Education

B.A. University of Illinois, 1970

M.Ed. University of Arizona, 1974

J.D. Arizona State University, 1978

Bar Admissions

State Bar of Arizona

    October, 1978

U.S. District Court of Arizona

    October, 1978

U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit

    March, 1992

U.S. Supreme Court

    October, 1995

U.S. Court of Appeals, 10th Circuit

    November, 1995

Legal Work Experience

Solo Practice

1981-1988 & 1993-present

Of Counsel

Day, Kavanaugh & Blommel, P.C.

Tempe, AZ

1990-1993

Associate Attorney

Bill Stephens & Associates

Phoenix, AZ

1988-1990

Associate Attorney

Law Offices of Carl W. Divelbiss

Phoenix, AZ

1979-1981

Law Clerk for William A. Holohan

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 and 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 Committee Association, 1983-1994

Family Law Committee, 1979-1983

Volunteer Lawyers’ Program, 1981-present

Volunteer Lawyer of the Year, 1987

Young Lawyers’ High School Teaching Program 1981-1983

Employment Law

National Employment Lawyers’ Association 1986-present

Arizona Employment Lawyers’ Association 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, AZ, 1992-1998

YMCA Volunteer Soccer & Basketball Coach, 1985-1990

Phoenix Symphony Chorus, 2002-present

Significant Cases

Employment Law

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

O’Day v. McDonald 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)