PRACTICE AREAS

Accident and Personal Injury

Commercial and Business Litigation

Professional Liability

Products Liability

Mental Health Liability Law

Consumer Fraud

EDUCATION

Columbia University, J.D., 1962

City College of New York, B.A., Liberal Arts, 1959

BAR ADMISSIONS

Arizona, 1964

U.S. District Court for District of Arizona, 1967

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

State Bar of Arizona

REPORTED DECISIONS

Mechanical Air Engineering Co. v. Totem Construction Co., 166 Ariz. 191, 801 P.2d 426 (1989)

China Doll Restaurant, Inc. v. Schweiger, 119 Ariz. 315, 580 P.2d 776 (1978)

Schweiger v. China Doll Restaurant, Inc., 138 Ariz. 183, 673 P.2d 927 (1983)

Societe Jean Nicolas Et Fils v. Mousseux, 123 Ariz. 59, 597 P.2d 541 (1979)

PUBLICATIONS

Co-Author, “Practical and Legal Issues Associated with Products Recalls and Retrofits,” National Electrical Manufacturers Association Products Safety and Liability Conference, September 2005

COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES

Scottsdale City Court: Former judge pro tempore

Arizona Department of Education: Former hearing officer

AWAY FROM THE OFFICE

Ron’s experiences during his “first” legal career included two years as a prosecutor, followed by more than 20 years in private practice. He initially was a general practitioner, litigating criminal defense, personal injury and commercial disputes before focusing on road construction failures as special counsel for Cochise County, Arizona. Retiring in 1990, he spent most of the next ten years as an amateur carpenter, completing the interior in a cabin in the woods near Prescott, Arizona, where he and his wife, Rebecca, spend as much time as they can. After serving as a Judge Pro Tempore in Scottsdale City Court and as a hearing officer for the Arizona Department of Education, Ron joined Renaud Cook Drury Mesaros in 2000.