Background
Wala, Laurel I. was born on May 6, 1967 in Los Angeles, California, United States.
Wala, Laurel I. was born on May 6, 1967 in Los Angeles, California, United States.
University of Iowa (Bachelor of Arts, with distinction and honors in Anthropology, 1988). Arizona State University (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1992).
Admitted to the bar, 1992, Arizona and United States. District Court, District of Arizona. Phi Beta Kappa. Member, 1990-1991 and Managing Editor, 1991-1992, Arizona State Law Journal.
Author: "Dow Chemical Company v. Castro Alfaro: The Fall of Forum Non Convenience in Texas and Its Potential Ramifications in Arizona", 23 Ariz. St. L.J. 419 (1992); Survey of State Repatriation and Burial Protection Statutes, 24 Arizona State Law Journal 419, 1992.
Critical Issues in Mining Ventures: How to Form A Mineral Marriage, 39 Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Institute, 7-1, 1993. Member: Maricopa County and American Bar Associations. State Bar of Arizona.
(Counsel).
Member, 1990-1991 and Managing Editor, 1991-1992, Arizona State Law Journal.