Our Attorneys & Counselors

At Cronus Law you get to work with well established, high profile lawyers for less. We have a number of attorneys, each who practice their own area of law so we can help you with various legal issues. Since our firm is lean, you get excellent legal council without breaking the bank.

Attorneys

Larry Cohen

Attorney 

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Larry J. Cohen is a certified specialist in injury and wrongful death litigation. He has focused his more than thirty one years of law practice on serious medical injury and emotional damages cases, including brain injury claims.

Mr. Cohen speaks nationally to groups of lawyers, other professionals, insurance companies, governmental entities, risk managers and other interest groups about litigation and trial practice matters, legal ethics, alternative dispute resolution, and issues in brain damage, law and medicine and law and psychology. He has received awards from the Maricopa County Bar Association, the State Bar of Arizona and the State Bar of New Mexico for excellence in continuing legal education.

Mr. Cohen also received the President’s Award from the State Bar of Arizona for contributions in continuing legal education. He has for many years been listed by Southwest Super Lawyers and Arizona’s Finest Lawyers as among the best lawyers in Arizona and recently was recognized by the National Association of Distinguished Counsel as among the top one percent of lawyers in the United States.

Education

Larry Cohen received his J.D. from Northwestern University in 1985, and has been admitted to practice in Arizona since 1985. He also has a Master’s degree and a Ph.D. from Syracuse University and has participated in a post-doctoral program in clinical neuropsychology.

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Associations

Member of the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University where he has regularly taught courses in professional responsibility, pretrial practice and professional liability

Taught and did research at the University of Michigan School of Law and at the University of Illinois-Chicago on the adjunct faculties of the Arizona Summit School of Law, the Arizona

David Cutrer

Attorney 

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Practice Areas

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Eesha Gupta

Attorney

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Eesha represents clients before U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services seeking both employment and family-based adjustment of status and naturalization. She approaches each and every case with passion and tries her hardest to achieve the best possible solution for her client. Being an immigrant herself, she understands the complexity of this process and the hardship that comes along with it. It is her goal to smoothly secure the most appropriate result or other immigration benefit that best suits her client’s individual need.

She advises and helps individuals to obtain the right visas, as well as permanent residence (green card) and citizenship, and helps to plan appropriate visa strategies for transitions to unite family members, and to overcome grounds of ineligibility or other obstacles to a visa, green card, or citizenship – such as waivers of the three and ten year bars for those who have overstayed, and waivers for some types of criminal or immigration history.  

 

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Education

Eesha graduated with Masters in U.S. Laws from Washington University School of Law in May 2015. She was a recipient of Scholar in Law scholarship and was awarded CALI award of Excellence for her work in Children and Family Advocacy Legal Aid Clinic. She completed her undergraduate studies from National Law University in India in 2014.

Ivan Hannel

Attorney

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G.Ivan Hannel is a graduate of Yale University (1993) and Northwestern Law (1996). He was born in Nashville but grew up in Phoenix. Ivan’s practice areas include general civil litigation, corporate law, and family law. Ivan has worked predominantly on cases for plaintiffs seeking justice, including medical and legal malpractice, contract disputes, breaches of corporate duties, business partnership disputes, and employment issues. Ivan also has experience as corporate counsel covering all aspects of corporate operations and governance.

Ivan looks at each case through the lens that it will go to trial with the hope of resolving the issues favorably to the client beforehand. Ivan prepares clients for both the legal proceedings that are likely to occur in any litigation and the mindfulness needed to navigate emotionally difficult and highly controverted issues.  

Education

G.Ivan Hannel is a graduate of Yale University (1993) and Northwestern Law (1996)

Yash Pahwa

Attorney I Managing Partner

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Yash Pahwa is the founder and managing attorney at Cronus Law PLLC, a full-service firm. He founded the firm fresh out of law school with the belief that the traditional law firm model was dying, and there was a need for more efficient and practical legal services. By embracing change and incorporating new technologies, Yash has proven that lawyers can build a successful practice while preserving a client-first mindset.

Yash’s practice includes acting as an outside general counsel for many companies, and he represents a wide variety of small, medium, and large-scale enterprises. In addition to his commercial practice, Yash is also one of the few Arizona attorneys that represents both landlords and tenants in litigation.

