Biography
Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi, and Phi Alpha Delta are professional organizations that I am a member of. I served as an Assistant Federal Defender in 1982 and later became a Municipal Court Judge in Paradise Valley, Arizona. Additionally, I was appointed as a Hearing Officer by the Supreme Court of Arizona. I am also certified by the National Association of Securities Dealers Regulation, Inc. Board of Arbitrators.
Admission Details
- 1980, Arizona
- U.S. Supreme Court
- 1980, U.S. District Court, District of Arizona and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Law School Attended
- Arizona State University College of Law, Class of 1980, J.D.
University Attended
- Arizona State University, Class of 1977, B.A., Literature, summa cum laude
Associations & Memberships
- State Bar of Arizona
- American Bar Association
- National Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys
- Arizona Women Lawyer's Association
- Arizona Attorneys for Criminal Justice
- Arizona's Finest Lawyers (Sustaining Member)
Representative Cases
- U.S. v. Yazzie, 59 F.3d 807 (9th Cir. 1995)
- Resolution Trust Corp. v. Blasdell, 930 F.Supp. 417
- U.S. v. Beltran-Gutierrez, 19 F.3d 1287 (9th Cir. 1993)
- U.S. v. Crowell, 9 F.3d 1452 (9th Cir. 1993)
- Resolution Trust Corp. v. Blasdell, 154 F.R.D. 675
- U.S. v. Tarazon, 989 F.2d 1045 (9th Cir. 1993)
- U.S. v. Corbin, 972 F.2d 271 (9th Cir. 1992)
- Jennison v. Goldsmith, 940 F.2d 1308 (9th Cir. 1991)
- State v. Tocco, 156 Ariz. 116, 750 P.2d 874
- State v. Tocco, 156 Ariz. 110, 750 P.2d 868
- U.S. v. Crozier, 777 F.2d 1376 (9th Cir. 1985)
- U.S. Crozier, 674 F.2d 1293 (9th Cir. 1982)
- U.S. v. Crozier, 777 F.2d 1376 (9th Cir. 1985)
- Lund v. Donahoe, P.3d, 2011 WL 3208152 (App. 2011)
- Craig v. Craig, 225 Ariz. 508 240 P.3d 270 (2010)
- Flower v. Flower, 223 Ariz. 531, 225 P.3d 588 (2010)
Languages
- Spanish
