Seminars, Publications and Education Programs
Mariscal Weeks attorneys participate as instructors, panel members and speakers at a wide variety of professional and academic presentations. Please see the individual attorney biographies for further information. Members of the firm also offer educational seminars for our clients in fields such as employment law, bankruptcy and creditor's rights and environmental law.

Illustrative of our commitment to professional and academic education is the experience of Gary L. Birnbaum, one of the firm's senior litigation attorneys. Mr. Birnbaum serves as Associate Dean of the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University. A list of his professional publications and seminar presentations is set forth below:

• Text and Treaties
  Author, Nichols on Eminent Domain, Chapter 6 (Takings and Damages) (Matthew Bender 1994).
  
  Contributing Editor, Commercial Real Estate Transactions Practice Manual (State Bar of Arizona 1989).
  

• Law Journal Articles
  G. Birnbaum & P. B. Converse, The Economics of Law Practice: Where Does the Money Go?, Arizona Attorney (May 1997)
  
  G. Birnbaum, L. Stahl & M. West, Standardized Agreements and the Parol Evidence Rule, 26 Arizona Law Review 793 (1984)
  
  G. Birnbaum, The Gallagher Covenant, 13 Ariz. Bar Journal 8 (April 1984)
  
  G. Birnbaum, Remarriage and Wrongful Death: A Model for Dire Examination, 52 Indian Law Journal 281 (1976)
  
  G. Birnbaum, Express Contracts to Cure: The Nature of Contractual Malpractice, 50 Indian Law Journal 361 (1975)
  

Seminar Presentations

• Maricopa County Bar Association, Trial Advocacy Course (5/1/1986) (Faculty)
• Maricopa County Bar Association (7/1/1989) (Speaker)
• Maricopa County Bar Association, "Effective Oral Arguments" (5/1/1990) (Speaker)
• State of Arizona, "Maximizing Your Effectiveness in Taking and Defending Depositions" (6/1/1990) (Speaker/Panel Member)
• State Bar of Arizona, "Eminent Domain of Arizona" (6/1/1990) (Arizona State Bar Convention, Speaker)
• Maricopa County Bar Association, Corporate Counsel Section, ''Trial Of The Condemnation Case: Closing Argument Demonstration'' (10/1/1991) (Speaker)
• State Bar of Arizona, "Working with Financial Experts" (1/1/1993) (Speaker)
• Arizona Society of Certified Public Accountants, "Cross Examination Skills Workshop For Financial and Accounting Experts" (1/1/1993) (Instructor)
• Maricopa County Bar Association, "Bench/Bar Conference" (5/1/1993) (Panel Member)
• International Right-of-Way Association, "Ethics - In Land Acquisition Transactions" (9/1/1993) (Speaker)
• State Bar of Arizona, "The Appraisal of Real Estate" (10/1/1993) (Seminar Chairman)
• State Bar of Arizona, Law Practice Management Section, ''Money, Organization, Competition, and the Practice of Law in the '90s'' (6/1/1994) (Arizona State Bar Convention, Moderator)
• National Business Institute, "Title Insurance" (1/1/1995) (Principal Speaker)
• State Bar of Arizona, Law Practice Management Section (4/1/1995) (Seminar Chairman; Moderator)
• National Business Institute, "Real Estate Litigation in Arizona" (3/1/1996) (Principal Speaker)
• State Bar of Arizona, Law Practice Management Section, ''Managing Partners' Forum'' (4/1/1996) (Panel Member)
• State Bar of Arizona, "Advanced Current Topics in Real Estate and Real Estate Finance" (10/1/1996) (Panel Member)
• National Business Institute, "Real Estate Titles and Title Insurance in Arizona" (1/1/1997) (Seminar Chairman; Speaker)
• State Bar of Arizona, Law Practice Management Section, "Law Firm Economics" (2/1/1997) (Seminar Chairman; Principal Speaker)
• State Bar of Arizona, "Documentation of Complex Business Transactions" (7/1/1997) (Speaker)
• State Bar of Arizona, "Advanced Current Topics of Real Estate and Real Estate Finance" (11/1/1997) (Contributor, "The Gift Clause: A Constitutional Obstacle to Public Support of Private Development Projects")
• State Bar of Arizona, Law Practice Management Section, Managing Partners' Forum, ''Law Firm Management and Economics'' (4/1/1999) (Principal Speaker)
• National Business Institute, ''Business Valuation'' (7/1/1999) (Seminar Chairman; Speaker)
• Participating as a judge in the Arizona State University College of Law, Jessup International Moot Court Competition, Canby (Appellate) Moot Court Competition, and Jenckes (Closing Argument) Moot Court Competition (1/1/2000) (Various times, 1992 - 2000)
• CLE International, "Eminent Domain Conference" (5/1/2001) (Speaker)
• State Bar of Arizona, "Business and Real Estate Valuation" (7/1/2001) (Speaker)
• State Bar of Arizona, Law Practice Management Section, Managing Partners' Forum (3/1/2002) (Speaker)
• CLE International, "Eminent Domain Conference" (3/1/2002) (Speaker)
• State Bar of Arizona, ''Advanced Commercial Real Estate'' (4/1/2002) (Speaker)
• State Bar of Arizona, ''Boilerplate'' (7/1/2002) (Speaker)
• CLE International, ''The Appraisal of Real Estate'' (8/1/2002) (Seminar Chairman; Speaker)
• Maricopa County Bar Association, Bench-Bar Conference, "Model ADR Procedures" (3/1/2003) (Speaker)
• American Bar Association, Section of Litigation "The Art of Storytelling in Trial Practice" (Houston, Texas) (4/1/2003) (Speaker)
• State Bar of Arizona, Professionalism Course (6/1/2003) (Instructor)
• State Bar of Arizona "Alternative Dispute Resolution" (6/1/2003) (Panel Member)
• State Bar of Arizona "Direct and Cross Examination of the Valuation Expert" (San Diego, California) (7/1/2003) (Speaker; Trial Practice Demonstration)
• CLE West, ''Escrow Liability'' (10/10/2003) (Speaker)