• University of Texas at Austin, Juris Doctor (1973)
• University of Texas at Austin, Bachelor of Arts, Zoology/Pre-Med (1970)

• American College of Trial Lawyers (Fellow)
• American Board of Trial Advocates (President, Phoenix Chapter, 2002-2004)
• Arizona’s Finest Lawyers (Member)
• Maricopa County Bar Assn. (President 2000-2001; Board of Directors 1995-2002)
• International Association of Defense Counsel
• Arizona Association of Defense Counsel
• Defense Research Institute
• Aviation Insurance Association
• Lawyer-Pilots Bar Association
• National Transportation Safety Board Bar Association (Founding Member)
• American Bar Association
• Arizona Bar Foundation (Fellow)

Jury and non-jury trials for wrongful death, personal injury and property damages, including claims involving aircraft crashes (commercial and private airplanes, gliders, ultralights, helicopters, balloons), airport and airline liability, products liability, pesticides, bailment and contract disputes, auto accidents, and insurance coverage/bad faith litigation. Litigation experience in professional malpractice (medical practitioners, insurance agents and adjusters), toxic torts, real estate and commercial transactions, premises liability, bankruptcies and receivership proceedings, and administrative law, primarily dealing with FAA enforcement proceedings. Appellate practice experience before Arizona Court of Appeals, Supreme Court and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Appointed as judge pro tempore of the Maricopa County Superior Court since 1989.

Served as settlement judge, arbitrator or mediator in over 2,500 cases in Maricopa County.

$500.00 per hour