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JSH Included in the 2015 “Best Law Firms” Rankings by
U.S. News Media Group and Best Lawyers®
We are proud to be included in the 2015 “Best Law Firms”
Rankings by U.S. News Media Group and Best Lawyers.® We
were ranked as a metropolitan tier one, tier two and tier three
law firm for a variety of practice areas. A breakdown of our
rankings can be seen below:
METROPOLITAN TIER 1 – Phoenix
• Construction Law
• Education Law
• Insurance Law
• Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
• Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
• Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers
METROPOLITAN TIER 2 – Phoenix
• Appellate Practice
• Litigation - Labor & Employment
• Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
METROPOLITAN TIER 3 – Phoenix
• Criminal Defense: Non-White-Collar
• Employment Law – Management
To be eligible for a ranking, a firm must have a lawyer listed
in The Best Lawyers in America®, which recognizes the top
4 percent of practicing attorneys in the US. The rankings
are based upon a combination of ballots from both clients
and peers, which makes the “Best Law Firms” list the most
thorough and accurate ranking system ever developed.
Mark Zukowski Selected to the American Board of Trial Advocates
We would like to congratulate Mark Zukowski on being the ninth lawyer at Jones, Skelton & Hochuli to be invited to join the
American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA). ABOTA membership is by invitation, and only lawyers who are of high personal
character and honorable reputation are eligible to join.
The purpose of ABOTA is to elevate the standards of integrity, honor, and courtesy in the legal
profession. In addition, they seek to aid in the further education and training of trial lawyers, improve
methods of procedure, serve as an informational center, and study and discuss matters of interest to
trial lawyers.
Mr. Zukowski joined Jones, Skelton & Hochuli in 1983, and has been a Partner since 1988. He has
served on the firm’s management committee and is a past chair of the firm’s construction and
insurance practice groups. In addition to his successful civil litigation practice, Mr. Zukowski is a
construction and commercial arbitrator and mediator for the American Arbitration Association. He
is also a member of the prestigious National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals. He has extensive
experience as a private arbitrator and mediator and as a settlement conference Judge Pro Tem for the
Maricopa County Superior Court. He has also previously served as a Judge Pro Tem for the Arizona Court of
Appeals.
Don Myles Elevated to Advocate Member by the American
Board of Trial Advocates
ABOTA also elevated Don Myles’ rank from Associate to Advocate in February 2015. In order
to be eligible to elevate in rank to Advocate, an attorney must have at least (8) years of active
experience as a trial lawyer and have tried a minimum of (50) civil jury trials to jury verdict or hung
jury.
Mr. Myles has been a Partner at JSH for nearly 30 years and has spoken at seminars all around
the country regarding litigation related issues, as well as trial practices and procedures. He
concentrates his practice on insurance coverage, bad faith, professional liability and has tried in
excess of 50 cases to verdict.