Areas of Practice
Limited to Exclusive Representation of Individuals 100% Harmed & Injured by Wrongful Acts of Others
Litigation Percentage
100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Certified Legal Specialties
Personal Injury and Wrongful Death, AZ Board of Legal Specialization, 1999
Bar Admissions
- Arizona, 1984
- U.S. District Court District of Arizona, 1984
Education
- University of Arizona College of Law, Tucson, Arizona
- J.D. – 1984
- Honors: With Distinction
- Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona
- B.S. (Cum Laude) – 1980
- Major: Psychology
Published Works
A Plaintiff Viewpoint: Excluding Testimony of the Defense Biomechanist at Trial, Lawyers & Judges Publishing Company, 1999
Representative Cases
- Allstate Insurance Co. v. Johnston
- Pritchard vs. State
- Anderson v. Martinez
- McDonald v. Smitty’s Super Valu
- Farmers Ins. Co. of Arizona v. Oliver
- Arizona Property and Cas.Ins.Guar.Fund
Classes/Seminars
- Frequent Speaker, Defeating the use of Defense
- Biomechanist and Defense Medical Experts
- American Association for Justice.
- AZ Trial Lawyers Association, New Mexico Trial Lawyers
- Association, Nevada Trial Lawyers Association
Honors and Awards
- The Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers/Martindale Hubbell Register, 2007 – Present
- The Million Dollar Advocates Forum, 2007 – Present
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Arizona Association for Justice/Arizona Trial Lawyers
- Association, Life Time Member/Board Member, 1985 – Present
- American Association for Justice, 1985 – Present
Past Employment Positions
- Dasse & Vakula, Partner, 1996 – 2000
- Bosco, Bosco & Vakula, Partner, 1988 – 1996
