Academy Member Inducted 2025

Hon. Sally Duncan (Ret.), Mediator, Phoenix, Arizona.

Hon. Sally Duncan (Ret.)

Convergent ADR
3033 N. Central Avenue
Suite 500
Phoenix, AZ 85012
Tel: (602) 391-5519
Website: www.convergentadr.com
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Recognized to Arizona Chapter for Mediation Other ADR Services: ADR Training/CME, Court-Appointed Neutral (Special Master), Discovery Referee, Early Neutral Evaluation, Fact Finding, Insurance Umpire, Med-Arb, Mini-Trial Judge
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  • Practice Commenced2022
  • # of MEDS (as of 21/12/24)50
  • # of ARBS (as of 21/12/24)8
Current Practice
Online / In-Person

Biographical

Over 33 years of experience handling complex commercial cases including contract, environmental, construction disputes, professional discipline, regulatory compliance, insurance, real estate, employment, corporate compliance, trade secrets, and general business litigation. Served eighteen years as a state trial judge in the fourth busiest court system in the United States which required a focus on efficiency while providing a fair hearing for all parties.  Conducted hundreds of trials including bench and jury trials with a docket that included complex commercial and business matters.  Also presided over simple to complex tort and professional malpractice cases, condemnation and trade secret cases.  Served on civil (twice), family, juvenile and criminal calendars.  Conducted numerous successful settlement conferences when presiding on a civil calendar.

 

 

 


Case Experience

  • Arts (Fine/Performing)
  • Automotive
  • Banking & Finance
  • Business Dissolution
  • Civil Rights
  • Class Actions
  • Commercial/Business
  • Community Associations
  • Condominiums
  • Construction
  • Consumer Fraud
  • Contract Disputes
  • Cross Cultural
  • Debt Collections
  • Discrimination
  • Divorce (High Asset)
  • Education
  • Elder Abuse
  • Eminent Domain
  • Employment
  • Engineering
  • Environmental
  • Family Businesses
  • Franchise
  • Health Care
  • Industrial
  • Insurance
  • Intellectual Property
  • International
  • Internet
  • Labor/Unions
  • Land Use/Planning
  • Landlord/Tenant
  • Legal Malpractice
  • Lemon Law
  • Libel & Slander
  • Local Govt./Municipalities
  • Media & Communications
  • Medical Devices
  • Medical Malpractice
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Military
  • Mining
  • Mortgage Foreclosure
  • Native American
  • Natural Disasters
  • Non-profit Organizations
  • Nursing Homes
  • Partnerships
  • Pensions
  • Personal Injury
  • Pharmaceuticals
  • Police
  • Postal
  • Premises Liability
  • Product Liability
  • Professional Fees
  • Professional Liability
  • Professional Malpractice
  • Professional Negligence
  • Property Damage
  • Public Policy
  • Real Estate
  • Religious Institutions
  • Sexual Harassment
  • Shareholder Disputes
  • Software
  • Sports
  • Technology
  • Telecommunications
  • Title Disputes
  • Torts
  • Trademarks/Patents
  • Transportation
  • Trusts / Estates
  • Unfair Competition
  • Venture Capital
  • Wage & Hour/FMLA
  • Workers' Compensation
  • Wrongful Death

Education

  • Pomona College (1985-1986) (Freshman year)
  • University of Arizona (BA 1985, graduated with honors, summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa)
  • University of Arizona (JD 1989, Law Review)

 


Memberships & Affiliations

  • State Bar of Arizona
  • Arizona Women Lawyers Association
  • Retired Member, Arizona Judges Association (Past President)

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