Sharon B. Shively

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Sharon B. Shively

 

Practice Areas

Construction Law

Civil Litigation

Arbitration and Mediation


Honors and Awards

Super Lawyers®, 2007-2011

The Best Lawyers in America® (Construction Law, Construction Litigation), 2007-2012

Arizona's Finest Lawyers, 2010-present

North Valley Magazine Top Lawyer 2011


Professional Activities

State Bar of Arizona: Construction Law Section (Past Chair, Executive Council, 2010-2011; Chair, Executive Council, 2009-2010); Trial Practice Section

American Arbitration Association: Commercial Litigation Panel; Construction Panel

Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America

Diversity Law Institute

The Trial Law Institute

Scottsdale Bar Association

Maricopa County Superior Court, Judge Pro Tem

Law Clerk to Judge William C. Canby, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 1983-1984


Construction Memberships

American Subcontractors Association of Arizona

Arizona Builders Alliance

Arizona Registrar of Contractors Industry Advisory Council


Community Leadership

Arizona Center for Law in the Public Interest: Member and Past President


Court and Bar Admissions

State Bar of Arizona, 1983

U.S. District Court, District of Arizona, 1983

U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 1983


Articles

"Arizona Construction Law Practice Manual (2nd Ed. 2011),"  Contributing Editor

"Arizona Prompt Payment Law: A Review of Recent Changes," Sacks Tierney newsletter, May 2011

"Challenges to Arizona’s Immigration Law Unsuccessful … So Far," Sacks Tierney newsletter, February 2008

"Arizona’s Employer Sanctions Law among the Nation’s Toughest," Sacks Tierney newsletter, September 2007

"Waivers of Sovereign Immunity Key to Contracting with Indian Tribes," Southwest Contractor, October 2005

"Women-Owned Businesses Key to Economic Growth," Sacks Tierney newsletter, November 2004

"How to Litigate Undisclosed Real Estate Defects," National Business Institute, 2004

"Administrative Remedies Afforded by the Arizona Registrar of Contractors," Construction Law Practice Manual, State Bar of Arizona, 2003

"Owner's Liability: Liens," Arizona Construction Law, State Bar of Arizona (1994, 1996, 2001 editions)

"Arizona Owners Are Subject to Prompt Pay Requirements," Reeves Journal, August 2000

"Resolving Homeowner Disputes," Scottsdale Magazine, Spring 2000

"Remedies Afforded by the Arizona Registrar of Contractors," Construction Law Practice Manual, State Bar of Arizona, 1998

Also authored articles relating to case law developments for the Associated General Contractors of Arizona, Legal Notes, 1993

"Book Banning in Public Schools: Don't Tinker with Tinker" (comment), 1982 Arizona State Law Journal 939


Education

Arizona State University, J.D., magna cum laude, 1983: Order of the Coif; Faculty Women's Association Distinguished Achievement Award, 1983; Arizona State University Alumni Association Outstanding Graduate Award, 1983; Managing Editor, Arizona State Law Journal, 1982-1983

University of Georgia, Ed. S., 1975, M.Ed., 1974

University of South Florida, B.A., 1973


Birthplace

Brooklyn, New York

 
 
 

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