Hope Kirsch | Arizona Education Lawyer

Hope was born in Queens, New York.  She has a B.S. cum laude in Special Education from Boston University (1975) and an M.Ed. in Special Education from New York University (1977).  She earned over thirty post-graduate credits in educational supervision and administration before entering law school.  Hope was a special education teacher and school administrator for nearly 20 years in New York City (Brooklyn and Manhattan).  She was awarded a Dean's Merit Scholarship to attend Brooklyn Law School's evening division while continuing her work in special education.  She obtained her Juris Doctorate (1991) and was admitted to the State Bar of New York, the State Bar of New Jersey, the Federal District Court of New York in the Southern District and in the Eastern District.  Hope began her legal career as a judicial law clerk in the Superior Court of New Jersey (Essex County).  She then joined an insurance defense firm where she handled environmental claims, attorney malpractice, and general liability in both New York and New Jersey.  Hope was admitted to the Arizona State Bar in 1998 and moved to Arizona in 1999 where she joined an insurance defense firm.  She is also admitted to the Federal District Court of Arizona and the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.  Her practice areas include insurance coverage, insurance defense and education/special education law.  She lives in Scottsdale with her husband Barry Kluger, and is an avid runner and skier.

Position	Organization	Location	Duration
Partner	Broening, Oberg, Woods & Wilson		2000 - 2006
Associate	Garrity, Graham, Favetta & Flinn		1994 - 1999
Essex County, Judicial Law Clerk	Superior Court of New Jersey	New Jersey	1993 - 1994
Special Education Teacher/Administrator	New York City Board of Education	New York	1975 - 1993

School	Degree	Major	Graduation
Brooklyn Law School	J.D.	Law School	1991
New York University	M.A. / M.Ed.	Special Education	1977
Boston University	B.S.	Special Education	1975

State / Court	Date
Arizona	1998
New Jersey	1992
New York	1992

• State Bar of Arizona, Member, 1998 - Present
  Arizona Association of Defense Counsel, Board Member, 2006 - 2012
  Arizona Associaton of Defense Counsel, Member, 2000 - Present
  Maricopa County Bar Association, Member
  Children's Services Network of Arizona, Member
  Arizona Consortium of Children with Chronic Illness (ACCCI), Board Member
  Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates (COPAA), Member
  Arthur T. Vanderbilt American Inn of Court, Member, 1994 - 1996
  New York State Bar Association, Member, 1992 - 1999
  New Jersey State Bar Association, Member, 1992 - 1999

• Dean's Merit Scholar, 1987

• Calderone v. Levites Realty, 644 NYS 2d 262, 228 AD 2d 375 (NYAD 1st Dept. 1996) Puglisi v. Total Community Management, 678 NYS 2d 770, 254 AD 2d 401 (NYAD 2nd Dept. 1998)