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Pro Bono Honor Roll

Recognition of Pro Bono Volunteers
in the United States Bankruptcy Court, District of Arizona

In honor of National Celebrate Pro Bono week, the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Arizona recognizes the exceptional commitment and efforts of bankruptcy attorneys and their staff in our district who assist self-represented parties.  The District of Arizona has the highest self-represented filing rate in the Ninth Circuit. Pro bono volunteers help those debtors and creditors navigate through the complicated bankruptcy system. These attorneys greatly benefit the Court and all its litigants. We are especially grateful as volunteers continue their services remotely during the pandemic. 
 
This is the Court’s tenth year recognizing bankruptcy attorneys who give back to the community. The pro bono services recognized this year include volunteer commitment to one or more of the following programs: Bankruptcy Court Pro Bono Panel (consultation and representation in adversaries and contested matters); Bankruptcy Court Self Help Center; Friends of the Court Reaffirmation Programs; Southern Arizona Legal Aid, Step Up to Justice and Community Legal Services Volunteer Lawyer debt advice clinic and direct representation of low-income Chapter 7 debtors.  The Court thanks each and every one of the following volunteers for their continued support in assisting self-represented parties in our district.  
 

 United States Bankruptcy Judges, District of Arizona

1The Honor Roll lists will be updated annually. If you wish to volunteer for a pro bono program, please contact Tami Johnson, Pro Se Law Clerk, at tami_johnson@azb.uscourts.gov.

2021 Honor Roll of Pro Bono Volunteers

Bankruptcy Court Pro Bono Panel
Alissa Brice Castaneda
Grant Cartwright
Jody Corrales
Rob Charles
Valorie Douglas 
Tracy Essig
Nathan Finch
James Florentine 
Craig Ganz 
Parham Hakimi
 
Henry Jacobs
Cody Jess
Michael Jones
Molly Kjartanson
Robert Miller
Kenneth Neeley
Sarah Noe 
Eric Ollason
Kortney Otten
Jared Parker
 
Jill Perrella 
Isaac Rothschild 
Katey Anderson Sanchez
Gerald Shelley
Dale Schian
Tyler Stanton 
Warren Stapleton
Michael Thrall 
 

 

Bankruptcy Court Self Help Center

Phoenix
Diane Drain
Scott Hyder
Mark Lischwe
Claudia Lopez
Jacque Rambo
 
Kevin Rattay
Carlene Simmons
Gary Stickell 
Ray Steele
Shawn Stone
 
R.J. Sunkin 
Carolyn Tatkin
Andrea Wimmer 
 


Tucson
Jody Corrales 
Steve Cox
Katherine Johnson Finn
David Hindman
 
Henry Jacobs
Jill Perrella 
Fred Petersen
Isaac Rothschild 
 
 Dan Rylander
Lisa Thompson

 

Friends of the Court Reaffirmation Program

Phoenix - Volunteer Lawyers Program / Community Legal Services

Attorneys:
Krystal Ahart
Diane Drain
Nathan Finch
 
Scott Hyder 
Cody Jess
Ross Mumme 
 
Carlene Simmons
Shawn Stone
Jason Treguboff 
 

 

Tucson - Volunteer Lawyers Program / Southern Arizona Legal Aid

Attorneys:
Rob Charles
Fred Peterson		 Isaac Rothschild
Alan Solot		 Shirley Spira 

 

Direct Representation in Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Cases to Assist Working Poor Families

Phoenix - Volunteer Lawyer Program / Community Legal Services
Thomas Allen
Stanley Buzzelle II
Joseph Cotterman
Diane Drain
David Wm Engelman
Jonathan B. Frutkin
 
D. Lamar Hawkins
Cristina Perez Hesano
Jillian Hindo
Michael A. Jones
Robert N. Mann
Joshua Blake Mayes
 
Kenneth Neeley
Liz Nguyen
Carolyn Tatkin
Robert Teague
Michael Thrall 
 


Tucson - Volunteer Lawyer Program / Southern Arizona Legal Aid
Ron Allen
George Carroll
Noreen Cary
Rob Charles
Dennis Clancy
Steve Cox
 
Michael McGrath
Eric Ollason
Jim Penny
Fred Petersen
John Richardson
Isaac Rothschild
 
Dan Rylander
Ron Ryan
Jeffrey Sklar
Eric Sparks
Charles Smith
Shirley Spira  
Lisa Thompson
 


Tucson - Step Up to Justice Pro Bono Law Center
Ron Allen
Caleb Brown
George Carroll
Rob Charles 
Jody Corrales
Michael McGrath
 
Kasey Nye
Fred Petersen

 

Consumer Debt Advice Clinics

Phoenix - Volunteer Lawyer Program/Community Legal Services
Mel Anderson
Nancy Anger
David Wm Engelman
Tracy Essig
Philip Jon Giles
John F. Gordon
Hon. Hugh Hegyi
Jillian Hindo
Betty Hum
 
Lee Bennett
Harold Campbell III
Cody Jess
James Kahn
Peggy LeMoine
Ryan McBride
Tom Moring
Ross Mumme
Judith O’Neill
 
Robert Crawford
Romy Drysdale
Alan L Pedersen-Giles
Robin Petrowski
Jeremy Poryes
Donald Powell 
Misbah Rashid
Scott Uthe
 


Tucson - Volunteer Lawyers Program/Southern Arizona Legal Aid
Rob Charles 
Henry Jacobs 
Robert Johnstone
Beverly Parker
Jill Perrella
John Richardson
Isaac Rothschild
Ronald Ryan
 
Dan Rylander
Eric Slocum Sparks
Jeffrey Sklar
Marvin Zuransky 
 


Tucson - Step Up to Justice Pro Bono Law Center
Caleb Brown
George Carroll
Rob Charles
Steve Cox
 
Robert Johnstone
Robert Kuhn
Kasey Nye
Fred Petersen
 
John Richardson
Dan Rylander
Jeffrey Sklar
Bern Velasco