Steven Plitt
Work in The Cavanagh Law Firm, P.A.
Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 41 years of experience
Appellate, Employment
1850 North Central Avenue, Suite 2400, Phoenix, AZ 85004
About Steven Plitt
Practice Areas
- Appellate
- Employment
Education
- University of Connecticut School of Law, Hartford, Connecticut, 2012LL.M.
- Major: Insurance Law
- Honors: With Honors
- Honors: CALI Award of Excellence - Workers' Compensation
- Honors: 2012 Insurance Law Center LL.M Prize
- University of Arizona College of Law, Tucson, Arizona, 1982J.D.
- Honors: Recipient, Best Oral Advocate Award, Second Year Moot Court Competition
- Honors: Member, U of A National Moot Court Team
- Honors: Editor, Second Year Moot Court Board
- Honors: National Order of Barristers
Show More - Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, 1978B.S.
- Major: Political Science
- Honors: <i>summa cum laude</i>
- Honors: With Honors
Classes and Seminars
- "Bad Faith Insurance Law" (Topic: Panel Member), State Bar of Arizona, - August 30, 2012
- "2012 Annual Convention" (Topic: Effective Strategies for Avoiding Federal Court Removal in Insurance Cases), American Association for Justice, July 28, 2012 - August 1, 2012
- "22nd Annual CLE by the Sea" (Topic: Witness Issues Arising in Civil Cases - Experts), State Bar of Arizona, - July 18, 2012
- "Litigation Basics II CLE" (Topic: A Young Associate's Guide to Preparing for Bad Faith Litigation), Arizona Association of Defense Counsel, Young Lawyers Division, - April 26, 2012
- "Arizona Insurance Law" (Topic: Directors & Officers Coverage), State Bar of Arizona, - January 27, 2012
- Bad Faith; Claim Handling, The Medical Protective Company, National Claim Department Annual Conference, Fort Way, IN , - July 21, 2011
- "21st Annual CLE by the Sea" (Chairperson and Speaker) (Topic: Settlement Agreements) (San Diego, CA), State Bar of Arizona, July 14, 2011 - July 16, 2011
- "Arizona Insurance Law" (Topic: Insurance Coverage - Analysis & Interpretation), State Bar of Arizona, - January 27, 2011
- "Insurance Coverage Litigation" (Topics: Interpreting Coverage Under the Insurance Contract and Bad Faith Litigation), National Business Institute, - October 11, 2010
- "Arizona Insurance Law" (Topic: Automobile Liability Coverage, State Bar of Arizona, - January 22, 2010
- "Insurance Coverage Litigation" (Topic: Common Types of Insurance Coverage Disputes), National Business Institute, - October 12, 2009
- "American Conference Institute's 19th National Advanced Forum on Bad Faith Litigation" (Topic: Manufactured Claims: Strategically Avoiding and Properly Defending Against "Bad Faith Set Ups"), American Conference Institute, April 29, 2009 - April 30, 2009
- "Arizona Insurance Law" (Topic: Third-Party Bad Faith in Arizona), State Bar of Arizona, - January 23, 2009
- "Litigation Basics for the Civil Defense Associate" (Topic: Fundamentals of Insurance Coverage Analysis), Arizona Association of Defense Counsel, Young Lawyers Division, - December 2, 2008
- Guest Lecturer (Topic: Discovery Issues in Bad Faith Litigation), Arizona State University College of Law (LAW 691), - March 6, 2008
- "Arizona Insurance Coverage" (Topic: Complex Coverage Analysis), State Bar of Arizona, - January 25, 2008
- "Insurance Coverage and Claims Institute" (Topic: Expert Witnesses and Insurance Coverage Litigation) (Chicago, Illinois), DRI, April 11, 2007 - April 13, 2007
- "Daubert and Use of Expert Witnesses in the Insurance Bad Faith Content", Arizona Association of Defense Counsel, - April 4, 2007
- "Arizona Insurance Coverage" (Topics: Complex Insurance Coverage Analysis and Directors & Officers Coverage), State Bar of Arizona, - January 27, 2007
- "Insurance Coverage and Practice Symposium" (Topic: Dirty Sox and Clean Directors: the Impact of Enron n D&O Issues) (New York, NY), DRI, December 7, 2006 - December 8, 2006
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Arizona, 1982
- U.S. District Court District of Arizona, 1982
- U.S. Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit, 1989
- U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 1983
- U.S. Supreme Court, 2002
Other Affiliations
- Arizona, 1974 - Present (Licensed Insurance Broker)
- Arizona State Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division, 1990 - 1992 (Chairman, CLE Committee)
- Arizona State Bar Association, 1999 - 1993 (Member, CLE Committee)
- Arizona State Bar Association, 2001 - Present (Member, CLE Committee)
- Arizona State Bar Association, 2001 - 2004 (Member, CLE Committee)
- SOUTHWEST SUPERLAWYERS, 2007 - 2009 (selected as one of the top 50 lawyers in Arizona 2007, 2008 and 2009)
Past Positions
- Judge Robert J. Corcoran, Arizona Court of Appeals, Law Clerk, 1982 - 1983
- House of Representatives, Arizona State Legislature, Chairman of the Committee, Legislative Intern, Banking and Insurance, 1979 - Present
Fees
- Accepts Credit Cards
Office Info
Other Colleagues
- Senior Member29 years of experienceCommercial Law, Construction, Insurance, Litigation, Personal Injury
Nearby Lawyers
- Appellate
- Employment
- 2.2 miles away
- 1.3 miles away
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