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Anthony J. Palumbo

Founding Partner

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Anthony Palumbo was born in New Jersey and obtained his Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Fairfield (Conn.) University in 1968. He served with honors with the U.S. Army in Vietnam before enrolling at the University of Notre Dame Law School. He graduated cum laude in 1973, was invited to the Law Review and served as Student Body President. He began his practice with Jennings, Strouss and Salmon and was admitted to the Arizona bar in 1973. Tony has been primarily representing the seriously and catastrophically injured since 1977. He formed the firm of Harris and Palumbo for that very purpose in 1981. In March, 2006, after 25 years at Harris and Palumbo, he realized a life-long dream and started a firm with his son, Scott, and best friend Elliot Wolfe. That firm is Palumbo Wolfe & Palumbo, PC.

Tony is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers (FACTL), is a charter specialist certified by the Arizona State Bar as a Specialist in Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Litigation, and is a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, a professional organization that recognizes the accomplishments of lawyers who have won million and multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements for their clients. He also served as a member of the State Bar Civil Practice and Procedure and Civil Jury Instruction committees, and on the Board of Directors of AZTLA. He has lectured extensively throughout the state. Mr. Palumbo lives with his wife, Anna Marie, in Phoenix, and is active in multiple professional, civic, and youth organizations.

Mr. Palumbo was recognized as one of Arizona's Top 50 lawyers for 2010 by Southwest Super Lawyers & was named the Best Lawyers' 2011 and 2012 Phoenix Medical Malpractice Lawyer of the Year.

Areas of Practice:

Plaintiffs' Medical Malpractice
Plaintiffs' Serious Personal Injury

    Certification/Specialties:

    Certified Specialist, Injury and Wrongful Death Litigation, Arizona Board of Legal Specialization

    Bar Admissions:

    Arizona, 1973
    U.S. District Court District of Arizona, 1973

      Education:

      Notre Dame Law School, Notre Dame, Indiana, 1973
      J.D.
      Honors: Cum Laude

      Fairfield University, 1968
      B.S.

        Honors and Awards:

        Top 50 Lawyers in Arizona, Southwest Super Lawyers

        Listed in Best Lawyers in America, 2009, 2010, 2011

        Named Best Lawyers’ 2011 and 2012 Phoenix Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs Lawyer of the Year.

        Listed in Southwest Super Lawyers, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012

        Listed in Who's Who in American Law, 1977, 1988

        Fellow, International Society of Barristers

        Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers

        Member, Million Dollar Advocates Forum

        Member, Arizona's Finest Lawyers

          Professional Associations and Memberships:

          Maricopa County Bar Association

          Volunteer Lawyers Program, Attorney of the Year (1993)
          American Bar Association

          State Bar of Arizona, 1977 - 1989
          Member, Practice and Procedure Committee

          State Bar of Arizona, 1999 - 2003
          Member, Personal Injury & Wrongful Death Certification Commission

          American Association for Justice

          Arizona Trial Lawyers Association, 1984 - 1987
          Member, Board of Directors

          Arizona Trial Lawyers Association, 1986
          Member, Executive Committee

          Arizona Trial Lawyers Association, 1986
          Secretary/Treasurer

          The Million Dollar Advocates Forum

          Superior Court of Arizona, 1982 - Present
          Judge Pro Tem

          Fairfield University, 1992 - 2003
          Trustee, Advisory Council

          Arizona College of Trial Advocacy, 1988 - Present
          Faculty

          Arizona Court of Appeals, Judge Pro Tem
          1985, 1986, 1992 & 1993

            Pro Bono Activities:

            Boys Hope/Girls Hope of Arizona, Member Executive Committee, Board of Directors, 1995 - Present
            Boys Hope/Girls Hope of Arizona, Chair, 2000 - 2003

              Repeatedly Ranked the #1 Plaintiff's Personal Injury Specialty Law Firm in Phoenix by The Business Journal
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              Address: 2800 North Central Avenue, Suite 1400 Phoenix, Arizona 85004 Phone: 800-752-1570