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Catherine M. Woods

Practice Areas

Complex Civil Litigation

Commercial Litigation

Medical Malpractice Litigation

Professional Liability

Wrongful Death and Personal Injury

Real Estate Litigation

Employment Litigation

Education

University of Arizona, J.D., 1987; Writer, Arizona Law Review, 1986-1987

University of Michigan, B.A. Communication, 1984

Professional Activities

State Bar of Arizona: Trial Practice Section, Employment & Labor Law Section

Arizona Association of Defense Counsel: Board Member (2005 to present)

Defense Research Institute

Judge Pro Tempore, Pima County Superior Court (2007-present)

Judge Pro Tempore, Pima County Juvenile Court (2000-2002)

Arizona College of Trial Advocacy (August 1996)

NITA Trial Advocacy Program (1992)

Arizona Women Lawyers Association: Member (1996 to present), Southern Arizona Chapter President (2000-2001), Steering Committee Member (1997-2003), Secretary (1998-1999), Program Committee Chair (1997-1998)

Pima County Bar Association: Board Member (1993-2000), Executive Committee (1993-1994, 1996-1997), Treasurer (1996-1997), CLE Committee Chair (1992-1993, 1995-1996, 2001-2003), Young Lawyers Division (President, 1993-1994)

Maricopa County Bar Association

Morris K. Udall Inn of Court: Member (1993-2000), Administrator (1996-1999)

Tucson Defense Bar

Published Articles

"State v. Ault: Arizona's Inevitable Discovery Doctrine Does Not Apply to Unlawful Searches and Seizures of a Home," 29 Ariz. L.Rev. 343 (1987)

"Anatomy of the Complex Motor Vehicle Case: The Defense Perspective," prepared for distribution at the Litigating the Complex Motor Vehicle Crash Worthiness Case program, October-November (1989)

Professional Lectures

"Attorney Ethics and Avoiding Legal Malpractice Claims," National Business Institute (May 1997)

"Law Office Ethics," Tucson Legal Secretaries Association (July 1995)

"Employment Discrimination," Green Valley Women's Association (May 1992)

Honors and Awards

Arizona Bar Foundation's Top 50 Pro Bono Attorneys in Arizona (June 2002)

Pima County Bar Association Bar Service Award (2001-2002)

Pima County Pro Bono Attorney of the Month (October 2001)

Community Activities

Boy & Girls Clubs of Tucson, Board Member (2006-present), Associate Board Member (1995-2003)

YMCA of Metropolitan Tucson, Board Member (1998-2002), Public Policy Committee Chair (1999-2002)

Arizona Chamber of Commerce Health and Insurance Subcommittee (2004-2005)

Tucson Fiesta Bowl Committee, Life Member