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Professional Announcements

Wednesday, June 25, 2025

Phone Ninjas Names Nicole Marcellino as official brand ambassador

Phone Ninjas, the automotive industry’s leader in dealership-specific coaching and training, proudly announces the appointment of Nicole Marcellino as its official Brand Ambassador.

Wednesday, June 25, 2025

Diverzify announces new leadership at Spectra Phoenix

Diverzify, the nation’s largest provider of commercial flooring solutions, proudly announces the appointment of Jason Blake as the new President of Spectra Contract Flooring in Phoenix - a strategic move that strengthens the company’s presence in the Arizona region.

Friday, June 20, 2025

Always ‘involved’: David Hines to retire after 47 years in Arizona education, 17 serving AIA

It was June 1975 and the clock read 6 p.m. That meant David Hines and a host of his teammates were meeting for another scorching hot football practice at Mesa Community College.

Wednesday, June 11, 2025

Gallagher & Kennedy awarded top rankings in Chambers USA 2025

Gallagher & Kennedy is pleased to announce that it has been ranked among the best law firms in Arizona and New Mexico by Chambers & Partners, publishers of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business.

Wednesday, June 11, 2025

Laura Smith named director of Eyes On Learning coalition

Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust has named Laura Smith as the new director of Eyes On Learning, a statewide coalition focused on improving vision health among children in Arizona.

Monday, June 9, 2025

Report: Phoenix Suns hire Cavaliers assistant Jordan Ott to become 4th head coach in 4 seasons

The Phoenix Suns have hired Cleveland Cavaliers assistant Jordan Ott to become their next head coach, ESPN’s Shams Charania reported Wednesday.

Wednesday, June 4, 2025

UBS advisors in Arizona named to Forbes 2025 Best-In-State Wealth Advisors list

UBS Wealth Management USA said Monday that 15 of its financial advisors in Arizona have been named to the Forbes Best-In-State Wealth Advisors list for 2025.

Wednesday, June 4, 2025

Nike names Michael Gonda Chief Communications Officer, effective July 7

NIKE, Inc. announced Monday that Michael Gonda will become Executive Vice President and Chief Communications Officer, effective July 7, 2025.

Wednesday, June 4, 2025

Arizona Sonoran Copper selects H&P as advisor for cactus project financing

Arizona Sonoran Copper Company Inc. said Monday it has appointed H&P Advisory Limited as its debt financial advisor for the Cactus Project in Arizona.

Friday, May 30, 2025

Josefa A. Rodriguez joins Gallagher & Kennedy’s family law team

Gallagher & Kennedy is pleased to welcome Josefa A. Rodriguez as a lateral shareholder in its Phoenix office.

Friday, May 30, 2025

The Industrial Commission of Arizona announces Brandt Smith as a new agency deputy director

The Industrial Commission of Arizona (ICA) is thrilled to announce the promotion of Brandt Smith to agency Deputy Director!

Friday, May 30, 2025

USBC releases statement on the passing of Congressman Charles B. Rangel

The U.S. Black Chambers, Inc. mourns the passing of Congressman Charles B. Rangel, a towering figure in American politics and a trailblazer in the fight for economic justice and civil rights.

Wednesday, May 28, 2025

Arizona Housing Coalition announces new board members

The Arizona Housing Coalition (AZHC) has announced nine new members on their Board of Directors.

Wednesday, May 21, 2025

Kidder Mathews’ Daniel Boring awarded the CRE® designation from The Counselors of Real Estate®

Kidder Mathews Senior Vice President Daniel Boring, CRE®, MAI, ARA, ASA has been awarded the Counselor of Real Estate® designation. Only 1,000 professionals in 22 countries and U.S. territories hold the CRE® (Counselor of Real Estate) credential. Membership is selective and extended by invitation, followed by a rigorous application and interview process.

Monday, May 12, 2025

USDA Announces New Presidential Appointee to Serve Rural Arizona

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced Lori Urban is appointed by President Donald Trump to serve as the USDA Rural Development State Director for the state of Arizona.

