April 26, 2010
Quarles & Brady's Dawn Valdivia Named Pro Bono Coordinator for Phoenix Office
PHOENIX, ARIZ. — The national law firm of Quarles & Brady LLP is pleased to announce that Dawn C. Valdivia, a partner in the Firm, has been named Pro Bono Coordinator for the Phoenix office.
Ms. Valdivia practices in the Labor & Employment Group. She regularly advises clients regarding issues of workplace discrimination, employee discipline and termination, employer policies, and compliance with state and federal labor and employment laws. She has extensive experience representing clients before the National Labor Relations Board, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and in complex litigation matters. Ms. Valdivia also has experience representing employers during union organizing campaigns, in collective bargaining and in labor arbitrations. She received her law degree from the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law and her B.A. from Arizona State University.
Quarles & Brady consistently demonstrates an enthusiastic commitment to the provision of pro bono legal services. The Firm considers it their duty to help ensure that justice is available to all persons, regardless of income; we strive to provide quality legal representation for those in our communities who are least able to pay, yet most in need of those services. In fiscal year 2009, Quarles & Brady's Phoenix attorneys averaged 56 pro bono hours. Ninety-six percent of all Phoenix associates recorded pro bono hours — the highest average in the Firm.
Quarles & Brady LLP is a full-service law firm with more than 420 attorneys practicing from offices in Phoenix and Tucson, Ariz.; Chicago, Ill.; Naples and Tampa, Fla.; and Milwaukee and Madison, Wis. The Firm offers an array of legal services to corporate and individual clients that range from small entrepreneurial businesses to Fortune 100 companies. Additional information about the Firm may be found at
www.quarles.com.