{"id":155026,"date":"2026-06-16T08:24:56","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T16:24:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/06\/16\/nicholas-wood-pursuing-perfection-to-achieve-excellence\/"},"modified":"2026-06-16T08:24:56","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T16:24:56","slug":"nicholas-wood-pursuing-perfection-to-achieve-excellence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/06\/16\/nicholas-wood-pursuing-perfection-to-achieve-excellence\/","title":{"rendered":"Nicholas Wood: Pursuing Perfection  to Achieve Excellence"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"198968\" class=\"elementor elementor-198968\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-75a5f78d elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"75a5f78d\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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data-id=\"67ef6ecd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14b06cf0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"14b06cf0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Nicholas Wood: Pursuing Perfection  to Achieve Excellence<\/h1>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56758674 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"56758674\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-4402b1a 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linkedin\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-share-btn__icon\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-linkedin\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n<div class=\"elementor-share-btn elementor-share-btn_pinterest\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Share on pinterest\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-share-btn__icon\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-pinterest\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n<div class=\"elementor-share-btn elementor-share-btn_email\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Share on email\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-share-btn__icon\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fas fa-envelope\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28fd082a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"28fd082a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p>\u201cZoning, land use and structuring tax deals is the ultimate game of chess. I love the \u2018game\u2019 because you can\u2019t cheat. Everything is on the board for everyone to see. The victory comes from strategy. It\u2019s incredibly rewarding because you achieve a result that is tangible and generates tremendous value for the client,\u201d says Nicholas Wood, partner at Snell &amp; Wilmer. Wood has done legal work for 56 buildings in downtown Phoenix and has had a hand in almost every high-rise built in the past 20 years.<\/p>\n<p>Wood\u2019s father taught him chess from the age of 4 and he incorporates the principles of the game in his practice. \u201cWe have an opening, a middle game, and an end game where the project is approved by the City Council or, if you\u2019re in the county, by the County Board of Supervisors. Developing and implementing a winning strategy is one of the things I especially love about what I do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Wood was born and raised in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. After law school he worked for a law firm there and served as an adjunct professor at Marquette Law School. Interested in developing a career in zoning, land use and related tax issues, he decided in 1985 to move to the financially hot market of Phoenix where he worked at a law firm active in real estate and tax law. He was recruited by Snell &amp; Wilmer in 1993.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-104c9f0f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"104c9f0f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings='\"background_background\":\"classic\"'>\n<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-110336f\" data-id=\"110336f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30bba1b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"30bba1b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<figure class=\"wp-caption\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/attorneyatlawmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026_05_15_Nick_Wood_Attorney_at_Law_Magazine_081-683x1024.jpg?resize=683%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-198976\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1605c7c1\" data-id=\"1605c7c1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b7b6173 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5b7b6173\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Loving and Thriving<br \/>\nin Big Law<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-714f64a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"714f64a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p>\u201cWorking in big law isn\u2019t for everyone, but I love it,\u201d Wood says. \u201cRegardless of the size of the deal, the resources that Snell &amp; Wilmer provides is second to none. But the firm has always recognized that the practice of law is a people business and that\u2019s one of the things I really love about it. I can\u2019t imagine not being at Snell &amp; Wilmer, especially considering the variety of experiences I encounter every day. Even though I just turned 75, I still get up every day, and I can\u2019t wait to go to work.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Wood begins each day at 5:30 A.M. with a workout at the gym followed by breakfast with his wife. His work day is a series of meetings with clients, architects, civil engineers and traffic engineers, landscape architects, outreach people, planning directors and members of planning departments. He also regularly meets with members of village planning committees, which are advisory groups, and part of the zoning process, as well as with planning commissioners, mayors, and council members. Nights during the week may include hearings, because most city council hearings, planning commission hearings, neighborhood meetings, and planning committees occur at night.<\/p>\n<p>Wood is very inclusive when it comes to outreach to stakeholders, the people who own property right next door, or in close proximity, or have an interest in a given project. Wood and his team meet with them individually and at more formal neighborhood meetings, where they explain the project, the design, and everything from the development standards, which are building heights, building setbacks and parking ratios, as well as design standards, and architecture.<\/p>\n<p>Regardless of the technical and legal side of things, for Wood it\u2019s still a people business. They mostly listen to area residents\u2019 thoughts and concerns and take their input. He uses that information in planning the project at hand. It\u2019s not unusual for the client to make changes in design, and modifications to everything from building heights to building orientations based on such input.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a very busy practice where he enjoys meeting people, even neighborhood groups who are in opposition in his cases. \u201cMy dad always told me that the first casualty of emotion is reason. You never let yourself become emotional or take things personally because when you have neighbors who are concerned about how your project may impact them, the experience can be very emotional for them. And it\u2019s important for me, especially as the leader of the team, to be very respectful, treat them with courtesy and dignity and listen and respond to them in ways that lead to satisfactory outcomes.