Several firm attorneys have been elected to serve their areas of practice in 2010-11.

Shareholder Patricia Green shall serve as President of the State Bar of Arizona Family Law Executive Council. Likewise, shareholder Michael Mandig is incoming Chairman of the State Bar of Arizona International Section. In each of their roles, Ms. Green and Mr. Mandig shall lead the governing body of their respective areas of practice.

Mr. Mandig also serves as Vice-President of Flying Samaritans, Inc., and President of the local Tucson Chapter of Flying Samaritans Inc.

Associate Corey Larson was recently elected to the State Bar of Arizona Real Property Executive Council and was appointed as the CLE coordinator for Tucson. In addition, Mr. Larson continues to serve as board member and CLE coordinator of the Pima County Bar Association Young Lawyer’s Division.

Associate Annie M. Rolfe was elected President-Elect of the Pima County Bar Association Young Lawyer’s Division for the 2010-11 year and shall serve as President in 2011-12. Ms. Rolfe continues to serve as a representative to the Family Law Executive Council and as a district representative to the State Bar of Arizona Young Lawyer’s Division. She continues to chair the local Holiday Party for the children of St. Nicholas of Myra.

Shareholder Cary Sandman continues to serve as a member of the Arizona Supreme Court Committee on Character and Fitness, which is responsible for reviewing applicants seeking admission with to the State Bar of Arizona.

Associate Anne Aikman-Scalese was elected to serve on the Executive Council for the State Bar of Arizona E-commerce Section. In addition, she was elected to the Intellectual Property Constituency, which is the body responsible for advising the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers on trademark issues surrounding the issuance and assignment of new Internet domain names.

Managing shareholder Jill D. Wiley was appointed by the State Bar of Arizona’s Board of Governors to the State Bar of Arizona Estate and Trust Advisory Commission in June, 2010. The Commission is responsible, in part, for reviewing attorney applicants requesting specialization in the field of estates and trusts.

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Every month, Southern Arizona Legal Aid's Volunteer Lawyers Program recognizes an attorney for his or her efforts and contributions to the program.
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Steven Itkin will be a guest on PrimeTalk, a call in radio program, discussing Today’s Real Estate Market-A Lender’s Perspective. The show will air live on Monday, May 10, 2010, 5:00-6:00 pm on The Jolt, 1330 am, with streaming audio at www.tucsonsjolt.com

Bowl for Kids' Sake 2010 is being held at the Bedroxx Family Fun Center on March 5 from 4 to 9 p.m. and March 6 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and teams will bowl in two-hour increments.

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We begin 2010 with a great deal of uncertainty with respect to the status of the federal estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes.

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On November 12, 2009, attorney Annie M. Rolfe was certified by Hon. Nanette Warner, Presiding Family Law Judge of the Pima County Superior Court, as a Parenting Coordinator pursuant to Rule 74, Arizona Rules of Family Law Procedure. Annie is one of only 8 attorneys approved to serve as Parenting Coordinators in Pima County.

Parenting Coordinators assist the court in high-conflict parenting dispute, assisting with implementation of court orders, making recommendations to the court regarding parenting time and custody, and working with families to help resolve the day-to-day disputes that may arise.

Annie has been practicing exclusively family law for the past five years, is an associate attorney at Waterfall Economidis, and member of the firm’s Family Law section. She is also a member of the State Bar of Arizona’s Family Law Executive Committee and approved to represent children pursuant to Rule 10, Arizona Rules of Family Law Procedure.

Waterfall Economidis is pleased to announce that several of its lawyers have been listed in the 2010 Edition of Best Lawyers in America. Congratulations to:
Peter Economidis, listed in Best Lawyers in Alternative Dispute Resolution, Family Law and Family Law Mediation;
Russell Jones, listed in Best Lawyers in Corporate Law;
John Kendall, listed in Best Lawyers in Trusts and Estates;
D. Michael Mandig, listed in Best Lawyers in Commercial Litigation, International Trade and Finance Law;
Cary Sandman, listed in Best Lawyers in Bet-the-Company Litigation and Commercial Litigation;
James Stuehringer, listed in Best Lawyers in Criminal Defense: Non-White-Collar and Criminal Defense: White-Collar;
Patrick Traynor listed in Best Lawyers in Family Law;
Gordon Waterfall, listed in Best Lawyers in Corporate Law, Taxation and Trusts and Estates;

On July 1, 2009, Corey Larson was selected by the members of the Executive Council of the Real Property Section of the State Bar of Arizona to join the Executive Council. This body consists of nine members selected from members of the Real Property Section from around the State. The Real Property section considers all matters of legal significance related to interest in real property, title thereto and transactions therein. The section participates in and comments on improvements and reforms in real property and related legislation and regulation, title and recording practices and standards and other matters of interest to attorneys involved in real estate matters in Arizona. The Real Property section is also responsible for distributing the Real Property Section Journal to its more than 1,000 members.

Corey is a member of the firm’s Litigation and Business Sections and his practice focuses on a wide range of real property issues from representing builders, contractors and developers to representing parties involved in real estate transactions. His election to the Executive Council will further his experience and knowledge of issues affecting real property and also provide an avenue for shaping efforts of regulatory and legislative reform.

Pat Traynor and Michael Mandig were voted into “Southwest Superlawyers 2009,” Pat in Family Law and Michael in Business Litigation. Only 5% of Arizona attorneys are included in this list, and selections are made through a process of peer nominations and independent research.

On June 17-21, Michael Mandig traveled to Mexico City, where he spoke at the National Autnomous University of Mexico (UNAM) as part of a post-graduate lecture series on the Rule of Law. His two-part lecture analyzed the purpose and effect of criminal procedure reforms throughout Latin America, including the widespread adoption of oral trials as the model for criminal prosecutions in the region. The lecture series is sponsored by three institutions: UNAM's Instituto de Investigaciones Juridicas, the Latin American Center of the University of Heidelberg, in Santiago, Chile, and the California Western School of Law in San Diego, California.

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Waterfall Economidis is proud to announce that two of its lawyers, Barry Kirschner and Steve Itkin, have been selected to receive an award from the Arizona Foundation for Legal Services and Education in recognition of their being among the Top 50 Pro Bono Attorneys in Arizona. The award is given ?to recognize attorneys who have given tirelessly of their time and expertise to ensure access to justice for all Arizonans.? They will receive their awards on June 19, 2008, during a reception being held from 5:00 to 7:30 p.m., at the annual State Bar Convention.

Congratulations to Waterfall Economidis' shareholder Pat Green. Pat was selected by the University of Arizona Foundation for inclusion in the Woman's Plaza of Honor, on the arch titled "Woman Lawyers- Women Leaders". The Women's Plaza of Honor was established to publicly and permanently celebrate women leaders who have enriched the lives of others. The Plaza is located on the University of Arizona Campus just west of Centennial Hall.

Steven J. Itkin was elected to serve as President of the board of directors for United Cerebral Palsy of Southern Arizona, Inc. for the year 2010.

WECHV associate Annie M. Rolfe chaired the 2009 Holiday Party benefitting the children of St. Nicholas of Myra. St. Nick’s is the organization responsible for foster children whose parental rights have been terminated but who have yet to be adopted.

This year, Annie, with the help of WECHV associate Corey B. Larson and other members of the Pima County legal and lay communities, hosted a 7-hour party at Pump It Up, and raised nearly $8,000 for the benefit of the children of St. Nick’s.

This was Annie’s second year organizing the annual event. More information about the event can be found at www.YLDHolidayParty.com.