(Main Office)

The continuity and growth of Mangum, Wall, Stoops & Warden, P.L.L.C. since 1955 has been directed to serve the needs of its clients in Flagstaff and throughout Northern Arizona. We emphasize a "Preventative Law" approach, and dedication to client respect in performing to the highest standards of professionalism and efficiency. The firm encourages continuing professional development and all attorneys and staff members regularly participate in continuing legal education, with members of the firm frequently invited to public speaking engagements and to lecture at legal seminars. The firm takes pride in the fact that most of its clients come through the referrals of satisfied clients and other attorneys.

Statement of Practice

General Civil Practice in all State and Federal Courts. Trials, Administrative and Regulatory Compliance, Insurance Defense, General Litigation, Personal Injury, Environmental, Construction, Employment and Labor, School, Zoning and Land Use, Corporate and Municipal, Probate, Estate Planning, Real Estate, Business, Contract, Partnership, Tribal Law, Victim Rights, Elder Law.

Representative Clients:

Northern Arizona University
Coconino Community College
Mohave Community College
Northland Pioneer College
Flagstaff Unified School District
Gadsden Unified School District
Camp Verde Unified School District
Show Low Unified School District
Williams Unified School District
Chinle Unified School District
Grand Canyon Unified School District
Arizona School Board Association
City of Cottonwood
City of Flagstaff
Northern Arizona Regional Behavioral Health Authority
Town of Fredonia
GEICO Insurance
State of Arizona
Northern Arizona Council of Governments
Town of Colorado City
National Indemnity Insurance Company
Bradford White Corporation
St. Paul Travelers
Zurich North America
Southwest Risk Services
Mohave Mental Health
Vanguard Car Rental Claims
Hopi Junior/Senior High School
Village of Sipaulovi
Greyhills Academy High School.

Address

100 North Elden Street P.O. Box 10
Flagstaff, AZ 86001, (Coconino Co.)

Phone

Phone: 928-779-6951
Fax: 928-773-1312
URL: http://www.flagstaffattorneys.com

Website

http://www.mangumwall.com

OF COUNSEL

H. Karl Mangum (1908-1993).

Douglas J. Wall (Of Counsel) born Denver, Colorado, April 1, 1927; admitted to bar, 1956, Arizona. Education: University of Kansas (B.S., 1951; J.D., 1955). Phi Delta Phi. Member, 1965-1976 and Chairman, 1965-1969, Arizona Water Commission. Member, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Practice Areas: Probate & Estate Planning; Real Estate; Corporate; Partnership.

Robert W. Warden (Of Counsel) born Russiaville, Indiana, May 9, 1930; admitted to bar, 1957, Arizona. Education: Texas Western College (B.A., 1951; M.A., 1952); University of Arizona (J.D., 1957). Phi Delta Phi. County Attorney, 1961-1964. Member: Coconino County Bar Association (President, 1960-1962); State Bar of Arizona (Member, Committee on Examinations, 1976-1980). Practice Areas: General Civil Litigation; Construction Law; Municipal.

Daniel J. Stoops (Of Counsel) born Wichita, Kansas, May 27, 1934; admitted to bar, 1958, Kansas; 1959, Arizona. Education: Washburn University (A.B., 1956; J.D., 1958). Phi Alpha Delta. Member: Coconino County (President, 1962-1964) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Arizona (Member, Board of Governors, 1976-1982; President, 1980-1981); Association of Defense Trial Attorneys; Trial Attorneys of America; International Association of Insurance Counsel. Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers; International Society of Barristers. Practice Areas: Insurance Law; Personal Injury Law.

Stephen K. Smith (Of Counsel) born Fort Madison, Iowa, February 5, 1942; admitted to bar, 1975, Arizona; 1977, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit and U.S. District Court, District of Arizona; 1978, U.S. Supreme Court; 1994, Navajo Nation and Hopi Tribal Court. Education: Graceland College (A.A., 1962); Western Illinois University (B.A., 1964); Indiana University (M.M.E., 1967); Arizona State University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1975). Instructor, Arizona State University, College of Education, Law and Higher Education, 1979-1984. Member: State Bar of Arizona. Practice Areas: Employment Law; School Law; Tribal Law.

A. Dean Pickett (Of Counsel) born Casper, Wyoming, June 25, 1949; admitted to bar, 1974, Arizona; 1975, Washington and U.S. Court of Military Appeals; 1999, Colorado. Education: Northern Arizona University (B.A., 1971); University of Arizona (J.D. with distinction, 1974). Phi Delta Phi. Member: Coconino County and Washington State Bar Associations; State Bar of Arizona; National Association of College and University Attorneys; National School Boards Association Council of School Attorneys (Director, 2002-; Chair, 2009-). [Lt. JAGC, U.S. Navy, 1974-1977]. Practice Areas: Employment Law; Labor Law; Education Law; College and University Law; Academic Employment; Public School Law; School Board Defense; School Board Liability; School Law; School District Liability; School Equal Protection; School Tenure; Special Education; Title IX Discrimination; Probate; Estate Planning.

