PARTNERS
Thomas D. Arn (Partner) born Oak Harbor, Washington, December 8, 1962; admitted to bar, 1989, Arizona; U.S. District Court, District of Arizona; 1994, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth, Fifth and Ninth Circuits; 2009, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: George Washington University (B.A., with distinction, 1985); University of Virginia (J.D., 1989). Articles Editor, University of Virginia Journal of Law & Politics, 1988-1989. Author: "Digital Sampling and Signature Sounds: Protection Under Copyright and Non-Copyright Law," 6 Ent. & Sports L. Rev. 61, 1989; "The Arizona Legislature Enacts Legislation Protecting Employment at Will," Arizona Attorney, Aug./Sept. 1996 at 40. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Whistleblower Litigation; Unfair Competition; Litigation; Discrimination; Trade Secrets; Noncompetition and Non-Solicitation Agreements; Wage and Hour Law; Affirmative Action; ERISA Benefits and Preemption.Email: Thomas D. Arn
Hilary L. Barnes (Partner) born Pueblo, Colorado, February 1, 1963; admitted to bar, 1999, Arizona; 2000, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit and U.S. District Court, District of Arizona; 2002, Oregon and U.S. District Court, District of Oregon. Education: University of Chicago (B.A., with honors, 1986); Arizona State University, Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law (J.D., 1999). Recipient, American Bar Association Editorial Excellence Award, 1999; Executive Editor, Jurimetrics: Journal of Law, Science and Technology 1998-1999; Co-Author: "Terminating the Franchise Liability for the Franchisor," International Distribution Law, 2001; "11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(18): Depriving Perpetrators of Securities Fraud of a Discharge in Bankruptcy (or Not)," Oregon Debor/Creditor Newsletter, Spring 2004; President, Board of Directors, YWCA Maricopa County, 2009-2010. Member: State Bar of Arizona (Member, Debtor/Creditor Section); Oregon State Bar (Member, Debtor/Creditor Section); American Bankruptcy Institute. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy.Email: Hilary L. Barnes
David T. Barton (Partner) born Ogden, Utah, May 1, 1965; admitted to bar, 1992, Utah (inactive); 1996, Arizona; U.S. District Court, District of Arizona; U.S Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: Brigham Young University (B.S., magna cum laude, 1988); J. Reuben Clark, Brighan Young University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1992). Articles Editor, Brigham Young University Law Review, 1990-1992. Order of the Coif. Frequent Presenter and Author of several articles and training manuals dealing with employment law. Member: American Bar Association (Employee Rights and Responsibilities Subcomittee); State Bar of Arizona (Labor and Employment Section); Maricopa County Bar Association. Reported Cases: Gribben v. United Parcel Service, 528 F3d 1160 (9th Cir. 2008). Languages: Portuguese. Practice Areas: Employment(40%); Discrimination Law(30%); Litigation(30%).Email: David T. Barton
Scott M. Berg (Partner) admitted to bar, 1994, Texas (inactive); 1998, Arizona; 2005, Nevada. Education: University of California at Los Angeles (B.A., summa cum laude, 1990); Duke University (J.D., 1994). Member: American Bar Association; State Bar of Arizona; Maricopa County Bar Association; State Bar of Nevada. Practice Areas: Commercial Financial Services; Financial Institutions Law; Banks and Banking; Real Estate; Real Estate Finance.Email: Scott M. Berg
Brian R. Booker (Partner) admitted to bar, 1994, Arizona. Education: Stanford University (B.A., with departmental honors, 1991); University of Virginia School of Law (J.D., 1994). Alpha Phi Alpha. Recipient, 2003 Business Journal Forty under 40 Award; 2003 American Jewish Committee Judge Learned Hand Award for Emerging Leadership. Chair, Greater Phoenix Black Chamber of Commerce, 1997-2000. Highest peer review rating in Martindale-Hubbell. Board Member, Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art. Member, The Thunderbirds. Member: Maricopa County Bar Association; State Bar of Arizona (Member, Civil Practice and Procedure Committee); Arizona Black Bar. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Brian R. Booker
Robert S. Bornhoft (Partner) born Wayne, Nebraska, August 15, 1961; admitted to bar, 1986, Arizona. Education: University of Nebraska (B.S., 1983); Arizona State University College of Law (J.D., 1986). Order of the Coif. Articles Editor, Arizona State Law Journal, 1985-1986. Member: Maricopa County (Member, Corporate Counsel Division) and American (Member, Sections on: Business Law; Real Property; Probate Law) Bar Associations; State Bar of Arizona (Member, Sections on: Business Law, Chairman, 1997-1998 and Executive Committee, 2003-2009; Real Estate Law). Practice Areas: Commercial; Real Estate; Corporate; Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: Robert S. Bornhoft
Heather L. Buchta (Partner) born Kansas City, Kansas; admitted to bar, 2001, Arizona and U.S. District Court, District Court of Arizona. Education: Kansas State University (B.A., cum laude, History and Political Science, 1998); Washington University in St. Louis (J.D., 2001). Contributing Author, "The Practical Lawyer's 2002-2003 Guide to Internet Research". Co-Author, INTA State Trademark and Unfair Competition Law, 2003 Arizona revisions. Contributing Member, AIPLA Trademark Internet-Cyberspace Committee, "A Survey of State and Federal Laws Affecting the Internet". Member, Saul Lefkowitz Moot Court Competition Subcommittee. Member: Maricopa County Bar Association; American Bar Association; State Bar of Arizona; International Trademark Association; Arizona Women's Law Association. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Licensing; E-Commerce; Trademarks; Copyrights.Email: Heather L. Buchta
C. Christine Burns (Partner) born Oakville, Ontario, Canada, December 11, 1971; admitted to bar, 1996, Arizona and U.S. District Court, District of Arizona; 1997, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth and Ninth Circuits; 2008, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Queen's University, Canada (B.A., 1993); University of Arizona (J.D., 1996). Order of the Coif. Research Editor, Arizona Journal of International and Comparative Law, 1995-1996. Member: Maricopa County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Arizona; Arizona Women Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: General Litigation; Labor and Employment; Products Liability.Email: C. Christine Burns
Michelle De Blasi (Partner) admitted to bar, 1998, Washington; 2003, Arizona. Education: Arizona State University (B.S., magna cum laude, 1993); University of Washington (J.D., 1998). Phi Beta Kappa. Recipient: Certificate of Emphasis in Environmental Law from the University of Washington School of Law; Department of Commerce Attorney of the Year Award. Member, Executive Committee, Board of Directors and Chair, Energy Subcommittee, Valley Forward Association. Chair, Board of Directors, Air and Waste Management Association - Grand Canyon Chapter. Member: Environment, Natural Resources and Safety Committee, Arizona Technology Council; Water Subcommittee, Arizona Chamber of Commerce; Women's Metropolitan Arts Council of the Phoenix Art Museum. Member: Maricopa County Bar Association (Member, Environment and Natural Resources Law Section); State Bar of Arizona (Member, Executive Council, Environment and Natural Resources Law Section). Practice Areas: Environmental; Natural Resources; Indian Law; Environmental and Natural Resources in Indian Country.Email: Michelle De Blasi
Brad DeSandro (Partner) admitted to bar, 1989, Virginia; 1992, Utah; 2005, Arizona; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Illinois, College of Industrial and Mechanical Engineering (B.S., 1978); Regent University School of Law (J.D., 1989). Faculty Lecturer, Licensing Executive Society (LES). Member, Certified Licensing Professional (CLP), Certificate No. 1230, July 1, 2008. Member: Amercian Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property(100%).Email: Brad DeSandro
Karen R. Dickinson (Partner) born Miami, Florida, March 7, 1960; admitted to bar, 1987, Arizona; 1997, Illinois. Education: Duke University (B.A., cum laude, 1982); Arizona State University College of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1987). Order of the Coif. Fulbright European Union Law Scholar, 1994-1995. Speaker at Fourth China-U.S. Conference on Women's Issues in Beijing and Shanghai, People's Republic of China, 2004, "Women, Technology and Social Change in the United States". Speaker at Jiaotong University Law School in Shanghai, People's Republic of China, 2005. Former Director, Strategic Supply and Alliance Management for Honeywell's Commercial Aviation Systems, 1997-1999. Author: "United States v. ?: International Responsibility for the Hijacking of TWA Flight 897," 19(2) Ariz. St. L.J. 325 (1987); "Is China's Open Door Closing? - The Current Political and Economic Atmosphere in the People's Republic of China and its Effect Upon Foreign Investment," Arizona Attorney, April 1989. Co-Chairperson, 16th Annual Far West Regional Conference on Women and the Law, 1986. Board Member, Through Each Others Eyes, Inc. Former Member, Fulbright Commission, UK/Ireland Review Committee. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® (2010: Information Technology Law, Intellectual Property Law). Member: State Bar of Arizona (Member: International Law and Technology Law Sections); American Bar Associaton (Member, International Law Section). Transactions: Assisted U.S. client in forming affiliate in the People's Republic of China; Negotiated complex joint development and cross-licensing agreement between a Japanese client and a U.S. technology company; Drafted and negotiated a manufacturing license and supply agreement between U.S. client and Thai subsidiary of Japanese company; Negotiated patent and know-how biotechnology license between parties in Asia and Europe; Negotiated long-term supply agreement between a U.S. client and a Japanese manufacturer; Drafted and negotiated systems software licenses and related support and source code escrow agreements between international parties; Drafted and negotiated website development and hosting agreements for wide variety of for-profit and tax-exempt clients; Drafted ASP agreement for a provider of website templates for use by others in posting websites; Drafted standard international Software Distribution Agreement for a European client; As in-house counsel, negotiated termination of corporate legal relationship between client and Japanese alliance, impacting intra-company revenue of $80M; Created and implemented worldwide software license and negotiation strategy for client as in-house counsel, including internal training in the United States, Europe and Asia (in person and via videotape); As in-house counsel, drafted and negotiated Strategic Alliance Agreement and related sales/software license agreements in the People's Republic of China, leading to $20M 1999 revenue. Languages: Mandarin Chinese and Spanish. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Law; Corporate Law; International Business; Tax-Exempt Organizations; Technology Law; Privately Held Business Group; Antitrust and Trade Regulation; Product Marketing and Distribution; China Law; E-Commerce; Business Law; Agency and Distributorships; Computers and Contracts; Contracts; Copyrights; Trademarks; Internet Law; Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations; Trade Secrets.Email: Karen R. Dickinson
