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June 8 - Phoenix ROBERT D. BOHM is a shareholder in the Phoenix law firm of Bohm & Jones, P.C., where he practices exclusively in plaintiff's personal injury law. Rated AV by Martindale-Hubbell, he is designated as a certified specialist in injury and wrongful death litigation by the State Bar of Arizona. Mr. Bohm is a frequent lecturer on personal injury to numerous professional and educational groups, including the State Bar of Arizona, the Maricopa County Bar Association, the Arizona Trial Lawyers Association, the American Association for Justice, Northern Arizona University, Midwestern University-Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine, the American College of Osteopathic Neurologists and Psychiatrists, and National Business Institute. He devotes much of his spare time serving in several victim's advocacy and prevention groups. Mr. Bohm is a member of the State Bar of Arizona, the Arizona Trial Lawyers Association and the American Association for Justice (Council of Presidents). He is president of the Red Means Stop Coalition (RMSC), a past president of the Arizona Trial Lawyers Association (AzTLA), vice president of the Arizona Spinal Cord Injury Association, as well as a member of the following boards: RMSC, AzTLA, the Arizona Spinal Cord Injury Association and the Arizona Osteopathic Charities. Mr. Bohm has been appointed by Arizona Governor Napolitano to serve as a member of the Governor's Advisory Council on Spinal and Head Injuries. He earned his B.S. degree from Northern Illinois University and his J.D. degree from the University of Arizona College of Law. ERIN E. BRADHAM is of counsel in the Phoenix office of Steptoe & Johnson LLP, where she is a member of the Commercial Litigation and Insurance and Bad Faith practice groups. Ms. Bradham's practice includes nationwide class action litigation, insurance coverage and bad faith litigation, and general contract litigation in federal and state courts. Ms. Bradham counsels insurers on coverage issues and represents insurers in nationwide class action litigation, bad faith disputes, breach of contract claims, and punitive damages claims. Ms. Bradham litigates diverse complex commercial disputes including class action litigation and breach of contract claims in federal and state courts. She received her B.A. degree from the College of William and Mary and her J.D. degree from Duke Law School. JOEL DECIANCIO is a partner with the law firm of Ehmann DeCiancio in Tempe, Arizona. He is a graduate of the Arizona State University, College of Law, where he graduated magna cum laude as a member of the Order of the Coif. Mr. DeCiancio has been practicing law for 12 years in the area of insurance issues. He has a CPCU (Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters) designation and worked in the insurance industry prior to attending law school. MARC S. GLADNER is a partner in the Phoenix law firm of Crosby & Gladner, P.C., where he practices in the areas of insurance subrogation and collections. He has previously lectured for National Business Institute on collections matters and other areas related to his practice. Mr. Gladner received his J.D. degree from Southwestern University School of Law and attended the University of Colorado. He is a member of the State Bar of Arizona, several Indian court bars and the 9th and 10th Circuit Court of Appeals. ROGER C. O'SULLIVAN is an attorney with Thur & O'Sullivan, P.C., where he practices in the area of insurance coverage and bad faith. Mr. O'Sullivan is licensed to practice in the state courts of Arizona and California, Arizona Federal District Court, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and the U.S. Supreme Court. He has successfully tried a number of insurance bad faith cases and has settled hundreds more. He has also worked on numerous appeals, including preparation of amicus briefs for national insurance consumer organizations and for trial lawyers association from various states in several United States Supreme Court cases. He has also taught continuing legal education courses on the subject of insurance bad faith. Mr. O'Sullivan earned his J.D. degree from Arizona State University, College of Law. June 9 - Tucson CHRISTOPHER L. ENOS earned his Bachelor's Degree from the University of Arizona in 1989. He obtained his Juris Doctorate Degree from the University of Arizona in 1992 and was admitted to the State Bar of Arizona in 1992. Mr. Enos came to Goering, Roberts, Rubin, Brogna, Enos & Treadwell-Rubin, P.C, after a short and successful period with the Pima County Attorney's Office, honing his litigation skills in the process. With a superior understanding of people and a strong common sense approach to the facts, he has handled cases involving auto liability, civil rights litigation, dram shop liability, environmental issues, and employment law. Moreover, his ability to analyze complicated issues has led to the successful representation of clients in matters of insurance coverage analysis, declaratory relief and bad faith litigation. His willingness and ability to handle tough matters on short notice has earned him selection as the Pro Bono Attorney of the Month and Lifesaver of the Year by the Volunteer Lawyer Program. Moreover, and much to the pride of his wife, Robin, Mr. Enos is one of the mainstays of the High School Mock Trial program, as well as the Aspiring Youth Program, an effort of the State Bar of Arizona aimed at directing young people toward productive adult lives and away from crime and drug involvement. BARRY KIRSCHNER is a shareholder in the Tucson firm of Waterfall, Economodis, Caldwell, Henshaw & Villamana, P.C., where he practices in the areas of civil litigation, commercial litigation, disability/ERISA long term disability claims, insurance and bad faith claims against insurance companies, personal injury and securities litigation/investor fraud or unsuitable advice. Mr. Kirschner has presented at seminars focusing on insurance law and company obligations. He earned