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ASU College of Health Solutions Lauds Mel Soliz’s Contributions to MDC Advisory Board

Jul 29 2020

Mel Soliz Continues Legacy of Community Involvement by Joining Rosie’s House Board

Committed to making a difference in the community, Mel Soliz recently joined the board of directors of Rosie’s House, a nonprofit organization that provides a free music academy and mentorship for kids in downtown Phoenix. Helping children is a priority for Mel, a mother who previously served for three years on the board of young professionals for Gabriel’s Angel’s, a nonprofit focused on providing pet therapy for at-risk children. Her passion and legal expertise will be especially helpful as Rosie’s House embarks on a capital campaign for a new campus. In addition to her nonprofit service, Mel is also involved with a number of professional organizations, including serving on the Board of Directors of the Arizona Society of Healthcare Attorneys (AzSHA) and ADHS Human Subjects Research Board. She also is...

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May 29 2020

Naomi Jorgensen Joins ALA Arizona Board as Director at Large and Community Connection Chair

Naomi Jorgensen

Having served as Coppersmith Brockelman’s Chief Administrative Officer and Firm Administrator for the last three years, Naomi Jorgensen is helping advance the professional legal management industry. The Association of Legal Administrators (ALA) Arizona Chapter recently elected her as Director at Large and the Community Connection Chair for 2020-2021. As Community Connection Chair, Naomi works to encourage ALA members, firms, business partners, relatives and friends to come together to contribute time, energy and resources toward improving their communities. She will organize a community service project or fundraiser to bring chapter members and business partners together to support a good cause. As a Director at Large, Naomi helps ALA Arizona improve the quality of management in legal service organizations, promote and enhance the competence of professionalism of legal administrators, and represent...

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Mar 19 2020

COVID-19 LEGISLATION: What Employers Need to Know

Naomi Jorgensen

In the early morning hours of Saturday, March 14, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (Act), which includes two sections providing emergency paid leave rights to employees. After some modifications by the House on Monday, the bill went to the Senate, which overwhelmingly approved it on Wednesday, March 18. President Trump signed it the same day. The two leave-related components of the legislation take effect on April 2, 2020, 15 days after enactment, and sunset (expire) on December 31, 2020. For unstated reasons – but likely a political compromise – the law applies only to private-sector employers with fewer than 500 employees. (It also applies to public agencies of all sizes.) Below is a summary of what such employers need...

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Mar 16 2020

Melissa Soliz Discusses Health Information Privacy with Pinal County Justice System

Naomi Jorgensen

The justice system often needs access to health information in order to ensure fair and equitable justice, but is often unaware of the complex web of state and federal privacy laws that restrict when health care providers may share health information with justice system personnel. This lack of understanding often creates tension and confusion between the health care system and the justice system. To close that gap in understanding, Health Current (Arizona’s statewide health information) provided an educational seminar to the Pinal County justice system on how to navigate health information privacy laws for justice system purposes. During the presentation, titled “The Privacy of Health Information and the Judicial System: HIPAA, 42 CFR Part 2 and State Law,” Melissa Soliz and co-presenter Chase Millea provided an overview of...

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Feb 12 2020

American Health Lawyers Association Taps Kristen Rosati to Plan Conference and Moderate Panel

Naomi Jorgensen

As a nationally recognized leader in health care law, Kristen Rosati was invited for a fourth year to be on the program planning committee for the American Health Lawyers Association (AHLA) Academic Medical Centers and Teaching Hospitals Institute. Kristen was also invited to moderate a panel on “Doing Deals in the Genomic and Big Data Era.” Attracting top in-house and outside counsel who advise the nation's leading teaching hospitals and medical centers, this annual event addresses the unique legal issues they face. Kristen and the planning committee developed content programming, including in-depth sessions covering genomic medicine, Big Data, and foreign influence on research. During the conference, which was in late January in Arlington, Va., Kristen moderated a panel discussion about “Doing Deals in the Genomic and Big Data Era.” She and...

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Sam Coppersmith Co-Presents National Business Institute Webinar on Start-to-Finish Nonprofit Formation

Feb 05 2020

Sam Coppersmith Covers the Complexities of Private Foundations During National Business Institute Webinar

Naomi Jorgensen

The legal and tax aspects of private foundations can be a complex undertaking. In the recent National Business Institute (NBI) webinar, “Private Foundations From Start to Finish,” Sam Coppersmith and his panel of co-presenters provided insight to help lawyers advise clients in this area of law. Specifically, he spoke on: Different types of private foundations, funding and giving options, and rules governing non-operating foundations vs. operating foundations. Organizing and governing a private foundation, foundation board considerations, and the investment of funds and distribution. Filing necessary tax returns, IRS Form 990 – PF, IRS Form 990 – T, requirements, contributions, disbursements, expenses, and more.Changes for exempt organizations, including private foundations, under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Sam has more than three decades of experience assisting local and national businesses and nonprofit entities as...

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Mel Soliz Continues Legacy of Community Involvement by Joining Rosie’s House Board

Naomi Jorgensen Joins ALA Arizona Board as Director at Large and Community Connection Chair

COVID-19 LEGISLATION: What Employers Need to Know

Melissa Soliz Discusses Health Information Privacy with Pinal County Justice System

American Health Lawyers Association Taps Kristen Rosati to Plan Conference and Moderate Panel

Sam Coppersmith Covers the Complexities of Private Foundations During National Business Institute Webinar

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