Joseph A. Drazek (Partner) born Detroit, Michigan, May 18, 1954; admitted to bar, 1981, Illinois (inactive); 1982, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1985, California; 1986, U.S. District Court, Central District of California; 1988, Arizona, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California and U.S. District Court, District of Arizona. Education: University of Michigan (B.S., 1976); University of Chicago (M.S., 1978); DePaul University College of Law (J.D., 1981). Author: "Ownership of Living InventionsIn Re Bergy," DePaul Law Review 29:215. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® (2008: Environmental Law). Listed in Chambers USA (2009: Environmental). Practice Areas: Environmental Law.Email: Joseph A. Drazek
Lisa Dibbern Duran (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, October 23, 1953; admitted to bar, 1992, Arizona and U.S. District Court, District of Arizona; 2003, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: University of Illinois (B.A., 1975; M.A., 1978); Arizona State University College of Law (J.D., 1992). Order of the Coif. Co-Author: "Auditor Liability to Third Parties: Recent Developments in the Law of Negligence and Negligent Misrepresentation," in Hot Topics in Corporate Litigation (ABA Litigation Section, 1993); "The New Federal Disclosure and Limited Discovery Rules: Real Change or Deja Vu All Over Again?" Arizona Attorney (December 1994). Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® (2005: Immigration Law). Member: State Bar of Arizona; American Bar Association; American Immigration Lawyers Association; Arizona Women Lawyers Association. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Business Torts; Corporate Governance; Professional Liability; International Business Law; Immigration Law.Email: Lisa Dibbern Duran
Jennifer Eichholz (Partner) born Milwaukee, Wisconsin; admitted to bar, 1999, New York; 2000, Arizona. Education: Marquette University (B.S., with honors, summa cum laude, 1994); Columbia University (J.D., 1997). Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar. Co-Author: "Sony Case Illustrates SEC Financial Reporting Concerns," Corporate Governance Advisor, 1999; "Proposed Changes to the Regulation of Takeovers and Security Holder Communications," Insights: The Corporate & Securities Law Advisor, 1999. Member: State Bar of Arizona. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Securities.Email: Jennifer Eichholz
Steven P. Emerick (Partner) born Portland, Oregon, September 24, 1958; admitted to bar, 1984, Wisconsin; 1992, Arizona. Education: Oregon State University (B.S., highest honors, 1981); Lewis & Clark College (J.D., high honors, 1984). Phi Kappa Phi; Omicron Delta Epsilon. Member, Environmental Law Review, 1983-1984. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® (2009-present: Corporate Law, Equipment Finance Law, Securities Law). Listed in Chambers USA: America's Leading Business Lawyers (2004-present: Corporate/M&A). Member: Maricopa County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Arizona; State Bar of Wisconsin. Practice Areas: Corporate Finance/Securities; Equipment Finance.Email: Steven P. Emerick
Roger K. Ferland (Partner) born Phoenix, Arizona, February 22, 1947; admitted to bar, 1974, Arizona. Education: Lewis and Clark College (B.A., cum laude, 1968); Duke University (J.D., with distinction, 1974). Listed in: Best Lawyers in America (1995: Environmental Law); Chambers USA (only Arizona environmental attorney with Chamber's highest "Star" ranking); Tier One; Arizona Environmental Lawyers (2007 ed); Who's Who Legal: USA (Environment, 2007). Author: "The Gila River Community's Tribal Air Quality Implementation Plan," 21 Natural Resources & Environment 24, Winter 2007 (Co-Author); "The Protection of Groundwater Quality in the Western States Regulatory Alternatives and the Mining Industry," 29 Rocky Mtn. Min. L. Inst. 899, 1983; "Superfund Laws A Primer for the General Practitioner," Arizona Attorney, 20, April 1990; "Environmental Law and its Impact on Bankruptcy Law Saga of Toxins-R-Us," 25 Real Property, Probate and Trust Journal, 260, Summer, 1990. Co-Author: "Using RCRA to Interpret CERCLA Liability: What is 'Arranging for Disposal'?" 23 Arizona State Law Journal 445, Summer, 1991. Assistant Attorney General, 1977-1980. Chairperson, State Bar of Arizona Administrative Law Committee, 1989-1994. Chairperson, State Water Quality Advisory Committee, 1989-1999. Chair, Governor's Air Quality Strategies Task Force, 1996-1998. Adjunct Professor, ASU College of Law. Founding Fellow, American College of Environmental Lawyers. Member: Maricopa County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Arizona. [Staff Sergeant, U.S. Army Infantry (1968-1971)]. Practice Areas: Air Pollution(40%); Environmental Auditing(5%); Environmental Compliance(25%); Environmental Legislative Practice(5%); Environmental Permitting(10%); Property Remediation(5%); Water Pollution(10%); Indian Law; Environmental and Natural Resources in Indian Country.Email: Roger K. Ferland
Carrie Marie Francis (Partner) born Laconia, New Hampshire, December 20, 1973; admitted to bar, 2000, Arizona and U.S. District Court, District of Arizona; 2001, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 2005, U.S. Supreme Court; 2007, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado. Education: Arizona State University (B.S., 1996; M.B.A., 1999; J.D., 2000). Member: Maricopa County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Arizona. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Litigation.Email: Carrie Marie Francis
Jessica L. Franken (Partner) born Ann Arbor, Michigan, September 23, 1957; admitted to bar, 1987, Arizona; 1988, U.S. District Court, District of Arizona. Education: University of Arizona (B.A., with honors and high distinction, 1981); Arizona State University (M.A., summa cum laude, 1984); University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law (J.D., with high distinction, 1987). Order of the Coif. Articles Editor, Arizona Law Review, 1986-1987. Treasurer, Arizona Law Review Association, 2009. Law Clerk to the Hon. William P. Copple, U.S. District Court, District of Arizona, 1987-1988. Member, Dean's Council, Arizona State University College of Public Programs, 2003-2005. Founding Member, Arizona Chapter, American Corporate Counsel Association, 1996-1999. Member: Maricopa County (Member, Corporate Counsel Division) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Arizona; Arizona Women Lawyers Association; American Health Lawyers Association. Languages: French. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Labor and Employment; E-Commerce; Information Technology.Email: Jessica L. Franken
Jeffrey B. Fugal (Partner) born Elkhart, Indiana, August 19, 1968; admitted to bar, 1996, Colorado and U.S. Tax Court; 1997, Arizona. Education: Brigham Young University (B.A., 1993); Indiana University (J.D., 1996); University of Denver (LL.M., Taxation, 1997). Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® (2007: Tax Law). Member: State Bar of Arizona; American Bar Association. (Certified Specialist, Tax Law, Arizona Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Partnership Taxation; Corporate Taxation; Limited Liability Company Law; Partnership and Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; S Corporations; Professional Corporations; Tax Planning.Email: Jeffrey B. Fugal
Jeffrey L. Gage (Partner) born Columbia City, Indiana, May 24, 1950; admitted to bar, 1977, Arizona; 1991, Indiana. Education: Indiana University (A.B., 1972; J.D., cum laude, 1977). Member, Indiana University Moot Court Board, 1976-1977. Private Practice, Arizona, 1977-1991. Court Attorney, Whitley County, 1991. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® (2010: Real Estate Law). Member: Indiana State Bar Association; State Bar of Arizona. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Community Association Law; Construction Law.Email: Jeffrey L. Gage
Chris K. Gawart (Partner) born Nebraska City, Nebraska, February 11, 1961; admitted to bar, 1987, Wisconsin; Wisconsin Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts; 2007, Arizona; Arizona Supreme Court. Education: Kalamazoo College (B.A., 1983); The International Institute, Madrid, Spain; Indiana University (J.D., 1987). Order of the Coif. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® (Trusts and Estates, 2005). Member: Milwaukee, Scottsdale, Maricopa County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin (Member, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section); State Bar of Arizona (Member, Real Property and Probate and Trust Law Sections). (Also at Milwaukee, Wisconsin Office). Practice Areas: Estate Planning/Probate; Business Succession Planning; Taxation.Email: Chris K. Gawart
Nicole Maroulakos Goodwin (Partner) born Belleville, New Jersey; admitted to bar, 2001, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 2005, New York; 2006, Arizona, U.S. District Court, District of Arizona and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: College of William and Mary (B.A., 1998); Seton Hall University School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2001). Managing Editor, Seton Hall Law Review, 2000-2001. Law Clerk to Hon. Joel A. Pisano, United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, 2002-2003. Member: Maricopa County, New York State and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Arizona. Practice Areas: Litigation; Antitrust and Trade Regulation.Email: Nicole Maroulakos Goodwin
Diane M. Haller (Partner) born Wahiawa, Hawaii, June 24, 1961; admitted to bar, 1986, Arizona. Education: University of Utah (B.S., magna cum laude, 1983); University of Notre Dame (J.D., cum laude, 1986). Listed in Chambers USA (2004: Real Estate). Selected as a Southwest Super Lawyer in Real Estate, 2007. Member, Board of Directors and Executive Committee, Habitat for Humanity, Central Arizona. Member, Board of Directors, Phoenix Community Alliance. Past Member, Board of Directors, Arthritis Foundation, Greater Southwest Chapter. Member: National Association of Industrial and Office Properties; Arizona Leadership 2000 (Class of 1996); Valley Partnership. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® (2005: Real Estate Law). Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Real Estate Development; Real Estate Finance; Real Estate Leasing; Real Estate Title Insurance; Loan Workouts.Email: Diane M. Haller
John Anthony Harris (Partner) born Austin, Texas, December 9, 1964; admitted to bar, 1992, Arizona. Education: University of Texas (B.A., 1989; J.D., 1992). Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® (2009: Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law). Practice Areas: Commercial Bankruptcy.Email: John Anthony Harris
Robert P. Harris (Partner) born Seattle, Washington, September 8, 1962; admitted to bar, 1987, Arizona. Education: Wichita State University (B.B.A., 1984); University of Kansas (J.D., 1987). Order of the Coif; Phi Delta Phi. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® (2009: Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law). Practice Areas: Commercial Bankruptcy Law.Email: Robert P. Harris
