Spencer applies his deep knowledge of the law and procedural rules to advocate effectively for his clients and to promote improvements in the law, the administration of justice, and access to the legal system.

Practice Areas

Commercial litigation

Appellate

Business Strategy

Election Law

Public records

Civil Rights

Legal Ethics

Business Disputes

Healthcare Litigation

Spencer G. Scharff

Spencer represents and advises businesses, non-profits, and individuals in a broad range of matters in state and federal courts. In recognition of his professional achievements and reputation among peers, he has been recognized in The Best Lawyers in America© since 2020. In the 2025 Edition, he was recognized for Commercial Litigation, Appellate Practice, Health Care Law, and Civil Rights Law.

Spencer received his bachelor’s degree in History and Political Science from the University of Pennsylvania. Following his graduation from Penn, he received a full-tuition scholarship to attend the University of Arizona’s James E. Rogers College of Law, where he graduated magna cum laude. At Arizona, he served as an Executive Note Editor on the Arizona Law Review and the founding Editor-in-Chief on the Arizona Journal of Environmental Law & Policy. He also received the Pima County Bar Association’s John Hawkins Professionalism Award for exceptional integrity and professionalism, and the ALI-ABA Scholarship and Leadership Award.

Clerkships

Hon. Andrew D. Hurwitz, Ninth Circuit
Hon. Mary M. Schroeder, Ninth Circuit

Admissions

Arizona
California
New York
District of Columbia
U.S. District Court (Arizona; C.D. Cal.; N.D. Cal.; E.D. Cal.; S.D. Cal.; SDNY; EDNY; Colorado)
U.S. Court of Appeals (Ninth Circuit; Second Circuit)
Supreme Court of the United States

Education

BA, University of Pennsylvania
JD, University of Arizona, College of Law

"Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done."

— Justice Louis D. Brandeis