Paloma Scheiferstein, Associate at our Phoenix law office
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Paloma Scheiferstein

Associate
Biography

Paloma Scheiferstein focuses her practice in commercial litigation. Paloma graduated magna cum laude from the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University where she served as the Editor-in-Chief of the Arizona State Law Journal. Before joining the firm, Paloma clerked for Chief Justice Robert M. Brutinel of the Arizona Supreme Court and was a judicial extern at the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona for the Hon. Bridget S. Bade, who has since been appointed to the Ninth Circuit.

Paloma has assisted in the representation of a variety of clients across multiple industries, in matters involving breach of contract, intellectual property disputes, gaming, financial services litigation, and Arizona’s newly promulgated Alternative Business Structure (ABS) rule. She regularly analyzes and briefs complex legal issues and utilizes her research and analysis skills to draft complaints, answers, and pretrial motions.

Paloma has worked on numerous cases in the financial services field, where she has assisted in defending national institutions in actions involving claims of alleged wrongful foreclosure, loan servicing errors, breach of loan modification agreements, and the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA).

In her cybersecurity practice, she helps clients across a spectrum of industries manage cybersecurity risks, respond to cyber-attacks and defend related regulatory enforcement actions and civil litigation.

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)

Representative Presentations and Publications