Charles W. Herf (Partner) born Milwaukee, Wisconsin; admitted to bar, 1968, Wisconsin (inactive) and Illinois (inactive); 1972, Arizona; 1975, California. Education: University of Wisconsin (B.S., 1965; J.D., 1968). Specialty Editor, "Employment," 1978-1979 and Editor-in-Chief, Barrister Law Practice Notes, 1979-1985. Professionalism Instructor, State Bar of Arizona, 2004. Adjunct Professor, Education Law, Arizona State University and Northern Arizona University, 2002-2009. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® (2005: Commercial Litigation, Education Law, Labor and Employment Law); Listed in Chambers USA: America's Leading Business Lawyers (2004: Labor and Employment). Member: Maricopa County, Illinois State and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Arizona (Member, Labor and Employment Law Section; Chairman, Public Contract Law Section, 1977-1982); State Bar of Wisconsin; State Bar of California. Reported Cases: Home Builders Association of Central Arizona, et al. v. City of Apache Junction 198 Ariz. 493, 11 P.3d 1032, 148 Ed. Law Rep. 491, 332 Ariz. Adv. Rep. 15, Ariz. App. Div. 2, October 12, 2000 (NO. 2CA-CV99-0198); Scottsdale Unified School District No. 48, et al. v. KPNX Broadcasting Company 188 Ariz. 499, 937 P.2d 689, 118 Ed. Law Rep. 772, 12 IER Cases 853, 234 Ariz. Adv. Rep. 26, Ariz. App. Div. 1, January 14, 1997 (NO. 1 CA-CV 95-0462); Scottsdale Unified School District No. 48 v. KPNX Broadcasting Company 191 Ariz. 297, 955 P.2d 534, 125 Ed. Law Rep. 930, 265 Ariz. Adv. Rep. 3; Data Sales Co., Inc. v. Diamond Z Manufacturing 205 Ariz. 594, 74 P.3d 268, 406 Ariz. Adv. Rep. 39, Ariz. App. Div. 1, August 14, 2003 (NO. 1CA-CV02-0480). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Commercial Litigation; Securities; Alternative Dispute Resolution.Email: Charles W. Herf
Christian J. Hoffmann, III (Partner) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, September 24, 1947; admitted to bar, 1973, District of Columbia; 1978, Arizona and U.S. District Court, District of Arizona. Education: Georgetown University (B.S.B.A., magna cum laude, 1969; J.D., 1973). Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® (2010: Securities Law). Listed in Chambers USA (2003: Corporate/M&A). Member: Maricopa County Bar Association (Member, Section on Corporation, Banking and Business Law); District of Columbia Bar; State Bar of Arizona (Member, Committee on Securities Regulation). Practice Areas: Corporate; Securities; Mergers and Acquisitions; Venture Capital; Public Offerings; Privacy Law.Email: Christian J. Hoffmann, III
Brian A. Howie (Partner) born Orange, New Jersey, May 12, 1971; admitted to bar, 1996, Virginia; 1997, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1998, District of Columbia; 1999, U.S. District Court, District of Columbia; 2000, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 2001, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland; 2003, U.S. Supreme Court; 2008, Arizona; 2008, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 2008, U.S. District Court, District of Arizona. Education: Middlebury College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1993); Washington & Lee University (J.D., summa cum laude, 1996). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Senior Articles Editor, Washington and Lee Law Review. Law Clerk to the Honorable Rhesa H. Barksdale, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 1996-1997. Author: "A Remedy Without A Wrong: J.E.B. and The Extension of Batson to Sex-Based Peremptory Challenges," 52 Washington & Lee Law Review 1725, 1996. Member: Federal and American Bar Associations. Reported Cases: Maris Distributing Co. v. Anheuser-Busch, Inc., 302 F.3d 1207 (11th Cir. 2002). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Antitrust.Email: Brian A. Howie
Charles W. Jirauch (Partner) born St. Louis, Missouri, April 27, 1944; admitted to bar, 1971, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1975, Arizona, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit and U.S. District Court, District of Arizona; 1978, U.S. Supreme Court; 1991, Nevada and U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit; 1992, U.S. District Court, District of Nevada; 1993, California and U.S. District Court, Central District of California; 1994, Colorado and U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; 2001, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California; 2002, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California; 2003, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 2006, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit and U.S. District Court, District of Utah; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Bar, 1970. Education: Washington University (B.S.E.E., 1966); Washington University; Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., 1970). Tau Beta Pi (inducted 1965); Eta Kappa Nu (inducted 1965). Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® (2005: Intellectual Property Litigation). Intellectual Property Litigation, 2006-2007; Arizona Super Lawyer, Intellectual Property Litigation, 2007. U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Examiner in Telephony and Voice Recognition Arts, 1968-1970. Board of Directors, 1980-1985, President, 1985, Valley Big Brothers. Board of Directors, 1985 and 1986, President, 1985 and 1986, Valley Big Brothers/Big Sisters. Board of Directors, 1988-1992, President, 1988-1992, Valley Big Brothers/Big Sisters Foundation. Board of Directors, 2001-2007, Chair, Workforce Development Committee, 2001-2006, Arizona Technology Council. Arizona Executive Committee, American Electronics Association, 1999-2003. Member, Board of Advisors to the Dean, Ira A. Fulton School of Engineering, Arizona State University, 1998-2007. Member: Maricopa County (Technology Law Section, Board of Directors 2000-2004, Chair 2003-2004), American (Intellectual Property, Antitrust, International Law, and Litigation Sections) and International (Intellectual Property, Antitrust and Trade Law, and Dispute Resolution Sections) Bar Associations; State Bar of Arizona (Intellectual Property, Antitrust, International Law and Litigation Sections); State Bar of California (Intellectual Property Section); State Bar of Nevada (Intellectual Property Section); American Judicature Society; American Intellectual Property Law Association (Patent Litigation and Trade Secret Committees). Fellow: Arizona and Maricopa County Bar Foundations. Special Agencies: Board of Directors, 2002-2007, Executive Committee, 2003-2007, General Counsel, 2002-2006, Business Vice President, 2003-2006, President, 2006-2007, Arizona Business and Education Coalition; Member, Education and Technology Committees, Arizona Chamber of Commerce, 2002-2007; Member, Arizona Board of Regents Advisory Board for SAHE Grants, 2006-2007. Transactions: IP aspects of purchase of semiconductor fab and associated business and technology by ON Semiconductor from LSI Logic, 2005; IP due diligence related to merger negotiations between 2 publicly held companies in semiconductor industry, 2001. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Litigation(60%, 40); Complex Commercial Litigation(20%, 50); Intellectual Property Counseling; High Technology Companies(10%, 20); International Intellectual Property Law(10%, 10).Email: Charles W. Jirauch
Eric B. Johnson (Partner) born LaGrange, Illinois, April 27, 1974; admitted to bar, 2000, Arizona and U.S. District Court, District of Arizona; 2005, New Mexico, Nevada, U.S. District Court, District of New Mexico and U.S. District Court, District of Nevada; U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit. Education: University of Arizona (B.A., 1996); Indiana University School of Law (J.D., 2000). Executive Notes Editor, Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies. Member: Maricopa County Bar Association; State Bar of Arizona; State Bar of New Mexico; State Bar of Nevada; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment.Email: Eric B. Johnson
Scott A. Klundt (Partner) born Walla Walla, Washington, December 14, 1960; admitted to bar, 1988, Arizona. Education: Brigham Young University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1985; J.D., magna cum laude, 1988). Order of the Coif. Editor, Brigham Young University Law Review, 1987-1988. Law Clerk, The Honorable Robert J. Corcoran, Arizona Supreme Court, 1988-1989. Practice Areas: Uniform Commercial Code; Foreclosures; Receiverships; Commercial Litigation; Landlord and Tenant Law; Creditors Rights.Email: Scott A. Klundt
Don P. Martin (Partner) born Roanoke, Virginia, January 9, 1949; admitted to bar, 1975, Arizona; 1992, Nevada; 1994, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., with distinction, 1972; J.D., 1975). Echols Scholar; Dupont Scholar. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® (2005: Commercial Litigation);Listed in Chambers USA (2009: Litigation); Southwest Super Lawyers, Business Litigation, 2007; Benchmark: Litigation, 2007. Author, "Winning Your Case Before It Starts," International Commercial Litigation, March 1996. Co-Author, "Key Objections for Every Trial," with Timothy Thomason, ABA National Meeting, Aug. 1997. Member: Federal and American (Member: Litigation Section, Committee on Corporate Counsel; Professional Liability Committee) Bar Associations; State Bar of Arizona; State Bar of Nevada. Practice Areas: Complex Commercial Litigation(50%); Professional Liability(20%); Real Estate Litigation(30%); Administrative Law; Securities Litigation; Financial Services Task Force.Email: Don P. Martin
Matthew Mehr (Partner) born Norwalk, Connecticut, March 5, 1954; admitted to bar, 1986, Arizona. Education: University of Vermont (B.A., 1976); University of Arizona (J.D., with highest distinction, 1986). Phi Alpha Delta; Order of the Coif. Member, University of Arizona Law Review, 1984. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® (2006: Banking Law). Practice Areas: Commercial and Real Estate Finance Law; Real Estate.Email: Matthew Mehr
Roger N. Morris (Partner) born Rochester, Pennsylvania, April 19, 1963; admitted to bar, 1989, Arizona and U.S. Distrist Court, District of Arizona; 1990, U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit. Education: University of Pittsburgh (B.S., Pharmacy, cum laude, 1986; J.D., magna cum laude, 1989). Order of the Coif. Business Editor, University of Pittsburgh Law Review, 1987-1989. Registered Pharmacist: Pennsylvania, 1986; Arizona, 1989. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® (2005: Health Care Law). Member: State Bar of Arizona; American Health Lawyers Association; American Society of Law and Medicine; American College of Legal Medicine; Defense Research Institute; Arizona Association of Health Care Attorneys. Fellow: and Member, Board of Directors, American Society for Pharmacy Law. (Chair, Hospital and Health Care Practice Group). Practice Areas: Pharmacy Law(40%); Health Care Compliance(20%); Health Care Contracts(10%); Health Care Facility Licensing; Health Care Fraud(10%); Health Care Litigation; Medical Law; Nurses Licensing; Physician Practices(5%); Physicians Contracts; Hospital Liability; Medical Staff Contracts; Medical Staff Credentialing; Medicare Fraud and Abuse; Labor and Employment Law(5%); Products Liability(5%); Professional Liability(5%).Email: Roger N. Morris
James F. Morrow (Partner) born Shenandoah, Iowa, October 23, 1944; admitted to bar, 1973, Arizona; 1994, California. Education: Kansas State University (B.S., 1967); University of Arizona (J.D., 1973). Managing Editor, Arizona Law Review, 1972-1973. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® (1995: Banking Law, Real Estate Law). Listed in Chambers USA, 2003 and 2004, Real Estate; Selected as a Southwest Super Lawyer (Banking, 2007). Member: American College of Real Estate Lawyers; American College of Mortgage Attorneys. (Also at Tucson Office). Practice Areas: Real Estate Transactions; Finance Law.Email: James F. Morrow
