VIRGINIA I. DUNCAN
VIRGINIA I. DUNCAN PC
657 East Cottonwood Street
Suite 11-B
PO Box 3819
Cottonwood, AZ 86326
Tel: 928-282-4117
Fax: 928-282-4365
virginia.duncan@azbar.org
www.vidpc.com
Virginia Duncan is a certified Specialist in Estate and Trust
Law by the Arizona State Bar Board of Legal Specialization.
Mrs. Duncan’s practice focuses on probate and trust
administrations, estate planning, and inheritance rights issues
in the northern Arizona counties of Yavapai and Coconino.
A 1983 graduate of the University of Arizona College of Law,
Virginia brings 26 years of experience to this field. She draws
on her background as an educator to bring clarity and reason
to the legal process while offering specialized services suited to
individual client needs. Currently Virginia serves on the Estate
and Trust Advisory Commission for the Arizona State Bar Board
of Legal Specialization. Her talk show Legal Briefs can be heard
on KAZM 780 AM radio.
DAVID M. BELL
DAVID BELL &
ASSOCIATES
2020 North Central Avenue
Suite 1100
Phoenix, AZ 85004
Tel: 602-354-0050
Fax: 602-354-9000
david.bell@bellazlaw.com
www.bellazlaw.com
PERSONAL INJURY DEFENSE: GENERAL
BUSINESS LITIGATION
INSURANCE COVERAGE
David Bell is a trial and appellate attorney, with experience
handling injury and wrongful death, insurance coverage and
bad faith, medical malpractice and medical products, product
liability, wrongful termination, and commercial cases. He has
been lead counsel in more than 60 jury trials and more than
two dozen appeals. He is certified as a specialist in Injury and
Wrongful Death Litigation by the State Bar of Arizona Board of
Legal Specialization. He is a Fellow in the Litigation Counsel of
America, a Member of Arizona’s Finest Attorneys and ranked as
an Advocate by the American Board of Trial Advocates. He is a
member of the Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel
and the Defense Research Institute.
MARK I. HARRISON
OSBORN MALEDON PA
2929 North Central Avenue
Suite 2100
Phoenix, AZ 85012
Tel: 602-640-9324
Fax: 602-640-9050
mharrison@omlaw.com
www.omlaw.com
LEGAL AND JUDICIAL ETHICS
APPELLATE
GENERAL LI TIGATION
Mr. Harrison is currently a Member of the Phoenix, Arizona law
firm Osborn Maledon PA. He is a past President of the State Bar
of Arizona. His practice has covered a wide range of litigation,
but for the past decade has focused on professional liability,
legal and judicial ethics, and appellate cases. He was recently
named the 2011 Ethics and Professional Responsibility Lawyer
of the Year by The Best Lawyers in America. Mr. Harrison regularly
represents lawyers and judges in discipline cases and frequently
serves as an expert in malpractice and professional responsibility
matters involving lawyers and judges.
DOUGLAS L. CHRISTIAN
HARPER CHRISTIAN
DICHTER & SLUGA
2700 North Central Avenue
Suite 1200
Phoenix, AZ 85004
Tel: 602-792-1717
Fax: 602-792-1710
dchristian@hcdslaw.com
www.hcdslaw.com
PERSONAL INJURY DEFENSE: GENERAL
PROFESSIONAL LIABILIT Y: DEFENSE
INSURANCE COVERAGE
Doug is in his 36th year practicing law in Arizona. His practice
emphasizes insurance coverage, bad faith, and personal injury
litigation. Doug regularly represents insurers and policyholders
in insurance disputes and represents defendants in professional
liability and product liability cases. He is a member of the
American Board of Trial Advocates and is past president of the
Arizona Association of Defense Counsel. In addition to his listing
in Southwest Super Lawyers since its inception, Doug is also
listed in The Best Lawyers in America in the insurance law and
personal injury categories. Doug is a member of the Board of
Advisors for Arizona’s Finest Lawyers and maintains an active
practice in Nevada.
GLORIA A. GOLDMAN
GOLDMAN & GOLDMAN,
P.C.
1575 West Ina Road
Tucson, AZ 85704
Tel: 520-797-9229
Fax: 520-797-1407
gloria@ggoldmanlaw.com
www.immigrantvisalawyers.com
Gloria A. Goldman has practiced immigration and nationality
law in Tucson, Arizona since 1991. In 1990, she received her
J.D. from the University of Arizona. She served more than ten
years on the Board of Governors for the American Immigration
Lawyers Association. Ms. Goldman represents clients in the areas
of business immigration, family immigration, citizenship, and
complicated deportation matters. Her clients include scientists,
artists, battered women and children, and individuals who seek
political asylum. In addition to numerous pro bono awards,
Ms. Goldman has been active on commissions involving domestic
violence and unaccompanied minors. She is proud to say that she
practices with her son, Maurice, in the firm Goldman & Goldman.
