Mandi Karvis, a shareholder with the firm, is an experienced trial attorney, with jury trial experience in state and federal courts. Ms. Karvis has the desire and skill to try cases, but also has the judgment and discretion to know that not every case belongs in the courtroom. Her practice primarily focuses on handling complex injury cases, with an emphasis on medical malpractice defense and nursing home liability. She regularly defends individual healthcare providers of all specialties as well as hospitals, nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and other types of healthcare providers, such as home health care agencies. Additionally, Ms. Karvis has extensive experience defending chiropractors and other allied healthcare professionals. Ms. Karvis also has experience defending against claims brought under the Adult Protective Services Act (APSA) relating to the alleged abuse and neglect of vulnerable adults, including claims of financial exploitation of vulnerable adults by care providers.

Ms. Karvis also defends premises liability, products liability, and general personal injury matters that involve catastrophic and/or complex injuries. Her experience reviewing and understanding medical records is extremely beneficial in evaluating injury claims and deposing treating medical providers.

Ms. Karvis assists clients in pre-litigation evaluation of claims in such a manner that allows clients to identify claims that should be resolved prior to the initiation of litigation. In that capacity, Ms. Karvis also provides risk management advice to clients in an attempt to improve internal policies and procedures to prevent similar incidents from occurring in the future.

In addition to her litigation practice, Ms. Karvis has extensive experience in representing healthcare providers before their respective licensing boards, both with licensing needs and in response to complaints made against them by patients, employers, and insurance companies. In that capacity, she regularly appears before the Arizona Board of Chiropractic Examiners, Arizona Medical Board, Arizona Board of Osteopathic Examiners, Arizona State Board of Nursing, Arizona State Board of Physical Therapy, and the Arizona Board of Behavioral Health Examiners. She has an excellent working relationship with the various Boards and their staffs and is familiar with their expectations so she can assist clients in meeting those expectations in an effort to avoid or limit license and practice restrictions.

Ms. Karvis also has experience helping clients respond to and object to subpoenas for their medical records. She also works with healthcare providers to evaluate their documentation procedures and retention policies in an effort to comply with state and federal statutes and regulations.

Ms. Karvis has received Martindale Hubbell’s highest AV Preeminent rating. Additionally, she has been recognized since 2012 as a Southwest Super Lawyer Rising Star.

Ms. Karvis was born and raised in Illinois and has lived in Arizona since 2002. She lives in the West Valley, with her husband, Ray, who is a high school science teacher and coach.