. 

Berry & Associates, P.L.L.C. (formerly Whitten Berry, P.L.L.C.,) Phoenix (2002-Present). 

Morrison & Hecker, L.L.P. (now Stinson Morrison Hecker), Phoenix Office.  Associate (1997-99); Partner (1999-2002).

Daughton & Hawkins, Phoenix (1994-97).  Associate.

Mayer Brown & Platt, Houston Office (1992-94).  Associate.

Publications and Seminars:  Much Ado About Nothing: Defining the Mere Breach of Contract Rule in DTPA Litigation, 17 Caveat Vendor 81 (1992); A Practical Guide to Arizona Indian Gaming Regulations & Administrative Procedures, The Arrow, Spring ed. (1997); The Role of the Paralegal in the Administrative Process, NBI (2000); Police Liability in Arizona, Lorman (2003 - 2006); Government Liability in Arizona, Mojave County Bar Annual Convention (2003); Obtaining the Best Personal Injury Settlements, NBI (2007).

Civic Activities:  2000-2007 Founding board chairman of Justice for Children—Arizona, a non-profit organization that provides legal representation and related resources to victims of child abuse. 

Christopher J. Berry

University of Houston

J.D., cum laude, May 1992; Top 10%

Chief Research Editor, Houston Law Review; Order of the Coif; Order of the Barons; A.P. Jones Scholarship; Phi Delta Phi; American Jurisprudence Awards in Contracts & Constitutional Law; Judicial Intern, Hon.

Scott A. Brister.

University of Arizona

B.A., summa cum laude, May 1989; History and Political Science

Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Kappa Phi; Phelps Dodge Scholar; University Honors Program; Outstanding Honors Thesis Award (1989); Phi Alpha Theta (history honorary); Pi Sigma Alpha (political science honorary); Golden Key National Honor Society;  Intern, Governor Rose Mofford (Arizona, 1987); Men’s Rodeo Team.

Current member of the Texas (1992) and Arizona (1994) bars

Katherine R. Branch

Arizona State University

J.D., cum laude, May 2006; Top 10%

William J. Pedrick Scholar; President, Student Bar Association; Vice President of Professional Programs, ASU Graduate and Professional Student Association; CALI Awards in Civil Procedure, Legal Research and Writing, and Religion and the Constitution; Phi Delta Phi; Appellate Moot Court Board.

Boston University

B.A., cum laude, May 2003; Political Science and History

Intern, Senator Edward M. Kennedy (Massachusetts, 2002-2003); Dean’s List; Founder, President, Treasurer, Parliamentary Debate Society; Studied International Law and Comparative Politics in London, England (2001).

Current member of the Arizona (2007) bar. 

Berry & Associates, P.L.L.C. (formerly Whitten Berry, P.L.L.C.), Phoenix (2006-Present). Associate. 

PetSmart, Inc. Phoenix Corporate Office.  (2005-2006).  Legal Intern.

Fair Housing Council of Orange County, California (2003-2004).  Certified Mediator.

Boston University Office of Financial Assistance, Boston (1999-2003).  Peer Coordinator.

European Children’s Trust, London, England (2001).  Public Relations.

Joseph I. Vigil

University of Arizona,

James Rogers College of Law

J.D., May 1997

Member National Moot Court Team; Best Brief Western District Moot Court Competition; Jenke’s Closing Argument Competition – second place; Member and Officer La Raza Law Student Association; Constitutional Law Tutor; Phi Alpha Delta; Child Advocacy Law Clinic; Summer Intern United States Attorney’s Office in Tucson; Judicial Intern for Hon. Frank Zapata;

University of Arizona

B.A., cum laude, Political Science, Minors in English and geosciences 1993.

Regent’s Scholar; Member University Honor’s College; President, Phi Alpha Delta Pre-law Fraternity (1992-1993); Tau Kappa Epsilon – Scholarship Chairman (1991-1992); Golden Key Honor Society; Intern Senator Dennis DeConcini (Arizona 1990); Legislative Intern State of Arizona Administrative Office of the Courts (Spring 1993); Intern Pima County Attorney’s Office.

Current member of the Arizona State Bar and admitted to practice in the United States District Court and Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Berry & Associates, PLLC (October 2008 – present) Associate.

City of Tempe, City Attorneys Office (May 2007 – October 2008). Assistant City Attorney.

Maricopa County Attorney’s Office, Civil Division (2002 – 2007). Deputy County Attorney.

Lake & Cobb, PLC (2001 – 2002). Associate.

Jones, Skelton & Hochuli, PLC (1999 – 2001). Associate.

Boyle, Pecharich, Cline & Whittington, PLC (1997 – 1999). Associate