Background
Bess, Leon D. was born on September 11, 1937 in Flint, Michigan, United States.
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Leon D. Bess
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University of Detroit (Bachelor of Science, 1960). Detroit College of Law (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1963).
Career
Worked at Bess & Dysart, Professional Corporation (Phoenix, Arizona) specializing in Civil Litigation, Insurance and Bad Faith Law, Environmental Law, Casualty Insurance, Real Estate and Residential Law, Homeowner"s Associations, Mining Litigation. Admitted to the bar, 1963, Michigan. 1970, Arizona and Florida.
Company-Author: "Survey of Bad Faith Claims in First Party and Industrial Proceedings," 1982 Insurance Counsel Journal 368.
"Punitive Damages in Insurance Bad Faith," June/July 1987 Arizona Bar Journal 6. Member: The Florida Bar.
Arizona Association of Defense Counsel. Defense Research Institute.
International Association of Defense Counsel (Member, Committee on Accident, Health and Life Insurance, 1982.
Chairman, 1983-1987. Faculty, Defense Counsel Trial Academy, 1987. Member, Executive Committee, 1990-1993).
(Certified Specialist, Injury and Wrongful Death Litigation, Arizona Board of Legal Specialization).
Bess & Dysart was founded in 1989 by Leon Doctorate. Bess and Robert L. Dysart, who had practiced together at Arizona"s oldest law firm - Evans, Kitchel & Jenckes. The firm"s practice, which cumulatively totals over 100 years, emphasizes defense of civil litigation, with specialties being insurance bad faith, personal injury, coverage and environmental matters. Bess & Dysart lawyers dedicate themselves to providing the highest quality legal representation while at the same time recognizing the need for a practical approach to litigation with cost containment for clients a goal as well.
The firm appears in the Martindale-Hubbell 1998 Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers, in the areas of Civil Trial, Insurance Defense, Personal Injury and Environmental Law.
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Membership
Member: The Florida Bar. Arizona Association of Defense Counsel. Defense Research Institute.
International Association of Defense Counsel (Member, Committee on Accident, Health and Life Insurance, 1982.
Chairman, 1983-1987; Faculty, Defense Counsel Trial Academy, 1987. Member, Executive Committee, 1990-1993).
(Certified Specialist, Injury and Wrongful Death Litigation, Arizona Board of Legal Specialization).
