Garrick L. Gallagher

Phoenix, AZ

• E-Mail: Garrick.Gallagher@SandersParks.com

Practice Areas

• Complex Litigation
• Civil Litigation
• Mediation
• Insurance Law
• Insurance Litigation
• Insurance Coverage
• Bad Faith
• Personal Injury
• Product Liability
• Excess and Umbrella
• Excess and Surplus Lines
• Complex Civil Litigation

Admitted

• Arizona, 1985
• U.S. District Court, District of Arizona
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
• U.S. Supreme Court

Additional Biographical Details:

Southwest Super Lawyer (2010-2019); Recognized by Super Lawyers as one of the Top 50 Attorneys in Arizona (2012-2019); Best Lawyers in America, Attorney of the Year 2019 Litigation - Insurance

Memberships:

• Federal and Maricopa County Bar Associations
• State Bar of Arizona (Board of Governors, 1991-1992; Young Lawyers Division, Executive Council, 1987-1992; President, 1991-1992)
• Arizona Association of Defense Counsel
• Defense Research Institute
• Claims and Litigation Management Alliance

Education:

• University of Pennsylvania, B.A., 1981
• The University of Arizona, J.D., 1984

Born: 1959

Mark G. Worischeck

Phoenix, AZ

• E-Mail: Mark.Worischeck@SandersParks.com

Practice Areas

• Aviation
• Insurance Defense
• Product Liability
• Bad Faith
• Insurance Coverage
• Professional Liability (Non-Medical) Defense

Admitted

• Arizona, 1986
• U.S. District Court, District of Arizona, 1986
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia and Ninth Circuits, 1986
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1996

Additional Biographical Details:

Southwest Super Lawyers (2010-2019); Recognized by Super Lawyers as one of the Top 50 Attorneys in Arizona (2011-2019); Named by Best Lawyers as 2019 Phoenix - Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants "Lawyer of the Year" and 2016 Phoenix - Insurance "Lawyer of the Year"; Selected for Best Lawyers in America (2013-2019); Arizona Finest Lawyers - Sustaining Member

Memberships:

• State Bar of Arizona
• Aviation Insurance Association
• Lawyer-Pilots Bar Association
• Defense Research Institute
• Arizona Association of Defense Counsel
• American Board of Trial Advocates
• Arizona Insurance Institute
• Claims and Litigation Management Alliance

Education:

• The University of Arizona, B.S. (with distinction), 1983
• Washington University in St. Louis, J.D., 1986

Born: 1961

Robin E. Burgess

Phoenix, AZ

• E-Mail: Robin.Burgess@SandersParks.com

Practice Areas

• Health
• Medical Malpractice
• Professional Liability
• Product Liability
• Personal Injury
• Civil Litigation
• Municipal Liability
• Employment Law

Admitted

• Virginia, 1991
• Arizona, 1993
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit, 1991
• U.S. District Court, District of Arizona, 1993
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

Additional Biographical Details:

Southwest Super Lawyer since 2014; Recognized by Super Lawyers as one of the Top 25 Women (2014-2018), and Top 50 Attorneys (2016-2017)

Memberships:

• State Bar of Arizona

Education:

• Wellesley College, B.A. (cum laude), 1988
• Georgetown University, J.D., 1991

Born: 1966

J. Steven Sparks

Phoenix, AZ

• E-Mail: Steve.Sparks@SandersParks.com

Practice Areas

• Insurance Defense
• Commercial Litigation
• Insurance Coverage
• Bad Faith
• Public Entities
• Trucking Law
• Accident
• Personal Injury
• School Law
• Product Liability
• Accountants and Attorneys Liability
• Insurance Agents

Admitted

• California, 1993
• Arizona, 1994
• U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California, 1993
• U.S. District Court, District of Arizona, 1994
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 2004

Memberships:

• State Bar of California
• State Bar of Arizona
• Arizona Association of Defense Counsel
• Defense Research Institute
• Claims and Litigation Management Alliance

Education:

• Northern Arizona University, B.S.B.A. (with honors), 1989
• University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, J.D., 1993

Born: 1967

J. Arthur Eaves

Phoenix, AZ

• E-Mail: Artie.Eaves@SandersParks.com

Practice Areas

• Civil Litigation
• Health Care
• Insurance Litigation
• Medical Malpractice
• Municipal Liability
• Personal Injury
• Product Liability
• Professional Liability

