
Member Carson, Messenger, Elliott,
Laughlin & Ragan, P.L.L.C.
founded in Arizona in 1925
Wallace L. Larson, Esq.
3300 North Central Avenue, No. 1900, Phoenix, Arizona, 85012 (602) 264-2261
Service
ARIZONA JUDICIAL COUNCIL
Member, 1995 to 1999.
The Council, comprised of the Arizona Supreme Court Chief Justice, Attorneys, Past Legislators, and other public citizens is the primary source of judicial legislation in the Arizona State Legislature and serves as the Board of Directors of the Arizona Court System.
ARIZONA STATE SUPREME COURT COMMITTEE ON PROBATION EDUCATION
State Bar Representative (appointed by Arizona Chief Justice), 1997 to 2000.
CHAIRPERSON, BUSINESS SECTION OF STATE BAR OF ARIZONA, 1980-81.
JUSTICE FELLOWSHIP INC.
Director, 1993 to2000, Chairman, Arizona Task Force
SALVATION ARMY PHOENIX ADVISORY BOARD , Phoenix, Arizona
Chairman, 1999-present; One of 4 vice chairs of board, 2001-2002; Chair 2006-2008
CHRISTIAN LEGAL SOCIETY NATIONAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Corporate Secretary, 1992 to2001; National President 2004-2006; Treasurer 2008 to Present.
JONI AND FRIENDS MINISTRIES, ARIZONA ADVISORY BOARD
Director, 1993 to present; Currently Chair
THE STONY BROOK SCHOOL, Long Island, New York
Trustee, 1986 to present; Secretary 1997-Present.
NORTH PHOENIX BAPTIST CHURCH
Deacon 1995-present; Chair of Deacons-2006-2007; Teach Adult Bible Study
MICAH GLOBAL FOUNDATION
President and board Member; 14 foreign mission trips since 1994
POLICY/LEGISLATION
_ Lead Lobbyist, Religious Freedom Restoration Act, 1999
_ Lead Lobbyist, Community Punishment Act for the State of Arizona, 1988
_ Participant, American Bar Association Committee that drafted ABA Model Non-profit Corporation Act
AWARDS
_ Distinguished Public Service Award for Justice from the Maricopa County Superior Court, 1998
_ National Volunteer of the Year, Justice Fellowship, Inc., 1991 selected by Chuck Colson
_ Salvation Army Sally Award, Volunteer of the Year, Phoenix 2006
Experience
CARSON MESSENGER ELLIOTT LAUGHLIN & RAGAN, P.L.L.C., Phoenix, Arizona
Member, April, 1993 to Present
_ Mergers & acquisitions, business formation, finance transactions, creditor remedies and non profit work including 501C3 formation and tax exemption.
_ Real estate
_ Estate planning
_ State and federal commercial litigation; Admitted to Arizona State Bar, Arizona Federal District Court, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court of the United States
Education
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY, BOALT HALL SCHOOL OF LAW, JD, 1968
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY, BA, high distinction, major in economics, 1965
Family
Wife Margaret, married 39 years; 6 children ages 26-36.