Yash’s approach begins and ends with careful attention to client needs while always keeping an eye toward the most efficient and effective use of resources. He enjoys the challenge of showing how a simple solution may solve the most complex legal issues. 

Yash respects that his clients’ hard-earned money and time built their businesses, and he does everything possible to protect their investment and passion. With a straightforward and pragmatic approach to legal services, Yash works hard to secure a successful future for his clients. He is only satisfied with the results when his clients are, as well.

 

Education

Yash graduated from the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University completing the Health Law certification program. He completed his undergraduate studies at the Eller College of Management at the University of Arizona and graduated cum laude.

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Roger Smith

Attorney

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Roger Smith has experience in all types of family law matters, including: divorce, legal separation, custody, child support, spousal maintenance, contempt, property agreements, prenuptial agreements and orders of protection. In addition, he has experience with preparation of wills, trusts, powers of attorney and living wills, probate matters and will contests.

Mr. Smith began his legal career as a law clerk to Judge Jack L Ogg of the Arizona Court of Appeals, and then as a trial attorney for the United States Government. He served as a judge pro tem for the Maricopa County Superior Court for more than fifteen years and is a member of both the Arizona and Illinois State Bar Associations, as well as the federal district courts in Arizona, Tennessee and Wisconsin.

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Mr. Smith attended DePaul University College of Law in Chicago.

 

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Shawn Threlkeld

Attorney

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Shawn Threlkeld has worked in various in-house roles with companies in the Phoenix area – companies ranging from 100 to 100,000 employees; $30 million in revenue to $13 billion – including Honeywell, Triumph Group, WDC Exploration, National EWP, and Abengoa.

Although an “In House Generalist”, Mr. Threlkeld is especially strong in contract law, having developed, edited and negotiated most types of agreements in the aerospace and construction industries. His other experiences include in-house management of insurance, bonds, risk, labor and employment, corporate resolutions, state filings and licensing.

Mr. Threlkeld is a member of the State Bar of California, a licensed U. S. Customs Broker and has advised his clients on many areas of federal law including import and export laws, ITAR, OFAC, FARs, DFARs, EPAFARs.

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Shawn is a graduate of Concord Law School, having focused on commercial transactions and intellectual property, but also having received recognition for outstanding achievement in tort law.

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Markus Risinger

Attorney

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Markus is an attorney with an eclectic background of experience that includes civil and criminal litigation, child welfare investigations and litigation (Title 8 dependency/severance and Title 25 matters), administrative controversies (Department of Child Safety and Adult Protective Services Registry disputes), and constitutional challenges to state laws and government agencies in various contexts. In addition to his work in litigation, Markus has successfully argued cases to the Arizona Supreme Court and Court of Appeals that resulted in significant published decisions affecting the rights of Arizonans in child abuse and neglect investigations, parental rights and third-party custody disputes, and other matters. He also teaches a graduate-level course on federal administrative agencies and regulation. His current practice focuses on appeals from judicial and administrative decisions, property disputes, personal injury, and general litigation and consultation.

 Markus is proud to have devoted significant time to public interest causes, including drafting and supporting legislation and participating in the Arizona Court of Appeals Pro Bono Program. He has testified before numerous committees at the Arizona State Legislature as a subject matter expert in juvenile, family, and administrative law matters. Whether through appeals or legislation, he truly enjoys contributing to the development and improvement of the law.

Practice Areas

Appellate Law

Civil Litigation

Personal Injury

Administrative Law

Juvenile Law

Criminal Law

Landlord Tenant Law

Education

Markus graduated cum laude from the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University. He completed his undergraduate studies in sociology and philosophy at Arizona State University and graduated summa cum laude.

 

Non-Attorney Counselors

Alaniz Salas

Non-Attorney Counselor

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Alaniz Salas is a professional with experience in the contracting field, with a degree in business administration, and is currently employed at Northrop Grumman. Her expertise spans across government, international, and commercial contracting, with a strong foothold in the defense and aerospace industries.

Throughout her tenure, Alaniz has exhibited a skill set, including crafting competitive proposals that stand out in the market. Her contribution extends to aiding in crucial terms and conditions negotiations, performing NDA analysis, and serving as the primary point of contact for customers and clients.

Alaniz’s proficiency is further underscored by her comprehensive understanding and application of industry regulations, including ITAR (International Traffic in Arms Regulations), DFAR (Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation), and FAR (Federal Acquisition Regulation).

 

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