Monday, April 21, 2025

Kidder Mathews announces new leadership for greater LA, SoCal, and Arizona

Kidder Mathews is pleased to announce two key leadership appointments as the firm continues to build on its momentum across Greater Los Angeles, Southern California, and Arizona.

Wednesday, April 16, 2025

CMG Home Loans appoints Gus Floropoulos as Regional Vice President to lead New York expansion

CMG Home Loans, the retail division of mortgage lender CMG Financial, announced the hire of Gus Floropoulos as Regional Vice President. Floropoulos, who has over 20 years of experience in financial services, will focus on increasing production, building teams, and expanding CMG’s presence in Long Island and New York.

Wednesday, March 26, 2025

Arizona CDFI Network names co-chairs to lead statewide investment initiative

The Arizona CDFI Network has appointed Andre T. Whittington, CEO of Growth Partners Arizona, and Amber Cordoba, Senior Director of External Affairs at Prestamos CDFI, as Co-Chairs following the network’s launch on Feb. 13.

Wednesday, March 26, 2025

Manning Kass taps new leader for Orange County office

Sean Dowsing, a construction lawyer and former Army JAG officer, has been named managing partner of Manning & Kass, Ellrod, Ramirez, Trester LLP’s Orange County office — a move that cements his rise within the firm following a successful stint as interim leader.

Monday, March 24, 2025

StandardAero names Rama Bondada Vice President of Investor Relations

StandardAero (NYSE: SARO) has appointed Rama Bondada as vice president of investor relations, effective March 17, 2025.

Friday, March 21, 2025

Josh F.W. Cook Appointed as EPA Pacific Southwest Regional Administrator

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin announced that President Donald J. Trump has appointed Josh F.W. Cook as the EPA’s Pacific Southwest Regional Administrator.

Wednesday, March 19, 2025

Shield AI hiring veteran tech executive as CEO

San Diego-based Shield AI, a deep-tech company building state-of-the-art autonomy software and defense aircraft, announced Gary Steele will be its chief executive officer, starting May 13.

Friday, March 14, 2025

Compu Dynamics executives receive Patriot Award for military support

Compu Dynamics President and CEO Steve Altizer and Vice President of Data Center Integration Rob Morgan have received the Patriot Award from the Department of Defense’s Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR).

Friday, March 14, 2025

Holland & Hart opens Phoenix office, expands environmental practice

Holland & Hart LLP has opened a new office in Phoenix, Arizona, and added environmental partners Christopher D. Thomas and Andrea Driggs from Perkins Coie. Several additional environmental lawyers are expected to join in the coming weeks.

Friday, March 14, 2025

Karin S. Aldama joins Gallagher & Kennedy's litigation team

Gallagher & Kennedy has added Karin S. Aldama as a lateral shareholder in its Phoenix office.

Wednesday, July 2, 2025

Big Auto accident attorneys gives away $20,000 worth of free Uber rides this fourth of July

Arizona highways: Numbers of wrong-way drivers and crashes decrease

NFPA warns of electrical hazards in water ahead of July 4 holiday

Democrats should dismantle this “legal” drug cartel

Wednesday, June 25, 2025

With his new prescription drug order, Trump fixes what Biden broke

Monday, June 23, 2025

Cardinals to host inaugural mental health awareness game

Color Me Mine opens new studio at Arizona Boardwalk in Scottsdale

Stay cool this summer with free concerts at Chandler Center for the Arts

Rekindling the fire: Native ‘Wiping of Tears’ ceremony in Phoenix sparks collective healing

Rekindling the fire: Native ‘Wiping of Tears’ ceremony in Phoenix sparks collective healing

NFL, NBA, and MLB stars hit the court for charity at the “Pickle for Good” pickleball tournament

Friday, June 20, 2025

ICE arrests at Los Angeles churches stoke fear in Arizona that migrant raids at houses of worship are ramping up

After Trump administration cuts foreign aid, Panama grapples with the global impacts on its most vulnerable

Arizona’s military museums preserve history, drive tourism

Wednesday, June 18, 2025

Arizona Senate Republicans condemn assassination, political violence in Minnesota

Boxing legend Mike Tyson teams up with Arizona leaders, Boys & Girls Clubs of the Valley to champion youth fitness

The Salvation Army to open 11 heat relief stations for the valley’s first extreme heat warning of 2025

US dietary guidelines have made us ill -- let’s change them already

Wednesday, June 11, 2025

Fourth Maricopa County Poultry Facility Confirms Avian Influenza Case

Safety remains a priority for Arizona public universities

Monday, June 9, 2025

Attorneys find Girardi’s sentence brings closure, perhaps not accountability

Thriving and vibing: Esports flourish five years after pandemic, but industry still faces unique challenges

Wednesday, June 4, 2025

Secretary Rollins leads trade delegation to Italy

Don’t stack the deck against small inventors

Let them eat scorpions: The legal and moral problems with gamifying citizenship

Monday, June 2, 2025

Should federal judges be held accountable for misconduct at home?

What’s a fair price for a drug that’s never developed?

Friday, May 30, 2025

Under Trump’s ‘big beautiful bill,’ Arizona could recoup $196M

June is PTSD awareness month

“Most Favored Nation” pricing doesn’t actually put America first

Wednesday, May 28, 2025

Avian Influenza Detection

Secretary Rollins applauds President Trump’s leadership to Make America Healthy Again

Genrose Insurance and Make-A-Wish® Arizona receive $10,000 through Liberty Mutual® and Safeco Insurance® 2025 Make More Happen™ Awards

Friday, May 23, 2025

Redefining workspaces: Law firms’ success in hybrid work environments

Wednesday, May 21, 2025

2 agriculture-to-urban programs explore conserving groundwater in Arizona by retiring farmland

Military mom turns personal loss into mission to help Arizona service members

America cannot rewrite birthright

Monday, May 19, 2025

Photo by Owen Alfonso/Cronkite Borderlands Project

Friday, May 16, 2025

Arizona Housing Coalition announces 2025 annual award recipients

AFC commends progress on Federal School Choice, looks forward to further steps

ASBA launches statewide SCALE program to empower Arizona entrepreneurs

The next cancer breakthrough? Some lawmakers want to ban it.

Wednesday, May 14, 2025

Secretary Rollins leads trade delegation to United Kingdom

Arizona agencies call for volunteers during National Foster Care Month

NIL in high school? Arizona’s next-gen athletes balance books and brands in a new era of sports

Next steps remain unclear for deported migrants in Panama City

Monday, May 12, 2025

What is an IRA? Everything you need to know

Wednesday, April 30, 2025

Army control of U.S.-Mexico border buffer zone may funnel migrants to
62-mile stretch of tribal land in Arizona

Secretary Rollins applauds EPA’s decision to allow summer sale of E-15 nationwide

Agriculture Secretary Rollins enforces border policies, secures aid for farmers in first 100 days

National fallen firefighters memorial weekend will honor and remember 140 firefighters

The Source

Monday, April 28, 2025

Being tough on crime includes addressing child abuse

Congress can fix America’s broken patent system with this one reform

America can’t afford to play favorites in the quest for energy independence

Friday, April 25, 2025

Arizona’s Apache Generating Station is one of 66 coal plants to get EPA exemption from Biden-era toxic air pollution caps

USDA reasserts SNAP work requirements, limits waiver use

APS proposes one-time bill credit on may 2025 bills

Grocery chain celebrates the 10th anniversary of its popular donut contest with a “Blast from the Past” theme that revisits previous contest themes

AZHCC to host 71st Annual Black & White Ball honoring business leaders

High suicide rates in ‘tough guy’ construction trade prompt industry to start talking

Wednesday, April 23, 2025

Do the El Salvador deportations leave due process in the dust?

