University Attended:
Brooklyn College of the City University of New York, B.A., magna cum laude, 1974
Law School Attended:
South Texas College of Law, J.D., 1977
Year of First Admission:
1978
Admission:
1978, Arizona; U.S. District Court, District of Arizona; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court; 2011, Texas; U.S. District Court in the Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas; 2013, New York; 2014, District of Columbia
Memberships:
Maricopa County (President, Young Lawyers Association, 1981-1992, Chairman, Judicial Evaluation Poll Committee, 1985-1990, and American Bar Associations (Member, Trial Evidence Committee, Section on Litigation); State Bar of Arizona (Secretary, Civil Rules and Practice Committee, 1987-1988, Chairman, Trial Practice Section, 1988; Chairman, Town of Cave Creek Planning & Zoning Commission).
Birth Information:
New York, N.Y., September 27, 1952
Reported Cases:
Dean v. Arpaio, 382 F. App'x. 585 (9th Cir. 2010)We Are Am./Somos Am. Coal. of Arizona v. Maricopa County Bd. Of Supervisors, 386 F. App'x. 726 (9th Cir. 2010)Weatherford ex rel. Michael L. v. State, 206 Ariz. 529, 81 P.3d 320 (2003)Graves v. Arpaio, 633 F. Supp. 2d 834 (D. Ariz. 2009) aff'd, 623 F.3d 1043 (9th Cir. 2010)Luchanski v. Congrove, 193 Ariz. 176, 971 P.2d 636 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1998)Rondberg v. Arizona Bd. of Chiropractic Examiners, 182 Ariz. 409, 897 P.2d 711 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1995)Manistee Town Ctr. v. City of Glendale, 227 F.3d 1090 (9th Cir. 2000)In re McVay, 215 Ariz. 69, 158 P.3d 198 (2007)Lavidas v. Smith, 195 Ariz. 250, 987 P.2d 212 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1999)Wells Fargo Credit Corp. v. Smith, 166 Ariz. 489, 803 P.2d 900 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1990)Esplendido Apartments v. Metro. Condo. Ass'n of Arizona II, 161 Ariz. 325, 778 P.2d 1221 (1989)Mur-Ray Mgmt. Corp. v. Founders Title Co., 169 Ariz. 417, 819 P.2d 1003 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1991)State v. Lycett, 133 Ariz. 185, 650 P.2d 487 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1982)Warren v. Whitehall Income Fund 86, 170 Ariz. 241, 823 P.2d 689 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1991)Johnson v. Cavan, 152 Ariz. 452, 733 P.2d 649, (Ariz. Ct. App. 1986)Weatherford v. State, 203 Ariz. 313, 54 P.3d 342 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2002) opinion aff'd in part, vacated in part sub nom. Weatherford ex rel. Michael L. v. State, 206 Ariz. 529, 81 P.3d 320 (2003)W. Valley View, Inc. v. Maricopa County Sheriff's Office, 216 Ariz. 225, 165 P.3d 203 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2007)Harvey v. Brewer, 605 F.3d 1067 (9th Cir. 2010)Chavez v. Brewer, 222 Ariz. 309, 214 P.3d 397 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2009)State, Dept. of Admin. Risk Mgmt. Div. v. Univ. Physicians, Inc., 182 Ariz. 262, 895 P.2d 1025 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1994)Braillard v. Maricopa County, 224 Ariz. 481, 232 P.3d 1263 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2010), review denied (Jan. 4, 2011)Charlton v. Estate of Charlton, 841 F.2d 988 (9th Cir. 1988)Esplendido Apartments v. Metro. Condo. Ass'n of Arizona II, 158 Ariz. 487, 763 P.2d 983 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1988) vacated, 161 Ariz. 325, 778 P.2d 1221 (1989)Gonzalez v. Arizona, 624 F.3d 1162 (9th Cir. 2010) reh'g en banc granted, 08-17094, 2011 WL 1651242 (9th Cir. Apr. 27, 2011)N. Arizona Properties v. Pinetop Properties Group, 151 Ariz. 9, 725 P.2d 501 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1986).
Certifications:
Certified as a Civil Trial Advocate, National Board of Trial Advocacy
