Best Lawyers® Honors 11 Coppersmith Brockelman Attorneys; Two Named “Lawyer of the Year”

Best Lawyers® has recognized 11 of Coppersmith Brockelman’s 19 attorneys for outstanding work in 16 separate practice areas. Among the honorees, two have been named “Lawyer of the Year” in Phoenix, an honor given to only one attorney in the region practicing in a specific field of law. Now in its 25th edition, The Best Lawyers in America© is the longest-running peer-review publication in the legal profession. Each year, Best Lawyers conducts comprehensive surveys of tens of thousands of lawyers who confidentially evaluate their professional peers. Based on the results of these surveys, the publication designates the year’s leading lawyers in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The Coppersmith Brockelman attorneys recognized in the 2018 edition are: 2018 Best Lawyers and “Lawyer of the Year”...

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Chambers USA Recognizes Coppersmith Brockelman in National Rankings

Six Coppersmith Brockelman attorneys were recognized in the 2017 edition of Chambers USA, an annual guide to the nation’s leading attorneys and law firms. Individual attorneys were named Leaders in their Field in three areas: Keith Beauchamp: Litigation: General Commercial John DeWulf: Litigation: General Commercial Kent Brockelman: Labor & Employment Kimberly Fatica: Labor & Employment Karen Owens: Health Care Kristen Rosati: Health Care The firm also earned national rankings in the Labor & Employment and Health Care practice areas. The Chambers Guides have ranked top law firms and lawyers since 1990 and cover 185 jurisdictions worldwide. A team of 170 full-time editors and researchers performs independent research and conducts in-depth interviews with clients and lawyers to develop each annual directory. The rankings of Coppersmith Brockelman and the firm’s attorneys...

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Super Lawyers Honors Ten Coppersmith Brockelman Attorneys

Coppersmith Brockelman, a prominent business law firm in Phoenix, announced today that 10 of its 20 attorneys have been recognized as 2017 Southwest Super Lawyers. Super Lawyers is a rating service honoring accomplished attorneys from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The selection process includes independent research, peer nominations, and peer evaluations.  Attorneys from Coppersmith Brockelman who received the 2017 honor are: Keith Beauchamp – Business Litigation (recognized since 2007) Kent Brockelman – Employment & Labor Law (recognized since 2007) Jill Chasson – Employment & Labor Law (recognized since 2016) John DeWulf – Business Litigation (recognized since 2007); Top 50 Arizona Super Lawyers (recognized since 2011) Kimberly Fatica – Employment & Labor Law (recognized since...

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Kristen Rosati on Planning Committee for National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine Workshop on Data Sharing

Kristen Rosati Honored Among 2017 Outstanding Women in Business

Coppersmith Brockelman partner Kristen Rosati was recognized as one of the Phoenix Business Journal’s 2017 Most Outstanding Women in Business at a luncheon on April 3. She was honored alongside 30 other winners from the education, health care, nonprofit, real estate and technology industries. The annual Outstanding Women in Business program celebrates the successes of Phoenix women who have demonstrated a high level of professional achievement, leadership and mentorship within their companies, industries and the greater community. Over the past two decades, Kristen has left an indelible footprint in the local and national legal communities. She is widely considered one of the nation’s leading HIPAA attorneys. She also has deep expertise with large data breaches, health information exchange, data sharing for research and clinical integration initiatives, electronic...

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Az Business Honors Three Coppersmith Brockelman Attorneys Among Top 100 Lawyers in Arizona

Kristen Rosati, Kent Brockelman and John DeWulf (pictured left to right) were honored as three of Arizona’s Top 100 Lawyers in 2017 by Az Business magazine. The Top 100 Lawyers are chosen each year from a pool of more than 1,000 attorneys across the state. The final list is based on each attorney’s professional success, impact on their firm, community involvement and impact on the legal community. Kent Brockelman was recognized for labor and employment counseling, labor and employment litigation, and commercial litigation. John DeWulf was recognized for commercial litigation. Kristen Rosati was recognized for health information privacy and security, health information exchange and data sharing for research and clinical integration initiatives, biobanking and genomic privacy. View the full list of 2017 attorneys....

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Two Commercial Litigation Attorneys Promoted to Partner

Coppersmith Brockelman is proud to announce the promotion of Marvin Ruth and Shelley Tolman to partner. Both attorneys focus on commercial litigation, reinforcing the firm’s considerable experience and depth in that practice area. "Marvin and Shelley are outstanding young lawyers,” said Coppersmith Brockelman Managing Partner Kent Brockelman. “They are great examples of our commitment to building a law firm that is top tier in its professional excellence, diversity, and inclusiveness. We are so lucky to have them.” Recognized as “Rising Stars” by Southwest Super Lawyers, a peer-nominated rating for attorneys, Marvin and Shelley are both experienced litigators. Marvin has substantial experience representing clients in complex commercial litigation in state and federal courts in Arizona and Nevada. His practice primarily focuses on business disputes and litigation, including partnership disputes, real...

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