Practice Focus and Experience

Edward Moomjian II is a litigation attorney whose practice focuses on Complex Commercial Litigation, Class Action Litigation and Malpractice Litigation, as well as Employment Litigation and advising companies on employment law issues. Edward is co-lead counsel in a plaintiff class action in which he recently obtained the largest judgment ever ($28.8 million) under the federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act. He is also a contributing author to the leading class action treatise, NEWBERG ON CLASS ACTIONS (4th ed. 2003). Edward is a former law clerk to Hon. Thomas C. Kleinschmidt, Arizona Court of Appeals. Prior to becoming a lawyer, he practiced as a Mechanical Engineer in both the aerospace and electronic medical device industries.

Representative Matters

• Obtained class action certification and $28.8 million dollar judgment against major motion picture company for violations of Telephone Consumer Protection Act.
• Defended adhesive manufacturer in trade secret formula theft lawsuit brought by competitor.
• Obtained dismissal of lawsuit alleging numerous statutory, fraud and related claims arising out of alleged wrongful corporate takeover.
• Successfully pursued former employee’s claims of sexual harassment, rape and false imprisonment against former employer-company and officer/ owner of company.
• Currently defending several lawyers in complex legal malpractice matters.

Education and Experience

• University of Arizona (J.D. 1995, magna cum laude), Order of the Coif
  – Executive Notes Editor, University of Arizona Law Review (1994—1995)
• Arizona State University (B.S.M.E. Mechanical Engineering 1992, cum laude)
• Law Clerk to Hon. Thomas C. Kleinschmidt, Arizona Court of Appeals (1995—1996)

Admissions and Memberships

• Admitted: Arizona State & Federal Courts
• Pima County Bar Association
• Tucson Defense Bar

Community Involvement

• Primavera Foundation
• Volunteer Lawyers Program
• Former Hearing Officer for Marana Unified School District

Published Decisions

• National Union Fire Ins. Co. of Pittsburg, PA v. ESI Ergonomic Solutions, LLC., 342 F.Supp.2d 853 (D.Ariz. 2004)
• ESI Ergonomic Solutions, LLC v. United Artists Theatre Circuit, Inc., 203 Ariz. 94, 50 P.3d 844 (Ariz. App. 2002)
• United Artists Theatre Circuit, Inc. v. F.C.C., 147 F.Supp.2d 965 (D.Ariz. 2000)
• State Compensation Fund v. Superior Court (EnergCorp, Inc.), 190 Ariz.371, 948 P.2d 499 (Ariz.App. 1997)