Arizona Attorney - December 2015

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December 2015

CLAIRE CORDON — Employ-
ment Law — Neutral Fact-Finding
Investigations – Expert Witness. Ten
years with the U.S. Equal Employ-
ment Opportunity Commission.
More than 25 years’ experience in
human resources. Investigator/
Expert Witness in the areas of: ha-
rassment, discrimination, retaliation,
adequacy of investigation, adequacy
of training, employment policies
and practices, reasonable accommo-
dation, workplace misconduct and
whistleblower claims. Contact info:
Claire@ccordonlaw.com; by phone,

206-284-7728; www.ccordonlaw.com Admitted in AZ and WA.

Pelvic Mesh Medical Consulting,
PLLC: Matthew E. Karlovsky, M.D.
Board certified, fellowship trained
urologist specializing in female pel-
vic surgery. Case reviewer, Arizona
Medical Board, urology/urogyne-
cology related to pelvic floor and
vaginal mesh. Case Review/Expert
Testimony/Exams. Defense or
Plaintiff. Contact: 480-272-0499
PelvicMeshConsulting@yahoo.com,
www.PelvicMeshConsulting.com.

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assisting individuals responsible for managing another’s personal or financial matters, including family members, licensed fiduciaries, corporate trustees or those nominated in estate planning documents.

Michael K. Kelly, an attorney at Jennings Strouss & Salmon PLC, Phoenix, was appointed to the Board of Directors of Teen Addiction Anonymous, which educates youth about personal empowerment, addictive behavior, steps for healing, recovery, and leadership.

Kelly’s practice focuses on intellectual property, transactional work, and litigation.

Carlos Sugich, a partner at Snell

& Wilmer, was appointed by Gov. Doug Ducey to serve on the board of the Arizona–Mexico Commission.

At Snell, he chairs the Mexico
Cross-Border Business industry
group and manages the firm’s Los
Cabos office. He is admitted to
practice in Arizona and through-
out Mexico and practices primarily
in the areas of real estate develop-
ment, financing, leasing, and devel-
opment.

Lewis Roca Rothgerber LLP attorney Scott Brown was a featured speaker at the 2015 Farm Credit Council Attorneys Conference in San Diego. A partner in the firm’s bankruptcy practice group, he presented “Raiders of the In-House Ethics.” In his practice, he represents agricultural lenders in business transactions and solvency matters.

The Farm Credit System is a federally chartered network of bor-rower-owned lending institutions, comprised of cooperatives and related service organizations.

Maricopa County Justice Courts’

Presiding Judge C. Steven Mc-
Murry, North Valley Justice of the
Peace Gerald Williams, and Judi-
cial Education Officer Charles
Adornetto received the 2015 Stra-
tegic Agenda Award for Enhancing
Professionalism within Arizona’s
Courts, given by the Arizona
Supreme Court. They and their
courts were recognized for drafting
the best-practice document “Ensur-
ing Access to Justice for Self-Repre-
sented Litigants in Civil Cases,”
which encourages judges to ensure
self-represented litigants have their
matters fully, completely, and fairly
heard.

Jeffrey D. Gardner, an attorney at Jennings Strouss & Salmon PLC, Phoenix, was appointed national Co-Chair of the American Bar Association’s Trial Practice Committee. Part of the ABA’s Section of Litigation, the committee promotes fairness and justice in the American legal system by enhancing the lives and careers of trial lawyers.

Gardner is vice chair of the firm’s commercial litigation department.

Ariz. Sen. Steve Yarbrough, the
Majority Leader at the State Senate,
was named 2015 Arizona Capitol
Times Leader of the Year in Public
Policy. He was chosen for garner-
ing bipartisan support, including
gathering the necessary votes to ad-
vance the state budget. An attorney
and executive director of the Arizo-
na Christian School Tuition Organi-
zation, he has helped provide schol-
arships to thousands of Arizona
students to attend the school of
their parent’s choice.

Shawn K. Aiken was admitted as a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers. He was inducted on October 3 at the organization’s annual meeting in Chicago. Founded in 1950, the ACTL is composed of outstanding trial attorneys from the United States and Canada. Fellowship is limited to just one percent of a state’s lawyers and is extended by invitation only.

Aiken is a shareholder at Aiken Schenk Hawkins & Ricciardi PC, Phoenix. He devotes a substantial portion of his practice to mediation and arbitration and advocates for clients in complex business litigation involving contracts, corporate governance, business torts, intellectual property and unfair competition.