THOMAS P. ALONGI Owner, Alongi & Donovan Law, PLLC 4015 S McClintock Dr #106, Tempe, AZ (480) tom@alongidonovanlaw.

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1 THOMAS P. ALONGI Owner, Alongi & Donovan Law, PLLC 4015 S McClintock Dr #106, Tempe, AZ (480) tom@alongidonovanlaw.com Bar Admissions Arizona State Bar & Bar Association N o (Dec. 18, 2001) Minnesota State Bar & Bar Association N o (Mar. 16, 1998) Kansas State Bar N o (Dec. 13, 1989) United States Supreme Court (May 1994) United States District Court of Arizona (Aug. 2003) Professional Memberships State Bar of Arizona: Family Law Practice & Procedures Committee Sept June 2014 Chair (June 2012 June 2014) State Bar of Arizona: Legal Services Committee Sept present Chair (June 2014 June 2015), Vice-Chair (Sept June 2014) State Bar of Arizona, Family Law Section (Jan present) State Bar of Arizona, Criminal Law Section (Jan present) State Bar of Arizona, Juvenile Law Section (Jan present) Maricopa County Bar Association (2006 present) Board of Directors, Family Law Section (Jan Dec. 2013) Thurgood Marshall American Inn of Court ( ) 1

2 Work Experience OWNER/PARTNER, Alongi & Donovan Law, PLLC June 2014 present SENIOR STAFF ATTORNEY, Community Legal Services, Phoenix, Arizona Jan June 2014 mentoring/training of volunteers, interns and new attorneys, legal assistance to indigent domestic violence survivors; community outreach MARICOPA COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE PRO TEMPORE July 2008 present STAFF ATTORNEY, Community Legal Services, Phoenix, Arizona Jan Jan legal assistance to indigent domestic violence survivors; community outreach ADJUNCT PROFESSOR OF LAW, Arizona Summit Law School, Phoenix, Arizona July 2009 December 2012 ASSOCIATE ATTORNEY, Davis Miles, PLLC, Mesa, Arizona Feb Jan trial litigation (family, criminal and civil law) ASSISTANT CITY PROSECUTOR, Tucson City Attorney, Tucson, Arizona Feb Feb trial litigation (serious victims unit, domestic violence, DUI) PUBLIC DEFENDER III, Navajo County Public Defender, Holbrook, Arizona Dec Feb trial litigation (major felonies, aggravated DUI) ASSISTANT U.S. ATTORNEY, United States Attorney, District of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona Mar Sept criminal division (alien smuggling, drug trafficking, postal theft) ASSISTANT COUNTY ATTORNEY, Geary County Attorney, Junction City, Kansas Oct Mar appellate practice (briefs, oral argument), domestic violence task force, drug task force, major felonies, child dependency, juvenile delinquency ASSISTANT COUNTY ATTORNEY, Finney County Attorney, Garden City, Kansas Jan Oct child dependency, juvenile delinquency 2

3 Career-Related Awards ARIZONA COALITION TO END SEXUAL & DOMESTIC VIOLENCE (ACESDV) Thrive Gala Ocotillo Award Recipient (Sept. 2012) This award honors a person who has identified an issue facing domestic violence survivors and championed legislative change to address the problem. ARIZONA FOUNDATION FOR LEGAL SERVICES & EDUCATION (AZFLSE) Arizona Top 50 Pro Bono Attorney (June 2007) This award annually honors 50 private attorneys who, during the preceding year, dedicated unusual time and effort to assist members of the public who could not otherwise afford legal counsel. Career-Related Activities ARIZONA COALITION TO END SEXUAL & DOMESTIC VIOLENCE (ACESDV) Legal Services Committee (Oct present) Board of Directors (Aug June 2007) President (Oct June 2007) Instructor, Lay Legal Advocacy Training (annually, 2007 present) ARIZONA ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE COURTS (AOC) Planning Committee & Moderator Domestic Violence Summit (Mar. 2013) Victims, Children & Dependency Issues Lethality Assessment & Coercive Control in Domestic Violence Cases Seminar Panelist Domestic Violence Warning Signs COJET Training Families in Arizona s Courts 2010 (Oct. 2010) AMERICAN ACADEMY OF MATRIMONIAL LAWYERS & ARIZONA STATE BAR Seminar Panelist Family Law Institute (Jan. 2013) Domestic Violence: Protective Orders & Parenting Plans STATE BAR OF ARIZONA Presenter to Board of Governors Access to Justice (Feb. 2013) Family Court Barriers Seminar Panelist Current Challenges in Family Law (Mar. 2012) Spousal Maintenance: Frustrations & Strategies CALIFORNIA STATE BAR Seminar Panelist Pathways to Justice Conference (June 2008) Financial Abuse in Domestic Violence Cases LOUISIANA JUDICIAL COLLEGE & LOUISIANA STATE BAR CLE Presenter Pathways to Justice Conference (June 2013) UCCJEA: When Home State Isn t Enough The Hague Convention: When a Child s Case Doesn t Focus on Best Interests 3

