Charles Moulton Brewer, 90, passed away on August 13, 2021. Charles' passion for the law began during his undergraduate years at the University of Maryland, where he graduated in 1953 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Government-Politics and Economics. Just out of college, Charles entered the United States Air Force at Bolling Field in Washington, D.C., where he held the rank of First Lieutenant. It was during his military service that he decided to combine his desire to be an attorney with his fascination of airplanes. He was also an accomplished baseball player on the Air Force baseball team and received six different professional offers, which he turned down to pursue a legal career. Charles went on to earn his Juris Doctorate from George Washington University Law School in 1957. Charles and his wife, Lavon, relocated to Arizona in 1958 where Charles was a Law Clerk to the late Chief Justice Levi S. Udall of the Arizona Supreme Court. Charles always credited his time with Chief Justice Udall as "the greatest legal training in the world."



Charles was admitted to the legal practice in the State of Arizona in March of 1959, where he continued his well-documented career for nearly six decades. He was a formidable figure in the legal arena and one of America's most preeminent attorneys. As a Certified Specialist in Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Litigation, Charles aggressively represented his clients and transformed not only Arizona law, but also many large corporations by forcing them to improve their safety procedures. As a modern day David, he consistently battled and won against the Goliaths of industry.

Charles’s professional achievements and legal memberships were numerous and well earned. The ASU College of Law named a Professorship of Trial Advocacy after him, and he was often invited to be a guest lecturer on personal injury and trial practice at both ASU and Stanford University. He held his Commercial Jet Airline Transport Pilot Rating since 1977, and Charles used his flight expertise to represent aviation victims, most notably from the Northwest Airlines Flight #255 crash. He was a member of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers and a Diplomat of the International Academy of Litigators. He held memberships in the Lawyer-Pilots Bar Association, the American Board of Trial Advocates, the American Judicature Society, the International Medical Society of Paraplegics, the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, as well as the California Trial Lawyers Association. Year after year, Charles was listed in multiple legal publications including Best Lawyers in America, Who's Who in America, Who's Who in American Law, Who's Who in the World, Markham's Negligence Counsel, The Bar Register of Preeminent Attorneys, and Martindale-Hubbell, in which he was AV Rated.

Charles is survived by three children, ten grandchildren and two great grandchildren. He is preceded in death by his wife, Lavon Brewer, a daughter, and a brother.



Funeral services will be held Saturday, August 21, 2021 at 11:00 AM at Brophy Chapel, 4701 North Central Ave., Phoenix, AZ 85012. Interment will follow at Greenwood Memory Lawn Cemetery. (Source: Arizona Republic)