Don Bivens is a recent chair of the 55,000-member Section of Litigation of the American Bar Association. He handles complex litigation of all types and corporate investigations. He has tried cases involving securities fraud, patent infringement, trade secrets, lender liability, environmental liability, professional negligence, officer and director liability, products liability, employment discrimination, real estate and construction matters, significant estate disputes, business torts, and class actions. Don leads internal investigations for corporations and special committees of corporate boards on a variety of issues. He also handles election law and government relations.
University of Texas School of Law (J.D., 1977)
Note and Comment Editor, Texas Law Review
Order of the Barristers
First Place, Mock Trial Competition
Consul, Student Leadership Award
Yale University (B.A., English, magna cum laude, 1974)
Departmental Honors in English
Supreme Court of Arizona
Committee on Civil Justice Reform, Chair (2016-2018)
Task Force on the Delivery of Legal Services, Member and Subcommittee Chair (present)
Arizona Judicial Council, Member (present)
American Law Institute (2007-present)
Western States Bar Conference, Past President
State Bar of Arizona, Past President
Maricopa County Bar Association, Past President
Thurgood Marshall Inn of Court, Founding President
American Bar Association
Center for Innovation, Chair (2020)
Board of Governors (2007-2010)
Board Executive Committee (2009-2010)
Board Operations Committee, Chair (2009-2010)
House of Delegates (1999-2010, 2014-present)
Section of Litigation Delegate (2014-present)
Arizona State Delegate (1999-2007)
Rules and Calendar Committee (2000-2004)
Chair (2002-2004)
Litigation Section, Chair (2013-2014)
Standing Committee on Independence of the Judiciary (2006-2008)
Commission on Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the Profession (2004-2006)
Standing Committee on Technology, Chair (1999-2002)
