Mr. Weiss had a long career practicing in the areas of criminal defense, personal injury law, and civil rights litigation.  Mr. Weiss handled many medical and other professional malpractice claims, property damage claims, as well as toxic torts.  Mr. Weiss also had an active civil rights practice in both state and federal courts representing clients whose
rights were violated. 

In his criminal law practice, Mr. Weiss represented clients in all Arizona courts, including the Pima County Superior Court, the United States District Court for the District of Arizona, and the United States Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.  He represented clients charged with a wide array of crimes, ranging from first-degree murder to federal anti-trust violations.  Prior to entering private practice Mr. Weiss was a former Deputy Pima County Attorney for three years.

Mr. Weiss is now retired from the practice of law and no longer represents individuals, but is available as an expert in criminal law matters, and as a mediator and arbitrator in and personal injury cases.

Education: Undergraduate & Graduate

• Pennsylvania State University; The University of Arizona, B.A., (1965). The University of Arizona, J.D. (1968)

Admissions

• Arizona; U.S. District Court, District of Arizona; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit U.S. Claims Court and U.S. Supreme Court.
  

List of Awards

• Recipient, Trial Lawyer of the Year Award

• Robert J. Hooker, Criminal Justice Award (2017), Pima County Bar Association

• Tom Karas, Criminal Justice Award (2018), State Bar of Arizona

• Trial Lawyers for Public Justice

• Listed in Best Lawyers in America

• Contributing Author: "Family Violence, Conflict and Sexual Abuse," Shepard's, McGraw-Hill

• Staff Attorney, Papago Legal Services, Sells, Arizona

• Deputy County Attorney, Pima County, Arizona

• Judge Pro Tempore, Pima County Superior Court

• Member and Co-Chair, Arizona Supreme Court Committee on Character and Fitness

• Member, Pima County Commission on Trial Court Appointments

• Adjunct Assistant Professor of Law, Pretrial Litigation, James E. Rogers, College of Law, The University of Arizona.

List of Associations/Memberships

• Pima County Bar Association

• State Bar of Arizona

• American Bar Association (Member, Section on Criminal Justice)

• Federal Bar Association (Tucson Chapter, President)

• National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

• The Association of Trial Lawyers of America

• Arizona Attorneys for Criminal Justice

• Morris K. Udall Inn of Court former (former President).