Donna M. Aversa has been with Leonard & Felker, P.L.C. since she started practicing law in 1987. Donna’s passion is helping her business and government clients with a variety of employee related issues. She works with fire districts across Arizona in addition to Civil Service/Merit Commissions and Local Pension Boards. When necessary, she represents her clients at administrative hearings, Superior Court, and the Arizona Court of Appeals.

Donna enjoys working with her clients to solve problems, avoid unnecessary conflicts and risks, and resolve disputes. In fact, some of her clients she has been assisting for over two decades.

In addition to sending her to meetings and to Court, her fire service clients have sent her into a live burn simulator, put her on a 100 foot platform and sent her to firework shooter school. Thankfully she still has all her fingers.

Donna is a regular presenter at the annual Arizona Fire District Association Conference and the Annual Pinal County Special Districts Meeting, and has presented at the International Association of Fire Chiefs’ Fire Rescue International conferences. Her presentations regularly address employment issues, ethics and fiduciary duties, and open meeting laws.

• Fire Service Law
• Civil Service Commissions & Boards
• Employment Law
• Administrative Law & Appeals
• Municipal Law

Education & Memberships

Donna received her B.A. degree in 1984 from the University of Arizona and her J.D. degree in 1987 from the University of Arizona Law School. Donna was admitted to the State Bar of Arizona in 1987 and is a member of the following State Bar Sections: Employment and Labor Law Member Section. She is a member of the Pima County Bar Association.  Donna is admitted to practice in both the State and Federal Courts of Arizona.

Personal

Donna has lived in the Tucson area since she was 9 years old. She is married to Steve Brass.