Sharon B. Shively
Sharon Shively's skill and reputation among Arizona construction attorneys is evidenced by her selections by
The Best Lawyers in America®, Super Lawyers’ Top 25 Arizona Women Attorneys,
AzBusiness Magazine’s Top 100 Lawyers, and Arizona’s Finest Lawyers.
Sharon is also Best Lawyers’ 2017 Construction Law “Lawyer of the Year” (Scottsdale). She is a member of the American Subcontractors Association of Arizona, Arizona Builders Alliance and Arizona Registrar of Contractors Industry Advisory Council.
Practice Areas
Construction Law
Civil
Litigation
Arbitration and
Mediation
Honors and Awards
The Best Lawyers in America (Construction Law, Construction Litigation),
2007-2017
“Lawyer of the Year,” Construction Law (Scottsdale),
The Best Lawyers in America, 2017
Super Lawyers, 2007-2017
Super Lawyers Top 25 Arizona Women: 2013-2015
AV-Preeminent® Rating, Martindale-Hubbell®
Arizona's Finest Lawyers,
2010-present Top 100 Lawyers in Arizona, AzBusiness Magazine, 2014, 2015
Top 20 ADR Attorneys, AzBusiness Magazine, 2015
Professional Activities
State Bar of Arizona:
Construction Law Section (Past Chair, Executive Council, 2010-2011; Chair,
Executive Council, 2009-2010), Trial Practice Section, Alternative Dispute
Resolution Section
American Arbitration Association:
Commercial Litigation Panel; Construction Panel
Maricopa County Superior Court, Judge Pro Tem
Co-Editor, Construction Law Practice Manual, 3rd
Ed. 2016, State Bar of Arizona
Co-Editor, Construction Law Practice Manual,
2nd Ed. 2011, State Bar of Arizona
Law Clerk to Judge William C. Canby, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit,
1983-1984
Construction Memberships
American Subcontractors Association of Arizona: Member, Attorney Council
Arizona Builders Alliance
Arizona Registrar of
Contractors Industry Advisory Council
Community
Leadership
Arizona Center for Law in
the Public Interest: Member and Past President
Court
and Bar Admissions
State Bar of Arizona, 1983
U.S. District Court, District of Arizona, 1983
U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 1983
Articles “Registrar of
Contractors Proceedings” (chapter co-author), Construction Law Practice
Manual, 3rd Ed. 2016, State Bar of Arizona
“Arizona Prompt Payment Law: A Review of Recent Changes,”
Sacks Tierney newsletter, May 2011
“Challenges
to Arizona’s Immigration Law Unsuccessful … So Far,” Sacks Tierney newsletter,
February 2008
“Arizona’s
Employer Sanctions Law among the Nation’s Toughest,” Sacks Tierney newsletter,
September 2007
“Waivers
of Sovereign Immunity Key to Contracting with Indian Tribes,” Southwest
Contractor, October 2005
“Women-Owned
Businesses Key to Economic Growth,” Sacks Tierney newsletter, November
2004
“Administrative Remedies Afforded by the
Arizona Registrar of Contractors,” Construction Law Practice Manual,
State Bar of Arizona, 2003
“Owner's Liability: Liens,” Arizona Construction
Law, State Bar of Arizona (1994, 1996, 2001 editions)
“Arizona Owners Are Subject to Prompt Pay
Requirements,” Reeves Journal, August 2000
“Resolving Homeowner Disputes,” Scottsdale
Magazine, Spring 2000
“Remedies Afforded by the Arizona Registrar of
Contractors,” Construction Law Practice Manual, State Bar of Arizona,
1998
Also authored articles relating to case law
developments for the Associated General Contractors of Arizona, Legal Notes,
1993
“Book Banning in Public Schools: Don't Tinker with
Tinker” (comment), 1982 Arizona State Law Journal 939
Presentations
“Are the Apples the Same or Different? Should Res Judicata or Collateral
Estoppel Apply to Bar Actions/Issues After a Final ROC Decision and Order?”
State Bar of Arizona, 2017 |
Related article
“How Can You Apply Legal Lessons to Improve Your Business?” American
Subcontractors Association of Arizona, 2014
“Construction Basics – 101,” Construction in Indian Country National Conference,
2013
“Compare and Contrast: The AIA A-401 and the ConsensusDOCS 750 Forms of
Subcontract,” Discussion Facilitator, Contract Study Group, American
Subcontractors Association of Arizona, March 2012
“How to Litigate Undisclosed Real Estate
Defects,” National Business Institute, 2004
Education
Arizona State University,
J.D., magna cum laude, 1983: Order of the Coif; Faculty Women's
Association Distinguished Achievement Award, 1983; Arizona State University
Alumni Association Outstanding Graduate Award, 1983; Managing Editor, Arizona
State Law Journal, 1982-1983
University of Georgia,
Ed. S., 1975, M.Ed., 1974
University of South
Florida, B.A., 1973
Birthplace
Brooklyn, New York
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