Douglas F. Behm

Mr. Behm has practiced law for more than 35 years. He has extensive trial and appellate court experience. Based in the Phoenix-Scottsdale metropolitan area, he represents clients in complex civil litigation, white collar criminal defense, and corporate compliance throughout the Southwest. Mr. Behm began his career as an assistant district attorney in Kings County (Brooklyn), New York. He then served as senior trial attorney with the United States Department of Justice Organized Crime and Racketeering Section in New York City for more than nine years, where he prosecuted high profile cases involving criminal RICO, labor racketeering, tax evasion, narcotics trafficking, securities fraud, and official corruption. Since leaving the government in 1987, Mr. Behm has been a partner in two national law firms, with a five year period as a sole practitioner in between. In his last firm, he was chairman of the litigation department, which included more than 50 attorneys. During his private practice career he has defended corporations, public officials, corporate officers, and individuals in complicated criminal matters; conducted corporate internal investigations; and defended and prosecuted complex civil litigation, including breach of contract, securities fraud, civil RICO, breach of fiduciary duty, and intellectual property cases. Mr. Behm decided to resume his solo practice in 2008 because he believes it allows him to provide his clients with more personal, more efficient, and more effective representation than was possible in a large law firm. Furthermore, the unusual breadth of both his civil and criminal law experiences gives him exceptional insight into complex civil litigation, regulatory investigations, and criminal cases. Awards and Honors Super Lawyers® Selectees Douglas F. Behm included in a Super Lawyers® list Honors AV Rated - Martindale-Hubbell Arizona's Finest Lawyers Other Sources of Feedback About Douglas F. Behm Included on the 2026Southwest Super Lawyers list Past Lists 2025 Southwest Super Lawyers list 2024 Southwest Super Lawyers list 2023 Southwest Super Lawyers list 2022 Southwest Super Lawyers list 2021 Southwest Super Lawyers list 2020 Southwest Super Lawyers list 2019 Southwest Super Lawyers list 2018 Southwest Super Lawyers list 2017 Southwest Super Lawyers list 2016 Southwest Super Lawyers list 2015 Southwest Super Lawyers list

• Attorney

• White Collar Crime: 2011 Updates, State Bar of Arizona
• Recent Developments in Electronic Discovery - 2005, Information Technology Alliance Fall Collaborative
• Federal Civil Practice: A Guide for Arizona Attorneys - 2003, National Business Institute
• Corporate Compliance and Criminal Enforcement After Enron - 2002, State Bar of Arizona Annual Convention
• Managing the Complex Criminal Case - 2002, State Bar of Arizona
• Internationalization of Federal Law Enforcement - 2001, Maricopa County Bar Association

• Volunteer Bar Counsel - State Bar of Arizona, 2005 - Present
• Judge ProTempore - Maricopa County Superior Court, 2005 - 2009

• New York, 1975
• Missouri, 1988
• Arizona, 1993
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York, 1975
• U.S. District Court Western District of Missouri, 1988
• U.S. District Court District of Arizona, 1992
• U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 1975
• U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit, 1975
• U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit, 1988
• U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit

• Litigation Counsel of America (Fellow)
• American Bar Association
• State Bar of Arizona
• State Bar of New York
• Fraternities and Sororities
• Delta Upsilon