Naomi Jorgensen, Author at Coppersmith Brockelman PLC

Aug 19 2016

Eleven Coppersmith Brockelman Attorneys Honored as 2017 “Best Lawyers,” Five Named “Lawyer of the Year” in Phoenix

Coppersmith Brockelman has a lot to celebrate as 11 of the firm’s 21 attorneys have been recognized across 16 separate practice areas as 2017 “Best Lawyers®” by The Best Lawyers in America©. Among the honorees, nearly half have been named “Lawyer of the Year” in Phoenix, an honor reserved for only one attorney in the city practicing in a specific field of law. Now in its 24th edition, The Best Lawyers in America is the longest-running peer-review publication in the legal profession. Each year, Best Lawyers conducts comprehensive surveys among tens of thousands of leading lawyers who confidentially evaluate their professional peers. Based on the results of these surveys, the publication designates the year’s “Best Lawyers” in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Coppersmith Brockelman...

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Roopali represents four initiative campaigns who filed a Petition for Special Action with the Arizona Supreme Court to seek an order permitting them to use the E-Qual system to obtain online signatures

Aug 19 2016

Roopali Desai Named to Phoenix Business Journal’s 40 Under 40 Class of 2016

Naomi Jorgensen

Coppersmith Brockelman is proud to announce Roopali Desai has been named to the Phoenix Business Journal’s prestigious 40 Under 40 Class of 2016, which recognizes up-and-coming business leaders under the age of 40 who have a major impact in the Valley's business and charitable communities. This year, a record of nearly 400 nominations were submitted for consideration. (Click here for a complete listing of Phoenix Business Journal’s 40 Under 40 Class of 2016.) Roopali was honored for her professional background as one of the state’s top election/government law attorneys, as well as her extensive community work over the past decade. Currently, Roopali serves as the president of the Board of Directors for the Arizona Center for Law in the Public Interest, which advocates for Arizonans who have...

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Aug 16 2016

Ahwatukee Foothills News Showcases Jill Chasson’s Olympic History

Naomi Jorgensen

Every four years, Coppersmith Brockelman’s Jill Chasson is transported to the electrifying summer of 1992 in Barcelona, Spain, when she competed as a swimmer in the Summer Olympics. The employment-law attorney and Ahwatukee resident, then a 23-year-old member of Team USA, fondly remembers those two weeks of competition. She had completed her degree at Stanford University two years earlier, secured a coveted spot among 15 women on the 40-member swimming team, and competed in the 200-meter breaststroke. A snapshot of her recollections appeared in the August 12 edition of the Ahwatukee Foothills News....

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Jul 31 2016

Arizona Chapter of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Names Andy Gordon as Board of Directors Chairman

Naomi Jorgensen

The Arizona Chapter of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, one of the most prominent nonprofit organizations in the Valley, has named Andy Gordon, partner at Coppersmith Brockelman, as the chairman of the Board of Trustees for 2016-17. A board member since 2011, Andy is a myeloma survivor and two-time stem cell transplant recipient. His first-hand knowledge and experience will allow him to lead the Board from a unique perspective. At age 60, Andy was diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a rare blood cancer, just twelve years after he lost his first wife to the very same cancer. The odds of developing this same cancer was a one in 14 million possibility. But thanks in part to his treatment involving stem cell transplantation, he is living a richer, fuller...

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Jun 15 2016

Uptown Magazine Features Andy Gordon Building Hope, Advocacy out of Adversity

Naomi Jorgensen

In June, Phoenix’s Uptown Magazine featured an inspiring cover story about Coppersmith Brockelman’s Andy Gordon and his crusade to increase awareness, funds and support through his work as a board member and Chairman of The Leukemia Lymphoma Society, Arizona chapter (LLS). At age 60, Andy was diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a rare blood cancer, just twelve years after he lost his first wife to the very same cancer. The odds of developing this same cancer was a one in 14 million possibility. But thanks in part to his treatment involving stem cell transplantation, he is living a richer, fuller life. A seasoned senior litigator with 40 years of experience and a national reputation in business, antitrust, health care law, government contracting, and procurement and appeals, he is...

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Jun 11 2016

Karen Owens, Sam Coppersmith, Deliver “The Trustee Toolkit” Seminar at 20th Annual Western Regional Trustee Symposium for Hospital, Healthcare Trustees

Naomi Jorgensen

June 11, 2016 – Karen Owens and Sam Coppersmith presented a workshop at the 20th Annual Western Regional Trustee Symposium to help new hospital trustees navigate their often challenging roles. The seminar entitled “The Trustee Toolkit Mini-Workshop” was tailored specifically for new hospital trustees and examined key legal issues likely to face them as they serve their hospitals. These include fiduciary duties, conflicts of interest, nonprofit and public hospital standards (community need, tax-exemption, open meeting laws, public finance), and defenses for board members who act in good faith. Karen and Sam, who both serve as counsel to the Arizona Hospital and Healthcare Association, also tackled medical staff relations matters, such as credentialing and corrective action; licensure and accreditation; and key healthcare laws affecting hospitals, including Stark, AntiKickback,...

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Eleven Coppersmith Brockelman Attorneys Honored as 2017 “Best Lawyers,” Five Named “Lawyer of the Year” in Phoenix

Roopali Desai Named to Phoenix Business Journal’s 40 Under 40 Class of 2016

Ahwatukee Foothills News Showcases Jill Chasson’s Olympic History

Arizona Chapter of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Names Andy Gordon as Board of Directors Chairman

Uptown Magazine Features Andy Gordon Building Hope, Advocacy out of Adversity

Karen Owens, Sam Coppersmith, Deliver “The Trustee Toolkit” Seminar at 20th Annual Western Regional Trustee Symposium for Hospital, Healthcare Trustees

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