Cristy Chait Selected for ABOTA
Jones, Skelton & Hochuli, PLC is pleased to announce Phillip Stanfield’s selection to the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA). Stanfield is the ninth lawyer from JSH to receive this distinction.
Mr. Stanfield joined Jones, Skelton & Hochuli in 1987, and has been a Partner since 2003. His practice is almost exclusively devoted to the defense of transportation clients.
The general purposes of the American Board of Trial Advocates is to foster improvement in the ethical and technical standards of practice in the field of advocacy to the end that individual litigants may receive more effective representation and the general public be benefited by more efficient administration of justice consistent with time-tested and traditional principles of litigation.
AZCoA Holds Parties Can Waive Sufficiency of Service of Process Defense By Failing to Timely Raise the Defense and Through Their Litigation Conduct
Brandon L. McMahan v. Grasshopper Trans. Inc. Arizona Court of Appeals, Division One August 28, 2025 JSH Attorney: Justin Ackerman, Brett Silverstein In February 2023, Brandon L. McMahan was [...]
12 JSH Attorneys Honored by Phoenix Magazine as Top Lawyers for 2025
Jones, Skelton & Hochuli, PLC is pleased to announce 12 firm attorneys were recognized in Phoenix Magazine’s 2025 Top Lawyers list. Phoenix Magazine, which also honors top doctors, dentists, [...]
Best Lawyers Recognizes 59 JSH Attorneys in 2026 Guide
Jones, Skelton & Hochuli, PLC is pleased to announce that 59 firm lawyers have been recognized in the 2026 edition of Best Lawyers in America, with 44 named to [...]
Arizona Court of Appeals Clarifies APSA Liability for Political Subdivisions
Maricopa County Special Health Care District v. Jackson Arizona Court of Appeals, Division One August 7, 2025 JSH Attorney: Rita Bustos The Arizona Court of Appeals has ruled that [...]
Arizona Supreme Court Clarifies Counties Are Not Vicariously Liable For Sheriff’s Deputies
Sanchez v. Maricopa County Arizona Supreme Court July 22, 2025 JSH Attorney: Justin Ackerman In June 2021, a Maricopa County Sheriff’s deputy rear-ended the plaintiffs while driving a county-owned [...]
Arizona Supreme Court Holds School Did Not Owe Student Duty of Care As He Crossed Street To Enter Campus
Arizona Supreme Court Holds School Did Not Owe Student Duty of Care As He Crossed Street To Enter Campus. Phoenix Union High Sch. Dist. No. 210 v. Hon. Sinclair/Lucero, [...]
Four JSH Associates Promoted to Partner
Jones, Skelton & Hochuli, PLC is pleased to announce Adrienne Moss, Christie Geter, Mariah Logan, and Blake Hallock were recently promoted to partner. This marks the first time that [...]
Georgia Staton Named Member of the Year by State Bar of Arizona
JSH Partner Georgia Staton was recognized as the 2025 Member of the Year by the State Bar of Arizona on Wednesday, June 25th, at the Annual Convention Awards Luncheon. [...]
Parties are Entitled to Jury Trial on PLRA Exhaustion When the Issue Is Intertwined with the Merits
Perttu v. Richards United States Supreme Court June 18, 2025 JSH Attorney: Ashley Caballero-Daltrey The United States Supreme Court this week determined that parties are entitled to a jury [...]