‘A war of truth vs. lies’: Abe family lived consequences of Alien Enemies Act – now they’re watching it again

Protecting the bald eagle: Arizona Game and Fish climbs cliffs to count, band and measure spring hatchlings

Trump has left Strategic Petroleum Reserve nearly half-empty, despite dip in oil prices

Friday, April 18, 2025

Is Arizona’s lack of measles cases a fluke, given its low vaccination rate?

$5M Gift to Fund Scholarships for Students at New ASU Medical School

Trucks with uranium cross Navajo Nation, reviving long-standing fears

‘We should not write unlimited checks’: Mayor Kate Gallego criticizes bill to reallocate taxes to Chase Field renovations

Wednesday, April 16, 2025

Federal funding cut halts Arizona public health projects

FEMA updates flood maps in Cochise County

Sedona named among USA Today’s “10 Best Small Towns in the West”

Monday, April 14, 2025

Arizona museums, libraries could lose $3.8M in grants from federal cuts

ASU Powwow bridges generations amid threats of Indigenous cultural erasure

Wednesday, April 9, 2025

NOAA cuts could hamper forecasts, raising extreme weather risks

New Phoenix mural raises HIV/AIDS awareness

Deportation by executive fiat: Trump’s dangerous overreach of power

Monday, April 7, 2025

Arizona battles rising wildfire threat as state grows hotter, drier

Wednesday, March 26, 2025

Arizona Tribal Gaming Contributions Reach $30.8 Million in Q3

Eviction only allowed after five business days

College athletes push for more conversations about mental health, but are coaches listening?

Monday, March 24, 2025

Behind the scenes: Arizona Diamondbacks preview Chase Field upgrades, new food items for 2025 season

3 UBS advisors in Arizona recognized on Forbes Best-In-State List

Friday, March 21, 2025

Uncertainty looms for those who depend on Medicaid in Arizona

Goodyear, Glendale to hold all-mail election on May 20, 2025

LPGA Ford Championship set to celebrate golf, community and culture in Gila River Indian Community

Wednesday, March 19, 2025

Trump justifies trade war with Canada by citing fentanyl smuggling – but nearly all comes from Mexico

Monday, March 17, 2025

Why are we letting a California union push Arizona jobs out the door? It's time to take back our ballot.

Friday, March 14, 2025

Arizona's public health feels the weight of federal orders

IRS highlights free tax filing options for 2025

Arizona Senate Committee seeks federal assistance on fire insurance crisis

Federal science grants worth $812M could be caught in Trump's DEI dragnet at Arizona universities, including research on wildfires

Taxpayers urged to claim over $1 billion in refunds before april 15 deadline

Friday, March 7, 2025

Mayors push for local control over short-term rentals in northern Arizona

Change Labs offers Navajo entrepreneurs tools for business success

Wednesday, March 5, 2025

Trump's upcoming address to Congress: Arizona Democrats denounce 'havoc' and Republicans aren't sure what to expect

Tuesday, March 4, 2025

E pluribus unum

CLE Calendar
July 7 - 10
CLE by the Sea - AZCLE’s annual luxury destination CLE experience will be held at the beautiful Coronado Island Marriott Resort and Spa, located across the San Diego Bay.

This event provides attendees with an entire year’s worth of MCLE credit hour requirements, several tracks including specialization credits, and includes at least 3 hours of ethics.

Beyond the breath-taking environment and the MCLE hours, there is also the opportunity to network and mingle with colleagues and faculty, including judges. Our track chairs and faculty are some of the best attorneys in their fields, updating and discussing the critical issues for a contemporary legal practice.

The Ethics Session begins at 1:00pm on Monday, July 7, 2025. At the close of the session, attendees are invited to attend the sponsored ocean-front happy hour from 4:45 to 6:00pm. This is a ticketed event and wristbands are required.

The practice area track sessions are scheduled for Tuesday - Thursday, July 8-10, 2025. Breakfast will be provided for registered attendees beginning at 7:30am. Track sessions will be from 8:15am until 12:30pm each day.

Practice Area Tracks: Probate, Trust and Estate Law / Family Law / Litigation / Criminal Law