William F Auther

1992 Santa Clara University School of Law JD - Juris Doctor 1989 Santa Clara University, Santa Clara BS - Bachelor of Science

2006 Top 5 Defense Verdicts for 2006, State Bar of Arizona, Arizona Attorney Magazine 2004 Forty under 40, Arizona Business Journal 1995 Volunteer Lawyer of the Month, Maricopa County Volunteer Lawyers Program

2010 Defense Research Institute (DRI) How Settling With Class Representatives Impacts Class-Certification Denial Appeals, In-House Defense Quarterly 2009 Association of Corporate Counsel Preemption as a First Line of Defense Against State Law Tort Claims for Product Liability Defendants 2009 Critical Path, Defense Research Institute New Guidance on the Enforceability of Limitation of Liability Provisions 1994 State Bar of Arizona Citizen's Suits, Arizona Environmental Law Manual N/A Unknown Cross-Border Environmental Law Enforcement

2004 - Present Trial Practice Section, State Bar of Arizona Executive Council 1998 - Present Defense Research Institute Member, Product Liability Committee 1992 - Present American Bar Association Member Litigation Section 2008 - 2009 Trial Practice Section, State Bar of Arizona President 2008 - 2009 Arizona College of Trial Advocacy Co-chair

2010 National Business Institute CLE Evidence and Expert Testimony Best Practices 2010 LSSO RainDance Conference Alternative Fee Arrangements 2010 ILTA Annual Meeting Matter Based Budgeting 2010 ExecSense Webinars Narouz v. Charter Comm., LLC (9th Cir. Jan. 15, 2010) The Instant Impact on Litigators and the Effect of Settling with the Class Representative on the Appealability of Class Certification Denial 2010 Arizona College of Trial Advocacy Faculty, Trial Skills