MEMBERS OF FIRM
Harold L. Watkins (Member) born St. George, Utah, 1948; admitted to bar, 1973, Arizona and U.S. District Court, District of Arizona; 1974, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1978, U.S. Supreme Court; 1980, California. Education: Northern Arizona University (B.S., 1970); Arizona State University (J.D., 1973). Deputy County Attorney, Coconino County. City Council, City of Sedona, 1988. Member: Coconino County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Arizona (Member, Disciplinary Commission, 1982-1987; Client Security Funds, 1988-1992; State of Arizona Commission on Judicial Conduct, 2000); State Bar of California. (Also Sedona, Arizona Office). Practice Areas: General Civil Litigation.Email: Harold L. Watkins
Frederick M. Fritz Aspey (Member) born Phoenix, Arizona, 1947; admitted to bar, 1972, Arizona; 1973, U.S. District Court, District of Arizona; 1974, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1978, U.S. Supreme Court; 1988, Hopi Tribal Court; Navajo Tribal Court (inactive); U.S. Claims Court; 1995, U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit. Education: Northern Arizona University (B.S., 1969); Arizona State University (J.D., 1972). Delta Theta Phi. Member, 1980-2004 and President, 1995, Board of Visitors, Law Society, Arizona State University. Judge Pro Tempore, Arizona Court of Appeals, 1985, 1991 and 1995. Member: Coconino County (President, 1980) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Arizona (President, 1990-1991; Member, Board of Governors, 1982-1992); Arizona Trial Lawyers Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Fellow: Arizona Bar Foundation (Founding Fellow); American Bar. Practice Areas: General Practice; Civil Litigation; Real Estate.Email: Frederick M. Fritz Aspey
Louis M. Diesel (Member) born Little Rock, Arkansas, 1948; admitted to bar, 1973, Arizona and U.S. District Court, District of Arizona; 1974, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1978, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Northern Arizona University (B.S., with higher distinction, 1970); Arizona State University (M.S., 1975; J.D., 1973). Member, Arizona State University Law Review, 1972-1973, Pro Tem for Arizona Court of Appeals, Super Lawyer, 2007. Member: State Bar of Arizona; American Bar Association; Arizona Trial Lawyers Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.. Fellow: Arizona Bar Foundation (Founding Fellow). Practice Areas: Personal Injury Law; Domestic Relations.Email: Louis M. Diesel
Bruce S. Griffen (Member) born Phoenix, Arizona, 1952; admitted to bar, 1978, Arizona; 1980, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit and U.S. District Court, District of Arizona; 1983, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Arizona State University; Northern Arizona University (B.S., in Accounting, 1974); Arizona State University; Pepperdine University (J.D., 1978). Member: Coconino County Bar Association (President, 1987); State Bar of Arizona; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; Arizona Attorneys for Criminal Justice. Practice Areas: Criminal Defense Law.Email: Bruce S. Griffen
Donald H. Bayles, Jr. (Member) born Boston, Massachusetts, 1949; admitted to bar, 1974, Arizona and U.S. District Court, District of Arizona; 1975, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1991, Hopi Tribal Courts; 1995, Navajo Nation; 2000, California; 2001, U.S. District Court, Central District of California. Education: Claremont McKenna College (B.A., cum laude, 1971); Arizona State University (J.D., 1974). Fellow, Christian Legal Society. Member: Coconino County and San Bernardino County Bar Associations; State Bar of Arizona; American Health Lawyers Association; S Bar Association. (Certified Specialist, Injury and Wrongful Death Litigation, Arizona Board of Legal Specialization). Reported Cases: Author: Case Note, 1974 Arizona State L.J. 147; Arizona Motor Vehicle Desk book, State Bar of Arizona, 2002; Watson v. Apache County, 218 Ariz. 512, 189 P.3d 1085 (App. 2008); Richtmyre v. State, 175 Ariz. 489, 858 P.2d 322 (App. 1993); Carriger v. Lewis, 971 F.2d 329 (9th Circuit, 1992) (en banc); Sedillo v. City of Flagstaff, 153 Ariz. 478, 737 P.2d 1377 (App. 1987); State v. Viertel, 130 Ariz. 364, 636 P.2d 142 (App. 1981); State v. Ballantyne, 128 Ariz. 68, 623 P.2d 857 (App. 1981). Practice Areas: Health Law; Civil Rights Litigation; Personal Injury.Email: Donald H. Bayles, Jr.
