Professional License Defense You Can Trust
Mecartea & Associates PLLC represents Arizona professionals facing administrative hearings, fair housing disputes, and public benefits cases. Crystal Mecartea brings focused expertise to protect your rights.
Experienced advocates who fight for you
Crystal Mecartea leads Mecartea & Associates PLLC with focused expertise in license defense, housing disputes, and public benefits representation across Arizona.
Founder & Agency DirectorÂ
Crystal Freyer
Crystal Rebecca Freyer is the Founder and agency Director of Mecartea & Associates PLLC, with more than 20 years of experience in social services, behavioral health, developmental disabilities, healthcare advocacy, and vulnerable-population support. Throughout her career, Crystal has worked closely alongside attorneys, courts, healthcare providers, behavioral-health professionals, government agencies, provider organizations, and multidisciplinary teams supporting high-risk individuals, underserved communities, and families navigating complex healthcare and social-service systems. Her experience includes behavioral support planning, advocacy coordination, licensing and compliance support, crisis-related service coordination, and assisting individuals in accessing critical supportive services and resources. Crystal is recognized for her person-centered advocacy approach and her commitment to promoting disability rights, healthcare accountability, equitable access to services, and protections for vulnerable individuals and families nationwide. She continues to dedicate her work toward strengthening advocacy systems, supporting community-based services, and advancing accountability within healthcare and social-service environments.
Co-Founder & Managing AttorneyÂ
Brandon Freyer
Brandon Freyer is the Co-Founder and Managing Attorney of Mecartea & Associates PLLC, with professional interests and experience involving international law, federal governmental matters, civil rights issues, and regulatory policy. Beginning his legal career in 2014 as an associate attorney, Brandon has worked in legal-support and policy-related environments involving public-interest matters, legislative concerns, and governmental issues affecting communities nationwide. His background includes involvement in discussions and advocacy surrounding marijuana legalization policies, firearm regulations, employment initiatives, and alcohol-regulation matters across multiple jurisdictions. Brandon’s work has also included engagement with congressional and policy-related matters connected to evolving state and federal legal frameworks. He remains committed to legal advocacy, public-policy awareness, and advancing initiatives focused on civil rights, governmental accountability, and economic opportunity.
Qualified Administrative Representative (QAR)
Shelly Davis
Shelly brings more than 13 years of experience working with individuals with disabilities and mental health conditions, providing compassionate support, advocacy, and guidance to clients navigating complex personal and administrative challenges. Her background includes assisting vulnerable populations with accessing services, understanding their rights, coordinating care and resources, and communicating effectively with agencies and providers. Shelly is committed to helping clients feel supported, informed, and empowered throughout the process while promoting dignity, stability, and meaningful outcomes for the individuals and families she serves.
Qualified Administrative Representative (QAR)
Jimmy Bostwick
Jimmy serves as a Qualified Administrative Representative with Mecartea & Associates PLLC, where he assists with client advocacy, administrative-support services, case coordination, and administrative representation involving vulnerable and underserved populations. He works closely with clients navigating complex administrative and regulatory matters, helping ensure they understand procedural requirements, deadlines, and available resources. Jimmy also supports communication between clients, agencies, and legal professionals while providing compassionate guidance and organizational support throughout the administrative process.
Qualified Administrative Representative (QAR)Â
Nevaeh RiveraÂ
Nevaeh assists with advocacy and litigation-support matters involving, healthcare advocacy, administrative proceedings, and vulnerable-population support. Her work includes assisting with complex cases involving elder-rights violations, inadequate care concerns, accessibility issues, and matters involving long-term care and supportive-service systems. She helps support matters involving state and federal administrative agencies, including Departments on Aging, long-term-care programs, Medicaid-related grievance processes, and administrative-review proceedings. Nevaeh assists with comprehensive case preparation through detailed record reviews, documentation management, drafting written responses, and organizing materials for administrative hearings and advocacy-related proceedings. Where permitted by law, she may assist in lay-representation and advocacy-support capacities focused on protecting individual rights, promoting procedural fairness, and helping vulnerable individuals access necessary services and supports.
Firm Administrator of Lay Legal ServicesÂ
Derrick Bryd
Derrick Bryd is the Firm Administrator of Lay Legal Services With over 30 years of experience in behavioral health, Derrick is a distinguished leader driven by the belief that every voice deserves to be heard. He has dedicated his career to bridging the gap for those who lack access to essential support, specializing in Business operations, and advocacy for vulnerable populations. He is a compassionate and tireless advocate, Derrick ensures his clients are supported at every stage of their journey. He works diligently to protect their rights, address their concerns, and provide the stability they need. For Derrick, advocacy is more than a profession—it is his lifelong mission.
Developmental Home Program Director
Michael Anderson
Michael C. Anderson serves as the Developmental Home Program Director for Mecartea & Associates PLLC, where he orchestrates the comprehensive lifecycle, recruitment, and regulatory compliance of the agency’s Child Developmental Home (CDH) and Adult Developmental Home (ADH) networks. With a career rooted in advocacy, human services, and strict adherence to healthcare code compliance, Michael is dedicated to building stable, supportive, and therapeutic family-style environments for individuals with complex developmental, physical, and behavioral health diagnoses. As Director, Michael acts as the critical operational bridge between independent care providers, state regulatory entities—including the Department of Economic Security (DES), the Division of Developmental Disabilities (DDD), and the Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS)—and the vulnerable populations the agency protects.
Protecting your rights through dedicated representation
We fight for individuals facing administrative challenges, license defense cases, and public benefits disputes. Our mission is to make quality legal representation accessible and to ensure fair outcomes in Arizona's administrative system.
Trusted by clients across Arizona
Crystal understood my case immediately and fought hard for me at the hearing. She explained everything clearly and made me feel confident throughout the process.
James Rodriguez
Professional License Defense Client
I was overwhelmed dealing with DES but Mecartea & Associates guided me through every step. The representation made all the difference in my case outcome.
Patricia Martinez
Public Benefits Case Client
The team handled my fair housing dispute with professionalism and care. They protected my rights and achieved a result I didn’t think was possible.
David Chen
Fair Housing Case Client
Dealing with an administrative violation was stressful until I worked with Mecartea & Associates. They were knowledgeable, responsive, and got results.
Susan Williams
Administrative Law Client
Experience defending professionals and families across Arizona
Mecartea & Associates PLLC brings focused expertise in professional license defense, fair housing disputes, and public benefits representation. Our work speaks for itself through consistent results and client trust.
15+
Years of legal experience
Years of experience in law
5
Practice areas served
Number of practice areas
100%
Dedicated representation
Percentage of dedicated service
AOH
Arizona Office of Administrative Hearings specialist
Expertise in AOH