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June 29 - Phoenix WILLIAM F. AUTHER is a trial lawyer with Bowman and Brooke LLP, where his main areas of practice are product liability and business litigation. He has served in various leadership roles within the firm including service on the firm's management and technology committees. Helping businesses defend their technology is one of Mr. Auther's strengths. His client work focuses predominantly on complex business litigation including the defense of product liability claims, dealer/vendor disputes, contract disputes and financial litigation. Mr. Auther's clients cross the entire spectrum of industries from transportation, chemical, pharmaceutical, mechanical, high tech start-ups, banking and finance. LANCE ENTREKIN is the principal of The Law Offices of Lance Entrekin. He has been an attorney for 16 years and has extensive first chair trial experience, focusing his practice on commercial litigation and professional malpractice litigation. Mr. Entrekin currently serves on the State Bar Fee Arbitration Committee, the board of Cox Charities and the board of the Chandler Symphony. He earned his B.A. and his M.B.A. degrees from the University of Arizona, and his J.D. degree from the University of Southern California Law Center. KEVIN B. SWEENEY is an attorney with Eckley & Associates, P.C. Mr. Sweeney has 22 years of civil trial and appellate practice. He is a former Judge Pro Tem for Maricopa County Superior Court. Mr. Sweeney has appellate practice in both state and federal courts. He serves as an arbitrator and mediator/settlement conference judge. Mr. Sweeney has handled more than 65 jury trials as either sole or lead counsel in various areas of practice. He has briefed and argued more than 70 appeals in state and federal courts. Mr. Sweeney is a member of the State Bar of Arizona and the International Association of Arson Investigators. He earned his B.S. and J.D. degrees from the University of Missouri. June 30 - Tucson JAMES E. ABRAHAM is a partner with Barassi, Curl & Abraham, P.L.C. Mr. Abraham also is a certified specialist in injury and wrongful death litigation. He has extensive experience in insurance defense, civil jury trials and appellate practice. Mr. Abraham is a member of the Trial Practice Section of the State Bar of Arizona, serving as an executive council committee member from 2005 to 2007, and as executive council secretary, a member of the planning subcommittee and State Bar College of Trial Advocacy in the 2006-2007 term. He is a faculty member of the State Bar of Arizona College of Trial Advocacy. Mr. Abraham earned his B.A. degree from the College of Wooster and his J.D. degree from Cleveland-Marshall College of Law. DAVID W. REES is a member of The Rees Law Firm, where his main areas of practice are trial and appeals, medication/arbitration law, general civil law, criminal litigation, corporate law, business law, real estate law, and civil litigation. Mr. Rees is a member of the Pima County, Federal and American bar associations, and State Bar of Arizona, The Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Arizona Trial Lawyers Association, Arizona Association of Defense Council, and Defense Research Institute. He earned his B.A. degree from the University of the Pacific and his J.D. degree from the University of Arizona. ANTHONY J. WIGGINS is an attorney for Wiggins Law Offices in Tucson. He practices in the areas of medical malpractice, personal injury, wrongful death and civil litigation. Mr. Wiggins has been practicing law since 1985. He lectures annually at PIMA Community College on insurance claims and automobile insurance issues. Mr. Wiggins earned his A.A. degree, with high honors, from the College of DuPage, his B.A. degree, with distinction, and his J.D. degree from the University of Arizona. Mr. Wiggins is a member of the State Bar of Arizona (member, Litigation Section), the American Bar Association (member, Litigation Section and Insurance Section), The American Association for Justice and the Arizona Trial Lawyers Association (member, Board of Directors).
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