Daniel L. Muchow (Partner) born Ottawa, Kansas, July 9, 1950; admitted to bar, 1981, Arizona and U.S. District Court, District of Arizona; 1984, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: U.S. Military Academy, West Point (B.S., 1972); Washburn University (J.D., 1981). Phi Kappa Phi. Executive Editor, Washburn Law Journal, 1980-1981. Contributing Author: American Law of Mining, 2d. Edition, 1985. Member, Board of Directors and Corporate Secretary, Friends of West Valley Recreation Corridor. Member: Board of Directors, Valley Forward, 1997-2005; West Point Society, Phoenix Chapter; Governor's Task Force, Environmental Impact Settlements, 1990; Maricopa County Environmental Policy Advisor Selection Committee, 1992. Secretary: Arizona Fueling Facilities Corporation; Lasfuel Corporation; Reno Fueling Facilities Corporation. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® (2003: Environmental Law). Listed in Chambers USA (2009: Environmental). Selected as a Southwest Super Lawyer (Environmental, 2007). Member: Maricopa County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Arizona (Member, Environmental and Natural Resources Section); Arizona Chamber of Commerce Environment Committee; Arizona Association of Industries (Member, Environment Committee); ASTM Committee E-50 (Member, Environmental Assessments). [Captain, U.S. Army, 1972-1978]. Practice Areas: Business Law; Corporate Law; Airline Jet Fuel Consortiums; Environmental; Natural Resources.Email: Daniel L. Muchow
John Maston O'Neal (Partner) born Seattle Washington, November 2, 1969; admitted to bar, 1994, Arizona; 1995, Nevada. Education: Southern Methodist University (B.A., cum laude, with honors, 1991); Arizona State University College of Law (J.D., 1994). Staff Writer, 1992-1993 and Associate Editor, 1993-1994 Arizona State Law Journal. Presenter, "Behind Closed Doors: Preparing Witnesses For Deposition and Trial Testimony," American Bar Association Annual Meeting, 2003. Member: Maricopa County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Arizona; State Bar of Nevada. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Securities Litigation; Insurance Litigation; Products Liability; Medical Malpractice.Email: John Maston O'Neal
David A. Paige (Partner) born Cambridge, Massachusetts, December 8, 1947; admitted to bar, 1975, Arizona; 1976, U.S. District Court, District of Arizona; 1983, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1986, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Arizona State University (B.A., 1970); University of Arizona (J.D., 1975). Note Editor, Arizona Law Review, 1974-1975. Member, Disciplinary Commission, State Bar of Arizona, 1982-1988. Associate, American Board of Trial Advocates, 1981. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® (2005: Commercial Litigation); Arizona's Finest Lawyers (Business Litigation, 2006). Member: Maricopa County, Pima County, Federal (Phoenix Chapter) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Arizona. [U.S.M.C., 1966-1968]. Reported Cases: Andrew S. Arena, Inc. v. Pima County, 163 Ariz. 423, 288 P.2d 1174 (1990); Brown v. State Farm Mut. Auto Ins. Co., 163 Ariz. 323, 788 P.2d 56 (1989); In re Giles, 178 Ariz. 146, 871 P.2d 693 (1994); Ormsbee v. Allstate Ins. Co., 176 Ariz. 109, 859 P.2d 732 (1993); CDT, Inc. v. Addison, Roberts & Ludwig, C.P.A., P.C., 148 Ariz. 173, 7 P.3d 979 (App. 2000); Tucson Airport Authority v. Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's London, et al., 186 Ariz. 45, 918 P.2d 1063 (App. 1996); Continental Ins. Co. v. Asarco, Inc., 153 Ariz. 497, 738 P.2d 368 (App. 1987); Quiroga v. Allstate Ins. Co., 151 Ariz. 127, 726 P.2d 224 (App. 1986); Combs v. DuBois, 135 Ariz. 465, 662 P.2d 140 (App. 1983); Heartfield v. Transit Mgmt. of Tucson ("TMTI"), 171 Ariz. 181, 829 P.2d 1227 (App. 1992); DiVizio v. Kewin Enterprises, 136 Ariz. 476, 666 P.2d 1085 (App. 1983); Fogelman v. Peruvian Associates, 127 Ariz. 504, 622 P.2d 63 (App. 1980); Page v. Allstate Ins. Co., 126 Ariz. 258, 614 P.2d 339 (App. 1980); Malisewski v. Singer, 123 Ariz. 195, 598 P.2d 1014 (App. 1979); Jones v. Manhart, 120 Ariz. 338, 585 P.2d 1250 (1978). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Business Policyholders and Brokers Insurance Law; Construction Defects Litigation; Jury Trial; Appellate Practice.Email: David A. Paige
Deana S. Peck (Partner) born Wichita, Kansas; admitted to bar, 1975, Arizona and U.S. District Court, District of Arizona; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1990, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 1991, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; 2005, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: Wichita State University (B.A., 1970); University of Kansas (J.D., 1975). Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® (2007: Antitrust Law and Commercial Litigation). Adjunct Professor, Arizona State University, Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law. Author: "Wait, Wait, Don't Settle: The Prospects for Obtaining A Settlement-Blocking Injunction in the Duel Between Competing Class Actions," BNA Class Action Litigation Report, October 24, 2008. Co-Author: "Multi-Jurisdictional Enforcement of Class Action Settlements," ABA Section of Litigation, Class Actions and Derivative Suits Newsletter, Vol. 13, No. 3 (Summer 2003) and Conflict Management Newsletter, No. 8, No. 2 (Spring 2004). Faculty, ABA Annual National Institutes on Class Actions, Fall 2001 - Fall 2006. Visiting Lecturer, University of Kansas School of Law, Antitrust, 1985. Note and Comment Editor, University of Kansas Law Review, 1974-1975. Member: American Bar Association (Council Member, Section of Litigation, 2007 - 2010; Co-Chair, Class Actions & Derivative Suits Committee, 2000 - 2003); State Bar of Arizona (Antitrust Section, Chair, 1988 - 1989; Council Member, 1983 - 1995). Practice Areas: Antitrust Law; Securities Litigation; Class Actions; Commercial Litigation.Email: Deana S. Peck
Henry A. Perras (Partner) born Holyoke, Massachusetts, May 13, 1941; admitted to bar, 1979, Ohio; 1982, Arizona. Education: Boston College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1963); University of Colorado (M.B.A., 1972); Cleveland Marshall College of Law, Cleveland State University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1979). Member, National Association of Bond Lawyers. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® (2008: Banking Law). Languages: French. Practice Areas: Tax-Exempt Finance Law; Real Estate and Commercial Finance Law.Email: Henry A. Perras
Jon E. Pettibone (Partner) born Hornell, New York, May 16, 1951; admitted to bar, 1976, Arizona and U.S. District Court, District of Arizona; 1980, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1986, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit; 1996, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of California at San Diego; Arizona State University (B.S., 1973; J.D., 1976). Adjunct Professor, Phoenix School of Law, 2008. Author: "Bannering Neutrals-Coercive Secondary Boycott or Free Speech?," The Labor Lawyer, Winter/Spring 2003; "Advising Private Sector Clients-Don't Forget the NLRA," Arizona Attorney, May 2003; "Assault on Employment-At-Will in Arizona," The Compleat Lawyer, Winter 1985; "Employment-At-Will in Arizona," Arizona Bar Journal, June/July 1984; "Preemption and Derivative Discovery in Unfair Labor Practice Proceedings," Labor Law Journal, November 1979; "The Section 10(j) Bargaining Order in Gissel-type Cases," Labor Law Journal, October 1976. Attorney, National Labor Relations Board, 1977-1980. Adjunt Professor, Labor Law, Phoenix School of Law, Phoenix, Arizona, 2008. Instructor, Labor Relations, Glendale Community College, Glendale, Arizona, 1979-1980. Citizen Appointee, Phoenix Public Safety Personnel Retirement Board, 1989-1993. Citizen Appointee, Phoenix South Mountain Master Planning Committee, 1988-1990. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® (1985: Labor and Employment Law). Chambers USA America's Leading Lawyers for Business (2003: Labor and Employment). Selected as a Southwest Super Lawyer (Employment and Labor, 2007). Member: American Bar Association (Member, Labor and Employment Section, Individual Rights Committee); State Bar of Arizona (Member, Labor and Employment Section; Co-Chair, Labor and Employment Section, 1980-1983); Maricopa County Bar Association; Arizona Industrial Relations Association (Executive Board, 1990-1995). Fellow: Arizona Bar Foundation. Reported Cases: Collins Foods Int'l v. INS, 948 F.2d 549 (9th. Cir. 1991); Southwestern Steel & Supply v. NLRB, 806 F.2d 1111 (D.C. Cir. 1986); Olguin v. Inspiration Consolidated Copper, 740 F.2d 1468 (9th Cir. 1984); Demasse v. ITT Corp., 194 Ariz. 500, 984 P.2d 1138 (1999); Gesina v. General Electric Co., 162 Ariz. 39, 780 P.2d 1380 (App. 1989); Rollo v. City of Tempe, 120 Ariz. 473, 586 P.2d 1285 (1978); Arizona Public Service Co., 325 NLRB 723 (1998); Arizona Public Service Co., 310 NLRB 477 (1993); Armored Transport, 252 NLRB 447 (1980); Bill Johnson's Restaurants, 249 NLRB 155 (1980); Ironworkers Local 75 (Tyler Reinforcing), 232 NLRB 1194 (1977). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment.Email: Jon E. Pettibone
Kevin D. Quigley (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, March 15, 1968; admitted to bar, 1994, Arizona; U.S. District Court, District of Arizona; 2005, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 2006, U.S. Supreme Court; 2008, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Education: University of Arizona (B.A., magna cum laude, 1990); Arizona State University College of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1994). Order of the Coif. Articles Editor, Arizona State Law Journal, 1993-1994. Secretary, Maricopa County Justice Museum & Learning Center Foundation. Instrtuctor, State Bar Professionalism Course. Member: Maricopa County Bar Association (Member, Board of Directors, Secretary, Treasurer, President, 2009); American Bar Association; State Bar of Arizona; Arizona Celtic Bar Association; Arizona Association of Defense Counsel. Reported Cases: Ruelas v. Staff Builders Personnel Services, Inc., 199 Ariz. 344, 18 P.3d 138 (Ct. App. 2001). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Real Estate; Property Rights Litigation; Defamation; Direct Marketing Law; Administrative Law.Email: Kevin D. Quigley
James A. Ryan (Partner) born Mesa, Arizona, September 13, 1950; admitted to bar, 1982, Maryland (inactive); 1983, Arizona; 1984, U.S. District Court, District of Arizona; 1990, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: University of Maryland (B.A., summa cum laude, 1977; J.D., with honors, 1982). Attorney, Office of the General Counsel, National Security Agency, 1982-1983. Director, 1996-2006 and President, 2000-2005, City of Chandler Industrial Development Authority. Chair, City of Chandler 2004 Citizens Bond Committee, 2003-2004. Member, 2007 and Vice Chair, 2008, City of Chandler Museum Advisory Board. Director, 2004-2008 and Vice President, 2005-2008, Chandler Historical Society. Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America® (2005: Commercial Litigation); Bet-the-Company Litigation and Commercial Litigation and Tax Law, 2010. Member: Maricopa County and American (Member, Section of: Litigation, Task Force on Trial By Jury, 1994-1995; Litigation, Task Force on Public Dialogue, 1995-1997; Litigation, Class Actions and Derivative Suits Committee, 1990) Bar Associations; State Bar of Arizona. [Translator-Interpreter, U.S. Army Security Agency, 1971-1974]. (Chair, Phoenix Commercial Litigation Group, 2004-2006). Reported Cases: Forrester v. Microtest, Inc., 1993 Fed.Sec.L.Rep. (CCH) P98,072 (D.Ariz. 1993); In re Arrick, 180 Ariz. 136, 882 P.2d 943 (1994); Goren v. New Vision Intl., Inc., 156 F.3d 721 (7th Cir. 1998); Heller v. American Indus. Properties REIT, 156 F.Supp.2d 645 (W.D.Tex. 2000); Irwin v. Zila, Inc., 168 F.Supp.2d 1294 (M.D.Ala. 2001); Lillard v. Stockton, 267 F.Supp.2d 1081 (N.D.Okla. 2003); In re Estate of Zilles, 219 Ariz. 527, 200 P.3d 1024 (Ct. App. 2008). Languages: Romanian and Spanish. Practice Areas: Complex Commercial Litigation(70%); Securities Litigation(10%); Civil Racketeering Litigation(10%); Class Actions(10%).Email: James A. Ryan
Edward A. Salanga (Partner) born Cleveland, Ohio, April 12, 1974; admitted to bar, 2000, Arizona; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuirt; U.S. District Court, District of Arizona. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.S., 1995); Arizona State College of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2000). Order of the Coif; Order of the Barristers. Member: National Environmental Moot Court Team, 1998-2000; Arizona State Law Journal, 1998-2000. Named Top Pro Bono Attorney, Arizona Foundation for Legal Services & Education, 2005. Quarles & Brady Diversity Committee representative. Member: Maricopa County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Arizona. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Construction Law; Securities Litigation.Email: Edward A. Salanga
Andrew R. Sherwood (Partner) born Detroit, Michigan, June 20, 1944; admitted to bar, 1974, Arizona, U.S. District Court, District of Azizona and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1982, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Arizona (B.S., 1971; J.D., 1974). Phi Delta Phi. Recipient, State Bar Member of the Year Award, 2000. Executive Editor, Arizona Law Review, 1973-1974. Author: Comment, "Creditors Prehearing Rights and Due Process," 14 Arizona Law Review, 834, 1972; Casenote, "Uninsured Motorist Coverage," 14 Arizona Law Review, 600, 1972. Law Clerk to Chief Judge Walter E. Craig, U.S. District Court of Arizona, 1974-1975. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® (2005: Commercial Litigation, Legal Malpractice Law). Member: Maricopa County and American (Member, Litigation Section) Bar Associations; State Bar of Arizona (Chair, Professionalism Committee, 1997-2004). [1st Lieut, U.S. Army, 1966-1969]. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; White Collar Criminal.Email: Andrew R. Sherwood
Brian Sirower (Partner) born Cleveland, Ohio, December 1, 1963; admitted to bar, 1988, Arizona; U.S. District Court, District of Arizona; U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: College of William & Mary (B.A., 1985); Oxford University; The Ohio State University (J.D., with honors, 1988). Co-Author: "Bankruptcy Litigation and Practice: A Practitioners Guide," Wiley, 1995. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® (2009: Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law). Member: State Bar of Arizona (Member, Bankruptcy Section); American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Commercial Litigation.Email: Brian Sirower
Derek L. Sorenson (Partner) admitted to bar, 1985, Arizona. Education: Colgate University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1982); University of Minnesota (J.D., cum laude, 1985). Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® (2006: Real Estate Law); Chambers USA (2004: Real Estate). Selected as a Southwest Super Lawyer (Real Estate, 2007). Member: State Bar of Arizona; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Real Estate.Email: Derek L. Sorenson
Nicole France Stanton (Partner) born Coalville, Utah, November 2, 1971; admitted to bar, 2000, Arizona and U.S. District Court, District of Arizona. Education: University of Utah (B.S., 1995); University of Arizona (J.D., magna cum laude, 2000). Order of the Coif. Articles Editor, Arizona Law Review, 1999-2000. Law Clerk to the Hon. Charles E. Jones, Vice-Chief Justice, Arizona Supreme Court, 2000-2001. Research Assistant to Professor Ellen Bublick, University of Arizona College of Law, 1998-1999. Guest Lecturer, Civil Procedure, Phoenix International School of Law, 2005. Board Member and Past President, Women's Metropolitan Arts Council, Phoenix Art Museum. Former Board Member, Arizona Educational Foundation. Valley Leadership, Class XXIX. Member, Charter 100 Women, Phoenix Chapter. Member: State Bar of Arizona (Member: Appointments Committee, 2008; Mentor Committee, 2003-2008; Executive Council, Young Lawyer's Division 2002-2005); American Bar Association (Member, Litigation Section); National Women's Political Caucus; Lorna Lockwood Inn of Court (2001-2006). Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Nicole France Stanton
Kent W. Stevens (Partner) born Salt Lake City, Utah; admitted to bar, 1974, Arizona. Education: University of Utah (J.D., 1974). Executive Note Editor, Utah Law Review, 1973-1974. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, Financial Institutions Law, 1995. Chair, State Bar of Arizona Law Practice Management Section, 1997. Member, Firm's Executive Committee, Finance Committee and Diversity Committee. Firm's Strategic Development Partner. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® (1995: Banking Law). Member: State Bar of Arizona (Member, Law Practice Management Section); American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Real Estate Loan Workouts Law; Commercial Real Estate Law.Email: Kent W. Stevens
Peter A. Terry (Partner) born Sterling, Colorado, November 3, 1952; admitted to bar, 1978, Arizona and U.S. District Court, District of Arizona; 1979, California. Education: University of Arizona (B.A., 1975; J.D., 1978). Phi Delta Phi. Member, Arizona Law Review, 1977-1978; Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® (2009: Banking Law). Member: Maricopa County and American (Member, Sections on: Real Property, Probate and Trust Law; General Practice) Bar Associations; State Bar of Arizona; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Commercial Finance; Corporate; Real Estate; Real Estate Finance; Loan Workouts.Email: Peter A. Terry
Dawn C. Valdivia (Partner) admitted to bar, 2001, Arizona and U.S. District Court, District of Arizona; 2003, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: Arizona State University (B.A., magna cum laude, honors, 1997); University of Arizona (J.D., 2000). Arizona Labor and Employment Relations Association (Board Member and Editor of "The Exchange"), 2005-2009. Hispanic Leadership Institute, 2008 Graduate. Labor and Employment Practical Guide to Employment Relations, Author: "The Smoke Free Arizona Act: No Secondhand Joke," September 2007, "Pre-Dispute Arbitration Agreements - Are They Right For You?" March 2005; "NLRB Reverses Course on Outside Temps, Again," December 2004; "Non-Union Employers Regain the Right to Conduct Investigatory Interviews Without a Co-Worker Present," July 2004. Labor and Employment Law Symposium: "Think the National Labor Relations Act Doesn't Apply to You? Think Again," March 2004; "What is Protected Concerted Activity and Why Should I Care?" September 2004; "Labor and Management Issues: The Impact of Federal Labor Laws in Both Union and Non-Union Settings," The A to Z of Employment Law in Arizona, October 2004. Member: State Bar of Arizona (Co-Chair, Committee on Minorities and Women in the Law, 2008-2009); Los Abogados, Maricopa County Bar Association; American Bar Association; Hispanic National Bar Association; Arizona Women Lawyers Association. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment.Email: Dawn C. Valdivia
C. Bradley Vynalek (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, December 23, 1972; admitted to bar, 1999, Arizona and U.S. District Court, District of Arizona; 2007, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Stanford University (B.A., with honors, 1995); University of Arizona (J.D., 1999). Stanford University Public Service Honors Scholar. Recipient, Prize for Environmental Law and Public Policy Morris Udall Foundation. Author: "Suitum and the NAHB: A Collision Course to ADR," published in the University of Arizona College of Law Environmental Forum. Member, The Fund for American Studies Board of Alumni Council. Board of Directors, University of Arizona Law College. Commissioner for the Arizona Commerce and Economic Development Commission, 2008-present. Member: Maricopa County, American and Federal Bar Associations; State Bar of Arizona; Arizona Association of Defense Counsel (Board Member, Young Lawyer's Division). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Creditors Rights; Products Liability.Email: C. Bradley Vynalek
Mary Ann Welsh (Partner) born Indiana, June 19, 1951; admitted to bar, 1980, Indiana; 1986, Minnesota; 1990, Illinois; 1997, Arizona. Education: DePauw University (B.A., 1973); Indiana University (M.A., 1976; J.D., 1980). Author: "Revised UCC Article 9 Secured Transactions," Recent UCC Developments: What Arizona Practitioners Need to Know, National Business Institute, Inc., 2000; "UCC Update - Article 5," Commercial Practice Institute, Minnesota Institute Legal Education, 1994; "Financing for Chapter 11 Debtor-In-Possession Companies," Commercial Practice Institute, Minnesota Institute Legal Education, 1993; "Cash Collateral Financing," Bankruptcy Institute, Minnesota Continuing Legal Education, 1993; "Security Interests and Priority Issues Under Article 9," Mortgage Foreclosure in Minnesota, National Business Institute, Inc., 1992. Contributing Author: ABI's "Cracking the Code," On-Line Newsletter, 1996-1998; Ginsberg's "Bankruptcy Text, Statutes and Rules," 1990-1991 Supplements, Prentice Hall. Member: State Bar of Arizona; American Bar Association (Vice Chair, Programs and Publications Subcommittee, 2000 and Member, Business Bankruptcy Committee). Practice Areas: Commercial Finance; Commercial Bankruptcy; Secured Transactions.Email: Mary Ann Welsh
Jacque Nims Westling (Partner) born Phoenix, Arizona, April 11, 1958; admitted to bar, 1983, California; 1989, Arizona. Education: Stanford University (B.A., with Departmental honors, 1980); Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California, Berkeley (J.D., 1983). Order of the Coif. Member, California Law Review, 1981-1983. Author: Comment, "A Criticism of the Sale of Business Doctrine," California Law Review, 1983. Member: State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities Law; Venture Capital; Emerging Business Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Finance; Public Offerings.Email: Jacque Nims Westling
Lonnie J. Williams, Jr. (Partner) born Tucson, Arizona, February 15, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, Arizona, U.S. District Court, District of Arizona and Supreme Court of Arizona; 1988, U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit; 1989, U.S. Court of Appeals, 6th Circuit; 1994, U.S. Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit; 2003, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; 2008, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Arizona (B.S., with highest distinction, 1976); Yale University (J.D., 1979). Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® (1995: Commercial Litigation and Labor and Employment Law). Listed in Chambers USA (2003: General Commercial and Labor and Employment). Selected as a Southwest Super Lawyer (Business Litigation, 2007). Member: Maricopa County Bar Association (Past President); American Bar Association (Past Delegate); American College of Trial Lawyers (Fellow); National Bar Association (Member); American Bar Foundation (Fellow); Martindale-Hubbell Advisory Committee (Member); Arizona Women Lawyers Association (Member); National Conference of Bar Presidents (Past President). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Commercial Litigation; Tort Litigation; Banking Litigation; Real Estate Litigation.Email: Lonnie J. Williams, Jr.
