ASU remembers
Ted Warner |
Active in ASU College of Law Board of Visitors - 1979-1988.
July 11, 2019
Ted Warner, 87, passed away on July 11, 2019. Ted served in the U.S. Air Force in South Dakota and Missouri during the Korean Conflict and thereafter from 1951-1954. Following military service, Ted received his Associate of Arts Degree from Phoenix College in 1955 and then his Bachelor of Science Degree, with distinction, at ASU in 1956. He graduated with his Juris Doctorate from the University of Arizona in 1959. He was Managing Editor of the Arizona Law Review and was admitted to the State Bar of Arizona in 1959, the Federal District Court of Arizona and the Supreme Court of the United States Court in 1971. He founded the Warner Angle Hallam Jackson and Formanek Law Firm in 1962 in Phoenix and was Senior Partner until his retirement five years ago. He was a litigator in his early career and later specialized in corporate and real estate law over his lengthy professional legal career at the firm. Ted was heavily engaged in the profession, state and community. He was a transformational leader in pro bono legal services in Arizona. He lectured in legal economics and pro bono legal services to poor programs. Ted was active in the American Bar Association, serving on many committees. He was a member of the House of Delegates for 14 years (1981-1995); a Life Fellow of the American Bar Foundation and Arizona State Chairman from 1992-1997; a member of the National Conference of Bar Presidents and on the Executive Council from 1994-1997; Chairman for the Arizona Committee for the Preservation of Legal Services for the Poor in 1995; Chairman of the Maricopa County Bar Association in 1981; Chairman of the Arizona Supreme Court Committee of Character and Fitness in 1989. He was also active in the Arizona State Law Society, Arizona Law Review Association; Law College Association, University of Arizona College of Law and ASU College of Law Board of Visitors, 1979-1988. Ted was also involved in numerous Civic Organizations Ted is survived by his wife, Carolyn, a daughter, a son, five grandchildren and two great grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, donations to Hospice of the Valley can be made in Ted's name. A private service will take place for the family, followed by a celebration of life in the fall. (Source: Arizona Republic)