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Jay R. Graif
SENIOR SHAREHOLDER
Jay Graif's practice encompasses commercial litigation, construction law, insurance coverage disputes
and real estate transactions. For nearly two decades, he has
represented real estate developers, general contractors, homebuilders, municipalities and
insurance companies in Arizona, California and Nevada. He is an active member of many
local and national legal and business organizations, including the Home Builders
Association of Central Arizona, the Arizona Subcontractors
Association, Valley Partnership, the Arizona Association of
Defense Counsel and the Association of Southern California
Defense Counsel.
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PRACTICE
AREAS |
Commercial Litigation
Construction Law
Insurance Law
Real Estate Transactions |
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EDUCATION |
J.D., Pepperdine
University, 1992
M.B.A., Pepperdine
University, 1992
B.A., College of St.
Thomas, 1988 |
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PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS |
American Bar Association
State Bar of Arizona:
Construction Law Section
State Bar of California:
Construction Law Section
Arizona Association of
Defense Counsel
Association of Southern
California Defense Counsel
Maricopa County Bar
Association
Orange County Bar
Association
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COURT
ADMISSIONS |
Arizona, 1996
California, 1992
U.S. Court of Appeals,
Ninth Circuit, 1992
U.S. District Court for
the District of Arizona, 1996
U.S. District Court for
the District of Northern California, 1992
U.S. District Court for
the District of Southern California, 1992 |
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PUBLISHED
DECISIONS |
Cullen v. Auto Owners
Insurance Co., 189 P. 3d 344 (2008)
Maycock v. Asilomar
Development, Inc., 88 P. 3d 565(Ariz. App. 2004)
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PRESENTATIONS |
"Arizona Construction
Defect Insurance Coverage," Lorman Education Services,
Phoenix, July 2007
"Construction Defect
Insurance Coverage," Construction Law Section, State Bar
of Arizona, Phoenix, January 2006
Mealey’s Insurance
Coverage Disputes Concerning Construction Defects
Conference, Chicago, October 2003
"Prompt Pay Legislation,
2000
Arizona Construction
Defect Seminar, Home Builders Association of Central
Arizona, Phoenix, June 1997
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COMMUNITY
INVOLVEMENT |
Valley Partnership: State
Legislative Committee
Home Builders Association
of Central Arizona
Little League Baseball |
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