Born:

• Mesa, Arizona, September 6, 1954

Admitted to Bar:

• 1982, State of Arizona, (Past-Chair, Executive Committee, Dispute Resolution Section) U.S. District Court, District of Arizona and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit;

• 1988, U.S. Supreme Court.

 

Education:

• Brigham Young University (B.A., 1978);

• California Western School of Law (J.D., 1981);

  • -- Publication Editor, Law Review; Competitions Director, Advocacy Honors Board.
  • -- Member, Roger Traynor Moot Court Team.
  • -- National Order of Barristers.
  • -- San Diego County Bar Auxiliary Scholarship, 1980-1981.

  • Pepperdine University School of Law (LL.M., 2007).

 

Experience:

• Judge Pro Tem, Maricopa County Superior Court, 1998-2007.

• Adjunct Faculty, MCC, teaching "The Legal, Ethical and Regulatory Environment of Business" 1985-2006.

• Faculty for "Mediation Through the Eyes of the Mediator," 2008.

• Arizona Association for Justice (Sustaining Member).

 

Practice Areas:

• -- Mediation

• -- Alternative Dispute Resolution

• -- Personal Injury

• -- Wrongful Death

• -- Medical Malpractice

• -- Torts

• -- Litigation

• -- Insurance