Don Bivens

Don Bivens is a recent chair of the 55,000-member Section of Litigation of the American Bar Association. He handles complex litigation of all types and corporate investigations. He has tried cases involving securities fraud, patent infringement, trade secrets, lender liability, environmental liability, professional negligence, officer and director liability, products liability, employment discrimination, real estate and construction matters, significant estate disputes, business torts, and class actions. Don leads internal investigations for corporations and special committees of corporate boards on a variety of issues. He also handles election law and government relations.

Representative Presentations and Publications

• Don Bivens is named chair of ABA Center for Innovation, Featured, Town of Paradise Valley Independent (Marsh 3, 2020)
• New ABA Center for Innovation chair believes center can be catalyst for needed legal industry reform, Featured, American Bar Association (February 20, 2020)
• Arizona Litigator Named New Chair of ABA Center for Innovation, Featured, LawSite Blog (February 18, 2020)
• Making Motions Practice More Efficient and Effective, Speaker, Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System, Webinar (April 2019)
• How to Prevent Executives from Saying the Wrong Thing When Testifying, Arizona Association of Corporate Counsel (February 2019)
• Arizona’s New Civil Rules, Speaker, Southern Conference of Chief Justices, Little Rock, Arkansas (May 2018)
• The District of Arizona’s Federal Civil Rules Pilot Program, Panelist, Tucson Federal Bar Association (April 2018)
• Arizona’s New Civil Rules, Speaker, Arizona Supreme Court Civil Summit, Phoenix (January 2018)
• Arizona's New Civil Rules: What Every Lawyer Needs To Know, Author, Arizona Attorney (December 2017)
• Arizona’s New Civil Rules, Speaker, State Bar of Arizona, Tucson (December 2017)
• Advances in Civil Justice Reform, Speaker, National Association of Presiding Court Officers Meeting (September 26, 2017)
• Arizona’s New Civil Rules, Speaker, Western Conference of Chief Justices, Park City, Utah (May 2017)
• Our Members Share Their Secrets for Success, Author, American Bar Association's Litigation, Vol. 40, No. 4 (Summer 2014)
• Fourteen Tips to Make You a Better Litigator, Author, American Bar Association's Litigation, Vol. 40, No. 3 (Spring 2014)
• Watergate Inspires After 40 Years, Author, American Bar Association's Litigation, Vol. 40, No. 2 (Winter 2014)
• Five Traits of the Best Lawyers I Know, Author, American Bar Association's Litigation, Vol. 40, No. 1 (Fall 2013)

Professional Recognition and Awards

•The Best Lawyers in America, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation (2001-2020); Banking & Finance Litigation, Intellectual Property Litigation, Securities Litigation (2012-2020)
•Phoenix Lawyer of the Year, Banking & Finance Litigation (2015, 2017, 2020)
•Southwest Super Lawyers, Business Litigation (2007-2020)
•Top 50 in Arizona (2010)
•Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business, Litigation: General Commercial (2010-2019)
•Benchmark Litigation, Local Litigation Star - Arizona, Intellectual Property, Antitrust, General Commercial, Professional Liability (2013, 2016-2018)
•Walter E. Craig Distinguished Service Award (2017)
•Who's Who Legal, Commercial Litigation (2010-2011, 2013-2017)
•Maricopa County Bar Association Hall of Fame (2014)
•Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America (2010-2011)
•Arizona's Finest Lawyers
•Top 50 Pro Bono Attorneys in Arizona

Community Involvement

•Episcopal Diocese of Arizona
•Chancellor (present)
•Church Attorney (2005-present)
•St. Barnabas on the Desert Episcopal Church, Senior Warden (2002-2005)
•Arizona Democratic Party, Chair (2007-2011)

Other Professional Experience

•Bivens & Nore, P.A., Partner
•Meyer Hendricks & Bivens, P.A., Partner

Related News & Events

• Feb 20
Don Bivens Appointed Chair of ABA Center for Innovation

• Jul 31
Phoenix Partner Don Bivens Appointed to Arizona Judicial Council

• May 30
Partner Don Bivens Appointed Chancellor for The Episcopal Diocese of Arizona

• Apr 26
Chambers USA 2019 Recognizes Snell & Wilmer in Multiple Categories and Names 44 Attorneys as Leaders in their Field

• Apr 19
Southwest Super Lawyers Recognizes 62 Snell & Wilmer Attorneys in its 2019 Rankings

• Aug 15
139 Snell & Wilmer Lawyers Listed as Leaders in Their Fields by The Best Lawyers in America 2019
Eleven Snell & Wilmer attorneys recognized as a 2019 Lawyer of the Year

• May 03
Chambers USA 2018 Recognizes Snell & Wilmer in Multiple Categories and Names 46 Attorneys as Leaders in Their Field

• Apr 24
Southwest Super Lawyers Recognizes 69 Snell & Wilmer Attorneys in its 2018 Rankings

• Oct 10
Snell & Wilmer and its Attorneys Recognized in the 2018 Benchmark Litigation Rankings

• Aug 15
The Best Lawyers in America 2018 Lists 133 Snell & Wilmer Lawyers as Leaders in Their Field

• Jun 23
Arizona Foundation for Legal Services and Education Honors Don Bivens with the Walter E. Craig Distinguished Service Award

• May 31
Chambers USA 2017 Recognizes Snell & Wilmer in Multiple Categories and Names 43 Attorneys

• Apr 12
Southwest Super Lawyers 2017 Recognizes 69 Snell & Wilmer Attorneys

• Oct 05
Benchmark Litigation Recognizes Multiple Snell & Wilmer Offices and Attorneys in 2017 Rankings

• Aug 15
The Best Lawyers in America 2017 Lists 125 Snell & Wilmer Lawyers As Leaders In Their Field
In addition, 15 Snell & Wilmer attorneys recognized as a 2017 “Lawyer of the Year”

• May 27
Chambers USA 2016 Recognizes Snell & Wilmer in Multiple Categories and Names 42 Attorneys

• Apr 11
Southwest Super Lawyers 2016 Recognizes 73 Snell & Wilmer Attorneys

• Jan 19
Arizona Chief Justice Scott Bales Appoints Don Bivens as Chair of Statewide Committee on Civil Justice Reform

• Oct 12
Benchmark Litigation Recognizes Multiple Snell & Wilmer Offices and Attorneys in 2016 Rankings

• Sep 01
Who’s Who Legal Ranks Multiple Snell & Wilmer Attorneys in Various Categories

• Aug 17
The Best Lawyers in America 2016 Lists 128 Snell & Wilmer Lawyers as Leaders in their Field
In addition, 19 Snell & Wilmer attorneys recognized as a 2016 “Lawyer of the Year”

• May 19
Chambers USA Recognizes Snell & Wilmer in Multiple Categories and Names 42 Attorneys as Leaders in Their Field

• Apr 10
Southwest Super Lawyers 2015 Recognizes 73 Snell & Wilmer Attorneys

• Nov 14
Who’s Who Legal: Litigation 2014 Recognizes Four Snell & Wilmer Attorneys

• Aug 18
The Best Lawyers in America 2015 Lists 123 Snell & Wilmer Lawyers as Leaders in Their Field

• Jun 24
Our Members Share Their Secrets for Success
American Bar Association's Litigation

• May 23
Chambers USA Recognizes Snell & Wilmer in Multiple Categories and Names 38 Attorneys as 'Leaders in Their Field'

• Apr 17
Fourteen Tips to Make You a Better Litigator
American Bar Association's Litigation

• Mar 31
Snell & Wilmer Plays Key Role in ABA Section of Litigation Conference in Arizona

• Mar 04
Watergate Inspires After 40 Years
American Bar Association's Litigation

Related Publications

• Oct 03
Forbes: Snell & Wilmer L.L.P. - Nationally Recognized for Commercial Litigation

• Jun 15
Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business 2007