Robert Grasso, Jr.

Attorney in Chandler, AZ

Order of the Coif. Recipient: Best Oral Advocate; International Academy of Trial Lawyers Award. Legal Research and Writing Instructor, Arizona State University. Legal Extern, Honorable Robert J. Corcoran, Arizona Supreme Court and the Honorable Robert C. Broomfield of Arizona Federal District Court.

Areas of Law:
-Professional Liability
-Municipal Liability
-Insurance Defense

Experience & Credentials:

Position:
Senior Partner

Admission Details:
-Admitted in 1993, Arizona and U.S. District Court, District of Arizona
-U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
-U.S. Supreme Court

Law School Attended:
Arizona State University
Class of 1993
J.D.
magna cum laude

University Attended:
Arizona State University
Class of 1990
B.S.
magna cum laude

Associations & Memberships:
Maricopa County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Arizona; Arizona Association of Defense Counsel; Arizona University Alumni Association; Defense Research Institute.

Arizona State University
Juris Doctorate, magna cum laude, 1993

Kim S. Alvarado

Attorney in Chandler, AZ

Order of the Coif. Recipient: ASU Alumni Association Outstanding Graduate; Sandra Day O'Connor Constitutional Law Award; Mary M. Schroeder Federal Practice Award, Pedrick Scholar. Author: "Modern International Commerce Expands Traditional Notions of Personal Jurisdiction in Arizona, 28 Ariz. St. L.J. 397 (1996). Judicial Clerk to Hon. Michael Daly Hawkins, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, 1997-1998.

Areas of Law:
-Professional Liability
-Employment Law
-Insurance Defense
-Municipal Liability

Experience & Credentials:

Position:
Senior Partner

Admission Details:
-Admitted in 1997, Arizona
-U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
-U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
-U.S. District Court, District of Arizona

Law School Attended:
Arizona State University
Class of 1998
J.D.
summa cum laude

University Attended:
Azusa Pacific University
Class of 1994
B.A.
Political Science, summa cum laude

Associations & Memberships:
Maricopa County Bar Association; State Bar of Arizona; Arizona Women Lawyers Association.

Arizona State University
Juris Doctorate, summa cum laude, 1998

Susan Hable Purtill

Attorney in Chandler, AZ

Areas of Law:
-Professional Liability
-Municipal Liability
-Insurance Defense

Experience & Credentials:

Position:
Partner

Admission Details:
-Admitted in 1989, Michigan
-1991, Arizona and U.S. District Court, District of Arizona

Law School Attended:
University of Toledo, College of Law
Class of 1987
J.D.

University Attended:
Denison University
Class of 1983
B.A.

Associations & Memberships:
Maricopa County Bar Association; Women and Minority Task Force, 2004; Arizona Women Lawyers Association (Member, Maricopa Chapter, Board of Directors, 1999; State Board of Dir... More

Representative Cases:
Park Central Mall, LLC v. Maricopa County, 197 Ariz. 532, 4 P3d 107; Frederikson v. Maricopa County, 497 Ariz. 104, 3 P.3d 1024.

University of Toledo, College of Law
Juris Doctorate, 1987

Jenny J. Winkler

Attorney in Chandler, AZ

Areas of Law:
-Water, Energy, Resources and Environmental Law
-Insurance Defense
-Professional Liability

Experience & Credentials:

Position:
Partner

Admission Details:
-Admitted in 1998, Arizona and U.S. District Court, District of Arizona
-2000, U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit
-2004, U.S. Supreme Court
-2007, Nevada, U.S. District Court, District of Nevada and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

Law School Attended:
Arizona State University
Class of 1998
J.D.
cum laude

University Attended:
Arizona State University
Class of 1993
B.A.

Associations & Memberships:
Maricopa County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Arizona; Arizona Women's Lawyers Association.

Arizona State University
Juris Doctorate, cum laude, 1998

Hannah Alexandra Clare Auckland

Attorney in Chandler, AZ

Staff Writer and Business Editor, Arizona State University Law Journal. Law Clerk to: Hon. Diane M. Johnsen, Arizona Court of Appeals, 2006-2007; Hon. Ann A. Scot Timmer, Arizona Court of Appeals, 2004-2006.

Areas of Law:
-Public Pension Law
-Professional Liability
-Insurance Defense
-Municipal Liability

Experience & Credentials:

Position:
Attorney

Admission Details:
-Admitted in 2006, North Carolina (inactive)
-2007, Arizona

Law School Attended:
Arizona State University
Class of 2004
J.D.

University Attended:
University of North Carolina
Class of 1996
B.A.

Associations & Memberships:
State Bar of Arizona; Arizona Women Lawyers Association.

Terry W. Straughn

Attorney in Chandler, AZ

Education:
Mr. Straughn received a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Arizona State University in 1995 and obtained his Juris Doctorate from Western New England College School of Law in 2005.

Background:
Prior to attending law school, Mr. Straughn worked for many years in manufacturing and engineering in the electronics industry in the Phoenix area, and has strong ties to the community. Mr. Straughn is a member of the American Bar Association, the Maricopa County Bar Association, the State Bar of Arizona, the State Bar of Nevada, and the State Bar of Oregon.

Practice Areas:
Mr. Straughn is currently admitted to practice law in Arizona, Nevada, and Oregon, as well as the United States District Court, District of Arizona.
Areas of Law

Professional Liability:
Municipal Liability
Insurance Defense

Experience & Credentials:

Position:
Attorney

Admission Details:
-Admitted in 2006, Arizona
-2007, Nevada
-2008, Oregon
-United States District Court, District of Arizona

Law School Attended:
Western New England College School of Law
Class of 2005
J.D.

University Attended:
Arizona State University
Class of 1995
B.S.
Electrical Engineering