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| Osborn Maledon, P.A. practices in the following areas of law:
Administrative Law, Antitrust and Trade Regulation, Appellate Practice, Bankruptcy, Business Law and Business Transactions, Class Actions, Commercial Real Estate, Commercial Transactions, Communications and Media, Complex Commercial Litigation, Complex and Multi-District Litigation, Constitutional Law, Corporate Law, Criminal Law, Employment Law, False Claims Act Matters, Governmental Relations, Health Care, Indians and Native Populations, Intellectual Property, Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures, Products Liability, Professional Liability, Real Estate, Regulatory Law, Securities, Sports Law, Technology Business Startups, Technology Licensing, Technology and Science and Technology Transfers. | | Year Established: 1995 | | Firm Size: 46 | Representative Clients:
Altria Group, Inc.; Amgen, Inc.; American International Group; Andigilog, Inc.; AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; AT&T Communications, Inc.; ABC, Inc.; AAA Arizona, Inc.; Arizona State University; Arizona Public Service Co.; The Boeing Co.; Cingular Wireless; Cox Communications; Grayhawk Venture Partners; Health for Life Brands; Heska Corporation; Honeywell International Inc.; Hopi Indian Tribe; iCrossing, Inc.; ILX Resorts, Inc.; ImaRx Therapeutics, Inc.; Intesource, Inc.; Involve Technology, Inc.; Matrix Capital; MCO Properties, Inc.; Microchip Technology, Inc.; Microsoft Corporation; myGeek.com, Inc.; Monitronics International; NetPro Computing, Inc.; PGA Tour, Inc; Philosophy, Inc.; Pinnacle West, Inc.; The Inventure Group, Inc.; Realink Corporation; Salt River Maricopa Indian Community; Schaller Anderson, Inc.; ST Microelectronics, Inc.; Wells Fargo Bank; W.L. Gore & Associates. | | Jonathan F. Ariano (Attorney) born Elgin, Illinois, December 3, 1970; admitted to bar, 1999, Arizona; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 2003. Education: Cornell University (B.S., with distinction, 1993); Rutgers University, School of Law (J.D., 1999). Listed in: Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers for Business, Corporate/M&A, 2006-2007. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Technology Law; Emerging Businesses; Intellectual Property. Email: Jonathan F. Ariano | | Ronda Beckerleg Thraen (Attorney) admitted to bar, 1995, Arizona. Education: Arizona State University (B.S., summa cum laude, 1983; J.D., summa cum laude, 1995). Order of the Coif. Associate Articles Editor, Arizona State Law Journal, 1994-1995. Member: State Bar of Arizona. Practice Areas: Business Law; Commercial Law; Corporate Law; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Real Estate; Contracts; Securities. Email: Ronda Beckerleg Thraen | | Maureen Beyers (Attorney) admitted to bar, 1988, New York; 1996, Arizona. Education: State University of New York at Oneonta (B.S., 1979); Fordham University (J.D., 1987). Editor-in-Chief, Fordham Law Review, 1986-1987. Law Clerk to Judge Joseph M. McLaughlin, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York, 1987-1989 and Judge Joseph M. McLaughlin, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, 1990-1991. Member: State Bar of Arizona (Member, Sections on: Employment Law; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Securities); New York State Bar Association; Securities Industry Association. Practice Areas: Alternate Dispute Resolution; Commercial Litigation; Securities Litigation; Securities Arbitration; Regulatory Investigations; Employment Law; Business Torts; Criminal Defense. Email: Maureen Beyers | | John L. Blanchard (Attorney) admitted to bar, 1998, Arizona and U.S. District Court, District of Arizona; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: University of Arizona (B.A., 1992); Arizona State University (J.D., cum laude, 1998). Order of the Coif. Editor-in-Chief, Arizona State Law Journal, 1997-1998. Recipient, John S. Armstrong Law Prize. Judicial Law Clerk to Judge William C. Canby, Jr., U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 1998-1999. Judge Pro Tempore, Superior Court of Arizona, Maricopa County, 2007—. Member: State Bar of Arizona. Practice Areas: Employment Litigation and Counseling; Commercial Litigation. Email: John L. Blanchard | | Joan S. Burke (Attorney) admitted to bar, 1991, Arizona. Education: Pacific Lutheran University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1985); Georgetown University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1992). Order of the Coif. Associate Editor, Georgetown Law Journal, 1989-1990. Law Clerk to Judge Mary M. Schroeder, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 1991-1992. Member: State Bar of Arizona; Federal Communications Bar Association. Practice Areas: Civil Practice; Communications and Media; Energy; Utility Law; Regulatory Law; Litigation. Email: Joan S. Burke | | Jean-Jacques Cabou (Attorney) born 1977; admitted to bar, 2004, Arizona. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., with high honors, 1999); University of Chicago Law School (J.D., 2003). Phi Beta Kappa. Law Clerk, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, Chief Judge Mary M. Schroeder, 2003-04. Assistant for Public Safety to Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley, 2005-2006. Lecturer in Law, The University of Chicago Law School, 2005-2006. Chicago Police Department, Honorable Mention for Outstanding Contributions to Public Safety, 2005-06. Co-Author: "United States v. Booker and Constitutional Alchemy: The Sixth Amendment Transforms Federal Sentencing Guidelines from Mandatory to 'Advisory,'" The Defender, Spring 2005. Lecturer in Law, University of Chicago Law School: The Law Policy and Politics of Policing. Adjunct Professor, Arizona State University College of Law. Member: Federal Bar Association; American Bar Association. Languages: Spanish, French. Practice Areas: Criminal Defense; Commercial Litigation; Appellate Practice. Email: Jean-Jacques Cabou | | Colin F. Campbell (Attorney) born San Diego, California, November 1, 1951; admitted to bar, 1977, Arizona; 1978, California. Education: University of Arizona; Northwestern University (B.A., 1974); University of Arizona (J.D., summa cum laude, 1977). Order of the Coif. Executive Editor, Arizona Law Review, 1976-1978. Adjunct Professor of Law: Arizona State University, 1996; Phoenix School of Law, 2006—. Law Clerk to Judge William P. Copple, U.S. District Court, District of Arizona, 1978. Assistant Federal Public Defender, District of Arizona, 1981-1983. Judge of the Superior Court of Arizona, Maricopa County, 1990-2007; Presiding Judge, 2000-2005. Member, Board of Directors, 1981-1987 and President, 1985-1986, Community Legal Services. Member, Judicial Ethics Advisory Committee, 1999-2001. Member, American Arbitration Association Panel of Neutrals, 2007—. Certified Specialist, Criminal Law, Arizona Board of Legal Specialization, 1984-1990. Member: State Bar of Arizona (Member, 1987-1992 and Chair, 1989-1991, Committee on the Professional Rules of Conduct; Member, 1985-1992 and Co-Chair, 1988-1989, 1991-1992, Legal Services Committee). Fellow, Arizona Bar Foundation (Member, Board of Directors, 1987-1994; President, 1992). Practice Areas: Commercial and Tort Litigation; Corporate Criminal Defense; Alternative Dispute Resolution. Email: Colin F. Campbell | | Michael S. Catlett (Attorney) born Phoenix, Arizona; admitted to bar, 2007, Arizona. Education: Arizona State University (B.S., Finance, summa cum laude, 2002); University of Arizona, (J.D., summa cum laude, 2006). Order of the Coif. Editor-in-Chief, Arizona Law Review, 2005-2006. Aigler Memorial Award, 2006 (top academic contribution to the Class of 2006); Fegtley Moot Court Award, 2006 (top overall advocate in the second-year moot court competition); Best Note Award, Arizona Law Review, 2005; Heurlin Award for Excellence in the Study of Federal Courts, 2005; Wall Street Journal Academic Achievement Award, 2002. Law Clerk to Judge Paul J. Kelly, Jr., U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit, 2006-2007. Member: State Bar of Arizona. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Antitrust and Trade Regulation; Appellate Practice; Communications Law; Labor and Employment; Indian Law; Securities Litigation. Email: Michael S. Catlett | | Anne Chapman (Attorney) born Laramie, Wyoming; admitted to bar, 1999, California; 2002, Virginia. Education: University of Oregon (B.A., magna cum laude, 1995); Duke University Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1999). Associate, McCutchen, Doyle, Brown & Enersen, 1999-2000. Law Clerk to Judge Robert H. Whaley, United States District Court, Eastern District of Washington, 2000-2001. Assistant Federal Public Defender, Eastern District of Virginia, Alexandria, Virginia, 2002-2008. Member: Virginia State Bar; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Litigation; Criminal Defense. Email: Anne Chapman | | James E. Cross (Attorney) born Portsmouth, Ohio, August 9, 1956; admitted to bar, 1983, Arizona; 1991, Texas. Education: The Ohio State University (B.A., 1980); Arizona State University (J.D., 1983). Appointed, Examiner and Mediator, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Arizona, Phoenix Division. Co-Founder, Maricopa County Volunteer Lawyer Program Bankruptcy Pro Bono Clinic. Lawyer Representative, Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference, 2005-2008. Member: Maricopa County, Federal and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Arizona (Member, Bankruptcy Section: Executive Committee, 1991-2004; Co-Chair, Judicial Relations Subcommittee, 2002-2004; Chair, Bankruptcy Advisory Commission, 1999-2000 and 2002-2003). [U.S. Air Force and the Ohio Air National Guard, 1974-1980]. (Certified Specialist, Bankruptcy Law, Arizona Board of Legal Specialization). Special Agencies: American Bankruptcy Institute. Reported Cases: In re Betacom of Phoenix, Inc., 240 F. 3d 823 (9th Cir. 2001). