Francis G. Fanning Attorney at Law


500 East Southern Avenue, Suite B
Tempe, Arizona 85282
 (480) 731-9142
  FAX (480) 731-9163
  E-mail:
fanning@azbar.org

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Arts
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois
January, 1970

Master of Education
University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
August, 1974

Juris Doctor
Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona
June, 1978


BAR ADMISSIONS

October, 1978
State Bar of Arizona

October, 1978
U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona

March, 1992
U.S. Court of Appealsfor the Ninth Circuit

October, 1995
United States Supreme Court

November, 1995
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit


LEGAL WORK EXPERIENCE

Solo Practice 
1981-1988 and 1993-present 

Of Counsel to Day, Kavanaugh & Blommel, P.C.
Tempe, Arizona
1990-1993

Associate Attorney
Bill Stephens & Associates  Phoenix, Arizona
1988-1990

Associate Attorney
Law Offices of Carl W. Divelbiss
Phoenix, Arizona
1979-1981

Law Clerk forWilliam A. Holohan, Justice
Arizona Supreme Court
1978-1979

Prosecutor Intern
Tempe Municipal Court
Summer 1977

Research Assistant
Professor Beatrice Moulton
Visiting Professor Louis Barracato
1976-1978


PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

Superior Court Judge & Commissioner Pro Tempore Civil, Domestic Relations & Juvenile Divisions  1991-1996

State Bar of Arizona
Member of Labor & Employment Section
Author of Subchapter on Class Actions
Arizona Employment Law Handbook

Maricopa County Bar Association
Juvenile Practice CommitteeAssociation 1983-1994
Family Law Committee 1979-1983
Volunteer Lawyers' Program1981-present
Volunteer Lawyer of the Year-1987
Young Lawyers' High SchoolTeaching Program  1981-1983

Employment Law
National Employment Lawyers'Ass'n.
Arizona Employment Lawyers' Ass'n.1986-present


CIVIC ACTIVITIES

Supreme Court Foster Care Review Board 1981-1985
State Board Training Committee 1982

Boy Scouts of America Troop Committee, Troop 7
Tempe, Arizona 1992-1998

YMCA Volunteer Soccer & Basketball Coach
1985-1990


SIGNIFICANT CASES

Employment Law
Loffa v. Intel Corp .,  153 Ariz. 539, 738 P.2d 1146 (App. 1987)

O'Day v. McDonnell Douglas Helicopter Corp.,  191 F.3d 756 (9th Cir. 1996)  191 Ariz. 535, 959 P.2d 792 (1997)

 Chavez v. Copper State Rubber of Arizona, Inc.,  182 Ariz. 483, 897 P.2d 725 (App. 1995), cert. den., --- U.S. --- (1996)

 West v. Salt River Project, 179 Ariz. 619, 880 P.2d 1165 (App. 1994)

Olsen v. Marriott International, Inc.75 Fed. Supp. 2d 1052 (D. Ariz. 1999)

Other Areas of Law
Matter of Appeal in Maricopa County Juv. Action No.JS- 4130,  132 Ariz. 486,647 P.2d 184 (App. 1982)

 Matter of Appeal in Maricopa County Juv. Action No. JV-501010,  174 Ariz. 599, 852 P.2d 414 (App. 1993)

 J.A.R. v. Superior Court,179 Ariz. 267, 877 P.2d 1323 (App. 1994)

 Rupp v. Markgraf, 95 F.3d 936 (10th Cir. 1996)