Kathy Steadman Shares Benefits Experience at Treatment Center Investment & Valuation Retreat

Every year, the Institute for the Advancement of Behavioral Healthcare tackles big issues in the industry. This year was no different as Kathy Steadman was called upon to join an esteemed panel at the Treatment Center Investment & Valuation Retreat held Dec. 5-7 in Scottsdale. Sitting in front of an audience of owners and senior executives from the addiction treatment and recovery community, Kathy and the panel discussed new business opportunities that have arisen as behavioral health, especially addiction treatment, has become more mainstream and necessary. Moderated by the Director of IABH Doug Edwards, the panel tackled the many ethical challenges facing owners, operations, and investors involved with or looking to become part of multifaceted behavioral health solutions. Similarly, they also provided context about the complex interaction...

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Coppersmith Brockelman Attorney Presents Two-Day “Ultimate Guide to Tax Exempt Organizations” Webinar

December 17, 2015 - Using his expertise in business and transactional issues for nonprofits, Sam Coppersmith presented several topics at Ultimate Guide to Tax Exempt Organizations, a two-day webinar sponsored by National Business Institute. The NBI webinar is designed to tackle up-to-the-minute information on the most significant issues affecting clients across both the legal and financial spectrums. Coppersmith was one of four faculty members for the webinar, which included Michelle Huhnke of Sugar Felsenthal Grais & Hammer, LLP of Chicago; Jennifer L. Urban, of Urban Birken PLLC in St. Louis Park, MN, and Daniel S. Welytok of von Briesen & Roper, s.c., in Milwaukee. Coppersmith previously presented two other NBI webinars on exempt organization topics with Huhnke and Urban, and NBI brought the group back together...

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Coppersmith Brockelman Ranked Among 2016 Best Law Firms by U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers®

November 3, 2015 – Coppersmith Brockelman has been ranked among the 2016 “Best Law Firms” by U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers.® The firm achieved high rankings both nationally and in the Phoenix Metro area. Firms included on the list of 2016 “Best Law Firms” are recognized for professional excellence with consistently impressive ratings from clients and peers. Achieving a ranking signals a strong combination of quality law practice and breadth of legal expertise. Coppersmith Brockelman achieved National and Phoenix Metro rankings in 11 practice areas: Metropolitan Awards Tier 1, Phoenix, Antitrust Law Tier 1, Phoenix, Commercial Litigation Tier 1, Phoenix, Criminal Defense: Non-White-Collar Tier 1, Phoenix, Criminal Defense: White-Collar Tier 1, Phoenix, Employment Law - Management Tier 1, Phoenix, Health Care Law Tier 1, Phoenix,...

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Attorneys Unite, Help Women of Fresh Start

October 26, 2015 - Coppersmith Brockelman’s John Kelly teamed up with more than a dozen attorneys to provide local women in need with free access to legal counsel. Held Oct. 24 through the Fresh Start Women’s Foundation, the “Law Day for Women” provided assistance with family law, bankruptcy, criminal, employment, immigration, juvenile, landlord/tenant, and will and trust matters. The “Law Day for Women” has offered critical guidance to women for nearly four years. John helped initiate the semi-annual event in 2012. He approached Fresh Start with the concept and recruited 10 attorneys, including Coppersmith Brockelman’s Jim Belanger, to spend a Saturday providing advice and consultation. Since then, hundreds of women have been impacted. Fresh Start is a Phoenix-based social services organization dedicated to empowering women to transform their...

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John DeWulf Touts Power of Public-Private Partnerships in Arizona’s Educational System

September 20, 2015 – Commercial litigator John DeWulf was recently asked by In Business Magazine what the most impactful event – donation or activity – he’s participated in recently. Not surprisingly, the Coppersmith Brockelman partner pointed straight at his relationship with Social Venture Partners Arizona. SVP Arizona mobilizes its partners’ collective skills, experience, connections and other resources to help build the capacity and effectiveness of local nonprofits. John has been actively involved chairing the organization’s efforts to help public education. Through a partnership with Phoenix Union High School District, SVP Arizona had an eye-opening experience into the challenges facing public education. The team had the chance to work with Camelback High School to lower drop-out rates, improve test scores and increase college scholarships. Seeing how the work at...

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Eleven Coppersmith Brockelman Attorneys Honored as 2016 Best Lawyers®, Two Named “Lawyer of the Year”

August 18, 2015 - Eleven of Coppersmith Brockelman’s attorneys have been recognized as 2016 Best Lawyers®. Among the honorees, James Belanger was also named “Lawyer of the Year” for the criminal defense-white collar practice area in Phoenix, and Kent Brockelman was awarded this designation in employment law-management. Now in its 21st 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. Attorneys who are recognized in the 2016 edition include: James Belanger: “Lawyer of the Year” in criminal defense:...

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