G. David DeLozier has been a member of the Arizona business community since 1977, when he joined the law firm of Shimmel, Hill, Bishop & Gruender, P.C., and became the head of its department of taxation. There he handled all aspects of tax related legal issues for clients, including: estate planning, tax litigation, pensions, profit sharing, deferred compensation, employee stock ownership plans, welfare plans, syndications, tax shelters and tax planning.

   In 1980 he opened his own law firm, DeLozier & Bregman, P.C. The firm specialized in personal and corporate tax litigation, estate and other tax planning, securities litigation, real estate and employee benefit planning. A major client of the firm was a Scottsdale area real estate development firm. Legal and business work for that firm included: securities and tax litigation and planning, real estate acquisition, sales and residential and commercial real estate development. In 1981, his private practice continued under G. David DeLozier, P.C.

   During 1982, a major client in Southern California commissioned him to do extensive work in analyzing, designing and structuring securities investments for its clients. This work included all of the various phases of legal and business planning recited above. These projects extended for over one (1) year. The range of investment planning projects included: opal mining, gem and precious stone ownership and marketing, precious metal mining and ownership, real estate syndications (low income housing to shopping centers to high rise), cattle raising, fruit and nut tree syndication, to name a few. These activities included negotiating agreement for businesses with the leaders of the governments in Liberia and Sierra Leone, West Africa.

   In 1984, through various acquisitions, he became the President, Chief Executive Officer and General Counsel to a publicly held and traded (over-the-counter) company. It had shareholders in more than 40 states (several U.S. Trust Territories and foreign countries). It had subsidiaries in oil & gas production, dredge manufacturing and mining. His responsibilities included compliance with all local, state and federal laws. These ranged from mining claims to securities filings. The Company served as the General Partner for several limited partnerships. The majority his time on these activities ceased in the late 1980s. During this period of time, there were several trips to West Africa [Liberia & Sierra Leone] where he negotiated and obtained a large concession for his clients through his work with Liberian government officials.

   Since the late 1980s, he has been in the private practice of law, with both individual and business clients in the firm of G. David DeLozier, P.C., as its sole owner. See above. Earlier, from 1971-73, he served as Counsel to the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, State of Tennessee; and from 1975-77, at the American Law Institute. From 1975-77, he was a lawyer at the American Law Institute in Philadelphia, traveling the United States involved in tax and securities seminars for lawyers. Prior to law school, he taught high school and worked 3 years in a manpower training program as the “principal” of related education. That organization was a model for President Johnson’s “war” on poverty programs of the 1960s, teaching and training out of work young adults to become gainfully employed through basic educational experiences and skills training and job placement.

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

B.S. Carson-Newman College, Jefferson City, Tennessee
1965 Cum laude; President of Student Government,
Member college football team for 4 years.

M.A. Columbia University Teachers College, New York, NY
1966 A average, Member, Faculty Student Advisory Group;
Chairman, Course Evaluation Committee.

J.D. University of Tennessee, College of Law, Knoxville, TN
1973 cum laude, graduated third in class; Member of the Order of the COIF; Member of the Law Review – Articles Editor and Notes Editor.

Temple University Graduate Legal Studies, Philadelphia, PA
1976 completed one/half of Masters in Taxation program prior to moving to Arizona.

Bar Memberships: State Bar of Arizona, Texas {inactive} and Pennsylvania {inactive}

Non-Profits: Member of several peace, animal rights, human rights organizations, former Board Member of the Arizona Interfaith Movement, founder and former Board Member of Veterans and Athletes USA, Board of Heaven On Earth Creations.

For help with your family, financial, or personal legal needs, call David at DeLozier Law today at 602-989-1759!