Donald R. Wilson
PERSONAL BACKGROUND
EDUCATION
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
MEMBERSHIPS
PERSONAL BACKGROUND
- Born: Chicago, Illinois
EDUCATION
- Bachelor of Science in Law, University of Nebraska (1958)
- Bachelor of Law and Juris Doctor, University of Nebraska (1960)
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
- Claims adjuster for three and a half years while in law school; trial practice for over 42 years in Federal and State Courts, with almost 100 percent of work consisting of defense litigation for various insurance companies. Has tried to a conclusion in excess of 400 civil trials.
- Martindale-Hubbell "AV" rating (Firm carries "AV" rating)
- Speaker on various subjects, including products liability seminars, discovery seminars, medical records workshops, summary judgment seminars, cross-examination workshops, structured settlement seminars, Western Association of Risk Managers, National Association of Elevator and Escalator Manufacturers and others.
- Author, Arizona Automobile Negligence Law and Practice, published by the Allen Smith Company, 1962, supplemented in 1972.
- Executive Editor, Nebraska Law Review; author, various articles and case notes.
MEMBERSHIPS
- Defense Research Institute
- Arizona Association of Defense Counsel (formerly on Board of Directors)
- American Board of Trial Advocates (Diplomate, which requires over 100 completed jury trials, President, Phoenix Chapter, 1989, and member of National Board of Directors)
- Arizona Insurance Claims Association
- Who's Who in American Law, 7th Edition
- Maricopa County, Arizona, Bar Association
- Arizona Bar Association
- Nebraska Bar Association
- Federal Bar Association
- American Bar Association