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Life has blessed me withamazing experiences.I attended NelsonMandela’s CongressionalGold Medal ceremony in1998. I sat next to Rep. JohnLewis, the only living “BigSix” leader of the AmericanCivil Rights Movement, aswe retraced Martin LutherKing’s 1965 march to Montgomery, Ala., wherebe hoped to register black voters.I have shaken hands with men and women whoput their lives on the line for civil rights. Despitetheir efforts, we still have work to do. A 2012Minority Business Enterprise Report showed asignificant portion of minority-owned businessesin Arizona still have problems earning the trustof their customers, suppliers, peers and lenders.Marvin Perry, another great advocate for equalrights, felt the need to found the Black Board ofDirectors Project, which was created to help fillthe void of minorities on corporate, charitableand policy-making boards at the local, state andnational levels. In 28 years, BBODP has placedmore than 2,000 blacks and other minorities onboards and commissions.In this issue of Az Business magazine, Perryand other diversity leaders helped us select adynamic group of men and women who areamong the 25 Most Influential Minority BusinessLeaders in Arizona.As I edited the section, I came to a quickconclusion. The color of their skin doesn’t matter.We could easily call the section the “25 MostInfluential Business Leaders in Arizona” and noone would blink. That’s a step toward progress, butthere are more steps to take.
Life has blessed me withamazing experiences.I attended NelsonMandela’s CongressionalGold Medal ceremony in1998. I sat next to Rep. JohnLewis, the only living “BigSix” leader of the AmericanCivil Rights Movement, aswe retraced Martin LutherKing’s 1965 march to Montgomery, Ala., wherebe hoped to register black voters.I have shaken hands with men and women whoput their lives on the line for civil rights. Despitetheir efforts, we still have work to do. A 2012Minority Business Enterprise Report showed asignificant portion of minority-owned businessesin Arizona still have problems earning the trustof their customers, suppliers, peers and lenders.Marvin Perry, another great advocate for equalrights, felt the need to found the Black Board ofDirectors Project, which was created to help fillthe void of minorities on corporate, charitableand policy-making boards at the local, state andnational levels. In 28 years, BBODP has placedmore than 2,000 blacks and other minorities onboards and commissions.In this issue of Az Business magazine, Perryand other diversity leaders helped us select adynamic group of men and women who areamong the 25 Most Influential Minority BusinessLeaders in Arizona.As I edited the section, I came to a quickconclusion. The color of their skin doesn’t matter.We could easily call the section the “25 MostInfluential Business Leaders in Arizona” and noone would blink. That’s a step toward progress, butthere are more steps to take.
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TOP LAWYERS LIST ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION<br />
Shawn K. Aiken<br />
Shareholder<br />
Aiken Schenk<br />
ashrlaw.com<br />
Aiken’s ADR skills<br />
are rooted in nearly<br />
30 years of business<br />
litigation experience.<br />
Named “Lawyer<br />
of the Year,” 2012<br />
(Mediation, Phoenix)<br />
by Best Lawyers,<br />
Aiken ranks among<br />
Super Lawyers® “Top<br />
50 Arizona Lawyers”<br />
(2009-2013).<br />
Richard A. Friedlander<br />
Member<br />
Dickinson Wright/Mariscal<br />
Weeks PLLC<br />
dickinsonwright.com<br />
Friedlander is an<br />
experienced mediator<br />
and arbitrator<br />
handling matters<br />
throughout the<br />
Southwest and<br />
has mediated and<br />
arbitrated a myriad<br />
of disputes involving<br />
construction, real<br />
property, title and<br />
escrow, contracts,<br />
bankruptcy, insurance,<br />
bad faith, lender<br />
liability, employment<br />
and probate issues.<br />
Amy L. Lieberman<br />
Executive director<br />
Insight Employment Mediation<br />
insightmediation.com<br />
Mediator and<br />
arbitrator Lieberman<br />
resolves employment<br />
litigation, business<br />
disputes, executive<br />
and workplace<br />
conflict. She conducts<br />
neutral investigations,<br />
and is the author of<br />
“Mediation Success:<br />
Get it Out, Get it<br />
Over, and Get Back to<br />
<strong>Business</strong>.”<br />
Paul Roshka<br />
Founding member<br />
Roshka DeWulf & Patten<br />
Rdp-law.com<br />
Roshka is a<br />
commercial litigator<br />
and mediator who<br />
practices regularly<br />
before the federal<br />
and state courts,<br />
the SEC, FINRA and<br />
the ACC regarding<br />
securities issues and<br />
other general business<br />
matters.<br />
David C. Tierney<br />
Shareholder<br />
Sacks Tierney P.A.<br />
sackstierney.com<br />
A veteran litigator<br />
and past chair of<br />
the State Bar’s ADR<br />
section, Tierney<br />
is a Best Lawyers<br />
selectee (arbitration<br />
and mediation)<br />
and member of the<br />
AAA Commercial<br />
and Construction<br />
Arbitration and<br />
Construction<br />
Mediation panels.<br />
Christopher L.<br />
Callahan<br />
Director<br />
Fennemore Craig<br />
fclaw.com<br />
Callahan chairs<br />
the <strong>Business</strong> Torts<br />
and Personal<br />
Injury practice and<br />
counsels clients on<br />
alternative dispute<br />
resolution techniques<br />
and participates<br />
in arbitration<br />
and mediations.<br />
He represents<br />
business entities<br />
addressing toxic torts,<br />
insurance coverage<br />
and commercial<br />
transactions.<br />
Alisa J. Gray<br />
Shareholder<br />
Tiffany & Bosco, P.A.<br />
tblaw.com<br />
Gray’s practice is<br />
concentrated in<br />
alternative dispute<br />
resolution related<br />
to probate and trust<br />
litigation, elder law<br />
and administration.<br />
Retained and<br />
appointed in<br />
complicated class<br />
actions involving<br />
minors/decedents and<br />
as guardian ad litem<br />
or dispute resolution<br />
master.<br />
Mark A. Nadeau<br />
Co-managing partner<br />
DLA Piper<br />
dlapiper.com<br />
Nadeau is widely<br />
recognized as a<br />
leading litigator and<br />
commentator on<br />
international dispute<br />
resolution. He has<br />
represented clients<br />
in many high-profile<br />
disputes involving<br />
television, aviation,<br />
real estate, hospitality,<br />
energy, trade secrets<br />
and unfair business<br />
practice matters.<br />
Tod. F. Schleier<br />
Founder<br />
Schleier Law Offices<br />
schleierlaw.com<br />
Schleier’s success<br />
as a mediator is due<br />
to his experience<br />
in representing<br />
individuals and<br />
employers, as well<br />
as a belief that most<br />
employment-related<br />
disputes should be<br />
resolved short of<br />
parties expending<br />
significant time and<br />
resources on a legal<br />
battle.<br />
Jon Weiss<br />
Partner<br />
Lewis Roca Rothgerber LLP<br />
lrrlaw.com<br />
Weiss is an<br />
experienced trial and<br />
appellate lawyer. As a<br />
partner in the firm’s<br />
Litigation Group,<br />
he has a particular<br />
focus in the areas of<br />
professional liability,<br />
lawyer discipline, and<br />
complex business<br />
litigation.<br />
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