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| | Address | | One Arizona Center, 400 East Van Buren Street, Suite 800 | | Phoenix, Arizona 85004 | | (Maricopa Co.) | | | |
| | Contact Information | | Phone: 602-256-6100 | | Facsimile: 602-256-6800 | | Visit Our Website | | http://www.rdp-law.com | | | Send Us Email |  |
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| Roshka DeWulf & Patten, PLC practices in the following areas of law:
Complex Business Litigation, Securities Litigation, Arbitration and Mediation, SEC, State and FINRA Enforcement Proceedings, Internal Corporate Investigations, Public Utility Law, Energy, Telecommunications; Administrative, Civil and Appellate Litigation for Regulated Industries. | | Year Established: 1995 | Firm Profile:
Arizona Member of International Network of Boutique Law Firms in the areas of Business Litigation and Telecommunications. | | Firm Size: 9 | Representative Clients:
Alltel; American Network Securities Corporation; Arizona Payphone Association; Baker Brothers Floorcovering, Inc.; Bashas' Markets Incorporated; Cox Communications; Cricket Communications; Cue Financial Group, Inc.; Grand Canyon Council Inc. Boy Scouts of America; Gulf Oil Company Limited Partnership; Jaren Corporation; Mohave Electric Cooperative, Inc.; New Mexico and Arizona Land Company; Patagonia Holdings, LLC; Phoenix Children's Hospital Foundation; Phoenix Suns Charities; Roth Capital Partners, Inc.; Shasta Industries, Inc.; Tucson Electric Power Company; UniSource Energy Company; Valley Commerce Bank. | | MEMBERS | | John E. DeWulf (Member) born Kearney, Nebraska; admitted to bar, 1981, Arizona; 1982, California. Education: University of Nebraska at Lincoln (B.A., with honors, 1978); University of Arizona (J.D., 1981). Member, The Order of Barristers. Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America, Commercial Litigation, 2007, 2008; Southwest Super Lawyers, Business Litigation, 2007, 2008; Super Lawyers, Corporate Counsel Edition, 2008. Member: Maricopa County and American (Member, Sections on Litigation, Business Law; Committee on Business Torts; Committee on Corporate Counsel) Bar Associations; State Bar of Arizona (Chairman, Trial Practice Section, 1990-1991); State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Securities Litigation. Email: John E. DeWulf | | Michael W. Patten (Member) born Northampton, Massachusetts; admitted to bar, 1984, Arizona. Education: Claremont McKenna College (B.A., summa cum laude, 1981); Harvard Law School (J.D., 1984). Listed: The Best Lawyers in America, Communications Law and Energy Law, 2007—; Southwest Super Lawyers, Utilities, 2007. Law Clerk to the Honorable Charles L. Hardy, United States District Court, District of Arizona, 1984-1986. Member: State Bar of Arizona. Practice Areas: Public Utility Law; Telecommunications; Energy. Email: Michael W. Patten | | Paul J. Roshka, Jr. (Member) born Danbury, Connecticut; admitted to bar, 1973, Connecticut; 1974, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut; 1975, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 1978, U.S. Supreme Court; 1983, Arizona; 1984, U.S. District Court, District of Arizona and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: St. Joseph's University, Pennsylvania (B.S., 1969); University of Connecticut (J.D., 1972). Faculty Associate, White-Collar Crime, 1981-1992 and Organized Crime, 1983-1989, School of Justice Studies, Arizona State University. Assistant Prosecutor, Connecticut Chief State's Attorney's Office, 1974-1977. Staff Member, 1977-1978, Director of Enforcement, 1978-1981 and Assistant Director of Securities, 1981-1984, Arizona Securities Division. Continuously listed in, The Best Lawyers in America, Commercial Litigation, 2004—. Selected as, Member of Arizona's Finest Lawyers, Business Litigation, 2006—. Listed in, Southwest Super Lawyers, Securities Litigation, 2007, 2008. President, International Network of Boutique Law Firms, Arizona Chapter. Member: State Bar of Arizona (Member, Sections on: Securities; Litigation; Alternate Dispute Resolution; Corporation Law, Business and Banking Law); American Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Litigation and Securities, Broker-Dealer and Complex Crimes Litigation Committees, as well as the subcommittee on Securities Arbitration and Securities Enforcement). Practice Areas: Securities Litigation; SEC Enforcement; FINRA Enforcement Proceedings; Arbitration; Mediation; Insurance; Banking Law; Real Estate; Internal Corporate Investigations. Email: Paul J. Roshka, Jr. | | PARTNERS | | John Matthew Derstine (Partner) born Elkhart, Indiana; admitted to bar, 1987, Arizona. Education: University of Arizona (B.A., with distinction, 1984); Hastings College of the Law, University of California (J.D., 1987). Note and Comment Editor, Hastings Constitutional Law Quarterly. Member: Maricopa County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Arizona. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Construction Litigation; Bankruptcy Litigation; Creditors Rights; Public Utility; Energy. Email: John Matthew Derstine | | Darlene M. Wauro (Partner) born Toronto, Ontario, Canada; admitted to bar, 1992, Arizona. Education: Arizona State University (B.S., summa cum laude, 1986; J.D., cum laude, 1992). Beta Gamma Sigma. Certified Public Accountant, Arizona. Recipient: Medallion of Merit Award; Regents' Academic Scholarship; Willard Pedrick Scholar. Associate Managing Editor, Arizona State Law Journal. Author: Note, "Cooter & Gell v. Hartmarx Corporation: Rule 11 Clarified?" 23 Arizona State Law Journal, 1149, Winter, 1991. Member: Maricopa County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Arizona. Reported Cases: Grand Canyon Trust v. Arizona Corp. Comm'n, 210 Ariz. 30, 107 P.3d 356 (App. 2005). Languages: French. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation. Email: Darlene M. Wauro | | ASSOCIATES | | Jeffrey D. Gardner (Associate) born Fargo, North Dakota; admitted to bar, 2002, Arizona and U.S. District Court, District of Arizona; 2003, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 2004, Texas; 2005, U.S. District Court, District of Northern Texas. Education: University of Minnesota (B.A., 1999); Chicago-Kent College of Law (J.D., with certificate in International and Comparative Law, 2002). Co-Author: "Five Things to Remember When Drafting or Responding to a Securities Fraud Class Action Complaint," A.B.A. Sec. Lit., CADS Committee, Vol. 17, No. 1 (2007); Author: "Mutual Fund Market Timing and Late Trading Investigations: The Current Landscape," A.B.A. Sec. Lit., Securities Litigation Committee, Vol. 16, No. 3 (2006); Chair: "Timing is Everything: The Civil, Regulatory and Criminal Implications of Backdated Stock Options," ABA Litigation Section Annual Meeting (2007). Member: Maricopa County Bar Association(Member, Securities Regulation); State Bar of Arizona (Member, Sections on Securities Law); State Bar of Texas (Member, Section on Oil and Gas); American Bar Association (Sub Committee Chair of Class Actions and Derivative Suits Committee; Member, Litigation Section); Financial Planning Association. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Securities Litigation; Class Actions; Corporate Litigation. Email: Jeffrey D. Gardner | | Jason D. Gellman (Associate) born New York, New York; admitted to bar, 1998, Arizona; 2002, U.S. District Court, District of Arizona. Education: Wesleyan University (B.A., 1993); Arizona State University (J.D., 1997). Member: State Bar of Arizona. Practice Areas: Public Utility Law; Energy; Telecommunications Law; Administrative Law; Regulatory Law. Email: Jason D. Gellman | | James M. McGuire (Associate) born Auburn, Washington; admitted to bar, 2001, Arizona. Education: University of Arizona (B.A., 1998; J.D., magna cum laude, 2001). Member, J. Reuben Clark Law Society, 2003. Member: Maricopa County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Arizona. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Securities Litigation. Email: James M. McGuire | | Timothy Sabo (Associate) admitted to bar, 2001, Arizona, Supreme Court of Arizona, U.S. District Court, District of Arizona and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 2003, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.S., 1995); Arizona State University (J.D., cum laude, 2001). Member: State Bar of Arizona. Practice Areas: Public Utility Law; Appellate Practice. Email: Timothy Sabo | | PARALEGALS | | Barbara Gerhart born Allentown, Pennsylvania; Education: Arizona State University, West (B.S. Administration of Justice, summa cum laude, Dean's List, 1998); Academy of Business College (AA, Paralegal Studies, class salutatorian, 1996). Alpha Phi Sigma. Treasurer and Vice President, 1997-1998. Member: Arizona Paralegal Association. Practice Areas: Public Utility Law; Energy; Telecommunications Law. Email: Barbara Gerhart | | Joyce R. Goodwin born Sunnyside, Washington; Education: Arizona State University (B.S., cum laude, 1985); Arizona Institute of Paralegal Studies (Paralegal Certificate; 1987). Certified Legal Assistant, CLA, 1992. Member: Arizona Paralegal Association; National Association of Legal Assistants. Practice Areas: Securities Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Construction Litigation; Administrative Law; Trial Support. Email: Joyce R. Goodwin |
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