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-68c81669 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"68c81669\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings='\"background_background\":\"classic\"'>\n<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-51bf6fe8\" data-id=\"51bf6fe8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c5f3c69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2c5f3c69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Typical Client<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a85aef8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a85aef8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p>Most of Wood\u2019s clients are developers who place a piece of property under contract. The contract will include not only a 90-day due diligence period, so they can take a look at title and survey and environmental and other concerns, but also a zoning contingency. Basically, they\u2019re not obligated to close on the acquisition of the property until all the zoning has been completed and approved. Essentially, they\u2019re buying a piece of land upon which they can build whatever it is they choose to build.<\/p>\n<p>Wood also represents a number of major resorts in the Phoenix area, where Wood\u2019s team helped with design, modifications, and plans for future expansions.<\/p>\n<p>The firm has eight land planners, six of whom are in the Phoenix office. \u201cWe stay busy. We constantly have at least 100 open cases with our team here in the Phoenix office alone. And so, it\u2019s a very busy practice, and it\u2019s fun,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople often ask me to explain why I have been so successful year-in and year-out. One reason is that no one outworks me. However, the main reason is that I surround myself with the best and the brightest. Our zoning and land use team is second to none.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3c0274cc\" data-id=\"3c0274cc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44aec773 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"44aec773\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-quote-left\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77954ba5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"77954ba5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">People often ask me to explain why I have been so successful year-in and year-out. One reason is that no one outworks me.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-778dd690 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"778dd690\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings='\"background_background\":\"classic\"'>\n<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6eee8e60\" data-id=\"6eee8e60\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-150d767 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"150d767\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u2018I Will Never Ask You to Trust Me\u2019<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4389a56f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4389a56f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<figure class=\"wp-caption\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/attorneyatlawmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026_05_15_Nick_Wood_Attorney_at_Law_Magazine_013.jpg?resize=1000%2C667&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-198975\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">  The Zoning and Land Use Team: Standing: Erving Griffin, Ray Banker, Noel Griemsmann, Nick Wood, Mike Maerowitz, Bennett Houck. Seated: Chloe Eisenhart, Simran Shah, Maggie Dellow, Sarah Schiele, Jeanette Williams, Jessica Suarez. Not pictured: Ryan McCann and Chris Colyer.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4624dec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4624dec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p>Wood has a unique approach when representing developers to communities, neighbors and individual people. \u201cI will never ask you to trust me \u2026 I\u2019m a lawyer,\u201d he says. The statement usually generates a laugh and a quizzical expression. He continues with an explanation. \u201cYou don\u2019t know me, right? You just met me for the first time and trust is something that must be earned over time. Now, during this process, I hope to earn that trust. But at the end of the day, you really don\u2019t have to trust me. And the reason is that all the things that I promise will be done, and what my client promises to do, will be incorporated in writing in the final approvals.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He notes that, as in chess, all the pieces will be placed openly for all to see, so there will be no surprises. His unusual and open approach works well in opening the lines of communication and in keeping them open.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c196a35 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c196a35\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings='\"background_background\":\"classic\"'>\n<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7443a252\" data-id=\"7443a252\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63c2e17c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"63c2e17c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Pursuing<br \/>\nPerfection to Achieve Excellence<br \/>\n<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-742c71bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"742c71bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p>\u201cMy dad said, \u2018No one can ever achieve perfection. It\u2019s just not possible. But by striving for and pursuing perfection, that\u2019s how you achieve excellence.\u2019 I have adopted that mantra as my own in my personal as well as my professional life. It\u2019s also a key principle here at Snell &amp; Wilmer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The culture of the firm is committed first and foremost to providing excellent legal services to the client so that the client feels good about the relationship, feels well-represented, observes great work and feels thrilled with our excellent result. More importantly, Wood says the culture is all about family and that the men and women in the firm know and understand that the firm really does care about them as individual people. The firm is always there to support them regardless of the issue they face.<\/p>\n<p>Snell implemented a \u201cNo Jerks\u201d hiring policy to recruit and maintain a team of attorneys and a staff committed to excellence. \u201cA no jerk rule means exactly what it suggests. We don\u2019t permit jerks to be part of this firm. We won\u2019t hire them if we perceive them to be jerks. And if they are hired and turn out to be jerks, they won\u2019t be around very long.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The firm puts prospective employees through a careful and intensive interview process, a review of letters of recommendation, and, most important, he says, is following one\u2019s gut instinct about the likely success of the applicant.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne of the primary reasons we\u2019re so highly regarded is the quality of the people working here. Applicants learn of our no jerks policy and our clients quickly learn to appreciate what that means for the quality of the service they receive. We have a total commitment to excellence. No one is perfect, but that\u2019s what you shoot for. That\u2019s how you achieve excellence,\u201d Wood says.