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» Outstanding Attorney of the Month in Pima County

   
 

 

Kristen Klotz

August 2010

 

By Michele Mirto

 

Kristen Klotz has been

selected as the Out-

standing Pro Bono

Attorney of the Month

for August.  Kristen is

a member of DeConcini

McDonald Yetwin &

Lacy, P.C.   She has

been involved with the

Volunteers Lawyers

Program in Pima County

for a little more than a

year.  In that relatively

short time, she has

already provided legal

services to forty-eight

clients. Kristen assists

the VLP by providing

advice, brief service

and direct representation to clients in need of help with employment law issues. 

The VLP’s monthly award is a distinct honor: of the nearly 1,300 attorneys who

volunteer their time with VLP, only 12 receive the VLP’s Outstanding Pro Bono

Attorney award each year.

 

Q & A with Kristen Klotz:

 

Where are you from?  Born in New Jersey; raised in Scottsdale, Arizona.

 

Where did you go to college?  ASU – psychology major.

 

Where did you go to law school?  U of A.

 

How long have you lived in Tucson?  20 years.

 

What are your current practice areas?  I have a civil practice, with a focus

on employment law.

 

What drives you to volunteer with VLP?  I am proud and honored to serve

others through VLP, and I consider myself fortunate to work for a firm that not

only supports but encourages community service activities.  DeConcini,

McDonald, Yetwin & Lacy promotes giving back to the community whenever

possible.  I’m happy to be a part of that effort.  It sounds so cliché, but I am

truly humbled by the VLP honor.  It’s very difficult for me to accept recognition

and acknowledgement for the intermittent services I provide, when I’m aware

and so appreciative of the VLP staff and attorneys who devote their entire

workday to providing volunteer services.  VLP is a terrific program, and I

appreciate the opportunity to participate.  One of the best ways for me to

keep perspective in my life is to interact with and provide whatever assistance

I can offer to those coping with difficult circumstances in their lives. 

 

If you ever retire from private practice, it will be to start a new career

as a ___?   An artisan baker.

 

What do you do to unwind after work?  My husband, Jeff, and I are the

proud parents of a daughter, age 12, and a son, age 10, who are fantastic

kids and who keep us extremely busy - we don’t unwind after work!

 

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Past Pima County Monthly Award Winners

 

 

 

 

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