Tucson, Arizona
| Partner | |
| phone | (520) 545-1663 |
| fax | (520) 790-1163 |
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- Areas of Practice:
- Products Liability
- Medical Malpractice
- Premises Liability
- Automobile Accidents
- Bicycle Accidents
- Governmental Liability
- Elder Abuse
- Education:
- University of Arizona College of Law, Tucson, Arizona,
May, 1997
J.D.
Law Journal: Arizona Journal of International and Comparative Law, Note and Comment Editor, 1995 - 1997 - Duke University, Durham, North Carolina,
1994
A.B.
Major: Public Policy Studies
- Published Works:
- Ten Tips fur Settling a Case, Arizona Attorney, September, 2007
- Successfully Handling the Products Liability Case, The Advocate, March, 2006
- Politics Threaten Arizona's Independent Judiciary, Inside Tucson Business, January 23, 2006
- Liability Waivers and Releases: Worth the Paper They Are Printed On?, American Bar Association Journal for Small Firms and Solo Practices, May, 2004
- Please Release Me: Prospective Exculpatory Covenants in Arizona, Arizona Attorney, March, 2003
- Representative Cases:
- Allstate Ins. Co v. Universal Underwriters, 178. 3d 106 (Arizona Court of Appeals Division Two 2000)
- Classes/Seminars Taught:
- Speaker, All India Institute of Medical Science Forum on Indians in America
- Speaker, City Of Las Vegas Arts Council, 1998
- State Bar of Arizona Mandatory Professionalism Course (Trial Practice and Diversity Sessions)
- Chair, State Bar of Arizona CLE by the Sea, 2008
- Proving the Product Defect, American Association of Justice Annual Convention 2007, 2007
- Chair, The Curmudgeon's Guide to the Law, State Bar of Arizona Annual Convention 2007, 2007
- Chair, Trial Practice Section Presentations, State Bar of Arizona Annual Convention
- Chair, Civil Justice and the Power to Do Good, State Bar of Arizona Annual Convention 2005, 2005
- Chair, Hot Issues in Trial Practice, State Bar of Arizona Annual Convention 2004
- Winning Short Trial Strategies
- Successful Deposition Strategies
- Negotiating and Settling Injury Cases
- I Know What You Did Last Summer - What Secrets Social Networking Sites Hold
- Prosecuting and Defending UM/U1M Cases
- Handling Automobile Accidents - A to Z
- Topics in Complex Litigation, State Bar of Arizona CLE by the Sea
- State Bar of Arizona 2004 Bench and Bur Roundtable
- Advanced Legal Writing
- Writing to Win
- White Mountains Trial Skills Seminar, 2003
- White Mountains Trial Skills Seminar, 2004
- Advanced Cross-Examination and Impeachment Techniques
- A Picture's Worth a Thousand Words - Developing and Using Visual Themes
- Effective Representation in the Mandatory Arbitration System
- Cross-Examination of Economic Experts in Personal Injury and Death Cases
- Joint Tortfeasor Liability in Arizona
- Employer Obligations for the Acts of Employees and Independent Contractors
- Please Release Me: The Application of Liability Waivers in Arizona
- Winning Your Case in Opening Statement
- Medical Malpractice 101 - A Primer for Fourth Year Medical Students
- Honors and Awards:
- Martindale Hubbell AV Rated
- University of Arizona Alumni Association Distinguished Young Alumni Award, 2004
- Inside Tucson Business "Up and Comer", 2006
- Pima County Young Lawyers Division Outstanding Member Award, 1998 - 2003
- Professional Associations and Memberships:
- Fox Theatre Foundation - Bollywood, 2004 - 2007
- Member, Fox Committee
- Tucson Children's Museum, 2006 - Present
- Board of Directors
- Tucson Children's Museum, 2008
- Golf Tournament Chair
- Tucson Children's Museum, 2008
- Executive Committee
- University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law, 2001 - Present
- Adjunct Professor
- University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law, 2007 - Present
- Law College Association Board, Executive Committee
- University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law
- Friend of the Dean
- University of Arizona College of Fine Arts, 2005 - 2006
- Dean's Advisory Board
- Arizona Trial Lawyers Association, 2005 - Present
- Board of Directors
- Arizona Minority Bar Association, 2000 - 2002
- Secretary
- Arizona Minority Bar Association, 2002 - 2003
- V.P.
- Arizona Minority Bar Association, 2004 - 2006
- President
- State Bar of Arizona - Consumer Information and Education Task Force, 2008
- State Bar of Arizona - Diversity Task Force, 2006 - Present
- State Bar of Arizona - Leadership Institute
- Board of Directors
- State Bar of Arizona - Trial Practice Executive Council, 2002 - Present
- State Bar of Arizona - Trial Practice Executive Council, 2007
- Chair
- State Bar of Arizona, 2005 - Present
- Appointments Committee
- Supreme Court of Arizona Judicial Performance Review, 2006 - Present
- Pima County Young Lawyers Division, 1999 - 2001
- Treasurer, Board of Directors
- Pima County Young Lawyers Division, 2002 - 2003
- Golf Tournament Chairman
- Pima County Bar Association Young Lawyers Division Law Week, 1998 - 2000
- Chair
- American Association of Physicians of Indian Decent (APPI) - National Pro Bono Counsel
- Indian Association of Southern Arizona, 2001 - 2002
- Board of Directors
- Indian Cultural Center of Tucson
- Founding Member and Trustee
- Tucson Big Brothers Big Sisters, 1998 - 2000
- Board of Directors
- University of Arizona Supreme Court, 1996 - 1997
- Chief Justice
- Pro Bono Activities:
- Wills for Heroes, 2005 - 2007
- Meet a Lawyer, 1998 - 2003
- VLP Referral Panel, 1998 - Present
- Languages:
- Hindi
