Tierney, David C.

Current Employment Position(s)

Attorney

Languages

• Spanish

Areas of Practice

• Civillitigation
• Constructionlaw
• Appeals

Representative Cases

• Precision Components, Inc. v. Harrison, Harper, Christian & Dichter, P.C.,, 179 Ariz. 552, 880 P.2d 1098 (Ariz. App. Div. 2 1993)
• Tracy v. Superior Court of Maricopa County, 168 Ariz. 23, 810 P.2d 1030 (Ariz., 1991)
• Mandraes v. Hungerford, 127 Ariz. 585, 623 P.2d 15 (Ariz. 1981)
• Greenfield v. Cheek, 122 Ariz. 70, 593 P.2d 293 (Ariz. App. 1978)
• Greenfield v. Cheek, Blue Sky L. Rep. P71, 440 (Ariz. App. 1978)
• Greenfield v. Cheek, Fed. Sec. L. Rep, P96,560 (Ariz. App. 1978)
• Greenfield v. Cheek, 122 Ariz. 57, 593 P.2d 280 (Ariz. 1979)
• Sundown Imports, Inc. v. Arizona Department of Transportation, Motor Vehicle Division, 115 Ariz. 428, 565 P.2d 1289 (Ariz., App., 1977)
• Application of Collins, 108 Ariz. 310, 497 P.2d 523 (Ariz. 1972)
• Keams v. Tempe Technical Institute, Inc.,, 39 F.3d 222, 63 USLW 2285, 95 Ed. Law Rep. 513 (9th Cir. Arizona 1994)
• Keams v. Tempe Technical Institute, Inc.,, 110 F.3d 44 (9th Cir. 1997)
• Crawford v. American Institute of Professional Careers, Inc.,, 934 F.Supp. 335, 112 Ed. Law Rep. 222 (D. Ariz. 1996)
• Keams v. Tempe Technical Institute, Inc.,, 807 F.Supp. 569, 79 Ed. Law Rep. 846 (D. Ariz. 1992)
• In re: Residential Resources Mortgage Investments Corp.,, 98 B.R. 2, Bankr. L. Rep. P 72,723 (Bankr. D. Ariz. 1989)
• ABC Supply v. Edwards, 232 Ariz. Adv. Rep. 9 (1996)

West Practice Categories

Estate Planning, Family Law, Litigation & Appeals, Real Estate Law, Construction Law

Bar Admissions

• Massachusetts, 1965
• Arizona, 1969
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1971
• U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 1971
• U.S. District Court District of Arizona, 1969

Professional Associations and Memberships

• American Bar Association
• State Bar of Arizona, Construction Law Section (Member, Past Chair)
• American Arbitration Association (Commercial Panel)
• American Arbitration Association (Construction Panel)
• American Arbitration Association (Construction Mediation Panel)
• American Arbitration Association (AAA Construction Advisory Council, Chairman)
• Restorative Justice Resources Coalition, Inc. (Chairman)
• 20th St. & Camelback Single Family HOA Association, Inc., (Secretary)
• ABC Foundation, Inc. (Board of Directors)
• Arizona Coalition for Tomorrow, 1993 - Present (Treasurer)
• Valley Leadership, Inc., (Board of Directors)
• Maricopa County Risk Management Trust, 1991 - Present
• Maricopa County Risk Management Trust, 1997 - Present (Chair)
• Irish American Cultural Institute, 1991 - Present (Chairman)
• Arizona Prison Industries, 1981 - 1987 (Board of Trustees)
• Governor's Commission on Computers in Education, 1984 - 1985 (Chair)
• Arizona University Law School (Adjunct Professor of Construction Law)
• American Bar Association Fellows (Life Member)

Honors and Awards

• "Ranking Arizona 2006", Arizona's Top Lawyers in The Commercial Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution Categories, 1985 - 1986
• "The Best Lawyers in America", Woodward/White, Inc., 2003 - 2004
• "The Best Lawyers in America", Woodward/White, Inc., 2004 - 2005
• "The Best Lawyers in America", Woodward/White, Inc., 2005 - 2006

Classes and Seminars

• Adjunct Professor, Construction Law, Arizona State University Law School

Pro Bono Activities

• Regional Courthouse Committee, Scottsdale Chamber of Commerce, 2001
• 24th Street & Camelbach Single Family Coalition, Inc., Vice President, 1996 - 2001
• Arizona Policy Forum, Vice President, 1999 - 2001
• Arizona Town Hall, Member, 1973 - 2001

Past Employment Positions

• Justice Paul C. Reardon, Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Law Clerk, 1965 - 1966

Education

• Harvard University Law School, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1965
  J.D.
• Brandeis University, 1962
  B.A.

References

• Wayne Samson, Gen'l Counsel @ Mercedes Benz NA
• Fred Homes @ Homes & Son General Contractors
• Warren France @ CSW, Inc.
• Lou Sullivan @ Sullivan Design Associates

Published Works

• "Construction Law Practice Manual" (Co-Editor), State Bar of Arizona
• "Litigation Manual" (Co-Editor), Maricopa County Bar Association
• "Alternatives to Incarceration", Scottsdale Progress Saturday Magazine, January, 1980
• "Arizona Corrections: Accomplishments and Unfinished Business" (Co-Author), Arizona Bar Journal, August, 1978
• "Controlling the Means of Construction: New Exposure for Architects on Construction Jobs", Southwest Contractor, January, 1985
• "The Future of Corrections in Arizona", Arizona Bar Journal, December, 1977
• "Our Prisons: Upside Down & Backwards Priorities", Tempe Daily News, August, 1984
• "Prison Crisis: a Need for Rehabilitative Programs" (Co-Author), Weekly Gazette Convention Issue, May, 1979
• "Unless and Until' Clauses: Slow Pay for Subcontractors", Arizona Contractors Association Almanac, 1989
• "Unless and Until' Clauses: Slow Pay for Subcontractors", State Bar Construction Law Section Newsletter, March, 1990
• Construction Defect Litigation
• The Arizona Mechanics Lien Law and Stop Order Law as Recently Amended: the New Definition of "Completion"

Address

4250 N. Drinkwater Blvd., Fourth Floor
Scottsdale, AZ 85251-3693

Phones

(480) 425-2620

Faxes

(480) 425-4920

Emails

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Websites

http://www.sackstierney.com