Attorney Profiles
David F. Gomez
Attorney David F. Gomez is President of Gomez & Petitti, PC, a Phoenix-based law firm serving all of Arizona in the areas of labor and employment law.
On May 22, 2010, David was elected as a Fellow of The College of Labor and Employment Lawyers, a highly select group of leading lawyers nationwide who have distinguished themselves in the practice of labor and employment law. Membership is by invitation only and there are fewer than 15 Fellows in Arizona.
Mr. Gomez has also been listed in “Best Lawyers in America” (1995-2011); “Southwest Super Lawyers” (2007-2011); “Who’s Who in America” (2000-2011); and “Who’s Who in American Law” (1988-2011).
Mr. Gomez served as a Law Clerk and Field Attorney for the National Labor Relations Board, Region 21, in Los Angeles, California from 1974-1975. He also served as an Instructor in contracts law for the National Lawyers Guild Peoples College of Law in Los Angeles, California from 1975-1976. He also served as a member of the Faculty at the Practicing Law Institute and was a contributing author of their publication, “Advanced Strategies in Employment Law 1988.”
Mr. Gomez served as a Member of the Judicial Oversight Council of the Limited Jurisdiction Courts of Maricopa County from 2002-2006. He is a Fellow of the Arizona Bar Foundation.
Education:
- J.D. University of Southern California School of Law (1974)
- B.A., M.A., Loyola University of Los Angeles; St. Paul's College (1965, 1968)
Admissions:
- Arizona State Courts
- U.S. District Court, District of Arizona
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
- California State Courts
- U.S. District Court, Central District of California
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California
- U.S. Claims Court
- U.S. Supreme Court
Professional Memberships/Associations:
- Maricopa County Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- State Bar of Arizona (Member: Rules of Professional Conduct Committee, 1991-1997; Civil Jury Instructions Committee, 1992-1994; Peer Review Committee, 1992-2000; Task Force on Future of Legal Profession, 1998-2001)
- State Bar of California
- Los Abogados Hispanic Bar Association
- National Employment Lawyers Association
- Arizona Employment Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Directors, 1996)
- Arizona Trial Lawyers Association/Arizona Association for Justice
- Federal Bar Association (Phoenix Chapter)
Reported Cases:
- Ford vs. Revlon, Inc., 153 Ariz. 38, 734 P.2d 580 (1987)
- Jurgella vs. Danielson, 158 Ariz. 542, 764 P.2d 27 (1988)
- Paul R. Peterson Construction, Inc. vs. Arizona State Carpenters Health and Welfare Trust Fund, 179 Ariz. 474, 880 P.2d 694 (App. 1994)
David F. Gomez is listed in Best Lawyers in America.
Michael J. Petitti, Jr.
Michael J. Petitti, Jr., is a partner with Gomez & Petitti focusing his practice exclusively in the area of labor and employment law. Mr. Petitti earned his Bachelor’s Degree from Arizona State University and his Juris Doctorate Degree from Arizona State University College of Law where he was a Willard H. Pedrick Scholar and a member of the Arizona State Law Journal (1985-1986). Mr. Petitti has also been listed in “Best Lawyers in America” (2004-2011); “Who’s Who in American Law” (2001-2011); and “Southwest Super Lawyers” (2007-2011).
Education:
- J.D., cum laude, Arizona State University College of Law (1987)
- B.A., Arizona State University (1982)
Admissions:
Professional Memberships/Associations:
- Maricopa County Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- State Bar of Arizona (Chair, 2005-2006, and Member, 1997-2007; Executive Council, State Bar Employment and Labor Law)
- National Employment Lawyers Association
- Arizona Employment Lawyers Association
Reported Cases:
- Paul R. Peterson Construction, Inc. vs. Arizona State Carpenters Health and Welfare Trust Fund, 179 Ariz. 474, 880 P.2d 694 (App. 1994)
Michael J. Petitti, Jr. is listed in Best Lawyers in America.
