Shirley J. Wahl

Member • Joined Carson Messinger in 2000

Practice Areas

• Commercial and business litigation

• Real estate litigation

• Probate litigation

• Professional liability

• Civil RICO and fraud litigation

• Personal injury and property injury litigation

• Family law

Professional Memberships and Activities

• State Bar of Arizona

  • Civil Practice and Procedure Committee (Member, 1986-present; Chair, 1998-2001)

• United States District Court, District of Arizona Committee Appointments:

  • District of Arizona Local Rules Committee (Member, 1994-2003)

  • Ad Hoc Committee Re Attorney's Fees Local Rule 2.20 (Member, 1993-1994)

  • District of Arizona Advisory Committee on Arbitration (Member, 1992-1994)

  • Ad Hoc Committee Re: Local Rule 42(c) (Pretrial Statements) (Member, 1990)

  • U.S. Magistrate Merit Selection Committee (Chair, 1987)

•  United States Ninth Circuit Appointments:

  • Ninth Circuit Lawyer Representative for the District of Arizona (Member, 1994-1997; Chair, 1995-1996)

  • Ninth Circuit Public Information and Community Outreach Committee (Member, 2000-2005)

• Federal Bar Association (President, Phoenix Chapter, 1998-1999)

• American Law Institute (Elected Member, 2002-present)

• J.D., With Distinction, University of Arizona, 1980

• B.A., With High Distinction, University of Arizona, 1971

Judicial Clerkships

• Law Clerk to the Hon. Earl H. Carroll, United States District Judge, District of Arizona (1980-1982)

Legal Publications

• Arizona Practice Series: Civil Trial Practice, Vol. 2 and 2A, by Daniel J. McAuliffe and Shirley J. Wahl (West Group, 2001)

Court Admissions

• All Arizona state courts

• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

• U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona

Birthplace

• Eglin Air Force Base, Florida