Admitted
1982, Arizona and U.S. District Court, District of Arizona; 1983, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 2002, U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
University of Arizona, J.D., with distinction, 1982
Law School Graduation Year
1982
College
Arizona State University, B.S., summa cum laude, with honors, 1978
Memberships
Maricopa County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Arizona (Recipient, Outstanding Contribution to CLE Award, 1999).
Biographical
Recipient, Best Oral Advocate Award, 2nd Year Moot Court Competition. Member: National Moot Court Team, University of Arizona, 1981; National Order of Barristers; Who's Who in American Law (5th Ed.). Author: Books: Arizona Liability Insurance Law (1998) (705 Pages Hardbound), 2001 supplement (115 Pages); Senior Author, Couch on Insurance 3rd edition, Periodicals: The Changing Landscape of Eleventh Amendment Immunity in the Context of the American's with Disabilities Act and the Rehabilitation Act After Garrett: Are Arizona School Districts Beyond Suit? 34 Ariz. State L.J. 873 (Fall 2002); The Changing Face of Global Terrorism and a New Look of War: An Analysis of the War-Risk Exclusion in the Wake of the Anniversary of September 11, and Beyond. 39 Willamette L. Rev. 31 (Winter 2003); Disability Under a Judicial Microscope: The Struggle to Define the Rights and Remedies for Claims Brought Under the Rehabilitation Act, 72 N.Y.L. Sch. L. Rev. (Spring 2003); Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama vs. Garrett: Is Constitutional Authority for Sale and is State Sovereign Immunity the Purchase Price?, 13 Geo. Mason U. Civ. Rts. L.J. (Summer 2003). The Elastic Contours of Attorney-Client Privilege and Waiver In the Context of Insurance Company Bad Faith: There's A Chill in the Air, 34 Seton Hall L. Rev. (Winter 2004); The Evolving Contours of Damron v. Sledge and USAA v. Morris: A Return to Reasonableness and Other Progressive Ideas, 25 Ariz. St. L.J. (Winter 2004); The Mode of Operation Rule: A Slippery Issue for the Arizona Trial Bar, Arizona Bar Journal, Vol. 21 No. 4, 1986; republished by West Publishing Company, Westlaw National Text & Periodicals-Torts Data Base, 1986; When is a Standardized Insurance Contract Binding: The Development of the Reasonable Expectation Doctrine in Arizona, Arizona Bar Journal, Vol. 23, No. 5, 1988; Let's Make a Deal: A Requiem for Reservation of Rights Defenses in Arizona, Arizona Bar Journal, Vol. 23, No. 6, 1988; Guaranteeing Personal Injury Recoveries: A