Mr. David Thorpe Barton is a lawyer practicing employment and labor law, business litigation. David received a B.A. degree from Brigham Young University in 1988, and has been licensed for 34 years. David practices at Fennemore Craig, P.C. in Phoenix, AZ.
About Mr. David Thorpe Barton
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Practice Details
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LanguagesPortuguese
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Firm InformationPositionDirectorFirm NameFennemore Craig, P.C.
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Representative Cases & TransactionsCases◦
Obtaining a defense verdict in a Section 1981
workers' compensation retaliation lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut. See Fritz St. Ange v. ASML US, Inc., No. 3:10-CV-00079-WWE (2014).◦
Obtaining a defense verdict
award of costs in an FMLA interference lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona. See Mary-Clare Peak v. Forever Living Products Int'l, Inc., No. 2:11-cv-00903-SMM (2013).◦
Obtaining a defense verdict
award of costs in an ADA disability discrimination
retaliation lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona, 2013.◦
Successfully defeating class certification
obtaining dismissal of two national wage
hour collective actions, filed in federal
state courts in Arizona. See Corbin, et al. v. GoDaddy.com, Inc., Nos.: 2:10-cv-01313-PHX-SMM (D. Ariz)
CV2010-016149
Corbin, et al. v. The Go Daddy Group, Inc., Nos. 2:12-CV-00370-PHX-SRB (D. Ariz)
CV2012-050544.◦
Successfully dismissing an ADA disability
retaliation lawsuit on summary judgment,
affirming that decision in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, 2013.◦
Successfully defeating an employee's wrongful discharge
retaliation claims under the Aviation Investment
Reform Act for the 21st Century,
affirming that decision in the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals. 2013.◦
Obtaining a defense verdict in a multi-plaintiff race discrimination case brought under Title VII
Section 1981 in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico, 2012.◦
Obtaining a defense verdict in a Title VII
Section 1981 race discrimination
retaliation lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona. See Eakerns v. Kingman Regional Medical Center, No. 2:06-cv-03009-PHX-SMM (2011).◦
Successfully dismissing a race harassment
retaliation lawsuit on summary judgment in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas. See Jimerson v. Garrett Aviation Servs., LLC, No. CIV.A. H-09-0790, 2010 WL 5067692 (S.D. Tex. Dec. 6, 2010).◦
Obtaining a jury verdict
award of costs in favor of an employer charged with discrimination under the Americans with Disabilities Ac in the United Stated District Court for the District of Arizona.◦
Obtaining a defense judgment
award of costs in a race discrimination, retaliation
employment tort lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada.◦
Obtaining a defense judgment in a same-sex harassment lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona. See Moorhead v. Business Integration Group, Inc., No. CV-04-0980-PHX-ROS (2006).
Experience
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Bar Admission & MembershipsAdmissions1992, Utah
1996, Arizona
2017, New Mexico
2018, Colorado
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals, 10th Circuit
U.S. District Court, District of Arizona
MembershipsLawyer Representative, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
American Bar Association (Employee Rights and Responsibilities Subcomittee)
State Bar of Arizona (Labor and Employment Section)
Maricopa County Bar Association. -
Education & CertificationsLaw SchoolBrigham Young University, J. Reuben Clark Law School
Class of 1992
J.D.
magna cum laude; Articles Editor, Brigham Young Law Review
Other EducationBrigham Young University
Class of 1988
B.A.
magna cum laude; Order of the Coif
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Personal Details & HistoryHobbies & InterestsBoy Scouts of AmericaHiking, CanyoneeringWoodworking and Furniture Making
Mr. David Thorpe Barton
2394 East Camelback Road, Suite 600Phoenix, AZ 85016U.S.A.
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