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Corporate Reorganization; Debtor and Creditor. Email: James E. Cross | | Thomas H. Curzon (Attorney) admitted to bar, 1979, Texas; 1980, Arizona. Education: University of Kansas (B.A., summa cum laude, 1976); University of Texas (J.D., magna cum laude, 1979). Chancellors; Order of the Coif; Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Kappa Phi; Omicron Delta Kappa. Note Editor, Texas Law Review, 1978-1979. Law Clerk to Judge James K. Logan, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit, 1979-1980. Co-Author: Arizona Legal Forms-Business Organizations (Corporations), West Publishing Co., 2002, Vols. 8 and 9. Listed in: Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers for Business, Corporate/M&A, 2003-2007; The Best Lawyers in America, Corporate Law, editions 1995-2007; Best of the Bar, Business Journal, Corporate and Securities Transactions, 2004. Member: State Bar of Texas; State Bar of Arizona. Practice Areas: Business Law; Technology and Science; Computer and Software; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Corporate Law; Securities; Technology Business Startups; Business Transactions. Email: Thomas H. Curzon | | Dawn L. Dauphine (Attorney) admitted to bar, 1986, Arizona. Education: University of California, Riverside (B.A., summa cum laude, 1983); University of California, Berkeley (J.D., 1986). Order of the Coif. Associate Editor, California Law Review, 1985-1986. Law Clerk, U.S. Court of Appeals Central Staff, Ninth Circuit, 1986-1987. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation. Email: Dawn L. Dauphine | | Sharad H. Desai (Attorney) born Phoenix, Arizona; admitted to bar, 2007, Arizona. Education: University of Arizona (B.S., magna cum laude, 2003; B.A., magna cum laude, 2003); New York University (J.D., cum laude, 2006). Phi Beta Kappa. Staff Editor, Annual Survey of American Law, 2004-2005. Law Clerk to Vice Chief Justice Rebecca White Berch, 2006-2007. Member: State Bar of Arizona. Practice Areas: Criminal Defense; Employment; Litigation. Email: Sharad H. Desai | | Shelley Detwiller DiGiacomo (Attorney) born Lincoln, Nebraska, August 22, 1973; admitted to bar, 2000, New York; 2005, Arizona. Education: Arizona State University (B.S., magna cum laude, 1995); New York University (M.A., 1996); Cornell Law School (J.D., summa cum laude, 1999). Cornell Law Review, Article Editor; Order of the Coif. Law Clerk to Judge Miriam Goldman Cedarbaum, Southern District of New York. Member: Maricopa County Bar Association. Practice Areas: Business; Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate; Securities. Email: Shelley Detwiller DiGiacomo | | Brett L. Dunkelman (Attorney) born Takoma Park, Maryland, July 27, 1952; admitted to bar, 1981, Arizona and California. Education: Colgate University (B.A., cum laude, 1974; M.A.T., magna cum laude, 1975); University of Arizona (J.D., summa cum laude, 1980). Order of the Coif. Editor-in-Chief, Arizona Law Review, 1979-1980. Law Clerk to: Judge William P. Copple, U.S. District Court, District of Arizona, 1980-1981; Justice William H. Rehnquist, U.S. Supreme Court, 1981-1982. Arizona State Bar, Antitrust Section, Executive Council Member, 1986—, Treasurer, 1988-1989, Secretary, 1995-1996 and Chairman, 1989-1990, 1997-1998, 2001-2002. Adjunct Professor of Law, University of Arizona, 1991—. Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America, Intellectual Property Law, edition 2006; Best of the Bar, Business Journal, Technology/Intellectual Property, 2003-2004. Member: State Bar of Arizona (Member, Antitrust Section and Intellectual Property Section). Practice Areas: Antitrust and Trade Regulation; Intellectual Property; Patents; Trademarks; Copyrights; Litigation. Email: Brett L. Dunkelman | | Timothy J. Eckstein (Attorney) born Phoenix, Arizona, February 6, 1970; admitted to bar, 1996, Illinois; 1998, Arizona. Education: Pomona College (B.A., cum laude, 1992); Harvard University (J.D., 1996). Law Clerk to Judge Michael Daly Hawkins, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 1997-1998. Member: State Bar of Arizona. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Criminal Defense; Civil Litigation. Email: Timothy J. Eckstein | | Ronda R. Fisk (Attorney) admitted to bar, 2002, Arizona; 2003, U.S. District Court, District of Arizona; 2005, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: University of Washington (B.A., Spanish, cum laude and B.A., International Studies with college honors, cum laude, 1996); University of Arizona (J.D., summa cum laude, 2002). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Symposium Editor, Arizona Law Review, 2001-2002. Law Clerk to Chief Justice Charles Jones, Arizona Supreme Court, 2002-2003. Member: State Bar of Arizona; Federal Bar Association. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Appellate Practice; Civil Litigation; Labor and Employment. Email: Ronda R. Fisk | | Sara S. Greene (Attorney) admitted to bar, 2003, Arizona. Education: Stanford University (B.A., 1998; M.A., 1999); University of Arizona, James E. Rogers College of Law (J.D., summa cum laude, 2003). Law Clerk to Justice Andrew D. Hurwitz, Arizona Supreme Court, 2003-2004. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Litigation; Employment Law; Professional Liability. Email: Sara S. Greene | | Larry A. Hammond (Attorney) born Wichita, Kansas, September 17, 1945; admitted to bar, 1971, California; 1975, Arizona. Education: University of Texas (B.A., 1967; J.D., 1970). Order of the Coif. Editor-in-Chief, Texas Law Review, 1969-1970. Law Clerk to: Judge Carl McGowan, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, 1970-1971; Justice Hugo L. Black, U.S. Supreme Court, 1971; Justice Lewis F. Powell, Jr., U.S. Supreme Court, 1971-1973. Assistant Special Prosecutor, Watergate Special Prosecution Force, U.S. Justice Department, 1973-1974. Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legal Counsel, U.S. Justice Department, 1977-1980. President and Officer, Arizona Capital Representation Project, 1988—. President, American Judicature Society, 2003-2005. Chair, Justice Project of Arizona Attorneys for Criminal Justice, 1998—. Adjunct Professor of Law: Arizona State University, 1977, 1985—; University of Arizona, 1983; University of Mexico, 1983. Listed in: Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers for Business, Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations, 2004-2007; The Best Lawyers in America, Commercial Litigation and Criminal Defense, editions 1995-2007; Best of the Bar, Business Journal, Pro Bono, 2005. Member: State Bar of California; State Bar of Arizona. Practice Areas: Criminal Law; Complex Commercial Litigation; False Claims Act; Health Care Litigation. Email: Larry A. Hammond | | William M. Hardin (Attorney) admitted to bar, 1983, Arizona. Education: Oklahoma Baptist University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1978); University of Chicago (J.D., with honors, 1982). Order of the Coif. Associate Editor, University of Chicago Law Review, 1981-1982. Law Clerk to Judge Thomas Gibbs Gee, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, 1982-1983. Listed in: Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers for Business, Corporate/M&A, 2004-2007; The Best Lawyers in America, Corporate Law, editions 1995-2007. Member, Governor's Council on Innovation & Technology, 2004-2007 (Co-Chair, 2005-2006). Member: State Bar of Arizona. Practice Areas: Business Law; Corporate Law; Securities; Intellectual Property Licensing; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Technology Business Startups. Email: William M. Hardin | | Mark I. Harrison (Attorney) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, October 17, 1934; admitted to bar, 1961, Arizona and U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona; 1965, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth and Federal Circuits; 1968, U.S. Supreme Court; 1991, Colorado. Education: Antioch College (B.A., 1957); Harvard University (LL.B., 1960). Recipient: American Bar Association Mike Franck Award for Professional Responsibility, 1996; State Bar of Arizona, Walter E. Craig Award, 2002. Law Clerk to Justice Lorna E. Lockwood, Supreme Court of Arizona, 1960-1961. Adjunct Professor: Legal Ethics, College of Law, University of Arizona, 1995-1997; Legal Ethics, College of Law, Arizona State University, 2001—. President: Maricopa County Bar Association, 1970; State Bar of Arizona, 1975-1976; Arizona Bar Foundation, 1991. Member, Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility, American Bar Association, 1999-2002. Chair, Joint Commission to Evaluate the Code of Judicial Conduct, American Bar Association, 2003-2007. President, Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers, 1992. President, American Academy of Appellate Lawyers, 1993-1994. Member: American Law Institute. Listed in: Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers for Business, Litigation: General Commercial, 2004-2006; The Best Lawyers in America, Commercial Litigation, editions 1995-2006. Practice Areas: Ethics; Professional Liability; Civil Litigation; Appellate Litigation. Email: Mark I. Harrison | | Debra A. Hill (Attorney) born Midland, Texas; admitted to bar, 1988, Arizona; 1989, New Mexico. Education: University of New Mexico (B.A., cum laude, 1975; J.D., magna cum laude, 1988). Order of the Coif. Editor-in-Chief, New Mexico Law Review, 1987-1988. Adjunct Professor, Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law at Arizona State University. Member: Arizona Association for Criminal Justice (Executive Committee, Chair of Member Services Amicus Committee, 2007—); State Bar of Arizona (Convention Committee, 2007, Professionalism Committee, 1992-93, and Peer Review Committee, 1996-2003); Arizona Foundation for Legal Services and Education (President, 2003). Practice Areas: Criminal Defense; Commercial Litigation; Professional Licensing; False Claims Act; Civil Rights. Email: Debra A. Hill | | Thomas L. Hudson (Attorney) born Scottsdale, Arizona; admitted to bar, 1992, Arizona. Education: Arizona State University (B.A., 1988); University of Arizona (J.D., summa cum laude, 1992; M.A., Philosophy, 1993; Ph.D., Philosophy, 1994). Order of the Coif. Arizona Law Review, Articles Editor, 1991-1992. U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, Law Clerk to Judge William C. Canby, Jr., 