PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Shareholder, Mariscal, Weeks, McIntyre & Friedlander, P.A., Phoenix
September 1999-present.

Serves as principal attorney for the Town of Queen Creek and as General Counsel for the Maricopa Association of Governments (MAG) and the Northern Arizona Intergovernmental Public Transportation Authority (NAIPTA).  With other members of the Firm provides  legal  services on a project basis to municipalities with in-house legal departments on a variety of matters, including land use, elections, open meetings and public records.  Represents individual and corporate clients in their dealings with local governments on real estate and land use matters.   Lectures frequently on topics including the Arizona Open Meeting Law, Conflicts of Interest and Public Records Law.

City of Scottsdale, Arizona
December, 1984 – August 1999

City Attorney, 1994 – 1999:  Provided legal advice and support on a daily basis to Mayor, City Council and City Manager; head of legal department with 60 employees, including civil and criminal divisions; responsible for annual budget of approximately $3,000,000.00; instituted Victims Assistance Program.

Deputy City Attorney, 1990 -1994:  Responsible for day to day management of legal department; participated in hiring of professional and administrative staff; attended City Council meetings in the absence of the City Attorney; advised Community Development Department, City Clerk, Human Resources, and Purchasing Department.

Assistant City Attorney, 1984 – 1990:  Served as principal attorney to Community Development Department, and as counsel to Planning Commission and Board of Adjustment; Represented City as plaintiff and defendant in land use litigation

Associate, Ginsburg, Rosenberg, Ginsburg, Cathcart, Curry and Gordon
(1977-1983)

Associate attorney in mid-sized law firm located in Lincoln, Nebraska.  Clients included city-owned electric utility and hospital, as well as banking and lending institutions

BAR ADMISSIONS

Admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of Arizona; United States District Court for the District of Arizona; United States Supreme Court and Supreme Court of Nebraska (inactive).

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS AND RECOGNITIONS

Member, Maricopa County Bar Association, Arizona City Attorneys Association, Arizona Women’s Lawyers Association, International Municipal Lawyers Association.

Listed in Best Lawyers in America – Municipal Law (2011, 2012)
Recipient Maricopa County Bar Association/State Bar of Arizona Quality of Life Award for Small/Medium Public Law Office (1998)

EDUCATION
J. D., University of Nebraska College of Law
Bachelor of Science, Columbia University
Bachelor of Hebrew Literature,