| 2011 |
Listed in Tucson Lifestyle Magazine (June 2011) as one of "Tucson's Top Lawyers ": White Collar Crime and Criminal Defense. |
| 2011 |
Fellowship, Litigation Counsel of America® (LCA). |
| 2006-11 |
AV® rated, Martindale-Hubbell (pre-eminent 5/5 rating). |
| 2010 |
Rated "10/10" AVVO Superb.
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| 2008-10 |
Listed in The Best Lawyers In The U.S. ® 2008, by Best of U.S. Inc. |
| 1994 |
Order of the Coif |
| 1993 |
Note Editor, Arizona Law Review |
| 1993 |
Author, Detaining for Danger under the Bail Reform Act of 1984: Paradoxes of Procedure and Proof, 35 Ariz. L. Rev. 4 (Winter 1993). |
| 1993 |
Snell and Wilmer Award for Best Note Published in Arizona Law Review, 1993-1994. |
| 1991-93 |
American Jurisprudence Awards (top grades in selected classes):
- Corporations (Fall 1993)
- Constitutional Law (Fall 1992)
- Civil Procedure (Fall 1991).
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| 1984 |
Department Scholar, English, State University of New York, Potsdam. |
| 1982-84 |
Sylvia Angus Memorial Creative Writing Awards, State University of New York, Potsdam:
- Academic Year 1983-84
- Academic Year 1982-83
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| 2000-01 |
ASSISTANT ADJUNCT PROFESSOR OF LAW, University of Arizona College of Law.
Substantive graded courses, Legal Analysis & Reasoning (original syllabus). |
| 1998-present |
MICHAEL AARON HARWIN, P.C., 250 North Meyer Avenue, Tucson.
Litigation practice. |
| 1995-97 |
ASSISTANT CITY PROSECUTOR, City of Phoenix.
Trial Bureau assignment. Completed 56 jury trials. |
| 1993-94 |
MENDELSOHN, OSERAN, MANCE & EISNER, P.C., Tucson, Arizona.
Associate, beginning September 1994 (commercial real estate transactions & litigation;
commercial bankruptcy and RTC/FDIC related litigation); Law Clerk, Summer 1993. |
| 1991 |
PIMA COMMUNITY COLLEGE, Tucson.
Associate Faculty in Writing. |
| 1987-90 |
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA, Tucson.
Graduate Assistant in Teaching, Department of English; 14 sections, English 101-02 & 210 undergraduate writing courses. |
| 2003-04 |
Delegate Selection Chair, Presidential Election, Pima County Democratic Party. |
| 1994 |
Board of Directors, Lawyers Against Hunger, Tucson, Arizona.
Organization raises funds for the Tucson Community Food Bank. |
| 1992 |
Participant, Southern Arizona Civil Rights Coalition, Tucson, Arizona. |
| 1991 |
Staff, Casa De Los Ninos, Tucson, Arizona.
Served as direct care provider in crisis shelter for children. |
| 1985-91 |
Firefighter, U.S.D.A. Forest Service, Kamiah, Idaho; National Park Service, Sequoia-Kings Canyon National Parks, Three Rivers, CA. |
| 1981-82 |
Wilderness Ranger, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Ray Brook, N.Y (Region 5, Pharaoh Lake Wilderness Complex). |
| 2000-06 |
Appearances before or litigation involving following federal agencies/divisions: HUD Office of Inspector General (HUD-OIG); FDA (CFSAN), Washington, D.C.; IRS (Criminal Investigation Division & D.O.J. tax division); IRS Civil Division, Phoenix; United States Department of Justice, Asset Forfeiture & Money Laundering Section (AFMLS, Washington, D.C,); ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) Washington, D.C., Phoenix, Sierra Vista, Tucson; CBP (United States Customs and Border Protection; FAA (Federal Aviation Administration); United States Secret Service. |
| 2001-08 |
Matters receiving media attention: United States vs. Chan et. al. Case No. 06-00054-TUC-CKJ[ U.S. Dist. Court] (CNN) [reported as $82 million dollars in counterfeit Nike athletic shoes smuggled into the United States from China]; United States v. Ramon de Harvey, Case No. 04-03323M-TUC-JCC [U.S. Dist. Court] (Fox News/The O'Rielly Factor) [federal alien smuggling indictment]; United States v. Shipley, et al., Case No. CR 02-1618-TUC-DCB-CRP [U.S. Dist. Court] (CNN) [matter involving outbreak of Salmonella linked to produce]; United States v. Livdahl, et al. No. 05-M-7609 , [U.S. Dist. Court] [physicians indicted for marketing misbranded Botox]; United States v. Golden State Bus Lines, et al., Case No. ________ (U.S. Dist. Court) (alien smuggling conspiracy); Kelava v. Gonzales, 9th Cir. Case No. 03-73689 (Associated Press) [reported as terrorism matter]; United States v. Brooks, Case No. CR-99-721 (U.S. Dist. Court) (Wall Street Journal) (alien smuggling conspiracy); State v. Guarriello, Case No. CR 2002-1640 (Pima County Superior Court) (Corrections Officer indicted for homicide); United States v. Nassar Al Haribi, et al., case No. CR02-00880-TUC-CKJ (GEE) (U.S. Dist. Court) (New York Times) [wire fraud].
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| 2000-10 |
Appearances in the following jurisdictions: United States District Court (Phoenix; Tucson; El Paso); Graham County Superior Court; Cochise County Superior Court; Santa Cruz County Superior Court; Pima County Superior Court; Pinal County Superior Court; Maricopa County Superior Court; and geographically (southeast to northwest): Douglas Municipal Court; Safford J.P. Court; Wilcox J.P. Court; Sierra Vista J.P. Court; Sierra Vista Municipal Court; Sonoita J.P. Court; Benson Municipal Court; Nogales J.P. Court; Nogales City Court; Ajo J.P. Court; Green Valley J.P. Court; Sahuarita Municipal Court; South Tucson Municipal Court; Tucson City Municipal Court; Pima County Consolidated J.P. Courts (Tucson); Oro Valley Municipal Court; Marana Municipal Court; Eloy J.P. Court; Casa Grande J.P. Court; Oracle J.P. Court; Mesa City Court; Chandler City Court; Gilbert Municipal Court; Tempe City Court; Phoenix City Court; Phoenix J.P. Courts (downtown, Glendale and westside); Avondale Municipal Court; Buckeye Municipal Court; Surprise Municipal Court; Wickenburg J.P. Court; Quartzite Justice Court; and Lake Havasu Justice Court.
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| 2005-06 |
Published Opinions: Kelava v. Gonzales, 410 F.3d 625 (9th Cir.2005) amended and superseded by Kelava v. Gonzales, 434 F.3d 1120 (9th Cir.2006).
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