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Lawyer Overview

"Ranking Arizona 2006" listed David Tierney among Arizona's top lawyers in the Commercial Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution categories. Mr. Tierney was named in Woodward/White, Inc.'s "The Best Lawyers in America" for 2003-2004 through 2007-2008.  Mr. Tierney was also listed as one of the top attorneys from Arizona/New Mexico in the 2007 Southwest Super Lawyers Magazine.  See: As a Source of Legal Solutions, Our Firm Continues to Stand Out.

Appeals Sacks Tierney's appellate lawyers have honed the art of appellate advocacy through dozens of arguments before the Arizona Court of Appeals, Arizona Supreme Court, U.S. Court of Appeals and U.S. Supreme Court. We are skilled in the presentation of legal issues and arguments that support our clients' positions in high stakes controversy.

Civil Litigation Sacks Tierney's litigation practice represents commercial clients in all phases of litigation, from federal to local courts. We regularly handle contested matters from the simplest breach of contract to complex, multiple-party litigation.

Construction Law Our construction lawyers have decades of experience in representing businesses and individuals in all facets of the construction industry. Sacks Tierney's construction clients include owners, general contractors, sub - contractors, materialmen, architects and engineers. This breadth of representation has allowed us to develop significant areas of expertise and provide comprehensive and creative resol utions to complex commercial and residential construction disputes.

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

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 North Drinkwater Boulevard
Fourth Floor
Scottsdale, AZ 85251-3693

Phones

(480) 425-2620

Faxes

(480) 425-4920

Emails

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Websites

http://www.sackstierney.com