Jeff Willis has a regional commercial litigation practice. He regularly appears in Federal and State Courts in Arizona, Nevada and California. He has tried many cases to verdict before juries and judges for more than forty years. He has also handled a wide variety of other disputes and arbitrations. Jeff is an experienced trial lawyer representing sophisticated clients in a variety of matters before courts and juries in the Southwest.
Washington and Lee University (J.D., cum laude)
Note and Comment Editor, Washington and Lee Law Review
Northern Arizona University (B.A., Honors)
Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers
State Bar of Arizona
President (2018-2019)
Board of Governors (2002-2007; 2013-2020)
Arizona Justice Project, Board of Directors (2015-present)
James E. Rogers School of Law, University of Arizona
Adjunct Professor, Advanced Trial Advocacy (2013-2016)
Faculty of Practice, Innovations for Justice (2019)
Fellow, American Bar Foundation, Arizona State Chair (2009-2014)
American Bar Association
Standing Committee on the Federal Judiciary (2020-present)
House of Delegates (2004-2008; 2019-present)
Arizona State Delegate (2019-present)
Section of Litigation
Access to Justice Committee, Co-Chair (2007-2009)
Legal Services Training Committee, Co-Chair (2004-2007)
Arizona Foundation for Legal Services & Education, Board of Directors (2004-2010)
National Conference of Lawyers and CPAs (2007-2010)
"Book Review: A Space Traveler’s Guide to Business Litigation," 51 Ariz. St. L.J. 427 (2019)
The Best Lawyers in America®, Banking and Finance Law (2021-2024), Bet-the-Company Litigation (2001-2024), Commercial Litigation (2001-2024), Litigation - Banking and Finance (2020-2024)
Tucson Lawyer of the Year, Bet-the-Company Litigation (2009, 2016)
Tucson Lawyer of the Year, Banking and Finance Law (2022)
Southwest Super Lawyers®, Business Litigation (2007-2009, 2011-2020, 2022-2024)
Snell & Wilmer Mentor Award (2020)
Benchmark Litigation, Local Litigation Star – Arizona, Antitrust, FCPA and Enforcement, General Commercial, Insurance, International Arbitration, Securities (2013, 2016-2018)
The Best Lawyers in America®, Business Edition, Bet-the-Company (2012)
Lawdragon Top 3000 Leading Lawyers in America (2010-2011)
Arizona's Finest Lawyers
Distinguished Service Award, Judicial Council of the Ninth Circuit (2001)
Northern Arizona University Foundation, Board of Directors (2005-2020)
Chair (2017-2019)
Patronato San Xavier, Board of Directors (2007-present)
COPE Community Services, Board of Directors (2005-2011)
Tucson Citizens' Commission on Public Service and Compensation (2009, 2011, 2017)
Streich Lang, P.A., Director and Partner, Phoenix and Tucson, AZ
vom Baur, Coburn, Simmons and Turtle, Associate, Washington, DC
Arizona
California
Colorado
District of Columbia
Hawaii
Nevada
Virginia (inactive)
All State and Federal Courts in Arizona
All State and Federal Courts in California
All State and Federal Courts in Colorado
All State and Federal Courts in District of Columbia
All State and Federal Courts in Hawaii
All State and Federal Courts in Nevada
United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit