Charlene Anne Warner, Associate at our Phoenix law office
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Charlene Anne Warner

Associate
Biography

Charlene Warner’s practice is concentrated on special litigation and compliance. She represents government agencies, businesses, and individuals in a variety of litigation and regulatory matters.

Charlene focuses her practice on political and election law, government regulatory compliance, and commercial litigation. Her litigation experience includes representing clients on various issues involving state and federal Constitutional law, including matters implicating the First and Second Amendments, the scope of executive power, due process, equal protection, and the federal Voting Rights Act. Charlene has also litigated challenges to ballot initiatives and candidate nomination petitions.

Charlene’s administrative law practice includes agency policy development, procedural compliance, as well as challenges involving the federal Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Program. She advises agencies, political candidates, and businesses about issues related to public records, state and federal campaign finance, lobbying, public finance, and Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG).

Credentials

Bar Admissions

  • Arizona


Court Admissions

  • Supreme Court of Arizona
  • United States District Court, District of Arizona


Education

  • University of Southern California Gould School of Law (J.D.)
    • ABA National Appellate Advocacy Competition, San Francisco Regional Finalist
    • Hale Moot Court Honors Program, Semi-Finalist and Executive Board Member
    • Gould Christian Fellowship, Vice President
    • USC Federalist Society, Vice President
  • Arizona State University (B.S., Political Science, summa cum laude)
    • Barrett, the Honors College
Experience

Awards & Recognition

  • Snell & Wilmer Pro Bono Award (2023)

Previous Professional Experience

  • Professor Franita Tolson, USC Gould School of Law, Election Law Research Assistant (2020-2021)
  • Snell & Wilmer LLP, Summer Associate (2020)
  • Office of the Arizona Attorney General, Legal Intern, Appeals and Constitutional Litigation Division (2019)
  • Maricopa County Assessor’s Office, Legislative Intern (2018)

Professional Memberships and Activities

  • Blackstone Legal Fellowship
  • Christian Legal Society
  • Federalist Society

Community Involvement

  • Christ’s Community Church
    • Tech Arts Team Volunteer (2021-present)

Representative Presentations and Publications