Practice Areas - Commercial Litigation
- Construction Litigation
- Tort Liability Litigation
- Medical Malpractice
- Class Action Litigation
- Franchise Law and Litigation
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- Insurance Defense
- Probate Litigation
- Employment Litigation
- Environmental Litigation
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| Contact Info | Telephone: 520.529.4268
Fax: 520.529.4262
http://www.rllaz.com
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| Mailing Address | 6363 North Swan Road, Suite 151, Tucson, Arizona, 85718 |
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| University | University of San Francisco, B.A., magna cum laude, 1977 |
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| Law School | Stanford University, J.D., 1980 |
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| Admitted | 1980, Arizona and U.S. District Court, District of Arizona; 1983, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1984, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; 1985, U.S. Supreme Court |
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| Memberships | State Bar of Arizona (Member: Executive Committee, Trial Practice Section, 1995-2000; Disciplinary Committee, 1989-1997); Tucson Federal Bar Association (President, 1999-2000); American Bar Association (House of Delegates, 1999-2003). |
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| Born | Fairbanks, Alaska, March 27, 1957 |
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| Biography | Recipient: Best Lawyers in America (Commercial Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation, Banking & Finance Litigation, Intellectual Property Litigation, Real Estate Litigation, and Regulatory Enforcement Litigation); Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers for Business Litigation; Southwest Super Lawyers, Litigation, One of Top 50 Lawyers in Arizona in Inaugural Edition; Benchmark America's Leading Litigation Firms and Attorney, One of Seven "Litigation Stars" in Arizona; 2010 Father of the Year awarded by Tucson Fathers Day Council. Author: "Business Torts: A Fifty-State Guide," Author/Editor for Arizona, 2007, 2008, 2009, & 2010 editions; "Real Estate Litigation in Arizona," Lorman Education Services, 2007; "Managing the Cost of Electronic Discovery," General Counsel Roundtable, 2004 (Author and Editor); "The Changing Dynamics of Bear Management: Arizona's Experience with Litigation from a Bear Mauling," 7th Western Black Bear Workshop (2000); "Planning Ahead to Avoid Legal Malpractice," National Business Institute (1997); "Punitive Damages from the Plaintiff's Perspective," State Bar of Arizona, 1996; "Employment at Will in Arizona: Dogma or Dinosaur," Lorman Education Services, 1994; "Life Under the Zlaket Rules: Newfound Professionalism and Cooperation or Just New Battlegrounds?" State Bar of Arizona, Arizona Legal Skills, 1992; "Ethical Considerations in Filing Dispositive Motions," American Bar Association, Section of Tort and Insurance Practice, National Institute Publication entitled Streamlining Your Case, 1991; "Arbitration in the Nineties," Arizona Attorney, 1990; "Emerging Areas of Employer Liability," Personnel Law Update, Council on Education in Management, 1989; Environmentalist of the Year, Arizona Game & Fish Commission, 2007. Organization Member, Lawyers Advisory Board, Ninth Circuit, 2004-2006. At Large Member, Executive Committee of Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference, 2003-2006. Lawyer Representative, Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference, 2000-2003. Chairman, Arizona Delegation, 2002. Judge Pro-Tempore, Pima County Superior Court, 1991-2010. Member, Commission on Trial Court Appointments, Pima County, 1993-1998. Board Trustee, Arizona Aerospace Foundation (Pima Air & Space Museum), 2009-2010. Board Member, President, 2009-2011 and Golf Tournament Chair, 2007 and 2008, Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, Tucson Chapter. Conservation Committee and Member, 2004-2008, National Rifle Association, Hunting and Wildlife. Member, Tucson Conquistadors, 2000-present. Board Member, Los Charros del Desierto, 1997-present. Life Member, Tucson Fiesta Bowl Committee, 1986-present. Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers; American Board of Trial Advocates.
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| Reported Cases | Research Corp. Technologies, Inc. v. Microsoft Corp., 627 F.3d 859 (2010); Jane Roe Dancer I-VII v. Golden Coin, Ltd., 124 Nev. 28 (2008); Research Corp. Technologies, Inc. v. Microsoft Corp., 536 F.3d 1247 (2008); Lewis v. Newhope Family Service Adoption Agency, 223 Fed.Appx.80 (2d Cir. 2007); In Re: A&E Family Investment, L.L.C. 339 8 R 249 (Bkrtcy. D. AZ 2007); Bloxham v. Glock, Inc., 203 Ariz. 271, 53 P.3d 196 (App. 2002); Gamez v. Brush Wellman, Inc., 201 Ariz. 266, 34 P.3d 375 (App. 2001); Loral Terracom v. Valley Nat. Bank, 49 F.3d 555 (9th Cir. 1995); Robin Cable Systems L.P. v. City of Sierra Vista, 842 F.Supp. 380 (D. Ariz. 1993); Nanini v. Nanini, 166 Ariz. 287 (1990); Matter of Carragher, 157 Ariz. 219 (1988); 756 P.2d 316 (1988); In Re: Estate of Ivancovich, 151 Ariz. 442, 728 P.2d 661 (App. 1986); Gates Learjet Corporation v. Jensen, 743 F.2d 1325 (9th Cir. 1984); In re Dumas, 28 B.R. 1 (B.A.P. 9th Cir. 1983); Foremost-McKesson Corp. v. Allied Chemical Co., 140 Ariz. 108 )1983); 680 P.2d 818 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1983); State v. Murphy, 131 Ariz. 354 (1982); 641 P.2d 268 (Ariz.Ct.App. 1982); Lone Mountain Ranch, Inc. v. Dillingham Inv., Inc., 131 Ariz.583 (1982); 643 P.2d 28 (Ariz.Ct.App.1982). |
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| ISLN | 901930116 |
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