PRACTICE AREAS

Transportation (Firm Practice Group Chair)

Commercial Transportation Litigation

audit support

regulatory compliance reviews

Regulatory Investigations

safety program Consultation

Accident and Personal Injury

Employment Law and Litigation

Products Liability

Medical Malpractice and Healthcare

Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith

EDUCATION

Syracuse University College of Law, J.D., 1991, Order of Barristers

The Hague Academy of International Law, 1990

University of Arizona, B.A., Political Science, 1988

BAR ADMISSIONS

Arizona, 1992

U.S. District Court, District of Arizona, 1992

United States Supreme Court, 2004

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

American Bar Association: Vice Chair (Arizona), Commercial Transportation Litigation Committee (Torts, Trial and Insurance Practice Section)

ALFA International: Transportation Practice Group Steering Committee, Chair (2004-2005), Vice Chair (2003-2004), Program Chair (2002-2003); American Trucking Association Liaison; Women’s Initiative Practice Group Steering Committee

Defense Research Institute

Trucking Industry Defense Association (TIDA)

State Bar of Arizona

Arizona Women Lawyers Association

PUBLICATIONS

“Shifting Gears: Practical Solutions for Litigation Challenges Affecting the Trucking Industry” (editor), ALFA International Transportation Course Book, 2009

“Motor Carrier Liability Issues Relating to Owner Operators” (contributor), ALFA International Transportation Compendium, 2009

“Answers to Questions Every Transportation Company Needs to Know: A Fifty-State Survey” (contributor), ALFA International, 2006

“Bodily Injury and Death Damages in Trucking Cases: A Fifty-State Survey” (contributor), ALFA International, 2005

“Til Death do us Part: A Fifty-State Survey” (contributor), ALFA International, 2004

“A Fifty-State Compendium of Transportation Law Issues,” ALFA International, 2003

“Compendium of Transportation Law Issues,” ALFA International, 2002

“Arizona Law of Liability for Acts of Owner/ Operators: First Party and Third Party Claims – a Fifty-State Survey,” ALFA International, 2000

“Low Speed Impacts,” Lincoln General Insurance Company, York, PA, August 2005

“Good Liability Arguments but Log Books are Cooked or Brakes are Slightly Out of Adjustment,” Lincoln General Insurance Company, August 2005

“Avoiding Ethical Blowouts,” American Trucking Association Litigation Center’s Forum for Motor Carrier General Counsel, July 2005

“Preparing for Trial and Appeal – What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You,” American Bar Association Transportation MegaConference VII, Trucking and Motor Carrier Litigation, March 2005

“Using Lawyers You Can Learn to Love,” National Tank Truck Carriers, March 2005

PRESENTATIONS (REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE)

“Developments in Accident Reconstruction Techniques,” ATA Forum for Motor Carrier General Counsel, July 2009

“Medicare Mandatory Reporting & Allocations," ALFA International Transportation Practice Group Tele-Seminar, June 2009

“To Avoid a Fine, I Walk the Line: Handling FMCSA Compliance Audits,” Panelist, Forum for Motor Carrier General Counsels, American Trucking Associations, Laguna Beach, CA, July 2007

“Rapid Response Teams,” National Private Truck Council, Washington, D.C., September 2006

“The Animated Witness,” ALFA International Transportation Seminar, Lake Las Vegas, April 2006

COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES

Verde Valley School: Former Member, Board of Trustees

Mock Trial Program, Center for Law-Related Education: Former Attorney Coach, High School

Valley Big Brothers and Big Sisters: Former Member