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Admitted: 1991, Arizona Member: State Bar of Arizona. Biography: Member, J. Reuben Clark Law Society, 2001. Formerly with: JacksonWhite P.C.; Mesa City Prosecutor's Office; Mohave County Attorney's Office. Born: Cody, Wyoming Languages: Spanish Cases: State v. Alawy, 198 Ariz. 363, 9P3d 1102 (CE. App. 2000); State v. Perez, 216 Ariz. 525 (CE. App. 2007).
Managing Member, HAWKINS & HAWKINS, PLLC, Feb. 2005 to present
Areas of Practice: Family Law, Criminal Law, Juvenile Law, Litigation
Associate Attorney, Law Firm of JacksonWhite, PC, Jan. 2001 to Feb. 2005
Areas of Practice: Criminal Law, Family Law, Immigration
Assistant Mesa City Prosecutor, June 1994 to Jan. 2001
Deputy Mohave County Attorney, Aug. 1991 to June 1994
Mr. Hawkins was born in Cody, Wyoming. He and his law partner, Susan, were married after their first year of law school in 1988. Mr. Hawkins is an author, and has written on various legal topics. He produced and published the DUI Directory, a listing of attorneys practicing in the areas of DUI and criminal defense. He is available as a speaker on legal topics of criminal and family law, and has given presentations on these topics as part of the Law at Lunch series at Mesa Public Library. He has also spoken to youth groups on legal topics and Arizona statutes affecting youth.
Mr. Hawkins is fluent in Spanish, and was interviewed by TV Channel 33 regarding immigration issues following a community presentation. He served as a member of the day labor task force in Mesa.
Mr. Hawkins was the defense attorney on a recent court of appeals decision which held that Arizona's prohibited possessor gun law requires a showing of interstate nexus for illegal immigrant cases.
Lawyers on Call Volunteer, TV Channel 12, 2008
Courthouse Experience Volunteer, 2008
Precinct Committeeman, 6 years plus
Board of Examiners, Arizona Quality Alliance, 2000
Continuous Quality Improvement Team Member, City of Mesa, 2000 Managing Member, HAWKINS & HAWKINS, PLLC
Member, State Bar of Arizona; Family Law, Criminal Law and Small Firm Sections.
Former Member, Maricopa County Bar Association and East Valley Chapter
Former Member, American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA)
Mr. Hawkins is an author. He has written two novels, the second of which is well worth reading.
Mr. Hawkins enjoys sailing on the West Wight Potter sailboat his wife purchased on e-bay in May, 2008. There are plenty of lakes in Arizona, just not much wind.
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