Whitney M. Harvey

Position Attorney

Phone (480) 571-3931

Fax (480) 717-3721

Whitney M. Harvey has handled a broad range of civil litigation matters involving wrongful death and personal injury, commercial and business litigation, and dram shop and social host liability. Whitney is experienced in managing litigation matters in both state and federal court, including leading jury trials to verdict. Additionally, Whitney’s experience includes serving as in-house counsel for a major insurance company and supervising outside counsel on all aspects of civil litigation in five western states.

Whitney is an AV-rated attorney in Martindale-Hubbell and has been recognized as a Rising Star by Super Lawyers.

Areas of Practice

• Personal Injury
• Commercial and Business Litigation

Bar Admissions

• Arizona, 2010
• U.S. District Court District of Arizona, 2010

Education

Arizona State University, Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, Phoenix, Arizona

• J.D. – 2010

Arizona State University

• B.S. – 2007
• Honors: cum laude
• Honors: College Honors
• Major: Accounting
• Representative Cases

Michael Soto, et al. v. Anthony M. Sacco, et al., CA-CV 15-0092 (App. 2016)

Classes/Seminars

• Co-Presenter, Who’s that Driving? Liability and Insurance Issues Related to Driverless Vehicles and Artificial Intelligence, Association of Defense Trial Attorneys Annual Meeting, April 2018.
• Presenter, Opening Statements, Arizona Association of Defense Counsel, April 2017.
• Presenter, The Nuts and Bolts of Defending a Dram Shop Case, Arizona Association of Defense Counsel, January 2015.
• Presenter, Taking the Bite Out of Damages: Recoverability, Legal Defenses, and Current Trends, 2014 JSH Annual Seminar: It’s All Fun and Games Until Someone Gets Hurt, November 2014.
• Presenter, Rapid Fire Drill – AZ Case Law Updates, JSH Seminar, October 2013.

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Arizona State Bar, Member, 2010 to Present
• Arizona State Bar, Committee on Minorities & Women in the Law, 2015
• Arizona Women Lawyers Association, Member, 2013 to 2016
• Federal Bar Association – Phoenix Chapter, Board of Directors, 2018 to Present
• Federal Bar Association – Phoenix Chapter, Secretary, 2019 to Present

Pro Bono Activities

• Community Information and Referral Services – Board of Directors, 2013 to 2017
• Community Information and Referral Services – President, 2015 to 2016
• Community Information and Referral Services – Secretary, 2014 to 2016
• Arizona YWCA Metropolitan Phoenix – Board of Directors, 2014 to 2015

Languages

• English