PHOENIX – Rod Galarza, an attorney with the Phoenix law firm of Kasdan Simonds Riley & Vaughan LLP, has been elected and is now the Chair of the Board of Trustees for the Maricopa County Bar Foundation. The Maricopa County Bar Foundation is the charitable arm of the Maricopa County Bar Association, the largest voluntary bar association in Arizona since its founding in 1914.
The mission of the Maricopa County Bar Foundation is to raise and distribute funds to enhance the rule of law and the system of justice in Arizona, with a focus on programs that relate to the administration of justice, ethics in the legal profession, legal assistance for the needy, the encouragement of legal research, publications and forums, and the education of the public.
Mr. Galarza also serves on the State Bar of Arizona’s Committee on Minorities & Women in the Law and he is a member of the Thurgood Marshall Inn of Court. Previously, he served the public as a prosecutor for the City of Phoenix.
Mr. Galarza is a veteran of the armed forces, having served as a United States Marine Guard at the U.S. Embassies in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and Brasilia, Brazil.
The Kasdan Simonds law firm also has offices in Irvine, California and Concord, California. The firm represents property owners in complex construction defects litigation. For more detailed information on the firm, visit www.kasdansimonds.com.
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