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EIL 2026 Program

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CONGRATULATIONS FINALISTS!

IN-HOUSE ATTORNEY OF THE YEAR FINALISTS IN THE BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL SERVICES SECTOR

Courtney Beller, Ports America

Chuck Boettcher, Waste Management

Karl Fazio, RunBuggy

John Fry, Western Alliance Bank

Michael O’Connor, SRP

IN-HOUSE ATTORNEY OF THE YEAR FINALISTS IN THE EDUCATION SECTOR

Manuel H. Cairo, Midwestern University

Michele Keogh, BASIS Educational Group

Christopher E. Kevane, Universal Technical Institute

Lisa Loo, Arizona State University

Srini Medi, University of Phoenix

Mac Woods, ASU Enterprise Partners

COMMUNITY IMPACT ATTORNEY OF THE YEAR FINALISTS

David Hanselman, Maricopa County Attorney’s Office

Theresa Rosier, Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community

Jay M. Johnson, Central Arizona Project

Javier Ramos, Gila River Indian Community

Thomas Van Flein, Arizona Corporation Commission

IN-HOUSE ATTORNEY OF THE YEAR FINALISTS IN THE HEALTHCARE SECTOR

Veda Collmer, Raintree Systems

Jean Fitterer Lance, Banner Health

Shannon Fox Fraser, HonorHealth

Ijana Harris, Valleywise Health

Virginia O’Malley, Imaging Endpoints

William Sawkiw, Passport Health

IN-HOUSE ATTORNEY OF THE YEAR FINALISTS IN THE MANUFACTURING AND TECHNOLOGY SECTOR

Paul Breaux , Carvana

Julie Coletti, Align Technology

Maggie Osborn, Benchmark

Amy Rasor, Motorola Solutions

Lindsay Schafer, Axon

IN-HOUSE ATTORNEY OF THE YEAR FINALISTS IN THE NONPROFIT SECTOR

Sofia-Pia Bales, Hospice of the Valley

Yvonne Moss, Make-A-Wish America

Jake Schellinger, Arizona Community Foundation

Mona Stone, Goodwill of Central and Northern Arizona

LEGAL DEPARTMENT OF THE YEAR FINALISTS

Cable One

Desert Financial Credit Union

Dutch Bros

Pinnacle West Capital Corporation and APS

Plexus

Western Alliance Bank

IN-HOUSE ATTORNEY OF THE YEAR FINALISTS IN THE REAL ESTATE AND CONSTRUCTION SECTOR

Chris Baniszewski, Haydon

Jeff Holland, Discovery Land Company

David Koval, Kitchell Corporation

Alison Stahl, McCarthy Building Companies

Ron Stuff, Sundt Construction

CONGRATULATIONS FINALISTS!

IN-HOUSE ATTORNEY OF THE YEAR FINALISTS IN THE RETAIL AND HOSPITALITY SECTOR

Caleb Jay, Arizona Diamondbacks

Michael Minnaugh, Moon Valley Nurseries

Jay Pricher, BestWestern

Justin Ruggieri, Desert Diamond Casinos & Entertainment

Victoria Tullett, Dutch Bros

IN-HOUSE UP-AND-COMER OF THE YEAR FINALISTS

Farris Gillman, Arizona Public Service Company

Caroline Haspel, BWH Hotels

David Lakin, Player 15 Group

Kaleb Lester, Gila River Development

Logan Namanny, HonorHealth

Paige Pataky, Valleywise Health

PRIVATE PRACTICE LAWYER OF THE YEAR FINALISTS

Andrea L. Claus, Morris Hall

Jennifer Cranston, Gallagher & Kennedy

Nicole M. Goodwin, Greenberg Traurig

Jeff S. Leonard, Sacks Tierney

William Maledon, Osborn Maledon

Jeffrey Phillips, Phillips Law Group

EMERGING LEGAL LEADER OF THE YEAR FINALISTS

Jenna Brownlee, Cohen Dowd Quigley

Shannon Cohan, Fennemore

Katya Lancero Norris, Sacks Tierney

Madison Leake, Burch & Cracchiolo

Dominick San Angelo, Gallagher & Kennedy

Hannah Torres, Dorsey & Whitney

LARGE LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR FINALISTS

Burch & Cracchiolo

Davis Miles

Dickinson Wright Fennemore

Greenberg Traurig

Gust Rosenfeld

SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR FINALISTS

Aprio Legal

Coppersmith Brockelman

DM Cantor

Husch Blackwell

Rafi Law Group

Udall Shumway

LEGAL INDUSTRY IMPACT ATTORNEY OF THE YEAR FINALISTS

Rebecca Cain, Silver Cain

Andrew W. Gould, Holtzman Vogel

Jonathan Litster, Litster Dugwyler

Craig Morgan, Taft

Alan Soelberg, Davis Miles

Benjamin Taylor, Taylor and Gomez

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