Barry D. Halpern

Bar Admissions

• Arizona
• Colorado (inactive)
• Florida
• Kansas (inactive)

Court Admissions

• Supreme Court of Arizona
• Supreme Court of Colorado
• Supreme Court of Florida
• Supreme Court of Kansas
• United States Court of Appeals, Armed Forces
• United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
• United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit
• United States District Court, District of Arizona
• United States Supreme Court

Education

• University of Kansas School of Law (J.D.)
• University of Kansas (B.A., with honors)

Awards & Recognition

• AV Preeminent Rating®, Martindale-Hubbell®
• The Best Lawyers in America^®, Commercial Litigation, Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants, Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants (1991-2013, 2015-2025), Health Care Law (1991-2011)
• Southwest Super Lawyers^®, Health Care (2007-2018)
• Benchmark Litigation, Local Litigation Star – Arizona, Automotive, International Arbitration, Product Liability, General Commercial, Professional Liability (2013, 2016-2018, 2025)
• Ranking Arizona: The Best of Arizona Attorneys, Health Care Law (2010-2011)
• Arizona’s Top Lawyers, Arizona Business Magazine (2010)
• Arizona’s Finest Lawyers
• Distinguished Alumnus Award, University of Kansas School of Law (May 2, 2009)
• “Stakeholder Spotlight: Barry Halpern” Greater Phoenix Economic Council (February 2009)

Professional Memberships and Activities

• State Bar of Arizona
• Fellow, Arizona Bar Foundation
• University of Kansas School of Law, Board of Governors (1998-2000)
• Arizona Association of Defense Counsel
• American Academy of Healthcare Attorneys
• Judge Pro Tempore, Maricopa County Superior Court
• Maricopa County Superior Court Civil Study Committee, Maricopa County Superior Court (1998-present)
• The Sandra Day O’Connor Inn of Court (1997-2000), Pupillage Leader (1998)
• Maricopa County Bar Association, Medical-Legal Committee, Chair (1995-1996)
• State Bar of Arizona, Jury Instructions Committee (1989-1991), Public Relations Committee, Chair (1984-1985), Ethics Committee (1983-1984)
• Maricopa County Bar Association, Public Relations Committee, Chair (1982-1983)
• State Bar of Arizona and Maricopa County Bar, Joint Ad Hoc Media Relations Committee (1982-1983)

Community Involvement

• The University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix, Admissions Committee (2015-2016)
• Greater Phoenix Economic Council, Board of Directors (2008-2017)
• Forest Highlands Community, Board of Directors (2009-2013)
• The City of Phoenix 2000 Citizens’ Bond Committee
• The Phoenix Symphony, Board of Overseers (2007-2008), Board of Directors, Executive Committee & Chair of the Board (1999-2002), Musicians Liaison Committee (1997-1998)
• Combined Metropolitan Phoenix Arts and Sciences (COMPAS), Board of Directors (1994-1998), President (1996)
• The Phoenix Chamber of Commerce, Health Care Council (1993-1996)
• Governor’s Task Force on Education Reform (1991)
• Crisis Nursery Board of Directors (1985-1987)
• Arizona Friends of Foster Children Foundation, Board of Directors (1985-1987)

Representative Presentations and Publications

• Mayo Clinic Symposium on Anesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, Speaker (February 2016)
• “Quality Assurance as Malpractice Defense,” Author, MedLab Management (March-April 2014)
• “Broemmer v. Abortion Services of Phoenix, Ltd.: Arizona’s Curious Contribution to the Law of Contractual Arbitration,” Co-Author, Arizona Attorney (December 2012)
• “Cultural liaisons,” Co-Author, The Phoenix Business Journal (July 6, 2012)
• “Bioethics and Armed Conflict: Moral Dilemmas of Medicine and War” Book Review, Journal of Jurimetrics (April 2007)
• “The Wheels of Military Justice …The Pitfalls of Speedy Court Martial Trials,” Author, The Weekly Standard (May 24, 2004)

Military Service

• Commissioned, United States Air Force (1971)
• Captain, United States Air Force, Office of the Judge Advocate General (1973-1978)