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Firm founder Ruth M. Swenson earned a B.A. in Special Education from the University of Northern Colorado, an M.S. in Education from Illinois State University, where she focused on special education and behavioral disorders in children, and a J.D. from the University of Nebraska College of Law. She has been licensed to practice law in Arizona since 1986 and has served as a Judge Pro Tem for the Maricopa County Superior Court - Family Law Division. Ms. Swenson is also a Certified Hearing Officer for the Department of Education.
- Sole Practitioner
- Judge Pro Tem, Maricopa County Superior Court, Family Law Division (Settlement Hearings)
- Vocational Rehabilitation Issues
- Administrative Reviews
- Due Process Hearings
- Domestic Relations
- Domestic Violence Issues
- Social Security Issues
- Education Issues including Due Process Hearings
- Certified Hearing Officer, Special Education, Department of Education
- Arizona, 1986
- U.S. Federal Courts, 1988
- University of Nebraska College of Law, Lincoln, Nebraska, 1985
- Juris Doctor
- Honors: McKelvie Scholarship
- Honors: Civil Clinic, Senior Certified to Practice Law
- Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois
- M.S. Education
- Major:
13 Post-Graduate Hrs. in Spec. Ed. and Behavior Disorders of Children
- University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, Colorado, 1971
- B.A. Special Education
- Maricopa County Bar Association
- Member
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- East Valley Bar Association
- Member
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- Committee on Child Support
- Member, Arizona Judicial Council 1992, 1994 & 1996
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- Arizona State Bar, Administrative Law Section,
1993
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1996
- Board Member
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- Maricopa County Bar Association,
1994
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1997
- Member, Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee
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- Tamara's Hope, Advocacy Organization,
1994
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1997
- Member, Board of Directors
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- State Bar of Arizona, Public Lawyers Section
- Past Member/Board of Directors
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- Arizona State Bar, Family Law Section
- Member
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- National Federation of the Blind of Arizona
- President
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- National Federation of the Blind of Arizona
- Member, Board of Directors
- Swenson and Brown, P.L.L.C., Partner
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- Community Legal Services, Eastside Office, Maricopa County, Managing Attorney,
1991
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1993
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- Community Legal Services, Eastside Office, Maricopa County, Staff Attorney, Domestic Violence Project,
1988
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1991
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- State Services for the Visually Impaired, Lincoln, Nebraska, State Consultant for the Multi-Disabled/Blind,
1977
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1982
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- Kansas Neurological Institute, Topeka, Kansas, Resource Room Teacher,
1972
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1973
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- Kansas Neurological Institute, Topeka, Kansas, Teacher,
1971
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1972
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