Background
Gaffney, Donald L. was born on July 7, 1952 in Dallas, Texas, United States.
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Co-Author: "Remedies In Proceedings Under The Federal Bankruptcy Code, Arizona Civil Remedies," 1982. "An Introduction to the Local Rules of Procedure for the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Arizona," 16 Arizona Bar Journal 25, 1980. "The New Practice in Cross-Examination of a Character Witness Under Arizona Rule of Evidence 405(a)," 1978 Arizona State Law Review 31.
Adjunct Professor, Arizona State University Law School, 1983-1984.
Donald L. Gaffney
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Austin College (Bachelor of Arts, 1974). University of Texas (Juris Doctor, with honors, 1978).
Career
Worked at Snell & Wilmer Limited liability partnership (Phoenix, Arizona) specializing in General Practice, including Trials and Appeals before State and Federal Courts. Administrative Law, Antitrust, Banking, Bankruptcy Insolvency and Business Reorganization, Commercial Finance, Commercial Litigation, Construction, Corporate Finance, Corporate and Securities, Copyrights and Licensing, Emerging Business Law, Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation, Environmental and Natural Resource, Estate Planning and Probate, Financial Institutions, Government Contracts, Health Care, Immigration, Indian Law, Insurance Company Regulation, Insurance Defense Litigation, Intellectual Property, International Law, Labor and Employee Relations, Legislation and Government Affairs, Mergers and Acquisitions, Municipal Finance, Partnerships, Patents, Product Liability Litigation, Professional Liability Litigation, Public Utilities and Energy, Real Estate, Securities Regulation, Taxation. Admitted to the bar, 1979, Arizona and United States.
Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
1984, United States. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit and United States. Supreme Court.
Phi Delta Phi.
Austin Scholar. Note, Comment and Book Review Editor, Texas Law Review, 1976-1977.
Listed in 1991-1996 editions of "Best Lawyers in America." Author: "Bankruptcy Petitions Filed in Bad Faith: What Actions Can Creditor"s Counsel Take?" 12 Uniform Commercial Code Law Journal 205, 1980. "Bankruptcy Exemptions: A Comparison and Application of the Arizona Property Statutes and the Federal Bankruptcy Code," 15 Arizona Bar Journal 24, 1979.
Company-Author: "Remedies In Proceedings Under The Federal Bankruptcy Code, Arizona Civil Remedies," 1982. "An Introduction to the Local Rules of Procedure for the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Arizona," 16 Arizona Bar Journal 25, 1980.
"The New Practice in Cross-Examination of a Character Witness Under Arizona Rule of Evidence 405(a)," 1978 Arizona State Law Review 31.
Adjunct Professor, Arizona State University Law School, 1983-1984. Chairman: Bankruptcy Section, State Bar of Arizona, 1982-1984. State Bar Committee on Bankruptcy Rules for the District of Arizona, 1979-1981.
Member: Uniform Commercial Code Committee, 1980-1981.
Consumer Bankruptcy Committee, 1981-1983. Personal Property Leasing Sub-Committee, Uniform Commercial Code Committee, 1980.
Subcommittee on Insolvency and Bankruptcy, Committee on Creditor"s Rights in Real Property, 1981, American Bar Association. Member, Commercial Panel, American Arbitration Association.
Member: Commercial Law League of America (Member, Bankruptcy Committee, 1980-1984).
Since its beginning over fifty years ago, Snell & Wilmer has grown to be one of the largest law firms in the Western United States, with over 245 attorneys and support staff in Phoenix and Tucson, Arizona, Orange County, California and Salt Lake City, Utah. The firm is a member of Language Experience, Experiment and Exchange MUNDI a Global Association of 120 independent firms. Through Language Experience, Experiment and Exchange MUNDI and other international contacts, Snell & Wilmer clients have access to independent attorneys and firms practicing throughout the World.
A number of Snell & Wilmer attorneys are fluent in foreign languages, including Finnish, German, Italian, Sinhalese, Spanish and Tamil.
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Co-Author: "Remedies In Proceedings Under The Federal Bankruptcy Code, Arizona Civil Remedies," 1982. "An Introduction to the Local Rules of Procedure for the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Arizona," 16 Arizona Bar Journal 25, 1980. "The New Practice in Cross-Examination of a Character Witness Under Arizona Rule of Evidence 405(a)," 1978 Arizona State Law Review 31.
Adjunct Professor, Arizona State University Law School, 1983-1984.
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Member: Uniform Commercial Code Committee, 1980-1981. Consumer Bankruptcy Committee, 1981-1983. Personal Property Leasing Sub-Committee, Uniform Commercial Code Committee, 1980.
Subcommittee on Insolvency and Bankruptcy, Committee on Creditor"s Rights in Real Property, 1981, American Bar Association.
Member, Commercial Panel, American Arbitration Association. Member: Commercial Law League of America (Member, Bankruptcy Committee, 1980-1984).
