Heather Bushor

Position Attorney

Phone (480) 571-3931

Fax (480) 717-3721

Ms. Bushor is an Arizona native and second generation Arizona attorney. She joined Shapiro Law Team in February 2019. Prior to joining Shapiro Law Team, Ms. Bushor spent a decade working as an insurance defense attorney for the largest insurance defense firm in Arizona. In that time, she learned the tricks and tactics of the defense side and uses that knowledge to help advocate for personal injury victims.

In her free time, Ms. Bushor spends time with her family which includes merely surviving in a home with 5 kids (3 of which are teenagers). Ms. Bushor is an avid hiker and recently completed Rim to Rim at the Grand Canyon. She also enjoys wine-tasting (see reference to 5 kids above) and golf.

Areas of Practice

• General liability
• Dram shop
• Product defect
• Premises cases
• Hospitality and retail liability
• Equine liability
• Construction accidents
• Dog bite
• Serious injury
• Traumatic brain injury
• Wrongful death
• Motor vehicle collisions including: motorcycles, commercial trucking, and pedestrian accidents.

Bar Admissions

• Arizona Supreme Court, 2009
• U.S. District Court, District of Arizona, 2009

Education

Phoenix School of Law, Phoenix, Arizona

• J.D. – 2008
• Honors: Magna Cum Laude

Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona

• B.S. – 2004
• Honors: Cum Laude

Representative Cases

• Gruver v. Wild Western Horseback Adventures LLC, 1CV-CV 20-0566, Court of Appeals of Arizona (Aug. 17, 2021)
• Standage v. White Mtn., 1 CA-CV 13-0075, Court of Appeals of Arizona (Dec. 26, 2013)
• House v. Zubrod et. al., 1 CA-CV 13-0569, Court of Appeals of Arizona (Sept. 18, 2014)

Presentations

• Driving Into the Future: Cars, Technology & Law, Speaker, 2018, Arizona Trial Lawyers of Arizona Seminar

Professional Associations & Memberships

• American Association for Justice® (AAJ®), 2023
• Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent Rating®️️️, 2012 – 2022
• Arizona Trial Lawyers Association, 2017- Present
• Arizona Association of Justice, Present
• American Bar Association, Member, 2009- Present
• USLAW, Member, 2009 to 2017
• SuperLawyer Rising Star, 2013 to 2018
• SuperLawyer, 2019 to 2022

Languages

• English