Civil Litigation

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Judge Learned Hand Award (Community Service): American Jewish Committee (Arizona Region), 2011

Fellow, American Bar Foundation

Super Lawyers® Top 50 Lawyers in Arizona, 2009-2011

Super Lawyers® (Construction Litigation), 2007-2011

Best Lawyers in America® (Arbitration, Commercial Litigation, Construction Litigation, Mediation, Real Estate Litigation), 2003-2012

Arizona's Finest Lawyers, 2010-present

North Valley Magazine Top Lawyer 2011

American Bar Association

State Bar of Arizona: Alternative Dispute Resolution Section, Past Chair; Construction Law Section, Past Chair; Co-Editor, "Construction Law Practice Manual"; Special Committee on Corrections (1974-1979)

American Arbitration Association: Commercial Panel
Construction Panel; Construction Mediation Panel; AAA Construction Advisory Council, Chairman

Maricopa County Bar Association

Law Clerk to Justice Paul C. Reardon, Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, 1965-1966

Precision Components, Inc. v. Harrison, Harper, Christian & Dichter, P.C., 179 Ariz. 552, 880 P.2d 1098 (Ariz. App. Div. 2, Nov. 4, 1993) (No. 2 CA-CV 93-0239)

Tracy v. Superior Court of Maricopa County, 168 Ariz. 23, 810 P.2d 1030 (Ariz., Apr. 23, 1991) (No. CV90-0407-SA)

Mandraes v. Hungerford, 127 Ariz. 585, 623 P.2d 15 (Ariz., Jan. 9, 1981) (No. 14981)

Greenfield v. Cheek, 122 Ariz. 70, 593 P.2d 293, Blue Sky L. Rep. P71, 440, Fed. Sec. L. Rep, P96,560 (Ariz. App., Sep. 19, 1978) (No. 1 CA-CIV 3785)

Greenfield v. Cheek, 122 Ariz. 57, 593 P.2d 280 (Ariz., Mar. 23, 1979) (No. 14074-PR)

Sundown Imports, Inc. v. Arizona Department of Transportation, Motor Vehicle Division, 115 Ariz. 428, 565 P.2d 1289 (Ariz., App., Mar 14, 1977) (No. 2 CA-CIV 2282)

Application of Collins, 108 Ariz. 310, 497 P.2d 523 (Ariz., Jun. 1, 1972) (No. H-585)

Keams v. Tempe Technical Institute, Inc., 39 F.3d 222, 63 USLW 2285, 95 Ed. Law Rep. 513 (9th Cir. [Ariz.], Oct. 31, 1994) (No.92-16349)

Keams v. Tempe Technical Institute, Inc., 110 F.3d 44 (9th Cir. 1997)

Crawford v. American Institute of Professional Careers, Inc., 934 F.Supp. 335, 112 Ed. Law Rep. 222 (D. Ariz., May 17, 1996) (No. CIV 94-2402 PHX CAM, CIV 96-0646 PHX CAM, CIV 95-0366 PHX CAM)

Keams v. Tempe Technical Institute, Inc., 807 F.Supp. 569, 79 Ed. Law Rep. 846 (D. Ariz., May 4, 1992) (No. CIV 91-0728 PHX RCB)

In re: Residential Resources Mortgage Investments Corp., 98 B.R. 2, Bankr. L. Rep. P 72,723 (Bankr. D. Ariz., Feb. 16, 1989) (No. B-89-0200, 89-53, 'B')

ABC Supply v. Edwards, 232 Ariz. Adv. Rep. 9 (CA 12/17/96)

Massachusetts, 1965

State Bar of Arizona, 1969

U.S. District Court, District of Arizona, 1969

U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 1971

U.S. Supreme Court, 1971

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

"Construction Quality: Do It Right or Pay the Price" (co-editor), www.doitrightllc.org, Prentice-Hall, 2011

"Arbitration in Arizona: Changes Are Coming," September 2010

"Some Key Changes in the New 2007 AIA Documents," April 2008

"Construction Defect Litigation," September 2002

"The Arizona Mechanics Lien Law and Stop Order Law as Recently Amended: the New Definition of 'Completion'," January 2000

"'Unless and Until' Clauses: Slow Pay for Subcontractors," Arizona Contractors Association Almanac, 1989; State Bar Construction Law Section Newsletter, March 1990

"Controlling the Means of Construction: New Exposure for Architects on Construction Jobs," Southwest Contractor, January 1985

"Our Prisons: Upside Down & Backwards Priorities," Tempe Daily News, August 1984

"Alternatives to Incarceration," Scottsdale Progress Saturday Magazine, January 1980

"Prison Crisis: a Need for Rehabilitative Programs" (co-author), Weekly Gazette Convention Issue, May 1979

"Arizona Corrections: Accomplishments and Unfinished Business" (co-author), Arizona Bar Journal, August 1978

Litigation Manual (co-editor), Maricopa County Bar Association

"The Law Regarding Indemnity, a Crucial Factor in Control," Lorman Education Services, March 2009

"Errors and Omissions in Plans and Specifications: Spearin and Kubby Cases," Lorman Education Services, March 2009

"Overview of New AIA Contract Documents," Lorman Education Services, March 2009

"Mediation vs. Arbitration – Trends in Alternative Dispute Resolution in Arizona," Lorman Education Services, March 2009

"Maximizing/Uncovering the Hidden Value in Construction Schedules through Buy-In and Collaboration in Arizona," Lorman Education Services, December 2008

Arizona Behavioral Health, Inc.: Board of Directors

ABC Foundation, Inc. (Mental Health Advocacy): Board of Directors

Restorative Justice Resources Coalition, Inc.: Chairman

Arizona Coalition for Tomorrow: President

St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center Community Board: Chair-Elect

Irish American Cultural Institute: Past Chair

Arizona State University College of Law: Former Adjunct Professor of Construction Law

Maricopa County Self-Insured Trust Fund: Past Chair, Board of Trustees

Valley Leadership, Inc.: Past Member, Board of Directors

Arizona Policy Forum, Vice President, 1998-2006

Provost’s Advisory Committee, ASU West, 1997-2004

Arizona Prison Industries, Board of Trustees, 1981-1987

Governor’s Commission on Computers in Education: Chair, 1984-1985

Maricopa County Nonpartisan Commission on Trial Court Appointments, 1975-1979

Peace Corps: Volunteer, 1966-1969

Harvard University, J.D., 1965

Brandeis University, B.A., 1962

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