Lawyer Overview

Mr. Cohen has a wealth of courtroom experience, and most recently argued and won the case of Hibbs v. Winn before the U.S. Supreme Court.

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.

Areas of Practice

• Civillitigation
• Water,environmental and Natural Resources
• Appeals

Representative Cases

• Maricopa-Stanfield Irrigation & Drainage Dist. v. Robertson, 123 P.3d 1122 (Ariz 2005)
• Hibbs v. Winn, 124 S. Ct. 2276 (2004)
• Hibbs v. Winn, 159 L. Ed. 2d (2004)
• Dybczak v. Tuskegee Institute, 737 F2d 1524 (11th Cir. 1984)
• Romany v. Colegio de Abogados de Puerto Rico, 742 F. 2d 32 (1st Cir. 1984)
• Animal Defense Fund v. Hodel, 840 F. 2d 1432 (9th Cir. 1988)
• Central Arizona Irrigation and Drainage District v. Lujan, 764 F. Supp. 582 (D. Ariz. 1991)
• Central Arizona Water Conservation District v. U.S., 32 F. Supp. 2d 1117 (D. Ariz. 1998)
• Aritex Land Co. v. Baker, 482 P. 2d 875 (Ariz. App. Div. 2 1971)

West Practice Categories

Estate Planning, Family Law, Litigation & Appeals, Real Estate Law, Water Pollution, Water & Riparian Rights, Natural Resources Law

Bar Admissions

• Arizona, 1957
• District of Columbia, 1981
• U.S. District Court District of Arizona, 1983
• U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit, 1984
• U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit, 1983
• U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 1983
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1962

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Fellows of the American Bar Foundation
• American Bar Association
• American Arbitration Association, Complex Case Panel
• Pima County, Arizona Chief Civil Deputy County Attorney, 1958 - 1960
• City of Tucson, First Assistant City Attorney, 1961
• U.S. Department of the Interior, 1961 - 1963 (Special Assistant to the Solicitor)
• Civil Aeronautics Board, 1978 - 1981 (Chairman)
• St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, 2002 - Present (Board Member)
• Arizona Theatre Company, 2001 - Present (Board Member)
• St. Joseph's Hospital Foundation, 1997 - 1998 (President)
• National Assembly of State Arts Agencies, 1994 - 1995 (Chairman)
• Herberger Theater Center, 1993 - 1995 (President)
• Governor's Regional Airport Advisory Committee, 1990 - 1993
• Arizona Commission on the Arts, 1988 - 1991 (Chairman)

Honors and Awards

• Fellow, American Bar Foundation

Classes and Seminars

• Adjunct Professor, Aviation Law, ASU College of Law, 2003

Pro Bono Activities

• Herberger Theater, President, 1993 - 1996
• Arizona Theater Company, President, 1976 - 1978
• St. Joseph's Hospital Foundation, President, 1998 - 2000
• Center Dance Ensemble, President, 1999 - Present

Past Employment Positions

• Sacks Tierney, Shareholder, 1989 - Present
• Winston & Strawn, Shareholder, 1986 - 1989
• Stroock & Stroock & Lavan, Shareholder, 1981 - 1985
• U.S. Civil Aeronautics Board, Chairman, 1978 - 1981
• Bilby Shoenhair, Partner, 1963 - 1978

Education

• University of Arizona College of Law, Tucson, Arizona, 1957
  LL.B.
  Honors: Phi Beta Kappa
  Honors: Phi Kappa Phi
• University of Arizona, 1953
  B.A.

Fraternities/Sororities

• Zeta Beta Tau
• Phi Beta Kappa
• Phi Kappa Phi

Ancillary Businesses

• Airport Development

Published Works

• "The Antitrust Implications of Airline Deregulation", Antitrust Bulletin, Spring, 1983
• "The Cost Reduction Imperative of Deregulation, Boundaries Between Competition and Economic Regulation", Institute for Study of Regulation, 1983
• "International Air Transport in the Eighties,", Kluwer Law & Taxation Publishers, 1981
• "Airline Deregulation: A Model for the 80's,", Journal of Contemporary Business, Vol. 9, No. 2
• "New Air Service and Deregulation: A Study in Transition,", 44 Journal of Air Law and Commerce 695, 1979

Address

4250 North Drinkwater Boulevard
Fourth Floor
Scottsdale, AZ 85251-3693

Phones

(480) 425-2633

Faxes

(480) 425-4933

Emails

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Websites

http://www.sackstierney.com