Geoffrey Trachtenberg
| Geoffrey Trachtenberg | |
|---|---|
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| Born |
Geoffrey Mark Trachtenberg 1971 Cape Town, South Africa |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of California, Berkeley (J.D)[1] |
| Occupation | Attorney[2] |
Geoffrey Mark Trachtenberg (born 1971) is an American attorney & jurist who has handled significant matters focused primarily on protecting the rights of the indigent in some of the nations highest courts.[3][4][5] Trachtenberg is the immediate past-President of the State Bar of Arizona.[6][7] He is a Board-Certified specialist in Personal Injury and Wrongful Death litigation from the State Bar of Arizona, Board of Legal Specialization.[8] He is the author of Third-Party Interests: Liens and Subrogation Rights, a leading treatise covering third-party interests under federal and state law. [9]
Education
Born in Cape Town, South Africa, Geoffrey graduated from University of California, Los Angeles and obtained Bachelor of Arts in Psychology in December 1993. Later Trachtenberg attended Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California, Berkeley and he obtained Doctor of Jurisprudence in May 1997.[10]
Career
Geoffrey joined the State Bar of California in 1998. Later Trachtenberg joined the State Bar of Arizona, State Bar of Utah and the State Bar of New Mexico in 2001, 2010, 2015, respectively.[11] Currently Geoffrey is President of the Arizona Association for Justice,[12] where Geoffrey was awarded for the Volunteer of the Year award. Geoffrey is a State Bar of Arizona Board Certified specialist in Injury & Wrongful Death Litigation.[13][14]
Notable Cases
- Abbott vs Banner Health Network.[15]
- Southwest Fiduciary, Inc. vs AHCCCS.[16]
- Aycock vs Scottsdale Healthcare Corporation.[17]
- Progressive Classic Insurance Company vs Blaud.
- Castiglione vs The United States Life Insurance Company.
- Jeter vs Mayo Clinic Arizona.
Institutional positions
- Former President State Bar of Arizona Board of Governors.
- President of Arizona Association for Justice.
- American Association of Motorcycle Injury Lawyers.
- Judge Pro Tempore at Maricopa County Superior Court.[18]
References
- ↑ "Previous Competition Winners - Berkeley Law". UC Berkeley School of Law. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
- ↑ "Top Rated Phoenix, AZ Personal Injury - Plaintiff Attorney : Geoffrey Trachtenberg". Superlawyers. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
- ↑ "Meet the Arizona Judicial Council". Courts of Arizona.
- ↑ "Geoffrey M. Trachtenberg - Lawyer Profile". Martindale-Hubbell. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
- ↑ "Court: Arizona hospitals can keep funds gathered from Medicaid-insured patient liens". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
- ↑ "Mr. Geoffrey Trachtenberg". State Bar of Arizona. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
- ↑ "Leader in a hurry, new Bar president Geoffrey Trachtenberg". Arizona Attorney Magazine. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
- ↑ "Board President's Bio". State Bar of Arizona. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
- ↑ "Third-Party Interests: Liens and Subrogation Rights". InReachCE. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
- ↑ "Education of Geoffrey M. Trachtenberg". The Legal Examiner. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
- ↑ "Geoffrey Mark Trachtenberg". State Bar of California.
- ↑ "My Turn: The truth about lawyer discipline". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
- ↑ "Board of Directors". Arizona Foundation for Legal Services & Education. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
- ↑ "AZ Business Magazine : Top 100 Lawyers 2016". Issuu. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
- ↑ Civil Petition for Review - Appeal JACKIE ABBOTT vs BANNER HEALTH NETWORK (PDF). Arizona Supreme Court. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
- ↑ "IN THE COURT OF APPEALS STATE OF ARIZONA" (PDF). Arizona Court of Appeals. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
- ↑ "Aycock et al v. Scottsdale Healthcare Corporation et al 2:14-cv-01483-DLR". Courts of Arizona U.S.A. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
- ↑ "Trachtenberg Geoffrey". Maricopa County, Arizona. Retrieved 19 January 2016.