1994-1995. State Bar of Arizona, Appellate Practice Section, Chair, 2006; Executive Council, 2003-2007. Co-Chair, Arizona Appellate Practice Institute, 2005—; Co-Author: "Appellate Highlights," Arizona Attorney; Contributing Author: Arizona Appellate Handbook, 4th ed., 2006; Arizona State University, Adjunct Professor of Law, 2000. State Bar of Arizona, Arizona Civil Practice and Procedure Committee, Member, 1999—. Horace Rumpole Inn of Court, Member, 1996-2006; President, 2002-2003. Best of the Bar, Business Journal, Litigation, 2004. Reported Cases: Fearnow v. Ridenour, Swenson, Cleere & Evans, P.C., 213 Ariz. 482, 138 P.3d 723 (2006); Johnson v. Earnhardt's Gilbert Dodge, Inc., 212 Ariz. 381, 132 P.3d 825 (2006); Martinez v. Green, 212 Ariz. 320, 131 P.3d 492 (App. 2006); Phelps v. Firebird Raceway, Inc., 212 Ariz. 146, 118 P.3d 1110 (2005)(amicus); American Greyhound Racing v. State of Arizona, 305 F.3d 1015 (9th Cir. 2002)(amicus); Sherman v. City of Tempe, 202 Ariz. 339, 45 P.3d 336 (2002); Botma v. Huser, 202 Ariz. 14, 39 P.3d 538 (App. 2002); AlliedSignal, Inc., v. City of Phoenix, 182 F.3d 692 (9th Cir. 1999); Paloma Inv. Ltd. Partnership v. W.K. Jenkins, 194 Ariz. 133, 978 P.2d 110 (App. 1999); Sears v. Hull, 192 Ariz. 65, 961 P.2d 1013 (1998); Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Cmty. v. Hull, 190 Ariz. 97, 945 P.2d 818 (1997). Practice Areas: Appellate Practice; Civil Appeals. Email: Thomas L. Hudson | | Mark P. Hummels (Attorney) born Bakersfield, California, December 2, 1969; admitted to bar, 2005, Arizona. Education: Colorado College (B.A., summa cum laude, 1993); University of California, Berkeley (M.J., 1997); University of Arizona (J.D., 2004). Case Notes Editor, Arizona Law Review, 2003-2004. Law Clerk to: Justice Andrew D. Hurwitz, Arizona Supreme Court, 2004-2005; Judge Howard Hantmann, Arizona Superior Court for Pima County, 2002. Member: State Bar of Arizona. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Criminal Defense; Criminal Appeals; Appellate Practice. Email: Mark P. Hummels | | Danielle D. Janitch (Attorney) admitted to bar, 2002, Arizona and U.S. District Court, District of Arizona; 2005, U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit; 2006, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (S.B., 1995); Central Michigan University (M.S.A., 1999); Stanford University (J.D., 2002). Order of the Coif. Ombudsman, Stanford Law Review, 2001-2002. Law Clerk to Judge Roslyn O. Silver, U.S. District Court, District of Arizona, 2002-2003. Member: Arizona Women Lawyer's Association. Practice Areas: Litigation; Employment; Intellectual Property. Email: Danielle D. Janitch | | Andrew P. Kelly (Attorney) admitted to bar, 1994, Arizona. Education: Williams College (B.A., cum laude, 1988); Arizona State University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1994). Order of the Coif. Editor, Arizona State University Law Journal, 1993-1994; Listed in: Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers for Business, Corporate/M&A, 2006-2007. Member: State Bar of Arizona. Practice Areas: Business Law; Commercial Law; Corporate Law; Intellectual Property Licensing; Computers and Software; Distribution Agreements; Finance; Mergers and Acquisitions; Gaming Law; Technology Licensing; Securities Law. Email: Andrew P. Kelly | | Thayne Lowe (Attorney) born Pocatello, Idaho, April 23, 1958; admitted to bar, 1987, Arizona. Education: Brigham Young University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1981; M.B.A., 1986; J.D., magna cum laude, 1986). Order of the Coif. Comparative Law Issue Editor, Brigham Young University Law Review, 1985-1986. Law Clerk to: Justice William R. Federici, New Mexico Supreme Court, 1986; Chief Justice Tony Scarborough, New Mexico Supreme Court, 1987. Member: State Bar of Arizona. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Indians and Native Populations; Commercial Real Estate; Energy; Real Estate. Email: Thayne Lowe | | William J. Maledon (Attorney) born Detroit, Michigan, June 24, 1946; admitted to bar, 1972, Indiana; 1974, Arizona. Education: Loyola University (B.S., 1969); University of Notre Dame (J.D., summa cum laude, 1972). Editor-in-Chief, Notre Dame Law Review, 1971-1972. Law Clerk to Justice William J. Brennan, Jr., U.S. Supreme Court, 1972-1973. Founding Fellow, Arizona Bar Foundation. Judge Pro Tempore, Arizona Court of Appeals, State of Arizona, 1986, 1992-1993, 1996-1998, 2000-2001. Adjunct Professor of Sports Law, Arizona State University, 1994—. Member: Board of Directors, Arizona Center for Law in the Public Interest, 1977-1983; Board of Directors, Phoenix Association of Defense Counsel, 1989-1992; Arizona Civil Practice and Procedure Committee, State Bar of Arizona, 1990-1994; Arizona Supreme Court Committee on More Effective Use of Juries, 1994-1998; Arizona Supreme Court Committee on Complex Litigation Reform. Chair, Antitrust Section, State Bar of Arizona, 1982-1983. Delegate, Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference, 1995-1998. Fellow, American Bar Foundation. Member, Federal Judicial Conference