Practice Group

Chair of commercial litigation practice group; Chair of firm Ethics Committee

Education

• B.A, Political Science, State University of New York at Oneonta, 1973 (with honors); J.D.,
• University of Arizona College of Law, 1977 (with distinction) Order of the Coif

Court Admissions

• Supreme Court of Arizona, 1977;
• United States District Court, District of Arizona, 1978;
• United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 1979;
• United States Supreme Court, 1991

Professional Memberships and Activities

• State Bar of Arizona; Maricopa County Bar Association;
• American Bar Association;
• Sports Lawyers Association;
• Certified Agent, Major League Baseball Players Association (Inactive);
• Chairman, Maricopa County Volunteer Lawyers Program, 1989-91;
• Director, Arizona Bar Foundation, 1996-2001;
• Director, Law College Association, University of Arizona, 1984-96

Professional Recognition and Awards

• Outstanding Young Lawyer, State Bar of Arizona, 1988;
• Judge Pro Tempore, Arizona Court of Appeals, Dept. S, 1994;
• Best Lawyers in American (Commercial Litigation), 2007-08

Community Activities

• President, Valley of the Sun Kiwanis Club, 2001-02;
• Member, Valley of the Sun Kiwanis Club, 1993-present; Director, Valley of the Sun Kiwanis Club, 1996-2003;
• Director, Community Legal Services, 1985-91 Board of Visitors, University of Arizona College of Law, 1997-present

Publications

• In Defense of Behavior Modification for Prisoners: Eighth Amendment Considerations, 18 Ariz. L. Rev. 110 (1976)
• Co-author, “DeJonghe v. E.F. Hutton: Innocent Misrepresentation & Securities Fraud,” Arizona Attorney (Jan. 1993)

Personal Information

• Born, Brooklyn, New York, May 27, 1951