Ron Mercaldo

Partner

Mr. Mercaldo has been named to “Arizona’s Finest Lawyers”, “Southwest Super Lawyers,” and “Best Lawyers in America”. He has also been named one of America’s top 500 lawyers.

Ron Mercaldo established the Mercaldo Law Firm in 1978, building a team of Tucson personal injury lawyers to represent plaintiffs in serious injury and wrongful death cases. The firm has focused for decades on medical malpractice. Mr. Mercaldo left a larger firm in 1978, where he was a partner handling both insurance defense and plaintiffs’ representation.

Mr. Mercaldo obtained his undergraduate and Juris Doctor degrees from the University of Arizona, completing his studies in 1970. He has been actively involved in personal injury and medical malpractice cases since that time, including insurance defense litigation and plaintiffs’ personal injury and medical malpractice litigation. Mr. Mercaldo has not accepted insurance company clients for more than 30 years.

AV-Rated Lawyer in Martindale-Hubbell

Since his admission to the Bar, Mr. Mercaldo has served on various committees for the State Bar of Arizona, including the Judicial Selection Committee, Jury Instruction Committee, and Professionalism and Peer Review Committee, where he served as chairman for four years.

Mr. Mercaldo is certified by the State Bar of Arizona in Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Litigation and has served for over 20 years as a member of the commission responsible for evaluating the qualifications of other attorneys seeking certification. His experience also supports the firm’s Tucson wrongful death lawyers.

He has served as president of the Southern Arizona Trial Lawyers Association, president of the Arizona chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates, and president of the Morris K. Udall American Inn of Court. He has frequently lectured for both the State Bar of Arizona and the Arizona Trial Lawyers Association on litigation topics. He is an AV Preeminent-rated lawyer through Martindale-Hubbell and is listed in its Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers.

Mr. Mercaldo is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers. The College was created in 1950 to recognize excellence among trial lawyers. Its purpose is to improve the standards of trial practice, the administration of justice, and the ethics of the profession. Fellowship is by invitation only following an examination of the nominee’s experience, skill, ability, and ethical standards. A lawyer must be an active trial lawyer for at least 15 years to be considered, and fellowship is limited to 1% of lawyers in any state or province.

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Areas of Practice

    • Medical Malpractice
    • Personal Injuries
    • Catastrophic Injuries/Traumatic Brain Injuries
    • Wrongful Death
    • Truck Accidents
    • Dangerous Roadways