April A. Hancock

April A. Hancock is a partner at Thomas Rubin & Kelley PC who handles insurance defense and related civil litigation in Arizona. Her practice includes automobile liability, premises liability, commercial trucking, homeowner liability, construction defect, insurance coverage counseling, and bad faith litigation. She also works on appeals, lien issues, distributions, and minor settlements. Her litigation experience allows her to address claims involving personal injury, property issues, insurance obligations, and complex questions of liability.

Hancock earned a J.D. from Whittier Law School in 2009, graduating magna cum laude. She served on the Law Review and completed a Legal Writing Certificate. She received a B.A. in Theatre Performance from Butler University in 2006, also graduating magna cum laude. Her legal writing and advocacy training supports a practice that requires persuasive briefing, detailed case analysis, and clear presentation of evidence in contested insurance and liability matters.

Hancock has served as first-chair counsel in multiple Arizona trials and has handled matters through settlement, motion practice, arbitration, and trial. Her cases cover automobile and trucking accidents, premises claims, construction disputes, coverage questions, bad faith allegations, and other liability issues. She also addresses lien and distribution matters that can arise after claims resolve. This range of work gives her practical experience with the procedural and financial issues that often accompany insurance-related civil litigation.

April A. Hancock is admitted in Arizona and California and in federal courts, including the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. She has also presented on insurance and litigation topics at professional conferences. Her practice combines trial experience with insurance coverage knowledge and broad liability defense work, allowing her to assist clients with claims that move from early investigation and evaluation through negotiation, dispositive motions, arbitration, appeal, or courtroom resolution.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, Thomas Rubin & Kelley PC
• Member, State Bar of Arizona
• Member, The State Bar of California
• Member, CLM

Licensed State

• Arizona
• California

Education

• Whittier Law School
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Butler University
  Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Theatre Performance

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