Bar Fellowship
American Bar Foundation; Super Lawyers® Top 50 Lawyers in Arizona, 2009-2012; The Best Lawyers in America (Arbitration, Commercial Litigation, Construction Litigation, Mediation, Real Estate Litigation), 2003-2015; Arizona's Finest Lawyers, 2010-present. ARTICLES AND PRESENTATIONS“Drafting an Effective ADR Clause,” State Bar of Arizona, Construction Law Section, November 2013, and ADR Section, May 2014; “Arbitration in Arizona: Changes Have Arrived,” www.sackstierney.com, March 2013; “Arizona Construction Law Practice Manual (2nd Ed. 2011),” Contributing Editor“Construction Quality: Do It Right or Pay the Price” (co-editor), www.doitrightllc.org, Prentice-Hall, 2011; “Arbitration in Arizona: Changes Are Coming,” www.sackstierney.com, September 2010; “Arbitration and Mediation 'Nuts and Bolts' for Owners and Contractors,” Lorman Education Services, March 2010; “The Law Regarding Indemnity, a Crucial Factor in Control,” Lorman Education Services, March 2009; “Errors and Omissions in Plans and Specifications: Spearin and Kubby Cases,” Lorman Education Services, March 2009; “Overview of New AIA Contract Documents,” Lorman Education Services, March 2009; “Mediation vs. Arbitration – Trends in Alternative Dispute Resolution in Arizona,” Lorman Education Services, March 2009; “Maximizing/Uncovering the Hidden Value in Construction Schedules through Buy-In and Collaboration in Arizona,” Lorman Education Services, December 2008; “The Arizona Mechanics Lien Law and Stop Order Law as Recently Amended: the New Definition of 'Completion,'” seminar text; “Construction Defect Litigation,” seminar text“'Unless and Until' Clauses: Slow Pay for Subcontractors,” 1989 Arizona Contractors Association Almanac and State Bar Construction Law Section Newsletter, March 1990; “Some Key Changes in the New 2007 AIA Documents,” April 2008; “Controlling the Means of Construction: New Exposure for Architects on Construction Jobs,” Southwest Contractor, January 1985; “Our Prisons: Upside Down & Backwards Priorities,” Tempe Daily News, August 1984; “Alternatives to Incarceration,” Scottsdale Progress, Saturday Magazine, January 1980; “Prison Crisis: a Need for Rehabilitative Programs” (co-author), Weekly Gazette Convention Issue, May 1979; “Arizona Corrections: Accomplishments and Unfinished Business” (co-author), ARIZONA BAR JOURNAL, August 1978; Litigation Manual (Contributing Editor), Maricopa County Bar Association. COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP: St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center Community Board: Past Chair; Arizona Behavioral Health Corporation: Board of Directors; Arizona Foundation for Behavioral Health: Board of Directors; Phoenix Community ToolBank: Board of Directors; Restorative Justice Resources Coalition, Inc.: Chairman; Arizona Coalition for Tomorrow: Past President; Irish American Cultural Institute: Past Chair; Arizona State University College of Law: Former Adjunct Professor of Construction Law; Maricopa County Self-Insured Trust Fund: Past Chair, Board of Trustees; Valley Leadership, Inc.: Past Member, Board of Directors; Arizona Policy Forum, Vice President, 1998-2006; Provost's Advisory Committee, ASU West, 1997-2004; Arizona Prison Industries, Chairman, Board of Trustees, 1981-1987; Governor's Commission on Computers in Education: Chair, 1984-1985; Maricopa County Nonpartisan Commission on Trial Court Appointments, 1975-1979; Peace Corps: Volunteer, 1966-1969.
Member: American Bar Association; State Bar of Arizona: Alternative Dispute Resolution Section, Past Chair; Construction Law Section, Past Chair; Co-editor, “Construction Law Practice Manual”; American Arbitration Association: Commercial Panel, Construction Panel, Construction Mediation Panel.
