Tucson Attorney
Steven J. Itkin
Phone: 520.322.5000
Email: sitkin@dmyl.com
Languages: English
Steven J. Itkin is a Shareholder in the Tucson office of the firm. He has represented lenders in the areas of secured and unsecured creditors’ remedies for over 25 years. Mr. Itkin’s clients include national, regional and local financial institutions as well as individual lenders and debt acquisition companies. His areas of practice include lien enforcement rights such as trustee’s sales, receiverships, mortgage and tax lien foreclosures and forfeitures of contracts for sale of real property, as well as replevins, attachments, garnishments, agricultural liens, landlord liens and the defense of civil forfeiture actions. With prior experience as a licensed real estate agent in Arizona, Mr. Itkin also provides representation in real estate transactions, landlord/tenant relationships and matters relating to easements, deed restrictions and homeowner/condominium association issues.
Practice Areas:
- Financial Services Practice Group
- Creditor’s Rights
- Landlord/Tenant
- Real Estate
- Business and Commercial
Admissions:
- Arizona Supreme Court
- United States District Court of Arizona
- Pascua Yaqui Tribal Court
- Tohono O’odham Tribal Court
- Gila River Indian Community Court
- United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Education, Honors, and Awards:
- B.A., University of Arizona, 1977
- J.D., University of Arizona, 1988
- Named among Volunteer Lawyers Program Pro Bono Attorneys of the Year in 2008
Professional and Community Activities:
- Member, State Bar of Arizona Real Property Section
- Founding member, Arizona Creditor Bar Association, Inc., 2010 to present
- Member, National Creditor Bar Association (NARCA)
- Member, Arizona Trustee Association; 2007 to present; Board of Directors, 2008-2010; Education Committee Chairman, 2010 and 2014; Legislative Committee 2007 to present
- The National List of Attorneys
- Volunteer service and sponsorship for local non-profit groups including Big Brothers & Big Sisters of Tucson, The Tucson Organic Gardeners, Foundation for Creative Broadcasting (KXCI), and United Cerebral Palsy of Southern Arizona
Reported Cases:
- Rohde v. Beztak, 164 Ariz. 383,793 P.2d 140 (App. 1990)
- Moreno v. Garcia, 164 Ariz. 586, 821 P.2d 247 (App. 1991)
- Sysco Arizona, Inc. v. Charles Hoskins, Maricopa County Treasurer; JP Morgan Chase Bank; PNC Equipment Finance, LLC; Colley Construction, LLC, 1CA-CV 13-0487 (June 10, 2014).
