Dale Zeitlin’s Real Estate Law board certification (since 1995) was confirmed directly against the State Bar of Arizona’s own certified-specialist roster. He has been selected to Super Lawyers for Eminent Domain in 2010–2016 and 2020–2023, a peer-influenced, research-driven process. Awesome Attorneys did not identify a Best Lawyers selection or AV rating for either attorney in the sources reviewed.
The Arizona Legal Backdrop
What follows is general legal information, not legal advice.
Arizona eminent domain proceedings, the firm’s specialty, are governed by A.R.S. Title 12, Chapter 8, Article 5 (condemnation procedure), and property owners are constitutionally entitled to “just compensation” for a taking under both the U.S. and Arizona constitutions. Arizona real property transactions generally are governed by Title 33 of the Arizona Revised Statutes. Appraisal-malpractice claims, another named focus, typically sound in professional negligence law rather than a real-estate-specific statute.
The Awesome Attorneys Assessment
Zeitlin & Zeitlin Phoenix’s clearest differentiator is genuine niche depth: Dale Zeitlin’s board-certified eminent domain and condemnation practice, paired with a named, independently corroborated result (the Garretson light-rail case), and Dawn Zeitlin’s complementary commercial transactional practice under the same roof.
The honest trade-off: this is a small, two-attorney firm with a narrow specialty rather than a full-service real estate practice, so clients with general residential real estate needs, rather than a condemnation or valuation dispute, may want to compare against broader-practice firms in this category.
Methodology & Sourcing
This profile was researched in August 2026 from zeitlinlaw.com, Super Lawyers’ hosted directory, arizonaattorneysearch.com, and the State Bar of Arizona’s Real Estate Law Certified Specialists roster (azbar.org). Awesome Attorneys did not identify a competing “Dale Zeitlin” practicing real estate law elsewhere that could create identity confusion. Zeitlin & Zeitlin, P.C. did not commission, review, or pay for this profile.
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