Background
Piccarreta, Michael L. was born on August 30, 1949 in Rochester, New York, United States.
Piccarreta, Michael L. was born on August 30, 1949 in Rochester, New York, United States.
University of Toledo (Bachelor of Education, 1971. Juris Doctor, 1974).
Worked at Hirsh, Davis & Piccarreta, Professional Corporation (Tucson, Arizona) specializing in Criminal Defense. Admitted to the bar, 1974, Arizona, United States. District Court, District of Arizona and United States.
Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit.
1979, United States. Supreme Court. Company-recipient: Honoree of the Year, Southern Arizona Chapter, American Civil Liberties Union, 1986.
Honoree of the Year, American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California, 1986. Company-nominee 1987 Award for Law in the Public Interest, Trial Lawyers for Public Interest.
Assistant Federal Public Defender for the District of Arizona, 1978-1981.
Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America. Member: Pima County Bar Association (Member, Board of Governors, 1989). State Bar of Arizona (Member, Board of Governors, 1989.
Vice President, 1993-1995.
President-Elect, 1995-1996. President, 1996-1997.
Probable Cause Panelist, 1994-1995. Member, Executive Council, Criminal Justice Section, 1979-1984.
Chairman, Criminal Justice Section, 1980-1981.
Chairman, Criminal Rules Committee, 1990-1991. Chairman, Indigent Defense Study Group, 1995-1996). National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
Arizona Attorneys for Criminal Justice (Founding Member, Vice President, 1988-1992.
President, 1992); California Attorneys for Criminal Justice. Southern Arizona Legal Aid (Member, Board of Directors, 1982-1989).
Member: Pima County Bar Association (Member, Board of Governors, 1989). State Bar of Arizona (Member, Board of Governors, 1989. Vice President, 1993-1995.
President-Elect, 1995-1996.
President, 1996-1997. Probable Cause Panelist, 1994-1995.
Member, Executive Council, Criminal Justice Section, 1979-1984. Chairman, Criminal Justice Section, 1980-1981.
Chairman, Criminal Rules Committee, 1990-1991.
Chairman, Indigent Defense Study Group, 1995-1996). National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. Arizona Attorneys for Criminal Justice (Founding Member, Vice President, 1988-1992.
President, 1992).
California Attorneys for Criminal Justice. Southern Arizona Legal Aid (Member, Board of Directors, 1982-1989).