4 ARIZONA FOUNDATION FOR LEGAL SERVICES & EDUCATION (AZFLSE) CLE Webinar Presenter Family Law Salad Bowl (annually, 2011 present) CLE Presenter, AzFLSE Regional Training Seminars (annually, ) family law (domestic violence, jurisdiction, ADR, LDM, parenting time) CLE Presenter, Modest Means Project Foundations of Justice: Family Law (Apr. 2009, May 2010) CLE Presenter, Arizona State Bar Convention (June 2005, June 2007) CLE Presenter, AzFLSE Statewide Legal Services Conference (May 2006, May 2008) new rules of family law procedure; UCCJEA update Volunteer Judge We the People Debate Competition (Jan. 2014) Volunteer Judge High School Mock Trial Competition (2001, 2003, , ) Content Contributor: (May 2006 Aug. 2009) ARIZONA ASSOCIATION OF FAMILY AND CONCILIATION COURTS (AzAFCC) Seminar Panelist, Annual Sedona Conference (Jan. 2013) Coercive Control: Research & Practice Issues Seminar Panelist, Annual Sedona Conference (Jan. 2011) 2012 child custody bill MARICOPA COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION Seminar Panelist Legal Decision-Making & Parenting Time: Big Deal or Hyperbole? (Jan. 2013) The Intersection of Family Law & Autism (Nov. 2012) Domestic Violence & Family Law (Mar. 2012) Volunteer, Legal Assistance to Women in Shelters (LAWS) Program (2009) Call-a-Lawyer Program (Channel 8) (Apr. 2006) ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY, SANDRA DAY O CONNOR COLLEGE OF LAW CLE Presenter Legislative Update (Apr. 2013) Panelist, Diane Halle Center Family Justice Bus (Oct. 2010) group presentation on domestic violence (+ individual consultations) NATIONAL BUSINESS INSTITUTE CLE Presenter Oddities & Challenges of Family Law (Feb. 2014) No More West: Child Relocation & Constitutional Conflict CLE Presenter Advanced Family Law Seminar (Sept. 2013) UCCJEA & The Hague Convention Intimate Partner Violence & Coercive Control CLE Presenter Divorce Law Guide: A to Z (June 2014) Legal Decision-Making, Parenting Time & 3 rd Party Visitation Child Support & Spousal Maintenance ARIZONA ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT PARALEGALS Seminar Presenter (Jan. 2013, Mar & Mar. 2015) Title 25 Family Law Update 4

5 ARIZONA DOMESTIC RELATIONS COMMITTEE Substantive Law Workgroup (Jan Mar. 2012) Ad Hoc Custody Workgroup (Mar Mar. 2011) Relocation Law Subcommittee (June 2012 Jan. 2013) FRESH START WOMEN S FOUNDATION Volunteer Instructor (Sept Dec. 2013, Nov present) Preparing for Family Court CHRYSALIS (DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHELTER) Instructor (June 2013) Intimate Partner Violence, Coercive Control & Lethality Assessment Instructor (July 2005 July 2008) family law round tables for residents at Phoenix & Scottsdale shelters COMMUNITY LEGAL SERVICES/VOLUNTEER LAWYER S PROGRAM CLE Presenter VLP Domestic Violence Training (June 2013) Intimate Partner Violence & Coercive Control: Litigating a Domestic Abuse Allegation with Diligence, Insight & Honorable Advocacy CLE Presenter In-House Legal Ethics: Law Firms & Associations (June 2013) Litigation Training for New Attorneys (April 2014) Rules of Evidence (May 2014) CUNY LAW SCHOOL Guest Instructor Gender, Psychology & Law (Apr. 2013) Use of Expert Testimony in Domestic Violence Family Court Cases ARIZONA SUMMIT LAW SCHOOL Judge, Oral Advocacy Competition (Apr. 2006, Apr. 2008) Guest Instructor (June July 2009) ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION Guest Instructor Women & Gender Studies (Oct. 2013) Family Court Barriers ST. JOSEPH S UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY & CRIMINAL JUSTICE Guest Instructor Advanced Topics in Social Problems (Apr. 2013) Intimate Partner Violence & Coercive Control THE COURTROOM EXPERIENCE Volunteer, Maricopa County Superior Court ( ) UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX Adjunct Faculty ( ) criminal law/procedure/theory 5

6 TUCSON POLICE DEPARTMENT ACADEMY & PIMA COUNTY ADULT PROBATION OFFICE Guest Speaker ( ) evidence-based DV prosecutions, courtroom testimony in DUI cases KANSAS COALITION AGAINST SEXUAL AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE (KCSDV) CLE & Workshop Presenter (Sept Mar. 2000) Coordinated Community Response ( CCR ) investigation and prosecution of domestic violence KANSAS NARCOTICS OFFICERS ASSOCIATION (KNOA) Guest Speaker, 1999 Spring Conference Kansas Standard Asset Seizure & Forfeiture Act (KSASFA) KANSAS COUNTY AND DISTRICT ATTORNEYS ASSOCIATION (KCDAA) CLE Presenter, 1996 Spring Conference Kansas Standard Asset Seizure & Forfeiture Act (KSASFA) Chair, Juvenile Legislation Subcommittee ( ) Published Works Domestic Violence & Our Courts: Leveling the Family Court Playing Field, ARIZONA ATTORNEY, Vol. 46, No. 2, Pp (Oct. 2009) Formal Education JURIS DOCTOR (May 21, 1989) University of Kansas School of Law, Lawrence, Kansas BACHELOR OF ARTS (May 24, 1986) DePauw University, Greencastle, Indiana (History major, Computational Mathematics minor) 6