David Ruiz | Tucson Business Lawyer

I am principally a commercial litigator and have successfully represented numerous businesses and individuals in all phases of commercial litigation and arbitration in both California and Arizona, with the majority of my experience derived from defending and advising small and medium-sized businesses in product-liability, breach-of-contract, and warranty disputes, and with respect to labor and employment matters, including wage claims and unfair-labor-practice proceedings before the National Labor Relations Board and the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. I also routinely advise clients with respect to business formation, purchase, and management. My practice also includes high-value-estate and trust litigation, medical-malpractice defense, and litigating Hague Petitions involving international child abductions.

Position	Organization	Location	Duration
Attorney	Munger, Chadwick, & Denker, P.L.C.	Tucson, AZ	Present

School	Degree	Major	Graduation
James E. Rogers College of Law, University of Arizona	LL.M.	Law School	2011
Thomas M. Cooley Law School	J.D.	International Law	2010
University of Michigan	B.A.		2005
University of Arizona, James E. Rogers College of Law	LL.M.	International Trade and Business Law	06/2011

State / Court	Date
Arizona	2013
California	2010

• Member | Arizona State Bar Association

• Super Lawyers, Rising Stars 2015 - 2019
  Lawyers of Distinction 2015/2016, Corporate and Transactional
  Global Chamber of Commerce, 2018Global Legal Leader of the Year

• Rash v. Town of. Mammoth, 233 Ariz. 577, 315 P.3d 1234 (App. 2013).
  HOLDINGS: [1]-It was an abuse of discretion to dismiss an officer's Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 38-1004 special action contesting his firing by applying the Ariz. R. Civ. App. P. 9(a) 30-day time limit through Ariz. R.P. Spec. Actions 7(i) because Ariz. R.P. Spec. Actions 7 did not apply; [2]-Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 12-904(A) did not require dismissal because it did not apply to decisions of appellee town or appellee county employee merit system commission (Commission), Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 38-1004 provided a definite judicial review procedure, and Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 12-901 et seq., did not apply to special actions under Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 38-1004(A); [3]-A dismissal under laches was an abuse of discretion because no unreasonable delay was found and nothing showed prejudice; [4]-Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 38-1004 provided subject matter jurisdiction because the officer clearly contested the Commission's acts.

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Verified Credentials	Date Verified
(2010) Licensed as Attorney in California. Verified with California Bar Association.	July 11, 2019
(2013) Licensed as Attorney in Arizona . Verified with State Bar of Arizona.	July 11, 2019

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