Phillip Stanfield 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.
In Determining Attorneys’ Fees After Appeal Of Arbitration Award, Court Compares Award To Judgement Before Any Rule 68 Deduction
Bradshaw v. Jasso-Barajas Ct. Appeals, Div. One, January 8, 2013 Authored by the JSH Appellate Team This case arose from a car accident. Defendant served plaintiff with a $9,501 [...]
Background Checks: Helping Employers Navigate the Battle Between Negligent Hiring and Discriminatory Hiring Practices
Written By: John DiCaro & Michele Molinario With quick and easy electronic access to personal information at an employer’s fingertips, employers must learn how to properly utilize such information [...]
JSH Attorneys Obtain Defense Verdict for National Insurer in Bad Faith and Punitive Damage Case
Barbara Sloan v. Farmers Insurance Company of Arizona, Farmers Insurance Exchange, and Farmers Group, Inc., July 2012 Published in “Arizona Significant Defense Verdicts of 2012,” Arizona Attorney, June 2013. JSH attorneys [...]
Mark Zukowski Accepted Into The National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals (NADN)
Mark D. Zukowski was recently accepted into the National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals (NADN). NADN is a national association whose membership consists of mediators and arbitrators distinguished by their hands-on experience in the field of civil and commercial conflict resolution. Mark is one of only 21 attorneys and former judges who have been recognized as Charter Members of the Arizona Chapter. Parties can visit the Chapter website at www.NADN.org/arizona to schedule, at no administrative cost, mediations with Mark by having direct access to his availability calendar.
Erik Stone Elected to State Bar of Arizona’s Young Lawyers Division Executive Board
Erik Stone, an associate at Jones, Skelton & Hochuli, P.L.C, has been elected to serve on the State Bar of Arizona's Young Lawyers Division Executive Board for 2011-2012 and 2012-2013. Erik will be a District Representative for District 4.
Erik joined Jones, Skelton & Hochuli in 2010 and concentrates his practice on commercial and business litigation and insurance defense and coverage. Mr. Stone received his law degree from Boston University School of Law in 2009 and is admitted to practice in Arizona and California.
Court Rejects The “Employee’s Own Conveyance Rule” As An Exception To The “Going And Coming Rule” In Tort Cases”
Carnes v. Phoenix Newspapers, Inc. Ct. Appeals, Div. One, April 7, 2011 Authored by the JSH Appellate Team Carnes sued Phoenix Newspaper, Inc. for the wrongful death of her [...]
The Family Purpose Doctrine Is Still Valid In Arizona
Young v. Beck Ariz. Supreme Court, April 5, 2011 Authored by the JSH Appellate Team The Becks provided their seventeen-year-old son Jason with a vehicle to travel to and [...]
Jay Rosenthal and Barry Uhrman Defense Win Featured in DRI’s The Voice
Jay Rosenthal and Barry Uhrman, attorneys with Jones, Skelton & Hochuli, P.L.C., had their recent defense win featured in the March 23 issue of The Voice, DRI’s weekly eNewsletter. To read the full article, please click here.
Plaintiff Need Not Show That Failure To Name A Real Party In Interest Was Due To Mistake
Preston v. Kindred Hospitals West, L.L.C. Arizona Supreme Court, March 24, 2011 Authored by the JSH Appellate Team Personal representatives on behalf of musician Billy Preston's Estate sued the Hospital [...]