Honors and Awards:

• President of the Graduates, Merton College,  Oxford University, UK  1976-1977
• Listed in Best Lawyers in America for over a decade
• Co-Author, Arizona Chapter of State Trademark and Unfair Competition Law, published by International Trademark Association
• Listed in Arizona's Finest Lawyers, 2011

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

• Publications Co-Author, 2003-2011 of the Arizona Chapter for  State Trademark and Unfair Competition Law published by the International Trademark Association Author, “Intellectual Property Rights and Copyright - Seven Myths that Might Surprise You,” Sources & Design, the Trade Magazine for Interior Designers, Architects and Custom Home Builders in the West (May/June 2003) Co-Author and Project Leader, “Internet Legal Handbook - Bet Your Business Internet Issues”, published serially 2001 on website of International Society of Professionals in E-Commerce Author, Risk Reduction Strategies For Intellectual Property Owners, E-Commerce Law, Volume 2, Number 1 (November/December 2001) Co-Author and Project Leader, “2002-2003 Guide to Legal Research on the Internet”, an American Bar Association-American Law Institute (ALI-ABA) publication, first published in The Practical Litigator, March 1996; revised versions in 1997, 1998, 2001 and 2002-2003 (posted on Internet at http://www.ali-aba.org) Author, “Secrets of a Mentor: How Young Lawyers Can Purposefully Evolve Into Good and Happy Lawyers,” Arizona Attorney (Official Publication of the Arizona State Bar), pp. 38-40 (November 1999) Originating Editor and Co-Author, U.S. Federal Circuits: Trademark Cases & the Judiciary (Electronic Database Legal Research Tool), International Trademark Association (1999) Author, Trade Secrets, Non-Competes and Anti-Piracy Agreements - A Practical Guide for Business, Cambridge Institute (1998) Author, “Creating a Web-Site Prompts An Attorney to Rethink Practice,” (featured on front page) Arizona Business Gazette (March 1996) Author, “Legal Research on the Internet (Using the Internet for Pre-Litigation Investigations and Legal Research),” The Practical Litigator (March 1996) Author, “Bring Legal Research into the Computer Age,” The Business Journal, Phoenix (November 1995) Author, “What’s In a Name? Plenty If It’s For a Product or Child;” Front Page Feature Story, Arizona Business Gazette (November 1995) Author, “Always Question Attorney’s Qualifications,” Business Savvy Feature Article, The Business Journal Phoenix (June 1995) Consulting Editor, Trademark Searching - A Practical and Strategic Guide to the Clearance of New Marks in the United States, published by the International Trademark Association (1994); (2nd Ed. 1999) Presentations Faculty Member and Speaker, “The Lifecycle of Business Intellectual Property: From Birth to Death,” State Bar of Arizona, Intellectual Property Law Section, State Bar Convention (June 2007) Speaker, “What Corporate Lawyers Don’t Know as to Intellectual Property in Mergers, Acquisition and Asset Purchases Can and Does Hurt Them and Their Clients,” State Bar of Arizona, Business Law Section (March 2006) Instructor, “Law for Entrepreneurs” – An Overview of the Field of Law (Honors 394-Enrichment), Basic Forms of Intellectual Property-Intellectual Property Litigation, Arizona State University (March 2006)  Instructor, "Trademark and Copyright Protection: How to Protect Your Business," Legal Clinic Series Seminar, City of Phoenix and ASU College of Law, Phoenix City Hall (September 2005) Faculty Member, "Avoiding Trademark Litigation," State Bar of Arizona, Intellectual Property Law Section (June 2005) Speaker, "The Importance of Intellectual Property to the Entrepreneur," ASU Technopolis Technology & Life Science Entrepreneurial Course (March 2005) Featured Speaker, “How to Protect Design Work Through Copyright and Trademark,” American Society of Interior