David E. Wattel, Esq.
Founding Attorney
David Wattel is a founding member of the law firm of Wattel & York. Mr. Wattel obtained his Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of Illinois in 1984. He continued on to earn his Juris Doctor from the Arizona State University College of Law in 1988. He has devoted 20 years of law practice to…
Michael L. York, Esq.
Founding Attorney
Michael York is a founding member of the law firm of Wattel & York. Mr. York obtained his Bachelor of Science degree in Political Science from Arizona State University in 1989, and later earned his Juris Doctor from the Arizona State University College of Law in 1992. Mr. York served as a law clerk…
Thomas A. Grisoni
Associate Attorney
Thomas A. Grisoni, an associate attorney for the firm, was born in Cleveland, Ohio and received his Bachelor of Arts in Sociology at the University of Michigan in 2004. He then relocated to Arizona to attend the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University and earned his…
Brian M. Torba
Associate Attorney
Brian M. Torba is an associate attorney with the firm and is licensed to practice law in the state of Arizona. Although originally from Columbus, Ohio, Mr. Torba spent the majority of his early years in Louisville, Kentucky. In 2002 he enrolled at Arizona State University where he pursued and obtained…
Thomas J. Howard
Associate Attorney
Thomas J. Howard, an associate attorney for the firm, received his undergraduate degree from the University of Iowa with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Economics. Mr. Howard graduated from the University Of Illinois College Of Law and spent 20 years representing the interests of large corporations…
Daniel A. Thulin
Associate Attorney
Daniel Thulin grew up locally in Chandler, Arizona. In 2008, Mr. Thulin received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Arizona State University. In 2011, he graduated cum laude from the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law…
David H. Cluff, Of Counsel
Associate Attorney
David H. Cluff is “of counsel” to the firm. He is an accomplished personal injury trial lawyer with over 25 years of experience in litigating injury cases. He graduated from Arizona State University in 1975 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration. He earned his Juris Doctorate from…
Daniel A. Hoffiz, Of Counsel
Associate Attorney
Daniel A. Hoffiz, originally from Detroit, Michigan, joined Wattel & York in 2008 as an attorney for the firm. Previously, he was In-house Counsel for Sensory Research Center, Principal of Bank of America, Director of CIBC Asia, Vice President of Citibank and In-house Counsel for Bank of…
