Ms. Hope Kirsch
Experience:
33 years
Hope Kirsch | Arizona Education Lawyer
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About Hope
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.
Experience
Partner
Broening, Oberg, Woods & Wilson
2000 - 2006
Associate
Garrity, Graham, Favetta & Flinn
1994 - 1999
Essex County, Judicial Law Clerk
Superior Court of New Jersey
1993 - 1994
New Jersey
Special Education Teacher/Administrator
New York City Board of Education
1975 - 1993
New York
Admission
Arizona
1998
New Jersey
1992
New York
1992
Education
New York University
M.A. / M.Ed. (Special Education)
1977
Boston University
B.S. (Special Education)
1975
Recognitions & Achievements
Associations
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State Bar of Arizona, Member,1998 - Present
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Arizona Association of Defense Counsel, Board Member,2006 - 2012
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Arizona Associaton of Defense Counsel, Member,2000 - Present
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Maricopa County Bar Association, Member
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Children's Services Network of Arizona, Member
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Arizona Consortium of Children with Chronic Illness (ACCCI), Board Member
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Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates (COPAA), Member
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Arthur T. Vanderbilt American Inn of Court, Member,1994 - 1996
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New York State Bar Association, Member,1992 - 1999
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New Jersey State Bar Association, Member,1992 - 1999
Honors / Awards
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Dean's Merit Scholar1987