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Matthew J. Brandes, an attorney with Simmons
Perrine Moyer Bergman PLC (SPMB) in Iowa, received
the “Voices for Justice” award at the Iowa Supreme
Court’s Honors
Luncheon held in
conjunction with the
Iowa State Bar
Association’s Annual
Meeting in Des
Moines. This is the
first year for the
award. Eight honorees
were selected
to recognize legal
careers marked by
outstanding service
to the Iowa Judicial
Branch and the
cause of justice. Pictured: Matthew Brandes and his
wife, Jeanne.
Hall Booth Smith, P.C. (HBS) attorneys and staff participated
in the 15th Annual ServiceJuris Day this past
June. The enthusiastic group of HBSers pictured were
able to make a difference at Price Middle School in
Atlanta by landscaping and painting lanes in the parking
lot for the upcoming school year. ServiceJuris Day
is coordinated by ServiceJuris, Inc. – a nonprofit lead
by volunteers from across the Atlanta legal community.
of USLAW
Attorneys and staff from Sweeny, Wingate & Barrow,
P.A., in South Carolina competed in the Palmetto 200,
a statewide relay race which raises funds for The
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Team Tort-Us III completed
the 207.5-mile course in 29 hours and 22 minutes,
holding a pace of 8:29/mile.
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Southern West
Virginia honored Tom Flaherty of Flaherty
Sensabaugh Bonasso PLLC as part of their annual
McGala fundraiser earlier this year. A longtime supporter,
Tom was honored for his 30+ years of service
to RMHC of Southern West Virginia. (Pictured L-to-R:
Evan Osborn, development director for RMHC; Tom
and Paula Flaherty; and Mike Bonasso)
Franklin & Prokopik employees volunteer for Living
Classroom’s Healthy Cities “Game Changers” program.
It is an initiative to bring nutrition, fitness, and wellness
education to a targeted area of East Baltimore,
Maryland, that takes place at the Under Armour
House.
Jones, Skelton & Hochuli, P.L.C. (JSH) in Arizona cycled
for a cause, namely for kids at Phoenix Children’s
Hospital. The Second Annual “Tour de Ren” was hosted
by Hines, the building management company for the
Renaissance Square Towers, where JSH is located. JSH
employees joined 40 other Renaissance Square tenants
for a day of cycling on stationary bikes in an effort
to support initiatives to cure and treat Cerebral Palsy,
among other diagnoses. Phoenix Children’s Hospital
(PCH) is one of the largest children’s hospitals in the
country and provides the most comprehensive pediatric
care in the state.