COMMUNITY news nMcClellan has obtained 95 verdicts and settlements in excess of one million dollars each, and is a threetime recipient of the “Outstanding Trial Lawyer Award” from the Consumer Attorneys of San Diego for cases in which million and multimillion dollar verdicts were obtained. He is the first and only San Diego attorney selected for admission to the Inner Circle of Advocates, a prestigious invitation-only group CRAIG R. McCLELLAN of top plaintiff’s attorneys, limited to 100 members nationwide. He is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates, where he served as President of the San Diego Chapter. He has appeared on public radio and television programs, including 60 Minutes, 20/20, and the McNeilLehrer Report. nJenny Goodman, an attorney at Sullivan Hill Lewin Rez & Engel, was elected President of the Rotary Club of San Diego Downtown Breakfast for 2012-2013, effective July 1, 2012. Goodman has been actively engaged in Rotary since 2004, serving on numerous committees and has been on the Board of the Rotary Club of San Diego Downtown Breakfast for the last two years. Active in the local community, JENNY GOODMAN Goodman formerly served as the chair of the San Diego County Bar Association’s Animal Law Section, was a former President of the Indiana University Alumni Club—San Diego Chapter and served two terms on the Board of Directors for San Diego Coastkeeper. Currently, she is on the Board of Directors for the Pacific Youth Soccer League and serves as its Director of Recreational Coaching. The Rotary Club of San Diego Downtown Breakfast supports a wide variety of community organizations and health and social causes in the San Diego metropolitan area and throughout the world. The chapter focuses primarily on fundraising and service opportunities for charities and issues related to children, seniors, military families and the environment.
JIM PETERSON
nJim Peterson, an employment law attorney and partner of Higgs Fletcher & Mack LLP, was selected by the Daily Journal as one of the 2012 top
labor and employment attorneys in the state. Mr. Peterson was the only San Diego “management side” or employment defense attorney selected for this prestigious award. Only 75 labor and employment attorneys in the state receive this recognition. Mr. Peterson has been practicing employment law in San Diego for over 24 years and currently serves as the Chair of Higgs Fletcher & Mack’s Business Litigation Department and the Labor and Employment Practice Group. He advises and litigates disputes for a number of national and regional business clients on various aspects of the employment relationship including discrimination, retaliation, harassment, compensation (including wage and hour class actions) misappropriation of trade secrets and proprietary information, breach of contract, and wrongful termination. As part of his employment law consulting practice, Mr. Peterson counsels clients on hiring practices, wage and hour compliance, employment agreements, policy manuals, employee handbooks, termination decisions, lay-offs, and disability management. nThe Gomez Law Firm has purchased 10 Charger season tickets in the “family section” of Qualcomm Stadium, which will be made available via non-profit organizations to kids might not ordinarily have the opportunity to see the Chargers in action. The family section prohibits profanity and alcohol and is a safe place for children. The Gomez Firm team’s vision of philanthropy consists of giving JOHN H. GOMEZ back time, talent and treasure as a firm as well on an individual level. The Gomez Law Firm Founder and Lead Trial Attorney John Gomez has mastered the quickstep, in order to compete as a local luminary in Malashock’s So You Think You Can Dance fundraiser - raising funds to make their programs accessible to children. He has polished his stand-up comedy routine to give people access to legal guidance as part of the San Diego Volunteer Lawyer Program’s LAF-Off. John does voice-overs for the radio PSAs showcasing MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving) efforts to combat drunk driving. The Gomez Law Firm team also participates in Walk for the Cure, Race on behalf of Children with Autism, and Raise the Red Boot for the Ronald McDonald House.
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