his B.A. degree from the State University of New York at Albany and his J.D. degree from the University of Arizona College of Law. Mr. Kirschner is a member of the American Association for Justice, the Arizona Trial Lawyers Association, Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association (PIABA), the American Association of Justice (Insurance and Bad Faith sections) and the Pima County Bar Association. DAVID LIPPMAN is a shareholder at Burton Lippman Law Group, P.C., with offices in Phoenix and Tucson. Mr. Lippman, along with his law partner, Stephen D. Burton, devote their entire practice to both retail and commercial debt collection, FDCPA defense, and complex insurance subrogation recovery. He has worked in the collection industry for more than 29 years. Mr. Lippman frequently instructs, lectures and writes about the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) and the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). He earned his bachelor's degree, summa cum laude, in electronic commerce, from Northeastern University and his J.D. degree from Suffolk University Law School. Mr. Lippman is a member of NARCA (National Association of Retail Collection Attorneys), CLLA (The Commercial Law League of America), NASP (National Association of Subrogation Professionals), the State Bar of Arizona, the American Bar Association, and the ACA International, as well, as the Arizona Collectors Association. He is the former MAP (Members Attorney Program) chair for the state of Arizona and served on the board of the Arizona Collector's Association. Mr. Lippman is admitted to practice in the 9th Circuit Court for the District of Arizona and all Arizona Justice and Superior Courts. ANDREW J. PETERSEN is a partner with Humphrey & Petersen, where his practice emphasizes civil defense litigation, primarily in the areas of insurance law, municipal and civil rights defense, professional malpractice, contract law and indemnification, and appellate litigation. He has represented both insurers and insureds at trial in significant bad faith cases. He has also represented clients in significant appellate court cases in both the state and federal courts. Mr. Petersen has authored several articles on legal issues, including an annotation on municipal liability under Section 1983. He is a past president of the Arizona Association of Defense Counsel, and has served as the head of the Amicus Committee for several years. Mr. Petersen earned his law degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1995, and graduated summa cum laude , Phi Beta Kappa, from the University of Arizona with a degree in English in 1992. He is admitted to the Arizona State and Federal Bars, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court. He has been AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell since 2005. S. JON TRACHTA is a trial lawyer, arbitrator and mediator with the Law & Mediation Office of S. Jon Trachta, in Tucson. He is a specialist in dispute resolution with more than 35 years experience as a trial lawyer, arbitrator and mediator resolving cases dealing with national and international contracts, professional responsibility and product liability. He is affiliated with the American Board of Trial Advocates, the Society of Professionals in Dispute Resolution, the Arizona Dispute Resolution Association, the International Association of Defense Counsel and the Federation of Insurance and Corporate Counsel. He has served as chairman of the Arbitration and Mediation Committee of the Arizona/Sonora Project. He has worked in Mexico, Europe, Saudi Arabia and various countries of the Far East. He is trained as a mediator and has participated in hundreds of cases as an arbitrator, mediator or representative of a client. Mr. Trachta has also designed and conducted the first arbitration and mediation trainings to be conducted in Mexico at the Monterrey Technological Institute (ITESM). Further, he has been designated a Judge Pro Tem of the Superior Court of the State of Arizona, for the County of Pima and is certified as a mediator by the National Association of Securities Dealers. He is also a professor in the Arizona College of Trial Advocacy. Mr. Trachta received his B.A. degree from Stanford University and his J.D. degree from the University of Arizona College of Law. Between law school and undergraduate school, he served five years in the United States Marine Corps, where he was a fighter pilot in Vietnam. He is a member and past president of the American Board of Trial Advocates (Tucson Chapter) and the Southern Arizona Defense Bar Association. He is also a member of the Federation of Insurance & Corporate Counsel, the International Association of Defense Counsel, the American Bar Association, the State Bar of Arizona, the Pima County Bar Association, the Arizona-Sonora Bar Association,t he Association Internacional des Assurances, the Arizona-Mexico Commission, the Society of Professionals in Dispute Resolution, the Arizona Dispute Resolution Association and the Advisory Board - U.S. Mexico Dispute Resolution Association. BURR UDALL is a trial lawyer with Udall Law Firm, LLP, where his practice focuses on insurance defense litigation. Mr. Udall also handles general civil and commercial cases, including appellate litigation. He is frequently called upon to serve as a mediator or arbitrator. For 50 years, he has represented insurance companies and their insureds in all aspects of insurance litigation, including first party, third party, and bad faith litigation. Mr. Udall received his B.S. and LL.B. degree from the University of Arizona. In 1997, he was awarded the Walter E. Craig Distinguished Citizen Award by the Arizona Bar Foundation. In 2001, he was named the Defense Lawyer of the Year by the Arizona Trial Lawyers Association. Mr. Udall is a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and a member of the Tucson Defense Bar and the Defense Research Institute. He is also involved in the Volunteer Lawyer Program.
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