Attorneys

Stanley M. Hammerman, Partner
Born: Dayton, Ohio. Admitted to Bar, 1975, Arizona.
Education: The Ohio State University (B.A. 1971); Ohio Northern University (J.D. 1974).
Member: Maricopa County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Arizona; U.S. District Court of Arizona; Civil Study Committee, Maricopa County Superior Court; Education Committee, Creditors’ Rights Section of the Commercial Law League of America; Lease Enforcement Attorney Network; American Lawyers Quarterly; The General Bar; The Commercial Bar; The National List; The Columbia List; Attorney Forwarding Network; The Forwarders List of Attorneys; Credit Union Attorneys Legal Directory and the National Association of Retail Collection Attorneys. Has practiced collection law since 1975 and is the senior partner of Hammerman & Hultgren, P.C. which employs over 40 individuals and has experienced dramatic growth in this area of law. Speaks at numerous seminars on collection law and the FDCPA. Argued Terran v. Kaplan in the 9th Circuit.

Jon R. Hultgren, Partner
Born: Ida Grove, Iowa. Admitted to Bar, 1985, Arizona.
Education: Arizona State University (B.S., with honors 1980); University of Arizona (J.D. 1984).
Member: Maricopa County Bar Association; State Bar of Arizona; U.S. District Court of Arizona; American Bar Association; Commercial Law League of America; American Lawyers Quarterly; The General Bar; The National List; The Columbia List; Attorney Forwarding Network and the National Association of Retail Collection Attorneys. Mr. Hultgren’s areas of practice include commercial and consumer creditor representation, commercial landlord tenant matters, and subrogation claims throughout the state of Arizona. He has extensive trial experience in these areas.

Vincent M. Creta, Partner
Born: Poughkeepsie, New York. Admitted to Bar, 1998, Arizona.
Education: Arizona State University (B.S., summa cum laude, 1994); University of Houston Law Center (J.D., cum laude, 1998).
Member: State Bar of Arizona; U.S. District Court of Arizona; American Bar Association. Executive Editor, Houston Journal of International Law, 1998; Author: “The Search for Justice in the Former Yugoslavia and Beyond: Analyzing the Rights of the Accused Under the Rules of Evidence and Procedure of the International Criminal Tribunal for
the Former Yugoslavia,” 20 Hous. J. Int’l L. 381 (1998).

Jennifer R. Spiegel, Associate
Born:  Hammond, Indiana.  Admitted to Bar, 2005, Arizona.
Education: Purdue University (B.A., with distinction, 2002); Valparaiso University School of Law (J.D. 2005).
Member: State Bar of Arizona; U.S. District Court of Arizona; American Bar Association; Maricopa County Bar Association; Arizona Women Lawyers Association; and Phi Beta Kappa