Attorney at Law
Phone - 602.277.2010
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Jim is a partner at Frazer Ryan Goldberg & Arnold LLP, practicing mental health and juvenile law and serving the developmentally disabled, the mentally ill, and the elderly. He joined the firm after retiring from the Arizona Superior Court in Maricopa County with over 26 years of service as a Judge and Commissioner. Prior to his appointment to the bench, Jim served as counsel for the State Compensation Fund and was an associate in the law firm of Murphy Posner and Franks.

Throughout his Judicial Career, Judge McDougall focused his energy in the field of serving children and families. He served a total of 12 years on the Juvenile Court assignment and was the Presiding Judge of the Juvenile Court in Maricopa County from 1989 to 1995. Since retiring from the bench, he has devoted much of his time to helping people resolve their disputes outside the courtroom through mediation, arbitration, and other alternatives to litigation. In addition to practicing law, Jim will continue to have an active mediation and arbitration practice.

• University of Arizona, College of Law - J.D. 1969
• University of Arizona - B.A. 1966
• Continuing Legal Education - National and State Judicial College

Memberships

• American Bar Association
• State Bar of Arizona
• Maricopa County Bar Association
• Arizona Judge's Association
• Arizona Dispute Resolution Association
• Association for Conflict Resolution
• Governor's Task Force on Children's Mental Health
• Family Preservation Advisory Committee
• Juvenile Intensive Probation Task Force
• Maricopa Association of Government, Youth Policy Advisory Committee
• Protocol for Investigations of Child Abuse, 1995
• Joint Legislative Committee on Juvenile Justice Reform, 1994-1995
• Arizona Project Redesign Advisory Committee to redesign DES, 1994-1995
• Juvenile Victim's Rights Committee, 1994-1995
• Perinatal Substance Abuse Committee, 1993-1995
• Committee on Juvenile Courts, 1989-1995
• Governor's Task Force on Juvenile Corrections, 1993-1994
• Juvenile Calendar/Caseflow Advisory Oversight Committee, 1991-1995
• 63rd Arizona Town Hall on Crime and Violence, 1993
• Madison School District Chemical Abuse Prevention Committee, 1992
• Joint Legislative Study Committee on Crime in the Juvenile Sector, 1990-1992
• Arizona Supreme Court's Commission on the Court's, Task Force on Children and Families in the Court, 1989-1992
• Governor's Task Force on Seriously Mentally Ill, 1989-1990
• Arizona State Hospital Advisory Board, 1989--1990
• Legislative Oversight Committee, 1989-1990
• Governor's Select Commission on Review of Juvenile Corrections, 1989
• Arizona Council of Centers for Children and Adolescent's Task Force on Juvenile Mental Health Commitment, 1983-1984
• Domestic Violence Committee, 1980
• Arizona Task Force on Marriage and the Family, 1976

Offices and Boards

• Past Treasurer & Board Member, Maricopa County Association of Family Mediators
• Treasurer, Brophy Dad's Club
• Chairman, Family Law Committee, Arizona State Bar (1977-78), Maricopa County Bar (1978-79)
• Board of Directors, Maricopa County Alternative Dispute Resolution Association
• Treasurer, Maricopa County Association of Family Mediators
• Incorporator, Friends of Public Radio Arizona
• Past President and Board Member - Maricopa County Bar Association
• Chairman, Arizona state Bar (1977-78), Maricopa County Bar (1978-79), Family Law Committee
• Chairman, Arizona State Bar Probate and Mental Health Committee, 1985