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| | Address | | Jackson Plaza, 4600 South Mill Avenue, Suite 125 | | Tempe, Arizona 85282 | | (Maricopa Co.) | | | |
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(Main Office)
| Grasso Law Firm, P.C. practices in the following areas of law:
Trial Practice, Insurance Defense, Professional Liability, Commercial Litigation, Social Service Liability, Municipal Law, Civil Rights, Police Liability, School District Liability, Contracts Litigation, Employment Law, Federal Civil Practice, Civil Litigation, Personal Injury, Intellectual Property Litigation. | Firm Profile:
Grasso Law Firm, P.C. handles matters throughout the State of Arizona. The firm is listed in Martindale-Hubbell's Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers. | | Firm Size: 5 | | Robert Grasso, Jr. (Senior Member) born Rochester, New York, March 11, 1967; admitted to bar, 1993, Arizona and U.S. District Court, District of Arizona; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Arizona State University (B.S., magna cum laude, 1990; J.D., magna cum laude, 1993). Order of the Coif. Recipient: Best Oral Advocate; International Academy of Trial Lawyers Award. Legal Research and Writing Instructor, Arizona State University. Legal Extern, Honorable Robert J. Corcoran, Arizona Supreme Court and the Honorable Robert C. Broomfield of Arizona Federal District Court. Member: Maricopa County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Arizona; Arizona Association of Defense Counsel; Arizona University Alumni Association; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Professional Liability; Insurance Defense; Municipal Liability. Email: Robert Grasso, Jr. | | Kim S. Alvarado (Senior Member) born Rochester, New York, February 7, 1972; admitted to bar, 1997, Arizona. Education: Azusa Pacific University (B.A., Political Science, 1994); Arizona State University (J.D., summa cum laude, 1997). Order of the Coif. Recipient: ASU Alumni Association Outstanding Graduate; Sandra Day O'Connor Constitutional Law Award; Mary M. Schroeder Federal Practice Award, Pedrick Scholar. Author: "Modern International Commerce Expands Traditional Notions of Personal Jurisdiction in Arizona, 28 Ariz. St. L.J. 397 (1996). Judicial Clerk to Hon. Michael Daly Hawkins, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, 1997-1998. Member: Maricopa County Bar Association; State Bar of Arizona; Arizona Women Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Professional Liability; Employment Law; Insurance Defense; Municipal Liability. Email: Kim S. Alvarado | | Susan H. Purtill (Member) born Toledo, Ohio, March 26, 1961; admitted to bar, 1989, Michigan; 1991, Arizona and U.S. District Court, District of Arizona. Education: Denison University (B.A., 1983); University of Toledo, College of Law (J.D., 1987). Member: Maricopa County Bar Association; Women and Minority Task Force, 2004—; Arizona Women Lawyers Association (Member, Maricopa Chapter, Board of Directors, 1999—; State Board of Directors, 2001—; President-Elect, 2005—). Reported Cases: Park Central Mall, LLC v. Maricopa County, 197 Ariz. 532, 4 P3d 107; Frederikson v. Maricopa County, 497 Ariz. 104, 3 P.3d 1024. Practice Areas: Professional Liability; Insurance Defense; Municipal Liability. Email: Susan H. Purtill | | —————————— | | Jamie R. Heller (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Arizona. Education: Washington University (B.A., Economics and Social Thought & Analysis, 2002); Whittier Law School (J.D., magna cum laude, 2005). Recipient: Dean's Merit Scholar; CALI Excellence Awards. Listed, Top 10% of Class. Judicial Clerk to Hon. Patrick Irvine, Arizona Court of Appeals. Member: State Bar of Arizona. Practice Areas: Professional Liability; Insurance Defense; Municipal Liability. | | LEGAL SUPPORT PERSONNEL | | Hilary Patrick (Paralegal and Firm Administrator) Education: Heald College (A.S. in Legal Administration, with honors); Arizona Paralegal, ABA (General Paralegal Studies, high distinction). Senior Paralegal in high-profile and complex jury trials. Email: Hilary Patrick |
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