LAWRENCE H. HILL
CIVEROLO GRALOW
HILL & CURTIS PA
20 First Plaza Northwest
Suite 500
PO Box 887
Albuquerque, NM 87103
Tel: 505-842-8255
Fax: 505-764-6099
hilll@civerolo.com
www.civerolo.com
CIVIL LI TIGATION DEFENSE
PERSONAL INJURY DEFENSE: PRODUC TS
INSURANCE COVERAGE
Lawrence H. Hill is a civil defense lawyer whose practice focuses
on insurance coverage issues, bad faith, and coverage opinions.
Lawrence Hill has tried over 50 jury trials in every courthouse
in New Mexico, in cases involving insurance coverage, personal
injury, and products liability. He is President of the New Mexico
Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates, elected
member of the New Mexico Trial Practice Section, and member
of the Medical Legal Review Committee, New Mexico Defense
Lawyers Association, and Defense Research Institute. Lawrence
is a frequent lecturer on insurance topics and is a retired United
States Army Reserve, LTC, Judge Advocate General’s Corps.
CARL BRYANT ROGERS
VANAMBERG ROGERS
YEPA ABEITA & GOMEZ,
LLP
347 East Palace Avenue
PO Box 1447
Santa Fe, NM 87504
Tel: 505-988-8979
Fax: 505-983-7508
cbrogers@nmlawgroup.com
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW
GENERAL LITIGATION
NATIVE AMERICAN LAW
Mr. Rogers is recognized by the New Mexico Board of Legal
Specialization as a Specialist in Federal Indian Law. He is AV-rated
and received his J.D. cum laude from the Harvard Law School in
1977. His practice focuses on tribal representation and litigation
in disputes involving jurisdiction, taxation, sovereign immunity,
Indian gaming, economic development, P.L. 93-638 contracts
and compacts, P.L. 100-297 school grants, audit and contract
disputes, and bills of collection. He is co-counsel to the class
in Ramah Navajo Chapter v. Kempthorne, USDC NM, in which
over $100 million in damages have been recovered, and major
equitable relief has been secured regarding tribal contract
support costs. He presently chairs the New Mexico Bar’s Federal
Indian Law Specialty Committee.
ROBERT J. CURTIS
CIVEROLO GRALOW
HILL & CURTIS PA
20 First Plaza Northwest
Suite 500
PO Box 887
Albuquerque, NM 87103
Tel: 505-842-8255
Fax: 505-764-6099
curtisr@civerolo.com
www.civerolo.com
PERSONAL INJURY DEFENSE: PRODUC TS
CIVIL LITIGATION DEFENSE
PERSONAL INJURY DEFENSE: MEDICAL MALPRACTICE
Mr. Curtis is AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell. His area
of expertise is medical malpractice defense litigation. He is
the firm’s leading partner in defense of hospitals and health
care providers. Mr. Curtis defends drug and medical product
manufacturers in multistate litigation and has represented
health care providers before the New Mexico Medical Review
Commission. He is listed in The Best Lawyers in America. He is a
member of the International Association of Defense Counsel and
the Federation of Insurance and Corporate Counsel, a Fellow of
Litigation Counsel of America, and a member of the New Mexico
Rules of Evidence Committee, the New Mexico Defense Lawyers
Association, the New Mexico Medical Review Commission, DRI,
the Christian Legal Society, and the ABA.
JAMES A. BRANCH, JR.
JAMES A. BRANCH, JR.
1801 Rio Grande Northwest
Albuquerque, NM 87104
Tel: 505-344-1226
Fax: 505-344-1358
jabjratt@comcast.net
PERSONAL INJURY PLAINTIFF: MEDICAL MALPRAC TICE
PERSONAL INJURY PLAINTIFF: PRODUC TS
PERSONAL INJURY PLAIN TIFF: GENERAL
Jim Branch is a Board Certified Civil Trial Specialist (NBTA and
New Mexico). He is a former law professor (University of Denver,
and adjunct at the University of New Mexico) and has taught
courses in evidence, international law, trial practice, procedure,
and other subjects. He has been on the faculty of the National
Institute of Trial Advocacy (NITA) for the past 25 years. He has
authored several books and numerous law review articles and
has been a frequent lecturer at legal seminars. His practice
involves False Claims Act Qui Tam (whistleblower), catastrophic
injuries, wrongful death, medical negligence, gas explosions,
structure failure, oil field injuries, DWI and dram shop, carbon
monoxide poisoning, toxic torts, and insurance bad faith.
