Paloma Scheiferstein, Associate at our Phoenix law office
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Paloma Scheiferstein

Associate
Biography

Paloma Scheiferstein has a varied commercial litigation practice where she helps clients navigate complex legal matters.

Paloma has experience in financial services litigation and her practice includes representing banks in actions involving deposit accounts, check fraud, wire transfers, claims of alleged wrongful foreclosure, loan servicing errors, breach of loan modification agreements, the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), and the Unfair Debt Collection Practices Act (UDCPA). In addition, Paloma has worked with clients across a wide range of industries in high-stakes disputes involving breach of contract, intellectual property, gaming law, construction litigation, and public utilities. Paloma appears regularly before the Arizona Corporation commission (ACC) on matters involving public utilities, including rate cases and applications for a certificate of convenience and necessity (CC&N). She is skilled at analyzing complex legal issues and regularly participates in intricate motion practice and pretrial strategies. In the area of cybersecurity, she helps clients manage risks, respond to cyber-attacks, and defend related regulatory enforcement actions and civil litigation.

Prior to joining Snell & Wilmer, Paloma clerked for Chief Justice Robert M. Brutinel of the Arizona Supreme Court.

Credentials

Bar Admissions

  • Arizona


Court Admissions

  • Supreme Court of Arizona
  • United States District Court, District of Arizona


Education

  • Arizona State University, Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law (J.D., magna cum laude)
    • Order of the Coif
    • Editor-in-Chief, Arizona State Law Journal
    • Dean’s Award Recipient
    • Willard H. Pedrick Scholar
    • CALI Awards: Legal Method & Writing, Legal Advocacy, Legislative Process & Principles, Biotechnology
  • University of San Diego (B.A., Political Science, magna cum laude)
    • Minor in Theology
    • President, Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority
    • Historian, Mortar Board
    • Alcala 100
Experience

Awards & Recognition

  • Snell & Wilmer Pro Bono Award (2024)
  • Arizona Bar Foundation Top Pro Bono Attorney of the Year (2022)

Previous Professional Experience

  • Arizona Supreme Court, Judicial Law Clerk to Chief Justice Robert M. Brutinel (2019-2020)
  • U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona, Judicial Extern to Hon. Bridget S. Bade (2018)
  • Snell & Wilmer, Summer Associate (2018)
  • EEOC Federal Hearings Unit, Intern for Administrative Judge Griffiths & Administrative Judge Kruse (2017)
  • Industrial Commission of Arizona, Intern for the Administrative Law Judge Department & Legal Department (2017)

Professional Memberships and Activities

  • Kappa Kappa Gamma Valley of the Sun Alumnae Association
    • President (2023-present)
  • State Bar of Arizona
    • Civil Practice and Procedure Committee (2023-present)
    • Leadership Institute (2022-2023)
  • Boys Hope Girls Hope
    • Associate Board Member (2023-present)

Representative Presentations and Publications