Designers, Arizona North Chapter (May 2003) Featured Speaker, “Responding the Right Way to Rights Organizations,” State Bar of Arizona, Intellectual Property Law Section (April 2003) Seminar Lead Chair and Faculty Member, Business Law Section’s Annual Seminar, Arizona State Bar Convention (June 2002) Faculty Member, “Abuses of Copyright Rights Organizations” 2002 Annual Spring Seminar of the San Francisco Intellectual Property Law Association (SFIPLA) (May 2002) Faculty Member, E-Commerce – The Law of E-Commerce, CLE International, Scottsdale, Arizona (June 2001) Faculty Member, “E-Risk Management – Technology Risk Management Strategies For Every Web Enabled Company,” Marcus Evans Conferences, New York, NY (May 2001) Faculty Member, State Bar of Arizona Course on Professionalism (April 2001) Featured Speaker, “The Increasing Integration of Technology into Business Law,” Arizona State Bar, Business Law Section (February 2001) Featured Speaker, “Managing Communication and Work Product via New Technology,” General Counsel Forum, Arthur Andersen (October 2000  Presentations     Faculty Member and Speaker, Arizona State Bar Convention,  on smaller firm practice (June 2010).   Faculty Member and Speaker, “The Lifecycle of Business Intellectual Property: From Birth to Death,” State Bar of Arizona, Intellectual Property Law Section, State Bar Convention (June 2007)   Speaker, “What Corporate Lawyers Don’t Know as to Intellectual Property in Mergers, Acquisition and Asset Purchases Can and Does Hurt Them and Their Clients,” State Bar of Arizona, Business Law Section (March 2006) Instructor, “Law for Entrepreneurs” – An Overview of the Field of Law (Honors 394-Enrichment), Basic Forms of Intellectual Property-Intellectual Property Litigation, Arizona State University (March 2006) Instructor, "Trademark and Copyright Protection: How to Protect Your Business," Legal Clinic Series Seminar, City of Phoenix and ASU College of Law, Phoenix City Hall (September 2005) Faculty Member, "Avoiding Trademark Litigation," State Bar of Arizona, Intellectual Property Law Section (June 2005) Speaker, "The Importance of Intellectual Property to the Entrepreneur," ASU Technopolis Technology & Life Science Entrepreneurial Course (March 2005) Featured Speaker, “How to Protect Design Work Through Copyright and Trademark,” American Society of Interior Designers, Arizona North Chapter (May 2003) Featured Speaker, “Responding the Right Way to Rights Organizations,” State Bar of Arizona, Intellectual Property Law Section (April 2003) Seminar Lead Chair and Faculty Member, Business Law Section’s Annual Seminar, Arizona State Bar Convention (June 2002) Faculty Member, “Abuses of Copyright Rights Organizations” 2002 Annual Spring Seminar of the San Francisco Intellectual Property Law Association (SFIPLA) (May 2002) Faculty Member, E-Commerce – The Law of E-Commerce, CLE International, Scottsdale, Arizona (June 2001) Faculty Member, “E-Risk Management – Technology Risk Management Strategies For Every Web Enabled Company,” Marcus Evans Conferences, New York, NY (May 2001) Faculty Member, State Bar of Arizona Course on Professionalism (April 2001) Featured Speaker, “The Increasing Integration of Technology into Business Law,” Arizona State Bar, Business Law Section (February 2001) Featured Speaker, “Managing Communication and Work Product via New Technology,” General Counsel Forum, Arthur Andersen (October 2000  

Verdicts and Settlements:

• Taser International Inc. vs. Steve Ward, 231 P.3d 921, 224 Ariz. 389 (2010).  Court of Appeals decision reversing and remanding to trial court with directions.  Specifically, the Court of Appeals (1) reversed the trial court’s grant of summary judgment on Taser’s claims for breach of fiduciary duty and breach of duty of loyalty and (2) ordered the trial court to enter judgment in favor of Ward on Taser’s corporate opportunity theory., 2010