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Admitted: 1981, Arizona and U.S. District Court, District of Arizona; 1988, U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit Law School: University of Arizona, J.D. Member: Pima County Bar Association. State Bar of Arizona. Biography: ARIZONA SUPREME COURT: Commissioner, Disciplinary Commission of the Arizona Supreme Court, 1989-1995 (Chair, 1994-1995). STATE BAR OF ARIZONA: Trustee, State Bar of Arizona Client Protection Fund, 2003-2008; Member, State Bar of Arizona Committee on Rules of Professional Conduct, 2005-2007; Member, State Bar of Arizona Real Property Section Executive Council, 2005-2006; Member, State Bar of Arizona Ethical Rules Review Group (Drafters of Arizona Rules of Professional Conduct), 2001-2003; and Chair, State Bar of Arizona Convention, 1996. OTHER LAW RELATED ACTIVITIES: Visitor, James E. Rogers College of Law Board of Visitors, University of Arizona, 2002; Director, Arizona Foundation for Legal Services & Education, 1996-2003 (Chair, 2002); and Director, Federal Bar Association Tucson Chapter (1996-1998). COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES: Director, Tucson Jewish Community Center, 1996 (Chair, 2007-2009); Director, Jewish Federation of Southern Arizona, 2007-2009; Member, B'nai Tzedek Jewish Youth Philanthropy Program Steering Committee, 2006-2008 and 2009 (Chair, 2009); Director, Social Venture Partners of Greater Tucson, 2006-2007; Tocqueville Society of United Way of Tucson and Southern Arizona Chair, 2005-2007; and Beloit College Class Agent, 1998-2006. Certified Fiduciary, Arizona Supreme Court. Born: San Francisco, California, September 14, 1957 Cases: Lowe v. Pima County, 217 Ariz. 642, 177 P.3d 1214 (App. 2008); Kaufmann v. M&S Unlimited L.L.C., 211 Ariz. 314, 121 P.3d 181 (App. 2005); Pleak v. Entrada Prop. Owners' Ass'n, 207 Ariz 418, 87 P. 3d 831 (2004); Steinebach v. Tucson Elec. Power Co. (In re Steinebach), 303 B.R. 634 (Bkrtcy. Ariz. 2003); Johnson v. Hispanic Broadcasters of Tucson, Inc. 196 Ariz 597, 2 P.3d 687 (App. 2000); Citibank (Arizona) v. Van Velzer, 194 Ariz 358, 982 P.2d 833 (App.1998).
Background Information
I've been practicing law at the Law Office of Mark Rubin, P.L.C. since January, 2000. I've been a lawyer in private practice since 1981. I started my career with a small firm and, from 1983 through 2000, was associated with a mid-sized Tucson firm. I am also a Certified Fiduciary and, from time to time, have served as a court-appointed Special Master in cases where judges require assistance or special expertise.
I'm an "AV" rated lawyer, according to Martindale-Hubbell. This rating says my peers consider my legal abilities "very high to preeminent," and also says my peers consider my ethical standards "very high." The "AV" rating is the highest rating given by Martindale-Hubbell.
My practice focuses on real estate and business litigation, transactions and general representation. However, I also practice actively in probate court, both as a lawyer and as a Certified Fiduciary. I also represent lawyers in professional discipline and malpractice matters, and also represent non-lawyers in legal malpractice cases.
I'm an active member of the Arizona legal community. Mainly, my volunteer activities relate to ethics and professionalism. I was a member of the Disciplinary Commission of the Arizona Supreme Court between 1989 and 1995, and was its chairperson in 1994-5. This body administers lawyer discipline in Arizona. In my work on the Commission I participated in more than 500 decisions involving lawyer misconduct. I also wrote several opinions associated with sanctioned lawyers.
In 2001-3, I served on the State Bar's Ethical Rules Review Group, a 17-member body that rewrote the Rules of Professional Conduct for lawyers in Arizona. From 2005-2007, I was a member of the State Bar's Committee on Rules of Professional Conduct, aka the Ethics Committee, a group that provides written opinions about lawyer conduct. From 2003 until 2008 I was a Trustee of the State Bar's Cl
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