Member

Representative Matters

• The Planning Group of Scottsdale, LLC v. Lake Mathews Mineral Properties, Ltd., 224 Ariz. 306, 230 P.3d 365 (Ariz. App. 2010), aff'd in part; rev'd in part, 246 P.3d 343 (2011) (dismissal of securities fraud claims against certain defendants) 
• Alloco v. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co., 256 F. Supp. 2d 1023 (D. Ariz. 2003)
• Bike Fashion Corp. v. Kramer, 202 Ariz. 420; 46 P.3d 431 (App. 2002)
• Mann v. New York Life Ins. & Annuity Corp., 222 F. Supp. 2d 1151 (D. Ariz. 2002)

Professional Activities

• Admitted Arizona, 1989
• Admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court District of Arizona and U.S. Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit
• Member, Arizona Board of Legal Specialization, Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Committee
• Member, Maricopa County Bar Association
• Member, State Bar of Arizona, Securities Regulation and Trial Practice Sections
• Member, State Bar of Arizona, Personal Injury Advisory Commission
• Member, Defense Research Institute and Arizona Association of Defense Counsel

Education

• Juris Doctor, cum laude, Arizona State University Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, 1989
  • Order of the Coif
  • Associate Editor, Arizona State Law Journal
• Bachelor of Science in Finance and Computer Science, cum laude, University of Idaho, 1986

Honors and Awards

• Top 50 Pro Bono Attorneys in Arizona, awarded by Arizona Foundation for Legal Services & Education, 2010