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LOCATION
2901 N. Central Ave.
Suite 800
Phoenix, Arizona 85012
Phone: 602-263-1700
Fax: 602-651-7599
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Donald L. Myles, Jr.
Partner
dmyles@jshfirm.com
TEL: 602-263-1743
FAX: 602-651-7599
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BIOGRAPHY
Mr. Myles has been a partner with Jones, Skelton & Hochuli since 1987 and concentrates his practice on insurance coverage, bad faith and professional liability. He is admitted to practice in all state and federal courts in Arizona as well as the Ninth and Tenth Circuit Courts of Appeal, and the United States Supreme Court.
Mr. Myles is the past President of the Arizona Association of Defense Counsel (AADC) and the USLAW Network. He is currently Arizona State Representative for the Council on Litigation Management (CLM) and a Vice President for the Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel (FDCC).
Mr. Myles has tried cases involving insurance bad faith, professional liability, product liability, construction defects and insurance coverage, many also involving punitive damage claims.
He is the past chair of the Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel's Professional Liability Committee and its Extra-Contractual/Bad Faith Committee. He is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), having tried in excess of 45 cases to verdict. He has published articles concerning professional liability, insurance coverage and bad faith, as well as trial practices and procedures. Mr. Myles has spoken at seminars in California, Texas, Florida, Connecticut, Arizona and Canada regarding litigation related issues, as well as trial practices and procedures.
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AREAS OF PRACTICE
Bad Faith and Extra-Contractual Liability
Commercial and Business Litigation
Insurance Coverage and Fraud
Professional Liability
Wrongful Death and Personal Injury Defense
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EDUCATION
Southwestern University, Los Angeles, California
J.D., 1982
Class Rank: Top 10%; Dean's Honor List 1979 to 1982; Who's Who Among American University Law Students
Invited on Law Review 1981
California Lutheran University, Thousand Oaks, California
B.A., Political Science, Cum Laude, 1979
All-American Javelin Thrower
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BAR ADMISSIONS
Arizona, 1982
U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 1988
U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit
U.S. District Court District of Arizona, 1982
U.S. Supreme Court, 1988
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PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS & MEMBERSHIPS
Arizona Association of Defense Counsel (AADC) (President, 2004 to 2005; President-Elect, 2003 to 2004; Treasurer, 2002 to 2003; Director, 1987 to 2001)
Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel (FDCC) (Vice President, 2010 to Present; Chairman of the Professional Liability Committee, 2003 to 2006; Chair of Extra-Contractual Committee, 1996 to 1998)
American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) - Associates Rank (1996 to present)
USLAW Network (Chair Emeritus, 2008 to 2009; Chair, 2005 to 2007; President-Elect, 2004 to 2005; Board of Directors, 2001 to 2004)
Defense Research Institute, Member, Trial Practice and Insurance Sections
Council on Litigation Management (Arizona State Representative, 2008 to present)
Judge Pro Tem, Maricopa County Superior Court (1993 to 1997 and 2005 to 2008)
State Bar of Arizona, Continuing Legal Education Committee (1994 to 1997)
Special Assistant Attorney General (1984 to 1992)
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CIVIC/COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONS
Arizona Special Olympics Committee (1995 to 1998)
Lobbyist Arizona State Legislature (2001 to 2008)
Maricopa County Stadium District Citizen's Advisory Committee (1996 to 1998)
President, Good Samaritan Counseling Center Advisory Committee (1988 to 1989)
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PRESENTATIONS & PUBLICATIONS
Author, Workers' Compensation and the Duty of Good Faith and Fair Dealing to the Employer and Employee: An Inherent Conflict, FDCC Quarterly, Summer 2009
Author, Inherent Conflicts in Worker's Compensation Legislation, USLAW Magazine, Spring/Summer 2009
Presenter, "Negotiation Strategies in Mediation," Council on Litigation Management Annual Conference, March 2009
Presenter, "Advanced Strategies and Techniques in Mediation," FDCC Winter Meeting, February 2009
Presenter, "Punitive Damages: Lawyer Perspectives on the U.S. Supreme Court's Evolving Jurisprudence Regarding Excessive Punitive Damages," State Bar of Arizona, December 2008
Instructor at FDCC Litigation Management College; Emory University, 2004 to 2009
Moderator, "Punitive Damages in Product Liability Cases," USLAW Network 2008 Spring Conference, April 2008
Presenter, "Taking and Defending Depositions," Arizona Association of Defense Counsel's Litigation Basics for the Civil Associate Seminar, November 2007
Presenter, "The Insurance Triangle of Primary Excess Reinsurance, Understanding the Relationships," USLAW Network 2007 Spring Conference, March 2007
Presenter, "Arizona Bad Faith, Punitive Damages and Independent Counsel Issues" Mealey's California Bad Faith Conference, March 2007
Presenter, "Trial of a Bad Faith Case," CLE by the Sea, State Bar of Arizona, July 2006
Presenter, "Case Evaluation of Liability and Damages," Northwestern University Litigation Management College, June 2005
Presenter, "Construction Defects: Who is a Good Risk and Why?" Arizona Captive Insurance Association, May 2005
Presenter, "Discovery Limitations on Punitive Damages after Campbell v. State Farm," Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel, March 2004
Presenter, "Evaluation and Trial of Cases," Instruction, FDCC Litigation Management College, 2003-2004
Presenter, "Defending Against Stipulated Judgments," Hartford, Connecticut, October 2003
Presenter, "The Tragedy of Bad Faith: More than Just Claims Issue," National Society of CPCU, November 20, 2002
Author, "Punitive Damage: An Analysis of States' Response to BMW v. Gore," FDCC Quarterly, Summer 2001
Presenter, "Punitive Damage: An Analysis of States' Response to BMW v. Gore," March 2001
Presenter, "Tips on Avoiding Legal Malpractice," July 2000
Author, "Attorney Malpractice in Claims Handling and Settlement Strategy: Avoiding the Road to Liability," FDCC Quarterly, Spring 1997
Author, "Bad Faith Disputes Between Primary and Excess Carriers: Theories of Equitable Subrogation/Direct Duty," FDCC Quarterly, Winter 1995
CLIENTS
Auto Owners Insurance Company
Chubb Group of Insurance Companies/Federal Insurance Company
Farmers Group of Insurance Companies
First American Property & Casualty Insurance Company
Liberty Mutual Insurance Company
Medtronics
The Hartford
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