Lori L. Winkelman (Partner) born Brookings, South Dakota; admitted to bar, 2001, Arizona and U.S. District Court, District of Arizona. Education: South Dakota State University (B.A., Economics, 1990); Arizona State University College of Law (J.D., 2001). Member: Maricopa County Bar Association; State Bar of Arizona; American Bankruptcy Institute. Practice Areas: Commercial Bankruptcy; Litigation.Email: Lori L. Winkelman
OF COUNSEL
James L. Burke, Jr. (Of Counsel) born Houston, Texas, August 30, 1960; admitted to bar, 1987, Arizona and U.S. District Court, District of Arizona; 1995, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: University of Kansas (B.S., with high distinction, 1982; J.D., 1987). Phi Eta Sigma; Phi Delta Phi. Member: State Bar of Arizona. Practice Areas: Commercial Bankruptcy.Email: James L. Burke, Jr.
Melody A. Emmert (Of Counsel) born Nashville, Tennessee, September 9, 1955; admitted to bar, 1979, Missouri and U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri; 1994, Arizona, U.S. District Court, District of Arizona, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 2007, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: University of Missouri (B.A., 1977; J.D., 1979). Author, "Termination of Parental Rights," Missouri Bar Continuing Legal Education Handbook, 1983. Member: The Missouri Bar; State Bar of Arizona; Arizona Association of Health Care Attorneys; American Health Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Health Care Litigation; Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA); Mental Health Law; Nursing Home Litigation; Health Care Facility Licensing; Health Care Privacy; Administrative Law; Medical Malpractice.Email: Melody A. Emmert
Cathy L. Knapp (Of Counsel) born Huntington, West Virginia, November 13, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, West Virginia; 1980, Arizona and U.S. District Court, District of Arizona; 1988, U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of Cincinnati (B.A., cum laude, 1974); Golden Gate University (M.S., Taxation, 1987); West Virginia University (J.D., 1977). Member, Valley of the Sun YMCA Endowment Committee. Speaker at Seminars on Estate Planning sponsored by the Valley of the Sun YMCA. Member, Board of Directors of the Arizona Citizens for the Arts. Certified Public Accountant, Arizona, 1983. Member: State Bar of Arizona; West Virginia State Bar. Fellow: American Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Real Property and Probate; Tax Law). Practice Areas: Taxation; Estate and Gift Taxation.Email: Cathy L. Knapp
P. Robert Moya (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1970, Arizona, California and District of Columbia. Education: Princeton University (A.B., 1966); Stanford University Law School (J.D., 1969). Listed in: Corporate/M&A, 2003; Who's Who in America; Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® (1987: Corporate Law, Securities Law); Chambers USA (2003-present: Corporate/M&A); selected as a Southwest Super Lawyer (Mergers and Acquisitions, 2007). Member: Maricopa County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Arizona (Member, Securities Law Section); Los Abogados/Hispanic Bar Association; Hispanic National Bar Association. Practice Areas: Corporate Services; Corporate Governance; Corporate Finance/Securities; Mergers and Acquisitions; International Law.Email: P. Robert Moya
Geoffrey M. Ossias (Of Counsel) born 1965; admitted to bar, 1997, Arizona; 1999, California. Education: Vassar College (A.B., 1987); University of California, Hastings College of the Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1997). Practice Areas: Corporate Finance/Securities; Mergers and Acquisitions; Private Equity/Venture Capital.Email: Geoffrey M. Ossias
Ilene R. Slate (Of Counsel) born April 13, 1970; admitted to bar, 1995, Illinois (inactive); 2004, Arizona. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., summa cum laude, 1992); Northwestern University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1995). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: Maricopa County Bar Association; State Bar of Arizona. Practice Areas: Real Estate.Email: Ilene R. Slate
ASSOCIATES
Gabriel T. Aguilera (Associate) born Glendale, Arizona; admitted to bar, 2002, Arizona and U.S. District Court, District of Arizona. Education: University of Arizona (B.S.B.A., magna cum laude, 1999); Duke University (J.D., 2002). Member: State Bar of Arizona (Business Law Section); Maricopa County Bar Association (Young Lawyers Division); Los Abogados Hispanic Bar Association; American Bar Association (Business Law Section and Young Lawyers Division). Practice Areas: Corporate Finance; Securities Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; General Business Law; Corporate Law.Email: Gabriel T. Aguilera
Wendy Kemp Akbar (Associate) born New York, N.Y.; admitted to bar, 2003, New York; 2003, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York; 2003, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York; 2006, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; 2008, Arizona; 2008, U.S. District Court, District of Arizona. Education: Swarthmore College (B.A., High Honors, 1999); University of Pennsylvania (J.D., 2002). Finalist, ATHENA Young Professional Award, Phoenix Chamber of Commerce, 2009. Advisory Board, Arizona Science and Engineering Fair, 2008. Chair and Member, Arizona State Bar Committee on Persons with Disabilities in the Legal Profession, 2008. Capitol School Volunteer, 2008. Co-author, "Managing Intellectual Property Rights and Patent Infringement Risks in Clinical Trials," Sixth National Conference on Managing Legal Risks in Structuring and Conducting Clinical Trials, 2007. Senior Editor, Journal of Constitutional Law, University of Pennsylvania Law School, 2001-2002. Law Clerk to Judge Victor Marrero, United States District Court, Southern District of New York, 2000. Sigma Xi Recipient, 1999. Author, "Horizontal Scanning Preference in Implicit Learning of Eye-Movement Control During Visual Search," Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, 40, S752, 1999. Drew Pearson Award for Journalistic Excellence, 1998. Member: American Bar Association; State Bar of Arizona; Maricopa County Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Intellectual Property; Technology; Litigation); New York State Bar Association; Association of the Bar of the City of New York. Fellow: Arizona State Bar Leadership Institute (2008-2009). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Technology Law; Trade Secrets; Unfair Competition; Litigation; Antitrust and Trade Regulation; Health Care.Email: Wendy Kemp Akbar
Sarah R. Anchors (Associate) born Coral Gable, Florida, November 28, 1978; admitted to bar, 2007, Arizona and U.S. District Court, District of Arizona. Education: University of Maryland, College Park (B.A., 2000); Arizona State University (J.D., 2007). Order of the Coif. William Pedrick Scholar. Recipient: Student of the Year, Arizona State University Women Law Students' Association; High Pro Bono Distinction. Articles Editor, Arizona State Law Journal, 2006-2007. Chair, Arizona State Law Journal Symposium Committee. President, Arizona State University Women Lawyers' Association, 2005-2006. Shelter Coordinator, Arizona State University Advocacy Program Against Domestic Violence, 2005-2007. Member: State Bar of Arizona; Maricopa County Bar Association. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Sarah R. Anchors
Walter J. Ashbrook (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, Arizona and U.S. District Court, District of Arizona. Education: Duke University (B.S., 2000); American Musical and Dramatic Academy (Certificate, 2002); Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law at Arizona State University (J.D., 2008). Pedrick Scholar. Outstanding Pro Bono Group Advisor. Recipient, Department of Treasury recognition for outstanding community service. Arizona State Law Journal, Assoicate Managing Editor. Extern in chambers of Hon. Judge Michael Daly Hawkins, U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit. Clinical extern, office of the Maricopa County Public Defender. Board Member, Valley Youth Theater. Member: State Bar of Arizona. Practice Areas: Commercial Bankruptcy.Email: Walter J. Ashbrook
Krystal M. Aspey (Associate) born Phoenix, Arizona, September 28, 1983; admitted to bar, 2008, Arizona. Education: Old Dominion University (B.S., summa cum laude, 2005); Arizona State University, Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2008). Pedrick Scholar; Cohen Professionalism Scholar. Recipient: High Pro Bono Distinction; Association of Trial Lawyers of America Partnership in Advocacy. Externship to the Honorable Judge Teilborg, U.S. District Court, Phoenix, Arizona. Member, American Bar Association Appellate Advocacy Moot Court. Member: State Bar of Arizona; American Bar Association; Arizona Women Lawyers Association; Arizona Justice Project. Practice Areas: Litigation; Construction Litigation.Email: Krystal M. Aspey
Michel J. Ayer (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Arizona. Education: California State Polytechnic University (B.S., 1999); University of Iowa Graduate College (M.S., 2007); University of Iowa College of Law (J.D., 2007). Author: "Why the Time has Arrived to Broaden Protection of Foreign Trademarks in the United States and Why it Won't Happen," 32 Journal of Corporation Law 927, 2007; Kara Homan, Bogdana Rus. Mount Vernon Parks and Schools Safe Connection Routes Plan, Mount Vernon, Iowa, 2007. Member: Arizona Bar Association; Maricopa County Bar Assocation; American Bar Association; American Planning Association. Practice Areas: Real Estate.Email: Michel J. Ayer
Amanda Grainger Biesbroeck (Associate) born Houston, Texas, September 7, 1982; admitted to bar, 2008, Arizona. Education: University of Arizona (B.A., magna cum laude, 2004); University of Arizona, James E. Rogers College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2008). Member, Arizona Law Review. Justice, ASUA Supreme Court. Member: State Bar of Arizona; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Amanda Grainger Biesbroeck
Alison Pulaski Carter (Associate) born Phoenix, Arizona, September 16, 1978; admitted to bar, 2007, Arizona and U.S. District Court, District of Arizona. Education: Yale University (B.A., 2001); University of Arizona, James E. Rogers College of Law (J.D., 2006). Perry Rogers Scholar 2003-2006. Ares Fellow, 2004. Writer, Arizona Law Review 2004-2006. Recipient, Award for Excellence in Legal Writing, 2004; Persuasive Communication Award for Outstanding Brief, 2005. Law Clerk to Hon. Earl H. Carroll, United States District Court, District of Arizona. Member: State Bar of Arizona. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Alison Pulaski Carter
Christine Cassetta (Associate) born Bronxville, New York; admitted to bar, 1992, New York; 1994, Arizona; 1998, U.S. District Court, District of Arizona. Education: Manhattanville College (B.A., 1988); St. John's University (J.D., 1991). Fellow: American Health Lawyers Association (Member); Arizona Association of Health Care Lawyers (Member). Member: Maricopa County Bar Association; Arizona State Bar. Practice Areas: Health Care.Email: Christine Cassetta
Simone Colgan Dunlap (Associate) admitted to bar, 2009, Arizona. Education: Whitman College (B.A., cum laude, 2002); University of Michigan Law School (J.D., cum laude, 2008). Business Development Editor, University of Michigan Journal of International Law, 2007-2008. Legal Extern, United States Department of State, Office of Legal Affairs at the United States Mission to the United Nations in Geneva. Judicial Intern, Hon. Stephen M. McNamee, U.S. District Court, District of Arizona. Volunteer, Capitol School Homeroom Program. Member: State Bar of Arizona; American Health Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Health Care.Email: Simone Colgan Dunlap
