Background
Kotalik, Junior, Emil J. was born on January 30, 1959 in Elkhorn, Wisconsin, United States.
Kotalik, Junior, Emil J. was born on January 30, 1959 in Elkhorn, Wisconsin, United States.
Claremont McKenna College (Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, 1980). Hastings College of Law, University of California (Juris Doctor, 1984).
Worked at Peshkin & Kotalik, A Professional Corporation (Phoenix, Arizona) specializing in Insurance Coverage, Bad Faith Law, Products Liability, Accident and Personal Injury, RICO. Admitted to the bar, 1984, Arizona. Member, Thurston Society.
Member, 1982-1983 and Editor, 1983-1984, Hastings Law Journal. Author: "What Every Liability Insurer Should Know About Asserting a Coverage Defense in Arizona," Arizona Attorney 14-17, March 1993.
"Conscious Parallelism: The Business Judgment Defense In A Summary Judgment Context," 35 Hastings Law Journal 115-132, 1983.
"Why Californians Can"t Get Homes They Can Afford," California Journal 210-212, June 1981. Judge Pro Tem, Arizona Court of Appeals, 1995. Law Clerk to the Honorary Joseph T. Sneed, United States.
Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit, 1984.
Legislative Assistant, Senator Nicholas C. Petris, California Legislature, 1980-1981. California Senate Fellow, 1980-1981.
Member: Maricopa County, Federal and American Bar Associations. State Bar of Arizona.
Arizona Association of Defense Counsel (Chairman, Insurance Litigation Committee).
Member, Thurston Society. Member, 1982-1983 and Editor, 1983-1984, Hastings Law Journal.