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2929 North Central Avenue
Twenty-First Floor
Phoenix, AZ 85012-2793

Phone: (602) 640-9377
Fax: (602) 640-6046
gsturr@omlaw.com

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Geoffrey M.T. Sturr

Geoff Sturr represents clients in litigation and arbitration proceedings. His cases currently involve defending claims against lawyers and law firms, disputes involving businesses and real estate, and defending claims brought under the False Claims Act. He also conducts internal corporate investigations. He has represented clients in administrative and bar disciplinary proceedings and advises lawyers and law firms on professional responsibility issues.

 
Education
J.D., University of California, Los Angeles, 1990; UCLA Law Review, Editor-in-Chief, 1989-1990

B.A., Haverford College, 1982
 
Clerkships
U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, Judge Cynthia Holcomb Hall, 1990-1991
 
Professional Recognitions and Awards
The Best Lawyers in America®, Commercial Litigation, editions 2007-2009

Southwest Super Lawyers, General Litigation, Professional Liability: Defense, 2007, 2009

The Arizona Foundation for Legal Services and Education, Top 50 Pro Bono Attorneys of Arizona Award, June 2002
 
Practice Areas
False Claims Act Litigation
Insurance
Internal and Governmental Investigations
Litigation
Professional Liability/Licensure/Ethics and Counseling
 
Bar Admissions
California, 1990

Arizona, 1991
 
Court Admissions
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 1991

U.S. District Court, District of Arizona, 1991

U.S. District Court, Central District of California, 1991

U.S. District Court, Southern District of California, 2009

Arizona Supreme Court, 1991

California Supreme Court, 1990
 
Professional Activities
Lawyer Representative to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 2008-

Adjunct Professor, Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, Arizona State University, Fall 2007, Spring and Fall 2008

State Bar of Arizona, Professionalism Course, Instructor, 2006, 2008, 2009

Arizona Center for Law in the Public Interest, Board of Directors, 2004-

State Bar of Arizona Fee Arbitration Committee, Member, 2002-2006

Community Legal Services, Member, Board of Directors, 2001-2009; President, 2006-2007

Supreme Court of Arizona Disciplinary Commission, Hearing Officer, 2001-2004

State Bar of Arizona Client Protection Fund, Trustee, 2001- ; Treasurer, 2002-2009; Chair, 2009-

Federal Bar Association, Phoenix Chapter, Member, Board of Directors, 2000- ; President, 2004-2005

State Bar of Arizona Committee on the Rules of Professional Conduct, Member, 1997-2003

 

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