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C. Benson Hufford (Tucson / Flagstaff) focuses on education and school law at the elementary, secondary, and college levels. Other areas of specialization include employment law, business and commercial law, legal services for nonprofit organizations, and Indian law. His extensive experience in administrative law includes appeals before federal, state and tribal agencies. A member of the American Arbitration Association, Panel of Commercial Arbitrators, he is also skilled in mediation and arbitration; he has served as an administrative hearing officer for the Coconino County Superior Court and Alternate Dispute Resolution Mediation Panel.
Admitted
- 1980: U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
- 1980: U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit
- 1976: Navajo Nation Tribal Court
- 1974: White Mountain Apache Tribe
- 1972: Hopi Tribal Court
- 1971: Arizona
- 1971: U.S. District Court, Arizona
- 1968: Ohio
- 1968: U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
Education
- 1968: Columbia University, New York, New York (J.D.) — Phi Alpha Delta
- 1965: College of Wooster, Ohio (B.A.) — Cum Laude
Professional Organizations
- Coconino County Bar Association (President, 1982)
- Ohio State Bar Association (inactive)
- State Bar of Arizona
- Navajo Nation Bar Association
- Pima County Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- Arizona Bar Foundation (Past President, Member of Board of Directors)
- Arizona Equal Justice Campaign (Member of Board of Directors)
- William E. Morris Institute for Justice (Member of Board of Directors)
- DNA-people’s Legal Services (Former Member of Board of Directors, Past Vice President)
- National and Arizona Council of School Attorneys
Reported Cases
- Wilson vs. Block, 708 F.2d 735 (C.A.D.C. 1983)
- Kimbro vs. Henderson, 407 F.2d 1331 (C.A. Tenn. 1969), 429 F.2d 1319 (C.A. Tenn, 1970)
- Smith vs. Lujan, 780 F. Supp. 1275 (D. Ariz. 1991)
- Prichard vs. Board of Educ., Holbrook School District No. 3, 705 P.2d 473, 146 Ariz. 233 (Ariz. App. 1985)
- Siglin vs. Kayenta Unified School District No. 27, 655 P.2d 353, 134 Ariz. 233 (Ariz. App. 1982; Porta House, Inc. vs. Scottsdale Auto Lease, Inc., 584 P.2d 579, 120 Ariz. 155 (Ariz. App. 1978)
- Summit Properties, Inc. vs. Wilson, 550 P.2d 104, 26 Ariz. App. 550 (Ariz. App. 1976) Begay vs. Graham, 501 P.2d 964, 18 Ariz. App. 336 (Ariz. App. 1972).
- Motel 6 Operating Ltd. Partnership vs. City of Flagstaff, 195 Ariz. 569, 991 P.2d 272 (Ariz. App. 1999)
- San Carlos Apache Tribe vs. Bolton, 194 Ariz. 68, 977 P.2d 790 (Ariz. 1999)