BIOGRAPHY
Tracy's practice is centered on business disputes and business litigation, including business divorce, but she has vast experience in a wide variety of commercial litigation including: trademark and copyright infringement, unfair competition, advertising injury, insurance defense, product liability and contract disputes.
Prior to joining our firm, Tracy served as a law clerk to the Honorable Cecil B. Patterson, Jr., of the Arizona Court of Appeals (1997-1999). Tracy is admitted to practice before Arizona state and federal courts, as well as the 9th and 10th Circuit Courts of Appeals. She is a member of the trial practice sections of the State Bar of Arizona and the Maricopa County Bar Association. Tracy is also on the Steering Committee for the Arizona Women Lawyer's Association and is a member of the Arizona Association of Defense Counsel and was a member of the Sandra Day O'Connor Inn of Court. Tracy was the 1996 recipient of the Maricopa County Bar Association's Outstanding Law Student of the Year Award and received national recognition for her advocacy skills as part of ASU's National Moot Court Team. Tracy jointly tried a trademark infringement and unfair competition case in Wyoming state court that resulted in a $28 million damage award for her client. Her publications include: "Fiduciary Duties in Limited Liability Companies" and "Does Dual Representation in a Shareholder Derivative Suit Create a Conflict of Interest Preventing the Attorney/Law Firm from Representing Both the Shareholder and the Corporation?" Tracy is a contributing author to the Arizona Corporate Practice Guide and has taught business law courses concerning LLCs at the State Bar CLE by the Sea program and elsewhere and she is a co-chair, along with Rob Royal of the firm, of a committee that is redrafting the AZ LLC Act for legislative reform. Tracy also serves as a judge for ASU Law School's moot court competitions and has spent some of her free time coaching high school mock trial teams and preparing them for statewide and national competitions. |
