Mr. Weiss has had a long career practicing in the areas of criminal defense, personal injury law, and civil rights litigation involving police misconduct,. He has also handled many medical and other professional malpractice claims, property damage and toxic tort claims, as well as  various civil matters.

In his criminal law practice, Mr. Weiss represented clients in all Arizona courts as well the United States District Court for the District of Arizona, and the United States Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.  He has  represented clients charged with a wide array of crimes, ranging from first-degree murder to federal anti-trust violations. He is a contributing author: "Family Violence, Conflict and Sexual Abuse," Shepard's, McGraw-Hill.  Prior to entering private practice Mr. Weiss was a legal Aid Attorney with Papago Legal Services and served as a Deputy Pima County Attorney in the Criminal Division 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 Weiss is now retired from the practice of law and no longer represents individuals, but is available as an expert in criminal law matters, and as a mediator and arbitrator in personal injury and civil rights cases.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

• Trial Lawyer of the Year Award, Trial Lawyers for Public Justice (1994)

• Best Lawyers in America (2001-present) 

• SouthWest Super Lawyers (2007 to present)

• Tucson’s Best Lawyers Tucson Lifestyle Criminal Defense (2003-to present) 

• Martindale-Hubbell rating: "AV" Preeminent (1986-to present)

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

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

• Listed in Best Lawyers in America

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, former 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)

• Pima County Commission on Trial Court Appointments (1985-1989, 2014)

• Adjunct Assistant Professor of Law, University of Arizona College of Law (Pretrial Litigation) (2002-2005); Co-Taught Course in Criminal Investigations (2016) Guest Lecturer, James R. Rogers School of Law University of Arizona Grand Jury Litigation (2005-2016)

• Judge Pro Tempore (Pima County Superior Court 1981 to 2006)

• Supreme Court Committee on Character and Fitness (2000 to 2006, Co-Chair 2005-2006)

• State Bar of Arizona Criminal Law Advisory Commission (2007 to 2021, Chair 2014-2021