Amy R. Cotton (Associate) born Kansas City, Missouri, July 10, 1974; admitted to bar, 2006, Arizona. Education: Truman State University (B.S., cum laude, 1996); A.T. Still University, Arizona School of Health Sciences (M.S.P.T., 1999); Pepperdine University School of Law (J.D., 2005). Licensed physical therapist. Semifinalist, Moot Court Competition. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Entertainment Law/Television. Member: American Intellectual Property Association; American Health Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Health Care.Email: Amy R. Cotton
John S. Craiger (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, Arizona; U.S. District Court, District of Arizona. Education: University of Iowa (B.A., 1999); Universidad de Pais Vasco Scholar in San Sebastian, Spain (1998); University of Canterbury Law School, Christchurch, New Zealand (Awarded "Best Advocate," 2002); University of Iowa College of Law (J.D., 2002). Iowa Law Review. Moot Court Board Editor. National Moot Court Team. Board Member, Associates Club. Arizona Town Hall (Recorder, Training Committee). Member: State Bar of Arizona; American Bar Association (Member, Young Lawyer's Section, Litigation Division). Practice Areas: Commercial Bankruptcy.Email: John S. Craiger
Jason D. Curry (Associate) born Albuquerque, New Mexico, April 16, 1976; admitted to bar, 2008, Arizona. Education: University of New Mexico (B.S., 1999); Arizona State University (M.Ed., 2005); Texas Tech University School of Law (J.D., summa cum laude, 2008). Order of the Coif. Recipient: 2008 Prof. Dean Pawlowic Award for Excellence in Banker and Banking Law; 2008 Texas Banker Bar Association Frank R. Murray Award; Regent's Scholarship. Distinguished Banker, American College of Banker, 2008. Nominee, Law Student for the 5th Circuit. Comment Editor, Texas Tech Law Review, Vol. 40 and Member, Editorial Board, Texas Bank Lawyer, 2007-2008. Member: State Bar of Arizona.Email: Jason D. Curry
Lisa Davis (Associate) born September 15, 1972; admitted to bar, 2000, Arizona and U.S. District Court, District of Arizona; 2005, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 2007, Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.A., with honors, 1996); University College of London School of Law (International Comparative Law Course of Study, 1999); University of Texas at Austin School of Law (J.D., 2000). Sigma Tau Delta English Honor Society; Orange Jackets University Honors Society for Community Service. Recipient: Special Honors in English, University of Texas at Austin; Liberal Arts Honors, University of Texas at Austin. Member: State Bar of Arizona; State Bar of Texas; American Bar Association; American Health Lawyers Association. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Health Care; Litigation; Administrative Law; Business Law.Email: Lisa Davis
Hector J. Diaz (Associate) born Chandler, Arizona; admitted to bar, 2001, Arizona; 2006, U.S. District Court, District of Arizona. Education: Arizona State University (B.S., cum laude, 1995); University of Arizona (J.D., 2000). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: White Collar Crime; Criminal Law.Email: Hector J. Diaz
David E. Funkhouser III (Attorney) born Mason City, Iowa, October 10, 1977; admitted to bar, 2003, Arizona and U.S. District Court, District of Arizona. Education: University of Iowa (B.B.A., 2000); University of Iowa-Bordeaux Law Program, Arcachon, France; University of Iowa College of Law (J.D., 2003). Phi Delta Phi. Participant, Van Oosterhout Moot Court Competition. Member and Business Manager, The Journal of Corporation Law. Appointed, Arizona House of Representatives, 2008. Law School Foundation Representative, Student Bar Association. Volunteer Pro-Bono Lawyer, Volunteer Lawyer's Program. Volunteer, Capitol School Home Room Parent. Volunteer, Wills for Heroes Program. Past-Treasurer, Immediate Past-Vice President, The Associates Club. Founding Member, The Valley Professionals Network. Member: Member: Maricopa County (Member, Board of Directors, 2007) and American (Section of Litigation) Bar Associations; State Bar of Arizona (Mentor Committee, Member and Co-Chair of Committee's Seminar at 2006 Annual Convention). Practice Areas: Civil Appeals(10%); Complex and Multi-District Litigation(40%); Construction Law(10%); Debtor and Creditor(10%); Real Estate Litigation(30%).Email: David E. Funkhouser III
Isaac M. Gabriel (Associate) born Chico, California, June 9, 1976; admitted to bar, 2002, Arizona and U.S. District Court, District of Arizona. Education: University of Arizona (B.A., cum laude, with honors); Arizona State University (J.D., magna cum laude). Order of the Coif. Pederick Scholar. Winner, William C. Canby Appellate Advocacy Competition. Member, Arizona State National Moot Court Team. Staff Writer, Arizona State Law Journal, Fall, 2000. Volunteer, Capitol School Homeroom Program, 2002. Volunteer Pro-Bono Lawyer, Volunteer Lawyers Program. Member: State Bar of Arizona. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Creditor and Debtor; Litigation.Email: Isaac M. Gabriel
Catherine Guastello (Associate) born Detroit, Michigan; admitted to bar, 2006, Arizona and U.S. District Court, District of Arizona; 2007, Maryland. Education: University of Vermont (B.A., 1999); Arizona State University College of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2006). Order of the Coif; Recipient, 2006 Dean's Award; Pedrick Scholar. Note and Comment Editor, Arizona State Law Journal. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy.Email: Catherine Guastello
Jonathan G. Howard (Associate) born Phoenix, Arizona, November 23, 1982; admitted to bar, 2008, Arizona. Education: W.P. Carey School of Business, Arizona State University (B.S., summa cum laude, 2004); Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law at Arizona State University (J.D., cum laude, 2008). William H. Pedrick Scholar. Member: State Bar of Arizona. Practice Areas: Corporate Law.Email: Jonathan G. Howard
Jaclyn R. Johnson (Associate) born St. Ignatius, Montana, September 7, 1982; admitted to bar, 2009, Arizona and Navajo Nation. Education: Dartmouth College (B.A., 2005); University of Michigan Law School (J.D., 2008). A descendant of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Nation. Member: Arizona State Bar; Native American Bar Association of Arizona. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Indian Law; Environmental and Natural Resources in Indian Country; Commercial Transactions and Real Estate Financing on Indian Lands; Tribal Economic Development Projects.Email: Jaclyn R. Johnson
Stanton E. Johnson (Associate) born Ithaca, New York, June 19, 1973; admitted to bar, 2002, Arizona; 2007, Nevada. Education: Brigham Young University (B.S., 1999); University of Utah College of Law (J.D., 2002). Order of the Coif. Staff Editor, Utah Law Review, 2000-2002. Author, "Duties Under the Utah Revised Limited Liability Company Act: Analysis of a Statutory Conflict," 2002 Utah L.Rev. 551. Member: Maricopa County Bar Association; State Bar of Arizona. Practice Areas: Real Estate.Email: Stanton E. Johnson
Brenda M. Maloney (Associate) born Seoul, South Korea, June 30, 1971; admitted to bar, 2001, New Mexico; 2002, U.S. District Court, District of New Mexico; 2006, Arizona. Education: Creighton University (B.S.N., 1993); University of New Mexico (J.D., 2001); Saint Louis University (LL.M., Health Law, 2002). Member: State Bar of Arizona; State Bar of New Mexico (Health Law Section: Board of Directors and Secretary); American Bar Association (Member, Health Law Section). [1st Lt., U.S. Army, 1993-1996]. Practice Areas: Health and Hospital Law.Email: Brenda M. Maloney
Kathryn M. Moore (Associate) born St. Louis, Missouri, February 3, 1981; admitted to bar, 2007, Arizona. Education: Miami University (B.A., cum laude, 2003); Boston College Law School (J.D., 2006). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: State Bar of Arizona. Practice Areas: Real Estate.Email: Kathryn M. Moore
May Mowzoon (Associate) born Elmhurst, Illinois, October 31, 1968; admitted to bar, 2005, Arizona; 2006, U.S. District Court, District of Arizona; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Arizona State University (B.S., summa cum laude, 1991; M.S., summa cum laude, 2001; J.D., cum laude, 2004). Order of the Barristers. Pedrick Scholar. Editor, Arizona State Law Journal, 2004. Quarles & Brady Diversity Committee representative. Member: State Bar of Arizona. Fellow: Center for the Study of Law, Science and Technology, Sandra Day O'Conner College of Law. Law Clerk for the Honorable Ann S. Timmer, Judge of the Arizona Court of Appeals Division One. National Science Foundation Fellow, 1993-1996. Attorney Articles/Presentations: Co-Author, Unlimited? Introducing the New Generic Top Level Domains, Quarles & Brady Intellectual Property Law Update, March 2009; Co-Author, Are Process Patents Passé? Quarles & Brady Intellectual Property Law Update, January 2009; Co-Presenter, Data Security In The Retail Electronic Payment Industry, patent examiner's Technology Seminar, United States Patent and Trademark Office, June 2008. Co-Presenter, Avoiding The Mines In Data Mining, Continued Legal Education presentation; Co-Author, Genebank Management: A Review of Salient Ethical, Legal and Social Issues, 45 Jurimetrics, 205-224, 2005; Author, Access Versus Incentive: Balancing Policies in Genetic Patents, 35 Arizona State Law Journal 1007, 2003; Presenter, Simultaneous Prediction Of Human Arm Trajectories And Muscle Stress Levels, Neuroscience Conference, Los Angeles, California, November 1998; Presenter, Prediction Of Efficient Muscle Stress Levels, Society for Neuroscience - Arizona Chapter, Tucson, Arizona, January 1998; Co-presenter, Development of Neuroprosthetic Arm Control Concepts, Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting in Annals of Biomedical Engineering Society 626 V10 N5, October 1991. Languages: Farsi and Spanish. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property.Email: May Mowzoon
Benjamin J. Naylor (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Arizona; U.S. District Court, District of Arizona; 2006, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: University of Iowa (B.A., with distinction, 2002); University of Iowa (J.D., with distinction, 2005);. Phi Beta Kappa. Laurence Fairall Scholar. Staff Member, Journal of Corporation Law. Author/Presentation: "National Origin Discrimination in the Workplace," In-House Seminar, December 2008; You Want to See Retaliation? I'll Show You Retaliation!, 16th Annual Quarles & Brady LLP, Labor & Employment Law Symposium, September 2007; Impact of the New Minimum Wage Act on Arizona Employers, Quarles & Brady Breakfast Seminar, December 2006; Privacy Issues in the Workplace: How Far Can Employers Go to Protect Their Businesses, 15th Annual Quarles & Brady Streich Lang LLP, Labor & Employment Law Symposium, September 2006; Public Employee First Amendment and Whistleblower Rights After Garcetti v. Ceballos, 30th Annual ASBA Legal Perspectives Conference, September 2006. Board Member, Board of Directors of the American Lung Association, Phoenix Area, 2006-2008. Volunteer: Volunteer Lawyers Program; Capitol School, 2005. Member: State Bar of Arizona; American Bar Association. Transactions: Practices in the areas of labor and employment and general litigation. Recent experience includes: Counseling and representing employers in matters related to human resources, preventing and defending lawsuits and administrative actions, and advising employers on current trends and compliance with state and federal employment laws, including FLSA, ERISA, FMLA, USERRA, Title VII, ADA, ADEA, Arizona Wage Act, and Arizona Employment Protection Act; Defending class action claims relating to payment of wages and benefits under FSLA, ERISA, and RICO; Representing clients in the media sales and direct response marketing industries in contract and tort litigation across multiple states; Representing corporate and individual clients in temporary restraining order (TRO) and preliminary injunction proceedings relating to restrictive covenants, such as non-compete and non-solicitation agreements; Preparing comprehensive employment policies and handbooks for numerous employers in many states; Preparing executive and general employment contracts in the high-tech, non-profit, healthcare, and other industries. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Litigation.Email: Benjamin J. Naylor