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f94983e\" data-id=\"f94983e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3dd906 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b3dd906\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/attorneyatlawmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/nick-wood-683x1024.jpg?resize=683%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-199006\" alt=\"Nicholas Wood\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-30fa93ba elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"30fa93ba\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings='\"background_background\":\"classic\"'>\n<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bc5f512\" data-id=\"bc5f512\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f6746a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6f6746a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"223\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/attorneyatlawmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/6-Page-cover-business-practice-1024x223.png?resize=1024%2C223&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-198978\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8f8fa22 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8f8fa22\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings='\"background_background\":\"classic\"'>\n<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-61bf56c\" data-id=\"61bf56c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c076205 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c076205\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Supporting<br \/>\nthe Community<br \/>\nHe Helps Build<\/p>\n<\/h2><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6477338 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6477338\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p>The attorneys and staff in the 17 Snell offices are active in the community at large, investing time and expertise in important charitable services and organizations. The attorneys are active in volunteer lawyer programs that aid people who can\u2019t afford legal services, committing thousands of hours of lawyer time helping people who wouldn\u2019t otherwise be able to afford legal help. The partners, without exception serve on boards of directors for nonprofits in every respect.<\/p>\n<p>Wood has served as a pro bono lawyer for the largest homeless shelter in the state for the past 20 years. Also, as a Stage Four cancer survivor, he devotes a considerable amount of his time and energy to raising funds for cancer research, treatment and patient and family support. \u201cThe challenges are many, it\u2019s very rewarding. And I make many friends along the way,\u201d Wood says.<\/p>\n<p>Wood and his wife, Jennifer, have five children. \u201cIn terms of personal success, I love my kids and my wife is my best friend, so I\u2019m the luckiest man alive. On a professional level, I can see a lot of what I have achieved just by looking out my office window. At one time, all those buildings weren\u2019t there. Now they are and I can honestly say, \u2018I did that. Yeah, I did that.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5c25b073 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5c25b073\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings='\"background_background\":\"classic\"'>\n<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-118b02e0\" data-id=\"118b02e0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings='\"background_background\":\"classic\"'>\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69acd6a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"69acd6a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">At A Glance<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5eea1d5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5eea1d5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Snell &amp; Wilmer<\/strong><br \/>1 E. Washington St. Suite 2700<br \/>Phoenix, AZ 85004<br \/>(602) 382-6000<br \/><span><a href=\"http:\/\/swlaw.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">swlaw.com<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ba84941 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1ba84941\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Practice Areas<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77dcd793 elementor-align-left elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"77dcd793\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Real Estate Law<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Zoning &amp; Land Use<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Tax Structures for Real Estate<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8741d20 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8741d20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Education<br \/>\n<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0403d5 elementor-align-left elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"c0403d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">LL.M. in Taxation, DePaul University Law School<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Juris Doctor, Marquette University Law School<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Bachelor of Science, University  of Wisconsin<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ceefbd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5ceefbd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Professional Recognition<\/p>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de93c1b elementor-align-left elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"de93c1b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Real Estate Law, The Best Lawyers in America<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">America\u2019s Leading Lawyers for Business, Real Estate, Zoning\/Land Use, Chambers USA<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Arizona\u2019s Finest Lawyers<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">AV Preeminent, Martindale-Hubbell<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50a2ff33 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"50a2ff33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Community Involvement<br \/>\n<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cff3646 elementor-align-left elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"7cff3646\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Fighter Country Partnership, Board of Directors<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Blue Blazer Squadron, Member<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">C.A.S.S., Pro Bono Attorney<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Scottsdale International Film Festival, Advisory Board<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Arizona State University, Adjunct Professor of Law <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e30cdf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3e30cdf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Hobbies<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0c206f elementor-align-left elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"f0c206f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">I\u2019m a gym rat.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d188bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5d188bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Favorite Quote<br \/>\n<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4063203 elementor-align-left elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"4063203\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">\u201cI\u2019ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.\u201d \u2013 Maya 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