STATE BAR PRESIDENT, 2020-2021
Denis Fitzgibbons was featured in the Arizona Attorney magazine after taking office (in June 2020) as president of the State Bar of Arizona.
A leader in the Arizona legal profession, Denis is a past president of the State Bar of Arizona (2020-2021) and a two-term member of the State Bar's Board of Governors, representing Pinal County.
Denis was born in Iowa and came to Arizona with his family when he was in elementary school. While a student at Casa Grande Union High School, he was elected Arizona Boys State governor and was an all-region basketball and football player.
He earned his bachelor’s degree at Columbia University, where he played intercollegiate football for three seasons, and received his law degree from Arizona State University in 1989. After starting his legal career at Snell & Wilmer in Phoenix, he returned to Casa Grande in 1993 to practice with his father and brother.
Active in the Casa Grande community, Denis is a past president of the Pinal and Gila Counties Legal Aid Society and the Pinal Alliance for Economic Growth. His leadership activities also include the Catholic Foundation for the Diocese of Tucson, the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Casa Grande Valley, and St. Anthony of Padua Catholic School.
Denis is married to Lisa Navarro Fitzgibbons, a Casa Grande City Council member, and they have three children.
STATE BAR PRESIDENT, 2020-2021
Denis Fitzgibbons was featured in the Arizona Attorney magazine after taking office (in June 2020) as president of the State Bar of Arizona.
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Practice Areas
Honors and Awards
The Best Lawyers in America® "Lawyer of the Year" (Phoenix), Employment Law - Management, 2023
The Best Lawyers in America®, 2021-present: Municipal Law, Trusts and Estates, Employment Law - Management
AV-Preeminent® Rating, Martindale Hubbell®
Professional Memberships
American Bar Association
State Bar of Arizona: Past President (2020-2021); Member, Board of Governors (District 8)
Pinal County Bar Association: Past President (1996)
Maricopa County Bar Association
American Arbitration Association
Bar Admissions
Arizona, 1989
U.S. District Court, District of Arizona, 1989
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 1991
Education
J.D., Arizona State University, 1989
B.A., Columbia College, Columbia University, 1986
Community Leadership
Catholic Foundation for the Diocese of Tucson: Member
Southern Arizona Legal Aid
“Greatest of the Grande,” Casa Grande Dispatch,
December 2018
Pinal Alliance for Economic Growth: Secretary (2016), Past President (2002)
Boys & Girls Clubs of the Casa Grande Valley: Coach, Former Board Member
St. Anthony of Padua Catholic School: Former Board Member
Birthplace
Estherville, Iowa
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