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Josh Snell Celebrates
10 YEARS
at Jones, Skelton & Hochuli
It was career day at Washington
High School. Josh Snell, along with
his classmates, sat down to learn
about some of the opportunities
that would be available to them after high school. A local
attorney’s speech caught Josh’s interest setting him on a path
towards his career as an attorney.
After high school, Josh went on to receive his Bachelor’s Degree
in Criminal Justice at Grand Canyon University. Upon graduation
in 1996, Josh went on to work as a Youth Supervisor at a juvenile
probation office until 1998, when he decided to follow his dream
of going to law school.
Having never been outside of Arizona, he took the opportunity
to attend Baylor University School of Law in Dallas, Texas from
1998 to 2001. After working for a small insurance defense law
firm in Dallas, Josh decided to return to his roots and moved
back to Phoenix in 2002, where he worked for a local Medical
Malpractice firm until 2005.
The Arizona Association of
Defense Counsel Elects
Jason Kasting as Young
Lawyers Division President
The Arizona Association of Defense
Counsel’s Young Lawyer Division elected
Jason Kasting as their 2015/2016 Executive
Board President. He previously served
as Vice President and Secretary for the
Young Lawyers Division. Established in
1965, AADC is an organization made up
of defense attorneys who mainly practice
in the area of civil defense litigation.
AADC is dedicated to the education of its
members and the judiciary and increasing
community awareness of positive aspects
of the legal profession.
In 2005, Josh joined Jones, Skelton & Hochuli, where he has
concentrated his practice on insurance coverage and bad
faith, commercial litigation, personal injury defense and retail
law. In 2012, Jones, Skelton & Hochuli welcomed Josh into the
partnership. Josh is very active within the firm and serves on
the firm's Recruiting Committee, Firm Seminar Committee, and
serves as the Mentor Liaison for new attorneys. As the Mentor
Liaison, Josh works with each new hire to pair them with a
seasoned lawyer to assist in their successful transition to the
firm. Because Josh knows all the new attorneys, he serves as an
unofficial mentor to a number of young attorneys as well.
Outside the office, Josh enjoys spending time with his wife and
kids, playing basketball and watching football. In addition to
spending time with his family, Josh has served on the Board of
Directors for the Salvation Army of Phoenix. He was drawn to
this particular board because their mission statement of “Do The
Most Good” really resonated with him. It was something his dad
instilled in him growing up and it’s a message he will pass on to
his three children as well.
Phil Stanfield Selected as a
Board of Directors Member
for USLAW
We would like to congratulate Phil
Stanfield for being selected as a 20152016 Board of Directors Member for
the USLAW NETWORK (USLAW). From
2009 to 2010, Mr. Stanfield was the
Transportation Group Chair for USLAW.
As an accomplished trial attorney,
Mr. Stanfield focuses his practice on
transportation defense, professional
liability, product liability, and defending
insureds covered by GL Policies.
Russ Skelton Selected as
Top 100 Lawyer in Arizona
Russ Skelton was selected as one of the
Top 100 Lawyers in Arizona by AZ Business
Magazine. AZ Business magazine’s editor
team, in collaboration with industry experts,
choose the Top 100 Lawyers in Arizona
from a poll of more than 1,000 of the
most talented and successful attorneys
from throughout the state. The decision
is based on each lawyer’s professional
success, impact on their law firm, impact
on their community, and impact on the
legal profession. Mr. Skelton has been a
Partner with JSH since its inception in 1983
and practices in medical malpractice and
workers’ compensation defense.