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Joel W. Nomkin

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Partner

Phoenix Office Managing Partner

Joel Nomkin is the Phoenix office managing partner and a member of the Litigation practice. He has more than 25 years of experience in the areas of complex commercial litigation and appellate law.  He also frequently advises in-house counsel on electronic discovery, document retention, privilege and other litigation issues.

Professional Recognition

  • Listed in Best Lawyers in America, Appellate Law and Commercial Litigation, 2007 - 2011
  • Listed in Southwest Super Lawyers, Business Litigation and Appellate, 2007 - 2010

Professional Leadership

  • American Academy of Appellate Lawyers, Member, 2010
  • State Bar of Arizona, Civil Practice and Procedure Committee, Member; Subcommittee on Appellate Practice, Chair, 1991 - 1998
  • Arizona Court of Appeals, Former Judge Pro Tempore
  • Arizona State University College of Law, Former Adjunct Professor
  • Federal Bar Association, Phoenix Chapter, Board Member 
  • Arizona Center for Law in the Public Interest, Board Member
  • American Bar Association, Fellow

Related Employment

  • Department of Justice, Civil Division, Appellate Staff, 1986 - 1987
  • Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, Trial Attorney, 1982 - 1986
  • Kirkland & Ellis, Associate, Washington, D.C., 1980 - 1982

Clerkships

  • Hon. R. Lanier Anderson, III, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, 1979 - 1980

Education

  • Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., cum laude, 1979
    Editor, Law and Policy in International Business
  • Beloit College, B.A., magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, 1976

Bar Admissions

  • Arizona

Court Admissions

  • U.S. Supreme Court
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
  • U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona