Law School
University of Arizona, LL.B., summa cum laude, 1956
Law School Graduation Year
1956
College
University of California at Los Angeles
Memberships
Pima County (President, 1968-1969), Maricopa County, and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Arizona (President, 1974-1975).
Biographical
Member, American Board of Trial Advocates, President, Southern Arizona Chapter, 1980—; American Trial Lawyers Association, President, Southern Arizona Chapter, 1970—. Author: Forward, Model Prevention and Remedy of Erroneous Convictions Act, 33 Ariz. St. L.J. 665 (2001); Court Systems Across America Should Treat Jurors Better, Arizona Journal Jan. 25, 1999, Colorado Journal, Jan. 27, 1999, Nevada Journal, Feb. 1, 1999 and Washington Journal, Feb. 1, 1999; Let's Treat Jurors With Civility, Arizona Attorney, Jan. 1992, at 8; A Constructive Answer, Trial Magazine, February 1978, at 23. Co-Author: with David L. Withey, Resolving state-tribal jurisdictional dilemmas, Judicature, Nov.-Dec. 1995, at 154; with David L. Abney, Attorney Negligence: Defining Liability to Third Parties, presented at ABA annual meeting, Toronto, Aug. 1988; with David L. Abney, The Double Security of Federalism: Protecting Individual Liberty Under the Arizona Constitution, 20 Ariz. St. L.J. 115 (1988); with Mary E. Berkheiser, Dissolution: Good Faith, Bad Faith--Who Gets the Fee? Withdrawal, Retirement and Disputes, American Bar Association, 1986. Instructor, Lecturer and Adjunct Professor, Civil Practice and Procedure, University of Arizona College of Law, 1968-1976. Adjunct Professor, Arizona Constitutional Law and Government, James E. Rogers College of Law, University of Arizona, 2000 and 2003. Justice, 1982-2002 and Chief Justice, 1992-1996, Arizona Supreme Court.