Rockafellow Law Firm

520-428-5411

Tucson Office

520-334-1354
Leighton Sr.

Leighton H. Rockafellow

Member

Fax 520-750-1676
Leighton Rockafellow began his law practice in Tucson in 1973. A native of Geneva, Illinois, Leighton graduated from Geneva Community High School in 1966 and attended Southern Illinois University for his freshman and sophomore years. Transferring

to the University of Arizona in 1968, Leighton completed his undergraduate degree in Business Administration in 1970 and graduated from the Arizona College of Law in May 1973. Leighton was admitted to the State Bar of Arizona on September 29, 1973, the United States District Court on October 15, 1973, the United States Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on June 30, 1975, and the Supreme Court of the United States of America on March 26, 1979. Leighton has held the certification 'Specialist in Injury & Wrongful Death' from the State Bar of Arizona since 1991. He is a member of the Million Dollar and Multi Million Dollar Advocates Forum, certified as a civil trial specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy (1991), and named among the Super Lawyers of the Southwest since 2007. Leighton's Tucson injury law firm was one of the first to begin advertising in Tucson. Advertising continuously since 1983, Leighton has become one of the best known names in the Tucson legal community. As an injury and wrongful death specialist, Leighton's personal injury law firm in Tucson confines itself to personal injury, wrongful death, medical malpractice,  legal malpractice, and associated insurance law. Leighton is a sustaining member of the American Association for Justice and the Arizona Trial Lawyers Association. Leighton Rockafellow is a member of the newly formed National Trial Lawyers and has been named one of the top 100 Trial Lawyers in Arizona by National Trial Lawyers. His firm is a highly regarded Tucson personal injury law firm

Representative Cases

  • A. Uberti & C. v. Leonardo in & for Pima, 181 Ariz. 565 (1995)
  • Gomez v. Maricopa County, 175 Ariz. 469 (App. 1993)
  • Carroll v. Lee, 148 Ariz. 21 (App. 1985)
  • Blankenship v. Duarte, 137 Ariz. 217 217 (App. 1983)
  • Goclanney v. Desrochers, 135 Ariz. 240 (App.1982)
  • Ellis v. Caristi, 117 Ariz. 279 (App. 1977)
  • Matter of Duryea, 115 Ariz. 86 (1977).
  • $3 million, loss of right hand

Admissions Details

  • Admitted in 1973, Arizona and U.S. District Court, District of Arizona
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  • 1975, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
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  • 1979, U.S. Supreme Court

Education

  • University of Arizona, Class of 1973, J.D.
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  • University of Arizona, Class of 1970. B.S.

Certifications

  • Certified Specialist, Injury and Wrongful Death Litigation, Arizona Board Of Legal Specialization

Awards

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