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Joel W. Nomkin

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Partner

Joel Nomkin is a partner in the firm's Litigation practice. He has more than 25 years of experience in the areas of complex commercial litigation and appellate law.  He also frequently serves as an advisor to in-house counsel on risk management and litigation strategy.

Professional Recognition

  • Listed in Best Lawyers in America, Appellate Law; Commercial Litigation, 2007 - present
  • Listed in Southwest Super Lawyers, Business Litigation and Appellate, 2007 - present
  • Listed in Benchmark Appellate's Guide to America’s Leading Litigation Firms and Attorneys as an Appellate Litigation Star for the 9th Circuit
  • Listed in Arizona's Finest Lawyers, 2011
  • Recipient of International Law Office and Lexology “Client Choice” award for Excellence in Client Service, 2013

Professional Leadership

  • American Academy of Appellate Lawyers, Fellow, 2010 - present 
  • Arizona Center for Law in the Public Interest, Board Member
  • American Bar Association, Fellow
  • Arizona Court of Appeals, Former Judge Pro Tempore
  • Arizona State University College of Law, Former Adjunct Professor
  • Federal Bar Association, Phoenix Chapter, Former Board Member

Related Employment

  • Department of Justice, Civil Division, Appellate Staff, 1986 - 1987
  • Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, Trial Attorney, 1982 - 1986
  • Kirkland & Ellis LLP, 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