Standing Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure, October, 2005—. Listed in: Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers for Business, Litigation: General Commercial, 2003-2007; The Best Lawyers in America, Antitrust Law, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Entertainment Law, editions 1989-2007; Best of the Bar, Business Journal, Litigation, 2003-2005. Practice Areas: Antitrust Law; Business Torts; Products Liability; Securities Litigation; Sports Law; Trade Regulations. Email: William J. Maledon | | Brenda K. Martin (Attorney) born Tacoma, Washington, 1965; admitted to bar, 1990, Arizona. Education: Willamette University (B.A., 1987); Arizona State University (J.D., 1990). Extern to Honorable Robert Corcoran, Supreme Court of Arizona; Senator Dennis DeConcini, United States Senate; Senator Jane Hardy Cease, Oregon State Senate. Member: State Bar of Arizona (Bankruptcy Section Chair, 2002-2003; Section Executive Council 1998-2005); American Bankruptcy Institute; Turnaround Management Association. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy(100%). Email: Brenda K. Martin | | Jeffrey B. Molinar (Attorney) born Los Angeles, California, May 14, 1970; admitted to bar, 1997, Arizona. Education: University of Southern California (B.S., summa cum laude, 1993); Harvard University (J.D., cum laude, 1997). Law Clerk to the Hon. Barry G. Silverman, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 1998-1999. Member: State Bar of Arizona. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation. Email: Jeffrey B. Molinar | | Darrin J. Mollett (Attorney) born San Francisco, California; admitted to bar, 1998, Arizona and California. Education: University of California at Los Angeles (B.A., summa cum laude, 1994; J.D., 1997). Symposium Editor, UCLA Law Review, 1996-1997. Recipient, American Jurist Bancroft-Whitney Award. Law Clerk to Judge Mary M. Schroeder, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 1997-1998. Member: State Bar of Arizona. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law; Civil Rights; Trade Secrets; Civil Litigation. Email: Darrin J. Mollett | | Randall C. Nelson (Attorney) born San Antonio, Texas; admitted to bar, 1974, Colorado; 1975, District of Columbia; 1977, Arizona. Education: Whitman College (A.B., summa cum laude, 1966); Harvard University, Eberhard-Karls-Universität, Tübingen, Germany; University of Colorado (J.D., 1974). Order of the Coif; Phi Beta Kappa. Comment Editor, University of Colorado Law Review, 1973-1974. Law Clerk to: Judge Roger Robb, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, 1974-1975; Justice Byron R. White, U.S. Supreme Court, 1975-1976. Reporter, Special Committee for the Kutak Commission Report, Maricopa County Bar Association, 1980-1981. State Bar of Arizona, Member, Subcommittee on Revision of Arizona Professional Corporation Code, 1994-1995. Member, Executive Committee, Arizona Association of Health Care Lawyers, 1995-2000. Whitman College Board of Overseers, 1986-1999 (Executive Committee, 1989-1993). Greater Phoenix Economic Council, Planning and Program Development Committee, 2003-2006. International Strategy Task Force, 2005. John C. Lincoln Health Foundation Advisory Council, 2007—. Adjunct Professor of Law, Arizona State University, 1978-1980. Listed in: Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers for Business, Corporate/M&A, 2004; The Best Lawyers in America, Corporate Law, edition 2006. Member: State Bar of Arizona. [U.S. Army, 1968-1970]. Languages: German. Practice Areas: Telecommunications Law; Buying and Selling of Businesses; Computer Software Law; Health Care. Email: Randall C. Nelson | | Timothy A. Nelson (Attorney) born Brookings, South Dakota, September 26, 1963; admitted to bar, 1988, Illinois; 1989, District of Columbia; 1995, Arizona. Education: University of North Carolina (B.A., with highest honors, 1985); George Washington University (J.D., with honors, 1988). Phi Delta Phi; Kappa Tau Alpha. George Washington Law Review, 1986-1988. Practice Areas: Antitrust; Business Litigation; Securities Litigation. Email: Timothy A. Nelson | | Jones Osborn II (Attorney) born Yuma, Arizona, April 1, 1944; admitted to bar, 1970, Arizona; 1972, Washington. Education: University of Arizona (B.A., magna cum laude, 1967; J.D., cum laude, 1970). Order of the Coif; Phi Kappa Phi. Law Clerk to Justice James Duke Cameron, Arizona Court of Appeals and Arizona Supreme Court, 1970-1971. Member, Planning Commission, City of Phoenix, 1981-1985. President, Arizona Chapter, National Association of Corporate Real Estate Executives, 1998-1999. Listed in: Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers for Business, Real Estate, 2004-2006; The Best Lawyers in America, Real Estate Law, edition 2006; Best of the Bar, Business Journal, Real Estate, 2003. Adjunct Professor of Law, Commercial Real Property Law and Practice, Arizona State University Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, 2006. Member: State Bar of Arizona; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Business Law; Leases and Leasing; Mortgages; Zoning, Planning and Land Use. Email: Jones Osborn II | | Shannon L. Overcash (Attorney) admitted to bar, 2000, Oregon; 2004, Arizona. Education: Arizona State University (B.A., Political Science, summa cum laude, 1996); University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (J.D., 2000). North Carolina Law Review. Member: Maricopa County Bar Association; State Bar of Arizona; Oregon State Bar. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Securities; Finance; Business Law; Joint Ventures. Email: Shannon L. Overcash | | Nancy E. R. Pisaruk (Attorney) born 1970; admitted to bar, 1996, Arizona. Education: University of California, Riverside (B.A., 1992); University of Nebraska at Lincoln (J.D., with distinction, 1996); Arizona State University (M.B.A., 2000). Order of the Coif. Member, Nebraska Law Review, 1995-1996. Member: State Bar of Arizona. Practice Areas: Securities; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Corporate Law; Business Law; Communications and Media. Email: Nancy E. R. Pisaruk | | Clark M. Porter (Attorney) born Lincoln, Nebraska, 1960; admitted to bar, 1987, Arizona and U.S. District Court, District of Arizona. Education: University of Nebraska (B.A., Political Science, with high distinction, 1984); Harvard Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1987). Member: Maricopa County Bar Association (Former Member, Committee on Continuing Legal Education). Practice Areas: Emerging Business Law(40%); Mergers and Acquisitions(30%); Intellectual Property(30%); Corporate Law; Securities; General Practice; Information Technology; Private Placement; Venture Capital and Angel Financings. Email: Clark M. Porter | | Scott W. Rodgers (Attorney) born Salt Lake City, Utah, December 4, 1963; admitted to bar, 1990, Arizona. Education: University of Utah (B.S., magna cum laude, 1986; J.D., 1989). Order of the Coif; Phi Beta Kappa. Note Editor, Utah Law Review, 1988-1989. Law Clerk to Senior Judge Aldon J. Anderson, U.S. District Court, District of Utah, 1989-1990. Listed in Best of the Bar, Business Journal, Labor, 2003; Employment Law, 2004; Employment Litigation, 2005; Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers for Business, Employment, 2007. Member: State Bar of Arizona. Practice Areas: Discrimination; Race Discrimination; Sex Discrimination; Americans with Disabilities Act; Disability Discrimination; Intellectual Property Litigation; Labor and Employment; Civil Litigation; Defense Litigation; Federal Litigation; Trade Secrets. Email: Scott W. Rodgers | | Jason J. Romero (Attorney) admitted to bar, 2005, Arizona. Education: Baylor University (B.A., 1999); Arizona State University (J.D., summa cum laude, 2004). Rebecca and Michael Berch Scholar; Pedrick Scholar. Articles Editor, Arizona State Law Journal, 2003-2004. Law Clerk to Chief Justice Ruth V. McGregor, Arizona Supreme Court, 2004-2005. Practice Areas: Appellate Practice; Bankruptcy; Civil Litigation. Email: Jason J. Romero | | David B. Rosenbaum (Attorney) admitted to bar, 1984, Arizona; 1985, District of Columbia. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., cum laude, 1979); Georgetown University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1983). Recipient: American Jewish Committee Judge Learned Hand Community Service Award, 2006; State Bar of Arizona President's Award, 2006. Associate Editor, Georgetown Law Journal, 1982-1983. Law Clerk to Judge Murray M. Schwartz, U.S. District Court, District of Delaware, 1983-1984. President, 1994-1995, Board of Directors, Community Legal Services; President, William E. Morris Institute for Justice, 2001-2003; Chair, Arizona State Bar Legal Services Committee, 2002-2003; Current Co-Chair, Arizona State Bar Landlord/Tenant Task Force. Listed in: Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers for Business, Litigation: General Commercial, 2005-2007; The Best Lawyers in America, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, editions 2005-2007. Member: State Bar of Arizona; Federal Bar Association (President, Phoenix Chapter, 2000-2001); Foundation of the Federal Bar Association (Current Vice President); American Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Class Action Defense; Commercial Litigation; Environmental Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation; Employment Litigation; Directors and Officers Liability; Professional Liability Defense; Securities Fraud Class Actions; Tax Litigation. Email: David B. Rosenbaum | | Christopher S. Stachowiak (Attorney) born Lawrence, Kansas, May 10, 1958; admitted to bar, 1993, Missouri; 1997, Arizona. Education: University of Kansas (B.S., 1981; J.D., 1993). Order of the Coif. Member, University of Kansas Law Review. Member: The Missouri Bar; State Bar of Arizona. Practice Areas: Business Law; Technology and Science; Computers and Software; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Corporate Law; Finance; Securities; Intellectual Property. Email: Christopher S. Stachowiak | | Warren J. Stapleton (Attorney) admitted to bar, 1997, Arizona; 1999, U.S. District Court, District of Arizona. Education: University of Chicago (B.A., 1990); Arizona State University (J.D., 1997). Order of the Coif. Senior Note and Comment Editor, Arizona State University Law Journal. Law Clerk to the Honorable Michael D. Ryan, Arizona Court of Appeals, 1997-1998. Member: State Bar of Arizona. Reported Cases: LaFaro v. Cahill, 203 Ariz. 482, 56 P.3d 56 (2002). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Creditors Rights. Email: Warren J. Stapleton | | John A. Stookey (Attorney) born St. Louis, Missouri, September 11, 1949; admitted to bar, 1994, Arizona. Education: Marshall University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1971; M.A., 1973); University of Kentucky (Ph.D., 1977); Stanford University (J.D., with distinction, 1990). Co-Author: Shaping America: The Politics of Supreme Court Nominations, New York: Harper-Collins, 1995; Materials on Law and Society, New York: Norton, 1996. Professor of Political Science, 1976-1997, Arizona State University. Adjunct Professor of Political Science and Law, Arizona State University, 2001—. Board Member, American Judicature Society. President Elect, Arizona Attorneys for Criminal Justice. Member: Indigent Defense Task Force; Arizona Attorney General's Capital Case Commission, 2000-2002; Judicial College of Arizona. Member: State Bar of Arizona (Member, Case Commission). Reported Cases: Co-Counsel: Ring v. Arizona, 536 U.S. 584 (2002). Practice Areas: Criminal Law; Civil Litigation. Email: John A. Stookey | | Geoffrey M.T. Sturr (Attorney) admitted to bar, 1990, California; 1991, Arizona. Education: Haverford College (B.A., 1982); University of California, Los Angeles (J.D., 1990). Editor-in-Chief, UCLA Law Review, 1989-1990. Law Clerk to Judge Cynthia Holcomb Hall, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 1990-1991. Hearing Officer, Supreme Court of Arizona, Disciplinary Commission, 2001-2004; Member, Board of Directors, Community Legal Services, 2001—, President, 2006-2007; Member, Board of Directors, Arizona Center for Law in the Public Interest, 2004—. Member: State Bar of Arizona (Member, Committee on the Rules of Professional Conduct, 1997-2003; Trustee, Client Protection Fund, 2001—; Fee Arbitration Committee, 2002—2006); Federal Bar Association (Member, Board of Directors, Phoenix Chapter, 2000—; President, 2004-2005). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Business Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Legal Ethics; Professional Responsibility; Professional Liability; Internal Investigations. Email: Geoffrey M.T. Sturr | | Keith Swisher (Attorney) born Phoenix, Arizona; admitted to bar, 2004, Arizona. Education: Arizona State University (B.S., summa cum laude, 2001; J.D., summa cum laude, 2004); Harvard Law School (LL.M., 2007). Recipient: John S. Armstrong Law Prize (Class Valedictorian); Note, Comment and Legislative Review Editor, Arizona State Law Journal. Law Clerk to Judge William C. Canby, Jr., U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 2004-2005. Practice Areas: Litigation; Criminal Defense; Appellate Practice; Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility. Email: Keith Swisher | | David Victor (Attorney) born Boston, Massachusetts, June 6, 1942; admitted to bar, 1971, New York; 1972, Arizona. Education: Harvard University (B.A., cum laude, 1964); University of Virginia (LL.B., 1968). Order of the Coif; Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Alpha Delta. Editor-in-Chief, Virginia Law Review, 1967-1968. Law Clerk to Justice Byron R. White, U.S. Supreme Court, 1968-1969. Member: State Bar of Arizona. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Real Estate Development; Real Estate Syndication; Securities. Email: David Victor | | Elizabeth C. Walker (Attorney) admitted to bar, 2005, Arizona. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 2000); Stanford University (J.D., with distinction, 2004). Judicial Law Clerk to: Hon. Andrew D. Hurwitz, Arizona Supreme Court, 2005-2006; Hon. Mary M. Schroeder, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 2004-2005. Member: State Bar of Arizona. Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Finance; Corporate Law; Business Law. Email: Elizabeth C. Walker | | Robert T. Weeks (Attorney) born Phoenix, Arizona; admitted to bar, 2007, Arizona. Education: Arizona State University (B.S., summa cum laude, 2003; J.D., summa cum laude, 2007). Pedrick Scholar. Note and Comment Editor, Arizona State Law Journal, 2005-2007. Member: State Bar of Arizona. Practice Areas: Criminal Defense; Ethics/Professional Liability; Litigation. Email: Robert T. Weeks | | Kristin L. Wright (Attorney) born Tucson, Arizona; admitted to bar, 2006, Arizona. Education: University of Arizona (B.S., with honors and summa cum laude, 2002); University of Arizona, James E. Rogers College of Law (J.D., summa cum laude, 2006). Order of the Coif. Research Editor, Arizona Law Review, 2005-2006. Law Clerk to Justice W. Scott Bales, Arizona Supreme Court, 2006-2007. Member: State Bar of Arizona. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Kristin L. Wright |
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