Profile

Michael brings academic accomplishment and 45 years of experience to the practice of law.

• EDUCATION

  • Stanford University, BA, 1969
    • Board of Trustees Academic Scholarship
  • University of Arizona College of Law, JD, 1973
    • Graduated with Distinction
    • Order of the Coif (academic top 10% of class)
    • Note Editor, Arizona Law Review

• WORK HISTORY

  • 1973-76 Assistant U.S. Attorney, Tucson, Arizona
  • 1976-77 Assistant Federal Public Defender, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
  • 1978-82 Partner, Haythornewhite & Drake, Nogales, Arizona
  • 1978-82 United States Magistrate, Nogales, Arizona
  • 1982-83 Staff Attorney, Southern Arizona Legal Aid
  • 1983-present Private practice in Tucson

• PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS AND ACTIVITIES

  • State Bar of Arizona
  • Arizona Trial Lawyers Association
  • Pima County Bar Association (President 2004-2005)
  • Hearing Officer for Arizona Supreme Court Attorney Disciplinary Commission (12 years)

• COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES

  • Member of Board of Directors of The Haven, a non-profit agency in Tucson, Arizona which provides outpatient and residential services for women recovering from alcohol and drug dependency
  • Rotary International
    • Charter member of Rotary Club of Tucson Sunset 1983-present
    • Governor, District 5500, 2011-12
    • Chair, District Rotary Foundation Committee, 2016-19