Practice Areas
- Property Subrogation
- Wildfire Litigation
- Fire Loss Litigation
- Water Loss Litigation
- Product Liability
- Insurance Defense
- Insurance Coverage
- Insurance Fraud
- Commercial Litigation
State Bar Admissions
- Arizona (1999)
- California (2004)
Federal Court Admissions
- Arizona, U.S. District Court (1999)
- California, U.S. District Court for Central District (2006)
- California, U.S. District Court for Northern District (2014)
- California, U.S. District Court for Eastern District (2017)
Education
Texas Tech University, J.D., cum laude (1999)
Northern Arizona University, B.S., B.A., cum laude (1993)
Certificates / Licenses
- Certified Litigation Management Professional
Certified Fire & Explosion Investigator (C.F.E.I.)
- Certified in Fire Pattern Recognition, Public Agency Training Council
- Licensed Real Estate Agent/Realtor, Arizona Department of Real Estate
Memberships / Awards
- American Bar Association
- National Association of Fire Investigators (NAFI)
- National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA)
- International Association of Arson Investigators (IAAI)
- Graduate of AZ College of Trial Advocacy (designed for experienced trial attorneys)
- Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity
Guest Speaker
- 8th Annual Fire Investigation (Live Burn) Seminar, Andler & Associates – “Playing Devil’s Advocate with Origin & Cause Investigators”
- Honda Vehicle Fire Training Program and Live Burn Studies – “The Litigation Side of Vehicle Fires”
- NASP Regional Seminar – “Mediation Workshop & Case Study”
- NASP Conference – “Understanding and Circumventing Subrogation Hurdles”
- NASP Conference – “Live Burn” (fire dynamics and legal issues)
- AICA Conference – “See You in Court – Subrogation Style”
Languages
- Spanish
