Robert J. Spurlock
Retired
Robert J. Spurlock has a diversified practice, but he focuses on two areas: creditors’ rights (including commercial litigation and bankruptcy) and the defense of real estate agents. Mr. Spurlock’s creditors’ rights practice makes him a frequent visitor to the bankruptcy courts of Arizona and the Southwest. He also protects the rights of his clients in Arizona’s tribal courts and is honored to be admitted to the Gila River, Hopi, White Mountain Apache, Colorado River, Tohono O’odham, Fort Mohave, Hualapai and Yavapai Apache Bar Associations. Mr. Spurlock has been a featured speaker at seminars provided to and by Arizona’s largest real estate organizations, a national bank, and a large multi-national equipment manufacturer.
Mr. Spurlock is a member of the Maricopa County Bar Association (Volunteer Lawyers Division), the State Bar of Arizona (Trial Practice and Bankruptcy Sections) and the American Bar Association. He is also a member of the Arizona Association of Defense Counsel, the American Bankruptcy Institute, and the National Association of Retail Collection Attorneys. In 2011, Mr. Spurlock became an adjunct professor of law at the Sandra Day O’Connor School of Law at Arizona State University. He currently teaches a class on civil remedies. Mr. Spurlock is AV rated in the Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Ratings.
Mr. Spurlock devotes a healthy measure of his free time to coaching girls basketball. He is an assistant varsity coach at Thunderbird High School (the Arizona 4A state champions in 2002, 2003, 2005, and state qualifier for 23 consecutive years).
Admissions
Arizona Supreme Court
United States Supreme Court
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
United States District Court, District of Arizona
Colorado River Indian Tribal Court
Fort Mohave Tribal Court
Gila River Tribal Court
Hopi Tribal Court
Hualapai Tribal Court
Tohono O’odham Nation Tribal Courts
White Mountain Apache Tribal Court
Yavapai Apache Tribal Court
Education
Arizona State University, J.D., 1984
University of Wisconsin, B.S., 1976, with honors
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Real Estate
Banking
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State American Bar Association
State Bar of Arizona
Maricopa County Bar Association
Arizona Association of Defense Counsel
American Bankruptcy Institute
National Association of Retail Collection Attorneys