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Nicole J. Benjamin of Adler Pollock & Sheehan, P.C. has been elected as a member of The Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel (FDCC).

Hamza Chaudary of Adler Pollock & Sheehan, P.C. has been elected to the board of governors of Leadership Rhode Island for a three-year term.

Susan Leach DeBlasio, senior counsel at Adler Pollock & Sheehan, was elected vice chair of the board of directors of the Quonset Development Corporation. DeBlasio was appointed to the board of directors in 2016 by former Governor Gina Raimondo. DeBlasio’s term as vice chair will end on December 31, 2023. The Quonset Development Corporation (QDC) is a quasi-state agency, established as a special purpose subsidiary of the Rhode Island Commerce Corporation (formerly the RI Economic Development Corporation).

Baird Holm Partner Kara Stockdale was selected to serve on the board for the Immigrant Legal Center, a metro Omaha-based 501(c) (3) nonprofit that offers legal clinics for immigration services.

Amy L. Lawrenson of Baird Holm in Nebraska was selected to serve as the president of the board of directors for Girls Inc. of Omaha. Girls Inc. of Omaha inspires all girls to be strong, smart and bold, through direct service and advocacy.

Baird Holm Managing Partner Christopher R. Hedican and Partner Kenneth W. Hartman were inducted as Nebraska State Bar Foundation 2021 Fellows. Lawyers are invited to become Fellows based on their integrity and character, distinction in the profession or the community, contributions to the profession or the community and their contributions to the Bar Foundation.

Baird Holm Partner AriAnna Goldstein was elected to Bio Nebraska’s Board of Directors. Bio Nebraska is a non-profit tasked with promoting, connecting and catalyzing the biosciences in Nebraska in an effort to make Nebraska the best state for bioscience organizations to grow and thrive. Goldstein’s three-year term started January 1, 2022.

Connell Foley LLP partner John P. Lacey has been appointed by New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy to the State Commission of Investigation (SCI). Established by then-Governor Richard Hughes, a former Connell Foley partner himself, the SCI is an independent agency formed to investigate waste, fraud and abuse of government tax dollars. Lacey will serve as a Commissioner on the SCI for a term of four years while maintaining his legal practice with Connell Foley. A former federal prosecutor and chair of Connell Foley’s White Collar Criminal Defense Group, Lacey has decades of experience handling internal investigations, particularly those involving claims of fraud, financial crimes, corruption and other complex issues.

Dysart Taylor Cotter McMonigle & Brumitt, P.C. director David M. Buffo has been elected as managing director of the firm by his peers. He will serve at least a two-year term and succeeds Amanda Pennington Ketchum, who was the firm’s first woman managing director.

Lisa A. Bail of Goodsill Anderson Quinn & Stifel LLP in Hawaii has been re-elected to represent Hawai i at the American Bar Association House of Delegates. Her three-year term begins with the 2022 ABA Annual Meeting in August. Partner Chris St. Sure also serves as the Young Lawyer’s Division delegate to the ABA House of Delegates. The House of Delegates is the association’s governing, policy-making body. It is designed to be representative of the legal profession of the United States. Bail also serves on the ABA Nominating Committee, which elects the officers of the association and the members of the Board of the Governors.

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Noel M. Cook a partner at Hanson Bridgett LLP in San Francisco has been elected to The International Trademark Association (INTA) Board of Directors effective Jan. 1, 2022; his term runs through December 31, 2024. INTA is the largest international trademark-related organization in the world.

Jones, Skelton & Hochuli partner Georgia Staton was named the 2021 “Trial Lawyer of the Year” by the Phoenix chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA). ABOTA is an invitation-only, national association of experienced trial lawyers and judges.

Jones, Skelton & Hochuli associate attorney Annelise Dominguez has been named to the board of directors for Los Abogados, Arizona’s Hispanic Bar Association. She will also be co-chairing the association’s membership committee. The Los Abogados Hispanic Bar Association was founded in 1976 by a group of Latino lawyers and law students to create a space for community and the empowerment of Latinos in the legal profession.

Jones, Skelton & Hochuli associate attorney Cory Tyszka has been named president of the Maricopa Chapter Arizona Women Lawyers Association (AWLA). The Arizona Women Lawyers Association promotes and encourages the success of women lawyers by providing members with information and support, fostering connections among women lawyers, and monitoring and celebrating the successes of its members. The National Conference of Bar Presidents (NCBP) recognized Klinedinst CEO and President Heather L. Rosing as the recipient of the 2022 NCBP Fellows Award. The award recognizes Rosing’s service to bar organizations, including her launch of the California Lawyers Association, and her commitment to public service.

Poyner Spruill LLP attorneys Dr. Amy Clay, Grace S. Pennerat, and Rebecca M. Williams are now Title IX investigators and decision-makers. As qualified Title IX investigators and decision-makers, they are available to conduct impartial, objective, and thorough investigations into allegations of Title IX sexual harassment or serve as independent decision-makers in these matters for public and private schools, colleges, or universities.

Moses Suarez, partner and co-chair of SmithAmundsen’s Health Care group, was appointed a member of the Illinois Supreme Court Committee on Jury Instructions in Civil Cases. Kristin A. VanOrman of Strong & Hanni in Utah has been named national representative for the Utah Chapter of American Board of Trial Advocates.