Zachary J. Markham (Member) born Waupaca, Wisconsin, 1959; admitted to bar, 1983, Arizona; 1984, U.S. District Court, District of Arizona; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: Northern Arizona University (B.S., 1980); Gonzaga University (J.D., 1983). Phi Delta Phi. Member, National Appellate Advocacy Competition. National Moot Court Advisor, 1983. Adjunct Professor, Business Law, Northern Arizona University, 1986-1989. Member: Coconino County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Arizona (Member, Task Force on Professionalism); Coconino County Bar Council; Christian Legal Society. Practice Areas: Family Law; Personal Injury Litigation.
Stephen A. Thompson (Member) born Flagstaff, Arizona, 1969; admitted to bar, 1995, Arizona. Education: University of Arizona (B.S., 1991); California Western School of Law (J.D., 1995); University of San Diego School of Law (LL.M., Taxation, 1996). (Also at Sedona, Arizona Office). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Estate Planning; Probate; Business Law; Corporate Law; Commercial Transactions.Email: Stephen A. Thompson
Wendy A. Edwards (Member) born Pomona, California, 1968; admitted to bar, 1999, Arizona and U.S. District Court, District of Arizona. Education: Northern Arizona University (B.S., cum laude, 1995); University of Idaho (J.D., 1999). Phi Alpha Delta. Winner, 2nd Place, National Trial Team Competition, 1998. President, 2001-2002, Board of Directors, Habitat for Humanity, Flagstaff, 2000-2002. Board of Directors, Theatrikos, Flagstaff, 2009. Member: Coconino County Bar Association; State Bar of Arizona. Practice Areas: Criminal Defense.Email: Wendy A. Edwards
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Carson T.H. Emmons (Associate) born Phoenix, Arizona; admitted to bar, 2005, Arizona and U.S. District Court, District of Arizona; 2006, Navajo Nation, White Mountain Apache Tribal Court, Hopi Tribal Court. Education: Northern Arizona University (B.A., cum laude, 2000); Arizona State University (J.D., 2005). Associate Managing Editor, Arizona State University Law Journal, 2004-2005. Member: Coconino County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Arizona. Practice Areas: Collections; Civil Practice; Bankruptcy; Appellate Practice.Email: Carson T.H. Emmons
Brian Y. Furuya (Associate) born California; admitted to bar, 2007, Arizona and U.S. District Court, District of Arizona. Education: Brigham Young University (B.A., cum laude, 2003); J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University (J.D., 2007). Member, J. Reuben Clark Society. Law Clerk, Aspey, Watkins & Diesel, P.L.L.C., 2006. Law Clerk to Hon. Lynn W. Davis, District Judge for the 4th Judicial District of Utah. Clerk, U.S. Attorney's Office, Salt Lake City. Managing Editor and Article Author, Brigham Young University Journal of Public Law, 2006-2007. Adjunct Professor, J. Reuben Clark Law School. Member: Coconino County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Arizona; Navajo Nation Bar Association. Practice Areas: Business; Contracts; Commercial Transactions; Real Estate; Plaintiff's Tort; Civil Litigation.Email: Brian Y. Furuya
OF COUNSEL
Günter Ziwey (Of Counsel) born Spaichingen, Baden-Würtemberg, Germany, 1962; admitted to bar, 1999, Germany (Not admitted in United States). Education: University of Köln, Köln, Germany (Geography and English, 1985-1986; First State Exam, 1992); OLG Stuttgart (Second State Exam, 1995). Special Agencies: Northern Arizona University, Center for High Altitude Training, National Advisory Board. Languages: German, English and French. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Medical Malpractice.Email: Günter Ziwey