MEMBERS OF FIRM

Franklin Hoover (Member) born Barberton, Ohio, April 5, 1968; admitted to bar, 1993, Arizona, U.S. District Court and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; Courts of the Navajo Nation. Education: Northern Arizona University (B.S., 1990); Vermont Law School (M.S.L., 1993; J.D., 1993). Assistant General Counsel, Hopi Tribe, 1994-1998. Member: The Hopi Tribe; The White Mountains Apache Tribe; The San Carlos Apache Tribe; The San Carlos Apache Tribe; The Gila River Indian Community. Member: Navajo Nation Bar Association; State Bar of Arizona; Federal Bar Association. Practice Areas: Indian Law; Education Law; Construction Law; Environmental Law; Natural Resources Law; Civil Litigation.

Kenneth H. Brendel (Member) born Ann Arbor, Michigan, December 20, 1967; admitted to bar, 1998, Arizona; 2000, U.S. District Court, District of Arizona and Hopi Tribal Court; Courts of the Navajo Nation, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court; Courts of the White Mountain Apache Tribe. Education: Arizona State University (B.S., 1994); University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law (J.D., 1998). Member: Coconino County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Arizona; Arizona Trial Lawyers Association; Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Administrative Law; Education Law; Personal Injury; Insurance Defense; Tribal Law; Probate; Criminal Prosecution.

ASSOCIATES

Anthony W. Contente-Cuomo (Associate) born 1978; admitted to bar, 2007, Arizona; 2008, U.S. District Court, District of Arizona. Education: New York University (B.A., Literature, 2000); Pace University School of Law (J.D., 2006). Member: State Bar of Arizona. Practice Areas: Municipal Law; Criminal Prosecution.

Clyde Halstead (Associate) born 1980; admitted to bar, 2007, Arizona. Education: Willamette University (B.A., 2002); Arizona State University (J.D., 2006). Pedrick Scholar-Arizona State University. CALI Award-Indian Law-Arizona State University. Navajo County Award of Excellence-2008. Arizona Game and Fish Department Award of Excellence-2009. Member: Coconino County Bar Association; State Bar of Arizona. Fellow: Navajo Nation. Languages: German. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Criminal Law; Indian Law.Email: Clyde Halstead

Jeffrey D. Dollins (Associate) admitted to bar, 1996, Arizona. Education: University of Massachusetts (B.A., 1991); Willamette University College of Law (J.D., 1995). Member: Coconino County Bar Association; State Bar of Arizona. Practice Areas: Municipal Law; Education Law; Litigation.

Kellie A. Peterson (Associate) born Butte, Montana, July 5, 1978; admitted to bar, 2003, Arizona and U.S. District Court, District of Arizona; 2004, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit and Hopi Tribal Court. Education: Gonzaga University (B.B.A., 2000); University of Montana (J.D., 2003). Recipient, Edward A. Cremer III Environmental Law Award, 2003. Member: State Bar of Arizona; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Treasurer, 2002-2003).

Michelle Parker (Associate) born Southfield, Michigan, November 13, 1971; admitted to bar, 1999, Arizona and U.S. District Court, District of Arizona. Education: Arizona State University (B.A., cum laude, 1993; M.A., summa cum laude, 1995; J.D., 1999). Volunteer Commissioner Pro Tempore, Coconino County Superior Court, 2003. Member, Coconino County Domestic Relations Task Force. Member: Coconino County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Arizona (Member, Sections on: Domestic Relations; Elder and Mental Health Care Law; Probate and Trust Law; Trial Lawyers); Arizona Women's Lawyer's Association; Association of Family Court and Community Professionals (AFCC); National Association of Elder Law Attorneys; H.Karl Mangum Inn of Court (Secretary). Practice Areas: Education Law.

Kathryn A. Munro (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Montana and U.S. District Court, District of Montana; 2005, Arizona and U.S. District Court, District of Arizona. Education: University of Montana School of Law (J.D., 2003); University of Washington School of Law (LL.M. in Taxation, 2004). Phi Delta Phi. Member: State Bar of Montana; State Bar of Arizona; American Bar Association (Member: Sections on: Taxation; Probate, Property and Estates); Coconino County Bar Association. Practice Areas: Taxation; Probate; Trusts and Estates.

LEGAL SUPPORT PERSONNEL

Sheri A. Biro born Slayton, Minnesota, December 20, 1960; Education: Northern Arizona University (B.S., 1983). Listed in, Who's Who Among American College Students. Member, National Association of Legal Assistants, 1997. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Estate Planning; Probate; Corporate Law; Guardianships; Conservatorship; EEOC.

Cathryn S. Rugg Education: Scottsdale Community College; Paradise Valley Community College. Certified Legal Assistant, USA, 1990. Member, National Association of Legal Assistants. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Insurance Law; Personal Injury; Education; Labor and Employment.