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e law rm of Gallagher & Ken- nedy announces that e ective April 3, 2019, shareholder Jodi Bohr will suc- ceed Jennifer Cranston as chair of Gallagher & Kennedy’s professional women’s group.
Tali Collins
Cordell & Cordell, the nation’s largest domes- tic litigation rm focus- ing on representing men in family law cases, recently promoted di- vorce attorney Tali Col-
ness Law Section Spring Meeting in Vancouver. e esteemed award, named a er Jean Allard, the rst woman to chair the ABA Business Law Section, is presented annually to a woman business lawyer who has cut through barriers and made signi - cant contributions to the profession and the ABA’s Business Law Section.
Christopher A. LaVoy joined Hien- ton & Curry, P.L.L.C. as a partner. is adds litigation to the rm’s existing nancial, tax, estate planning, and corporate transactional practice. He focuses his practice on commercial litigation, including ownership and control disputes in closely held enti- ties, insurance coverage representing policy holders, and business torts.
Following 14 years on the Arizona Su- preme Court, Chief Jus- tice Scott Bales will be stepping down at the end of July. In Septem- ber, he will take over
lins to senior litigation attorney. Jones, Skelton & Ho-
Justice Scott Bales
chuli, PLC is pleased to announce that Kyle Robertson has joined the rm’s general liabil- ity and auto defense tri- al group. Robertson’s
leadership of the Institute for the Ad- vancement of the American Legal System, an independent research center located at the University of Denver. In a move announced last month, Bales will replace Rebecca Love Kourlis, a former Colorado Su- preme Court justice who founded the IAALS in 2006 and is currently its ex- ecutive director.
Kyle Robertson
e law rm of Ja- burg Wilk announced that K. Michelle Ronan joined the rm as an at- torney in their bad faith litigation, insurance coverage, and construc-
practice focuses on transportation and trucking liability, products liabil- ity, premises liability, and dram shop liability. He is experienced in defend- ing suits involving wrongful death, serious bodily injury and underin- sured motorist claims.
Rosenstein Law Group, PLLC is pleased to announce two new addi- tions – David J. Maletta and Omer Ramiro Gurion. Maletta is a widely respected criminal defense attorney with over 20 years of experience. A former prosecutor and recognized trial attorney, Maletta is experienced in criminal and DUI matters. Gurion is a highly skilled criminal defense at- torney. Gurion has substantial experi- ence defending felony charges includ- ing sex crimes, violent o enses, drug o enses, felony DUI as well as misde- meanor charges ranging from DUI, domestic charges and even tra c vio- lations.
Snell & Wilmer is pleased to an- nounce that partner Heidi McNeil Staudenmaier received the American Bar Association’s 2019 Jean Allard Glass Cutter Award at the ABA Busi-
Kate Myers
Jones, Skelton & Ho- chuli, PLC is pleased to announce that Kate Myers has joined the rm’s general liability and auto defense trial Group. Myers focuses
K. Michelle Ronan
her practice in the areas of general civil litigation, insurance defense, premises liability and automobile lia- bility defense. Before joining JSH, she worked as a law clerk for the Hon. James P. Beene, James B. Morse, Jr., Maria Elena Cruz, and Donn Kessler at the Arizona Court of Appeals, Di- vision 1.
e law rm of Jaburg Wilk an- nounced that Amanda Hough joined the rm as an attorney in their con- struction defect litigation group. Be- fore joining Jaburg Wilk, Hough rep- resented clients in insurance defense, commercial litigation and construc- tion defect litigation.
tion defect litigation groups. Before joining Jaburg Wilk, Ronan repre- sented clients in insurance defense and bad faith litigation.
Gust Rosenfeld is pleased to announce that Krizia Verplancke was honored by the La- tina Mentoring
Project (LMP) as the 2019 Latina Leader of Tomorrow. Verplancke received the award during the 15th Annual LMP
Krizia Verplancke
Spring Latina Lawyers Brunch.
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