Admitted

• Arizona, 1999
• U.S. District Court, District of Arizona, 2003

Education:

• University of Arkansas at Little Rock, B.A., 1996
• University of Arkansas at Little Rock, J.D., 1999

Born: 1973

Jeffrey L. Smith

Phoenix, AZ

• E-Mail: Jeffrey.Smith@SandersParks.com

Practice Areas

• Insurance Coverage
• Liability Defense
• Product Liability Defense
• Dram Shop Liability
• Marine Liability

Admitted

• Florida, 2004
• Arizona, 2005
• U.S. District Court, District of Arizona, 2006
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia and Ninth Circuits, 2008

Additional Biographical Details:

AV Rated; Southwest Super Lawyers Rising Stars (2012-2014)

Memberships:

• Claims and Litigation Management Alliance
• Defense Research Institute
• Arizona Association of Defense Counsel

Education:

• University of Wyoming, B.A., 1998
• Florida Coastal School of Law, J.D., 2003

Born: 1976

Jasmina Richter

Phoenix, AZ

• E-Mail: Jasmina.Richter@SandersParks.com

Practice Areas

• Commercial Litigation
• Professional Liability (Non-Medical) Defense
• Insurance Coverage
• Insurance Bad Faith

Admitted

• Arizona, 2006
• U.S. District Court, District of Arizona

Education:

• Penn State University, B.S. Biochemistry, 2002
• University of Connecticut, J.D. (with honors), 2005

Language:

• Serbian

Born: 1979

Shanks Leonhardt

Phoenix, AZ

Practice Areas

• Insurance
• Professional Liability
• Bad Faith
• Commercial Litigation

Admitted

• Arizona, 2007
• Kentucky, 2010
• U.S. District Court, District of Arizona, 2008
• U.S. District Court, District of Colorado, 2012
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 2013
• U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas, 2016

Additional Biographical Details:

Martindale-Hubbell™ highest AV Preeminent Rating; Southwest Super Lawyers as an Arizona Rising Star, (2012-2018); Top Lawyers by AZ Business Magazine,"Generation Next", (2014-Present)

Memberships:

• American Bar Association (Litigation Section)
• State Bar of Arizona
• Maricopa County Bar Association
• Arizona Association of Defense Counsel (Board Member)
• Arizona Insurance Council
• Claim Litigation Management
• Claims and Litigation Management Alliance
• Arizona Association of Defense Counsel

Publications:

• Author: "The Rule of Non-Liability of a Landowner for an Independant Contractor's Employee's Injuries on the Premises", Arizona Association of Defense Counsel, 2016
• "Self Defense and Intentional Torts in Arizona", Common Defense, Arizona Association of Defense Counsel, 2015
• "Limited Stipulated Judgments Resulting from a Damron Agreement to Covered Claims When the Judgment includes both Covered and Uncovered Claims", Common Defense, Arizona Association of Defense Counsel, 2014
• "The Proper Time to Enforce Loss Notification Time Limits", Arizona Insurance Council, 2012

Education:

• Arizona State University, B.A. (magna cum laude), 2001
• Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, Arizona State University, J.D. (cum laude), 2007

Born: 1979

Edward R. Glady Jr.

Phoenix, AZ

Practice Areas

• Insurance
• Personal Injury
• Aviation
• Patent and Trademark
• Business Law
• Employment
• Environmental Law
• Professional Malpractice
• Construction Law

Admitted

• Arizona, 1984
• U.S. District Court, District of Arizona
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal and Ninth Circuits

Additional Biographical Details:

Southwest Super Lawyer, 2008-2018

Memberships:

• State Bar of Arizona
• Maricopa County Bar Association
• Aviation Insurance Association
• Defense Research Institute
• Arizona Association of Defense Counsel

Publications:

• Author: "Nanotechnology Liability: Do We Seer or Just Go Along for the Ride?" 52 Jurimetrics 3, Spring 2012
• "Estoppel Effect of Stipulated Judgments:, DRI Article, May 2003

Reported Cases:

Luck v. Sundstrand Corp.,236 F.3d 1137 (9th Cir. 2001); Brown v. 3M, et al., 265 F.3d 1349 (Fed. Ct. 2001)

Education:

• The University of Arizona, B.S. (with honors), 1980
• Georgetown University Law Center, J.D. (with honors), 1983