Barney M. Holtzman is a Partner who practices in the firm’s labor & employment law and commercial litigation sections, with an emphasis on complex transactions and ERISA/employee benefits litigation. He has been consistently recognized as one of the premier attorneys in employment law and commercial litigation by Best Lawyers in America, Southwest Super Lawyers and Tucson Lifestyle Magazine in his twenty plus years of practice.
Prior to joining Mesch Clark Rothschild, Barney was managing partner of an Am Law 200 law firm Tucson office, in-house counsel for one of the largest privately held mortgage lenders and clerked with the Honorable Thomas A. Zlaket, Chief Justice of the Arizona Supreme Court. He graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Arizona, James E. Rogers College of Law.
His employment practice includes counseling management on preventative employment practices and employee discipline. He represents employers against claims alleging employment discrimination, harassment, wrongful discharge, retaliation and other employment-related claims before courts and governmental agencies, such as the EEOC, the Department of Labor, the National Labor Relations Board and the Arizona Civil Rights Division. Barney also counsels clients on a wide range of employment issues that arise during the hiring process, the management of a workforce and termination, layoff or reductions in force.
As a commercial litigator, Barney has represented Fortune 500 companies and small family businesses in a wide array of industries, including bio-tech, mining, optics, insurance, healthcare and technology. He also has litigated cases involving all aspects of mortgage lending, from formation through foreclosure, and professional negligence cases arising from real estate transactions.
When not practicing law, Barney has taken on community leadership positions with the Tucson Jewish Community Center and Ben’s Bells among others, is a dedicated husband and father to three daughters and an avid college basketball fan.
