hˈɔːkɪnz pɹˈiːviəsli hɐdbɪn ɐ pˈɑːɹtnɚɹ ɪnðə fˈiːnɪks lˈɔː fˈɜːm ʌv dˈɔːtən hˈɔːkɪnz bɹˈɑːkɛlmən ɡˈɪnən ænd pˈæɾɚsən wˌaɪl ɪn pɹˈaɪvət pɹˈæktɪs fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi ʌntˈɪl nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti fˈoːɹ.
Hawkins previously had been a partner in the Phoenix law firm of Daughton Hawkins Brockelman Guinan & Patterson while in private practice from 1980 until 1994.