Timothy W. Barton
Of Counsel
Mr. Barton regularly advises and represents title insurance companies and their insureds, escrow companies and escrow agents, real estate developers, real estate brokers, general and specialty contractors and similar clients.
- Title Insurance
- Real Estate Litigation
- Real Estate
LL.B., University of Arizona College of Law (1963)
- with High Distinction
B.S., Colorado State University (1960)
- P 602.262.5933
- F 602.495.2972
- tbarton@jsslaw.com
- Phoenix, AZ
Biography
Mr. Barton regularly advises and represents title insurance companies and their insureds, escrow companies and escrow agents, real estate developers, real estate brokers, general and specialty contractors and similar clients.
Mr. Barton has represented title insurance companies and their insureds since 1963. He has taught many seminars on title insurance, Arizona escrow law, real estate litigation, adverse possession, and boundary law. In addition, he has written numerous articles on those subjects. He is retained to testify as an expert witness on escrow and title insurance matters.
Admissions
- Arizona (1963)
Memberships
State Bar of Arizona
- Former Member, Real Property Section
Executives Association of Greater Phoenix (1980 – 1993)
- Past President
Arizona Forward Association (Formerly known as Valley Forward Association) (1980 – 1995)
- Chairman (1991)
- Former Member, Board of Directors
Community Involvement
HonorHealth Foundation
- Board of Directors (2015 – present)
John C. Lincoln Health Foundation
- Board of Directors (2013 – 2015)
Desert Mission
- Board of Directors (2007 – 2013)
- Former Treasurer
- Former Chairman, Finance Committee
Phoenix Regional Medical Center
- Former Chairman
- Former Member, Board of Trustees
Valley of the Sun United Way
- Former Campaign Cabinet Member
Las Salas, Inc.
- Past President
- Former Member, Board of Directors
Honors and Awards
- AV Preeminent® Peer Review Rated™, Martindale-Hubbell®
- The Best Lawyers in America©, Litigation – Real Estate (1987 – 2023)
- Southwest Super Lawyers®, Real Estate (2007 – 2019)
- Az Business magazine, “Top 100 Lawyers in Arizona” (2015, 2017)
- AZRE Magazine, “1000 People to Know in Commercial Real Estate” (2008 – 2009)