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Negatu Molla 
Phoenix, Arizona
Partner
phone 602.643.2346
fax 602.248.0947
email negatu.molla@phx.bowmanandbrooke.com

Negatu, a native of Ethiopia and a former Assistant United States Attorney, defends products liability and warranty cases for automobile manufacturers primarily in Arizona and Nevada.

 

Areas of Practice:
Appellate and Trial Support Practice
Automotive
Fire Litigation
Motor Vehicle Warranty
Product Liability
Property Damage
Litigation Percentage:
100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions:
Arizona, 1979
Nevada, 2007
U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 1978
U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 1979
U.S. District Court District of Arizona, 1973
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Wisconsin, 1973
U.S. District Court Western District of Wisconsin, 1973
Education:
University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin
J.D.


Haile Sellassie 1st College of Agriculture, Alemaya, Ethiopia
B.S.


Representative Cases:
U.S. v. Mehrmanesh, 682 F.2d 1303 (C.A.9 (Ariz.) 1982)
U.S. v. Gagnon, 721 F.2d 672 (C.A.9 (Ariz.) 1983)
U.S. v. O'Connor, 737 F.2d 814 (C.A.9 (Ariz.) 1984)
U.S. v. Gagnon, 764 F.2d 1324 (C.A.9 (Ariz.) 1985)
U.S. v. Newman, 943 F.2d 1155, 1157-58 (9th Circuit 1991)
U.S. v. Overaker, 766 F.2d 1326 (9th Circuit 1985)
U.S. v. Romero, 676 F.2d 406 (9th Circuit 1982)
U.S. v. Mirando, 628 F.2d 535 (9th Circuit 1980)
U.S. v. Hooper, 596 F.2d 219 (7th Circuit 1979)
Thompson v. Tucson Airport Authority, 163 Ariz. 173, 786 P.2d 1024 (  1989)
In the Matter of Juvenile Delinquency Action No. 89248-01, 159 Ariz. 17, 764 P2d 752 (  1988)
Spain v. General Motors, 171 Ariz. 226, 829 P.2d 1272 (  1992)
Western Agricultural Ins. Co. v. Chrysler Corp., 6 P.3d 768 (Ariz. App. 2000) (198 Ariz. 64, 2000)
Moedt v. General Motors Corporation, 60 P.3d 240 (204 Ariz. 100 2002)
Hull v. DaimlerChrysler Corp., 99 P. 3rd 1026 (209 A 256 2004)
Parrot v. DaimlerChrysler Corp., WL 549486 (  2005)
Representative Clients:
Ford Motor Company
General Motors Corporation
DaimlerChrysler Corporation
The St. Paul Companies
Saab Cars USA, Inc.
Kia Motors America, Inc.
Mercedes-Benz USA
Roberts Manufacturing
Workhorse Custom Chassis
Classes/Seminars Taught:
Trial Practice (Product), Arizona State Bar, 2004


Diversity Panel, Panelist, Arizona State University, 2004


Economics in Diversity, Panelist, State Bar of Arizona Annual Convention, 2003


Trial Advocacy Training Seminar, Attorney General's Advocacy Institute


Trial Advocacy Training Seminar, Pima County Bar Association


Trial Advocacy Training Seminar, University of Arizona Law School


Trial Advocacy Training Seminar, National Institute of Trial Advocacy (NITA)


Trial Advocacy Training Seminar, National Education Network


Honors and Awards:
Named a Super Lawyer(R) by Southwest Super Lawyers Magazine, 2008-2009


Professional Associations and Memberships:
American Bar Association


Arizona Association of Defense Counsel


National Bar Association


State Bar of Arizona


Maricopa County Bar Association


International Association of Defense Counsel


Past Employment Positions:
Kimble, Nelson, Audilett, McDonough & Molla, P.C. (formerly Kimble Gothreau Nelson), 1992 - 2002


Snell & Wilmer (formerly Bilby & Shoenhair), Partner, 1987 - 1992


Assistant U.S. Attorney for District of Arizona, 1979 - 1987


Assistant U.S. Attorney for Eastern District of Wisconsin, 1978 - 1979


Assistant District Attorney for Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, 1973 - 1978


Languages:
Amharic
Birth Information:
Dessie, Ethiopia

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