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John R Hannah Related Seminars and Products

Judge of Superior Ct. in Maricopa County

Maricopa County Superior Court

Judge Hannah received his B.A. degree from Pomona College in 1980. He was admitted to the Arizona Bar after graduating from the University of Arizona College of Law in 1984. He served as a law clerk to the Hon. William C. Canby in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in 1984-1985. He practiced civil litigation at Meyer Hendricks Victor Osborn and Maledon from 1985 until 1989. He then worked as a staff attorney at the Arizona Capital Representation Project, representing death-sentenced inmates in post-conviction proceedings, from 1989 until 1991. From 1991 until 1998 he was an Assistant Federal Public Defender in Phoenix. He then had a private practice at his own firm, Holdal & Hannah, PLC, specializing in criminal defense, until Governor Napolitano appointed him to the Maricopa County Superior Court in 2005. He has served in all four of the major Superior Court departments: civil, criminal, family and juvenile. He recently returned to Family Court after five years on a Civil Assignment. Professional activities include service as an adjunct law faculty member at both ASU and U of A law schools; past chair of the Arizona State Bar Committee on the Rules of Professional Conduct; lawyer representative of the Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference; and member of the Ninth Circuit Jury Improvement Committee, an ad hoc committee appointed by the Chief Judge of the Circuit to update jury policies and procedures.

Geoffrey M T Sturr Related Seminars and Products

Osborn Maledon PA

Geoffrey Sturr is a member of Osborn Maledon, P.A. in Phoenix. He serves as the firm’s general counsel. He is admitted to practice in Arizona and California. His practice includes commercial litigation, legal malpractice cases, fee disputes, Bar admission and Bar discipline proceedings, and advising law firms and lawyers on professional responsibility and law practice management issues. Mr. Sturr has been recognized by Best Lawyers in America from 2007-2025 in the categories of Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, and Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law. He was named Phoenix Lawyer of the Year for Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law in 2021 and Phoenix Lawyer of the Year for Bet-the Company Litigation, in 2019. Mr. Sturr was named “Southwest Super Lawyer” by Law and Policy Magazine, in 2007 and from
2009-2024 Editions. In 2024, he was listed in Top 50 Arizona Super Lawyers. A graduate of Haverford College and the UCLA School of Law, Mr. Sturr served as a law clerk for the Honorable Cynthia Holcomb Hall, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, before entering private practice.