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Steve Leach Elected As Chair-Elect for
Fiesta Bowl Board of Directors
JSH Partner, Steve Leach, was elected as Chair-Elect of the
Fiesta Bowl Board of Directors for the 2016-2017 season.
Starting out as a volunteer in 2006, Mr. Leach has since
ascended through various leadership positions within the
Fiesta Bowl Committee. He was recognized as the “Rookie
of the Year” during his first year, and later served as the Chair
of the Yellow Jacket Committee for the 2010-2011 season.
In 2011, he was invited to the Fiesta Bowl Board of Directors.
After serving this year as Chair-Elect, Mr. Leach will be Chair
of the Fiesta Bowl Board of Directors for the 2017-2018
season.
“The Fiesta Bowl puts on the best bowl games in college
football and provides Arizona a host of top flight events that
produce significant economic impact and allow the bowl to
make substantial contributions to charities all over the state.
The organization is built on a family of incredibly passionate
and dedicated volunteers. It is an extreme honor to have
the opportunity to be part of the Fiesta Bowl leadership. I’m
looking forward to the challenge,“ said Mr. Leach.
Chelsey Golightly Joins Fiesta Bowl
Yellow Jacket Committee
Chelsey Golightly has joined the Fiesta Bowl Yellow Jacket
Committee. The Fiesta Bowl Committee is made up of
a team of community leaders, who work with sponsors,
volunteers, staff, and the Board of Directors to support the
Fiesta Bowl and other events. The Fiesta Bowl produces a
variety of local events, including two elite bowl games every
year – the Fiesta Bowl and the Cactus Bowl.
Dave Cohen and Robin Burgess, R.N. are
Contributing Authors to Scottsdale Wound
Management Guide, 2nd Edition
Partner Dave Cohen and Legal Nurse Consultant Robin
Burgess are contributing authors to the Scottsdale Wound
Management Guide, 2nd Edition. With the assistance of
Karen Lou Kennedy-Evans, RN, FNP, APRN-BC, a nationally
recognized pressure ulcer expert, Dave and Robin composed
Chapter 1, Wound Assessment: Documentation. This
section identifies the problem and solution for nine possible
issues of defuse claims of negligence with nursing home
documentation. If you would like to purchase this book visit
http://www.swmghandbook.com/
Aisha Alcaraz Selected as
Diversity Legal Writing Program Scholar
Aisha Alcaraz was this year’s JSH Diversity Legal Writing
Program Scholar. For an entire spring semester, Ms. Alcaraz
attended weekly training sessions that were designed
to enhance her writing skills, teach her about the firm
environment, and discuss practical tips for the practice of
law. Ms. Alcaraz clerked 12 hours each week, where she
completed projects assigned by her mentor attorney, Ashley
Villaverde Halvorson. Ms. Halvorson mentored Ms. Alcaraz
by providing feedback regarding each of her projects in an
effort to improve her legal writing skills.
The Diversity Legal Writing Program provides second-year
law students at Arizona State University with practical
clerking experience in private law firms within Maricopa
County. In addition to gaining valuable clerking experience,
the firm will also provide Ms. Alcaraz with a $5,000
scholarship.
Heather McKinney and Raquel Gomez
Pass NALA Exam
JSH Sponsors AADC Softball Tournament
for Southwest Human Development
Congratulations to Heather McKinney and Raquel Gomez
for passing the NALA exam and becoming JSH’s newest
Certified Paralegals. This certification signifies that Heather
and Raquel are capable of providing superior services to
firms and corporations and brings our count to nine Certified
Paralegals in the firm. This credential is recognized by the
American Bar Association as a designation which marks a
high level of professional achievement.
The Arizona Association of Defense Counsel (AADC)
hosted its annual softball tournament to benefit Southwest
Human Development. Southwest Human Development is a
charitable organization that serves thousands of families in
the valley by focusing on early childhood development and
providing disability services. Over $10,000 was raised and
our JSH team came in 2nd place.