Craig J. O'Loughlin (Associate) born Mesa, Arizona, May 22, 1974; admitted to bar, 2003, Arizona; U.S. District Court, District of Arizona; 2009, California. Education: Arizona State University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1999; J.D., 2003). Articles Editor, 2002-2003 and Staff Writer, 2001-2002, ASU Law Journal. Captain, 2002-2003 and Member, 2001-2002, National Moot Court Team (regional Champions). Pedrick Scholar. Member: State Bar of Arizona; Maricopa County and American (Member, Labor and Employment Section) Bar Associations; State Bar of California. Languages: Czech and Slovak. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment.Email: Craig J. O'Loughlin
Ryan S. Patterson (Associate) born September 25, 1981; admitted to bar, 2006, Arizona. Education: University of Arizona (B.S., summa cum laude, 2003); University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2006). Alpha Kappa Psi Professional Business Fraternity. Recipient, University of Arizona Accounting Department Graduate of the Year, Spring 2003. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Ryan S. Patterson
Katea M. Ravega (Associate) born Seymour, Indiana; admitted to bar, 2006, Arizona. Education: Valparaiso University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1999); Georgetown University (J.D., 2006); LEED AP (2009). Member, Georgetown University Institute for Public Representation, environmental law clinic. Georgetown International Environmental Law Review, Executive Editor. Georgetown University Pro Bono Award. Director, Arizona Green Chamber of Commerce, Phoenix Chapter. Member, U.S. Green Building Council, Arizona Chapter. Director, Georgetown University Club of Phoenix. Member, Valley Forward Livability Summit Steering Committee. Member: American Bar Association; State Bar of Arizona; Air and Waste Management Association; Arizona Women Lawyers Association (Mentoring Committee Co-Chair). Languages: Spanish and French. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Clean Energy, Climate Change and Sustainability; Jet Fuel Consortium; Indian Law; China Law.Email: Katea M. Ravega
Rachel L. Robertson (Associate) born Phoenix, Arizona, October 23, 1980; admitted to bar, 2009, Arizona; U.S. District Court, District of Arizona. Education: Arizona State University (B.A., 2003); University of Arizona (J.D., 2008). Writer, Arizona Journal of International and Comparative Law. Externship to the Honorable Randolph J. Haines, United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Arizona, Phoenix, Arizona. Member: State Bar of Arizona. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment.Email: Rachel L. Robertson
Peter Sanz (Associate) born 1978; admitted to bar, 2004, Arizona. Education: University of Arizona (B.S., 2000); University of Arizona College of Law (J.D., 2004). Executive Note Editor, University of Arizona Law Review. Practice Areas: Real Estate.Email: Peter Sanz
Michelle A. Schultz (Associate) born Minneapolis, Minnesota; admitted to bar, 2006, Arizona. Education: University of Minnesota, Carlson School of Management (B.S.B., with distinction, 2003); University of Cincinnati (J.D., cum laude, 2006). Member: State Bar of Arizona; American Bar Association; Maricopa County Bar Association (Corporate Counsel Division, Board of Directors and Treasurer). Languages: French. Practice Areas: Corporate Finance/Securities(25%); Corporate Services(25%); Mergers and Acquisitions(25%); Private Equity and Venture Capital(25%).Email: Michelle A. Schultz
Ryan M. Schultz (Associate) born Minneapolis, Minnesota, April 2, 1979; admitted to bar, 2006, Arizona; 2007, California; U.S. District Court, District of Arizona. Education: University of Minnesota (B.S., Biochemistry and Genetics, Cell Biology and Development, 2002); University of Cincinnati (J.D., 2006). Sigma Phi Epsilon. Associate Member, 2005 and Citations Editor, 2006, University of Cincinnati Law Review. Volunteer, Capital School Reading Tutor, 2006; Volunteer, Pro-Bono Lawyer; Volunteer, Wills for Heroes Program, 2006. Member: State Bar of Arizona; American Bar Association (Intellectual Property Section); Maricopa County Bar Association (Intellectual Property Section); State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Commercial Transactions Litigation(40%, 8); Intellectual Property(50%, 10); Civil Litigation(10%, 1).Email: Ryan M. Schultz
Keeley K. Smith (Associate) born Phoenix, Arizona; admitted to bar, 2007, Arizona. Education: Arizona State University (B.S., cum laude, 1996; J.D., 2007). Regent's Scholarship. Business Editor, Arizona State Law Journal, 2006-2007. Member: Maricopa County and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy(100%).Email: Keeley K. Smith
Rowan P. Smith (Associate) born Harrogate, United Kingdom, August 24, 1980; admitted to bar, 2007, Arizona. Education: Arizona State University (B.S., Electrical Engineering, 2002; J.D., magna cum laude, 2007). Order of the Coif. Research Fellow, Center for Law, Science and Technology, Arizona State University. Member: State Bar of Arizona; American Bar Association (Member, Intellectual Property Section). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Patent Drafting; Technology Law; Technology Licensing; China Law.Email: Rowan P. Smith
Lauren Stine (Associate) born Phoenix, Arizona, October 16, 1980; admitted to bar, 2007, Arizona and U.S. District Court, District of Arizona. Education: Arizona State University (B.A., summa cum laude and B.S., summa cum laude, 2003; J.D., magna cum laude, 2007). Phi Beta Kappa; Golden Key; Phi Eta Sigma; Gamma Beta Phi; Order of the Coif; Dean's Award; Order of the Barristers. Willard H. Pedrick Scholar. Jessup International Moot Court Team. Staff Writer and Business Editor, Arizona State Law Journal. Law Clerk to the Honorable W. Scott Bales, Arizona Supreme Court, 2006-2007. Boys & Girls Clubs of Metropolitan Phoenix Branch Development Board Officer. Volunteer: Arizona Justice Project; Capital School Homeroom Program; Quarles Cares chairperson. Practice Areas: Litigation; Appellate Practice.Email: Lauren Stine
Yvonne D. Stuckey (Associate) born Angles City, Philippines, August 23, 1975; admitted to bar, 2003, Arizona and U.S. District Court, District of Arizona. Education: University of California at Berkeley (B.A., 1998); Howard University School of Law (J.D. 2003). Member: State Bar of Arizona; Maricopa County Bar Association (Young Lawyers Division); American Bar Association (Young Lawyers Division and Business Law Section); Arizona Black Bar; National Bar Association. Practice Areas: Corporate Services; Corporate Finance; Mergers and Acquisitions; Securities.Email: Yvonne D. Stuckey
Andrea S. Tazioli (Associate) born Tulare, California, November 11, 1977; admitted to bar, 2008, Arizona. Education: Loyola Marymount University (B.A., 1999); Georgetown University (M.A., 2003); Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., 2008). Recipient: Pro Bono Pledge Award Recipient; CALI Award: Family Law. Speaker, Georgetown Law Student Commencement. Member, Georgetown Law Domestic Violence Clinic. Associate Director, Financial Aid, Georgetown Law. Special Assistant, Associate Vice President for Graduate Admissions, Georgetown Law. Member: State Bar of Arizona. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Andrea S. Tazioli
Susan Brichler Trujillo (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Arizona; 2005, U.S. District Court, District of Arizona; 2007, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: University of Arizona (B.A., 1995; M.A., 1998); University of Notre Dame (J.D., 2004). Judicial Intern to the Hon. Roslyn O. Silver, U.S. District Court, District of Arizona, 2001. Member, Lorna Lockwood Inn of Court. Committee Member, Oscar Night America 2005, The Arthritis Foundation. Capital School Homeroom Parent. Volunteer, Wills for Heroes, 2005. Member, Special Projects Committee, Arizona Women's Education and Employment, Inc., 2007. Member: State Bar of Arizona; American Bar Association; Association of Arizona Health Care Lawyers. Practice Areas: Health Care.Email: Susan Brichler Trujillo
Mark Vilaboy (Associate) born Havana, Cuba, March 4, 1960; admitted to bar, 2002, Arizona; 2003, U.S. District Court, District of Arizona; 2005, U.S. Tax Court. Education: Mercy College of Detroit (B.A., summa cum laude, 1982); Arizona State University (J.D., cum laude, 2002). Pedrick Scholar. Recipient, Outstanding Graduate Award, ASU Alumni Association, 2002. Editor-in-Chief, Arizona State Law Journal, 2001-2002. Extern to the Hon. Michael Daly Hawkins, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Co-Author: "2004 Important Developments in State and Local Tax," State & Local Tax Lawyer, 2005; Comment, "Playing the Apprendi Card: Revisiting Judicial Fact Finding in Arizona's Death Penalty Scheme," Arizona State Law Journal, 2001. Member: State Bar of Arizona (Fellow; Member, Tax Section); American Bar Association (Member, Taxation Section). Reported Cases: Arizona Department of Revenue v. Salt River Project Agricultural & Power District, 212 Ariz. 35, 126 P.3d 1063 (Ct. App. 2006). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Taxation.Email: Mark Vilaboy
Cathleen T. Yu (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Arizona and U.S. District Court, District of Arizona. Education: University of Chicago (B.A., with honors, 2003); University of Michigan (J.D., cum laude, 2006). Board Member, Arizona Educational Foundation. Member, Selection Committee, Wells Fargo Teacher's Partner Program. Volunteer, Arizona Animal Welfare League. Clarence Darrow Scholar, University of Michigan Law School. Contributing Editor, Michigan Law Review, 2005-2007. Board of Directors, Arizona Educational Foundation. Judicial Extern, the Honorable Susan R. Bolton, U.S. District Court, District of Arizona, 2005. Member: State Bar of Arizona. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Corporate Finance; Mergers and Acquisitions; Private Equity; Venture Capital.Email: Cathleen T. Yu
Marian M. Zapata-Rossa (Associate) born Tegucigalpa, Honduras, January 11, 1980; admitted to bar, 2008, Arizona and U.S. District Court, District of Arizona. Education: The Ohio State University (B.A., cum laude, 2002); Howard University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2007). U.S. Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute Fellow, 2002-2003. Best Advocate, Huver I. Brown Trial Advocacy Moot Court Team Intraschool Competition, 2005. Law Clerk, Administrative Judge Gladys O. Collazo, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 2004-2005. Board Secretary, MANA de Nation's Capital, 2004. Member: State Bar of Arizona; Los Abogados Bar Association (Board Member); Maricopa County Bar Association (Young Lawyers Division, Board Member); American Bar Association; Hispanic National Bar Association. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment.Email: Marian M. Zapata-Rossa
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