Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Lawyer Overview

Will Auther is a trial lawyer in the firm's product liability and business litigation practice areas.  He has served in various leadership roles within the firm including service on the firm's Management and Technology Committees.

Helping businesses defend their technology is one of Will's strengths. Will's client work focuses predominantly on complex business litigation including the defense of product liability claims, dealer/vendor disputes, contract disputes, and financial litigation.  His clients cross the entire spectrum of industries from transportation, chemical, pharmaceutical, mechanical, high tech start-ups, banking and finance.  As select examples, Will's representations include:

Bar Admissions

• Arizona, 1992
• U.S. District Court District of Arizona, 1992

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Defense Research Institute (Products Liability Section)
• American Bar Association (Litigation Section)
• Arizona Association of Defense Counsel (Board of Directors (2004-2008))
• State Bar of Arizona, Trial Practice Section, Executive Council (2004-Present) (President (2008-2009); Civil Jury Instructions Committee (2001-2004))
• Arizona College of Trial Advocacy (Faculty (2004-Present) and Co-Chair (2008))
• Arizona Town Hall
• Maricopa County Bar Association

Honors and Awards

• Top 5 Defense Verdicts in 2006, Arizona Attorney Magazine
• "Forty Under 40", The Phoenix Business Journal 2004
• Volunteer Lawyers' Program, Volunteer Lawyer of the Month, 1995

Classes and Seminars

• Taking and Defending Effective Depositions in Arizona, Faculty, Lorman, 2008
• Everything You Need to Know About Settlements in Arizona, Facutly, The Ins and Outs of Minor Settlements, National Business Institute, 2008
• Expert Deposition Techniques, Faculty, National Business Institute, 2008
• Taking and Defending Expert Depositions, National Business Institute, 2008
• Best Practices in Product Liablity Trials, Faculty, National Business Institute, 2007
• Arizona Trial College, Faculty, 2004 - Present
• Emerging Issues in Automotive Product Liability, Faculty, Mock Trial, American Bar Association, 2005
• Arizona Product Liability Law, Faculty, National Business Institute, 2004
• Cross Examination of Experts, National Business Institute, 2004
• Civil Jury Instructions, Faculty, State Bar of Arizona Annual Convention, 2003 - 2004
• What Lawyers Can Learn From Actors - Storytelling, Seminar Chair, State Bar of Arizona Annual Convention, 2008
• Significance and Proper Use of Voir Dire, Seminar Chair, State Bar of Arizona Annual Convention, 2008

Pro Bono Activities

• Volunteer Lawyers' Program

Past Employment Positions

• U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, San Jose, California, Hon. Edward A. Infante, Extern, Spring 1991

Education

• Santa Clara University School of Law, Santa Clara, California, 1992
  J.D.
  Honors: cum laude
  Honors: Dean's List
  Honors: School of Law Merit Scholarship, Fall 1991
• Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, California, 1989
  B.S.
  Honors: cum laude
  Honors: Dean's List
  Major: Combined Sciences, Emphasis in Chemistry and Biology

Published Works

• New Guidance on the Enforceability of Limitation of Liability Provisions, Critical Path, Summer 2009 (Co-Author)
• Preemption as a First Line of Defense Against State Law Tort Claims for Product Liability Defendants?, Association of Corporate Counsel, Arizona Chapter, First Quarter, 2009
• Citizen's Suits, Arizona Environmental Law Manual, State Bar of Arizona, 1994
• Cross-Border Environmental Law Enforcement
• Arbitration Agreements: When Will They be Enforced?
• Removal to Federal Court: When Does the Time Begin to Run?

Address

2901 North Central Avenue
Suite 1600
Phoenix, AZ 85012

Phones

602.643.2409

Faxes

602.248.0947

Emails

will.auther@phx.bowmanandbrooke.com

Websites

http://www.bowmanandbrooke.com