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My name is Glenn Roethler.  I am originally from the Puyallup area of Washington State.  I grew up on a small farm where I learned to appreciate diligence and hard work.. I paid my way through school by working in construction.  I have assisted in building several houses from start to finish while working for my Grandfather's construction company.. I have many outdoor interests.  Of these, motorcycle riding has become my chief hobby.  I also struggle with playing guitar and would like to start struggling to play drums (I am sure the neighbors will appreciate it).

After eight years as an associate for a 500+ attorney national law firm, then a downtown Phoenix practice, Brooks Holcomb began his first entrepreneurial undertaking by establishing the boutique law firm of Brooks J. Holcomb, PLLC in 2008. As a corporate attorney, his firm lays the legal groundwork for launching new business ventures as well as servicing the ongoing legal needs of closely-held companies.. In his most recent entrepreneurial endeavor, he co-founded and served as General Counsel for the fast-casual healthy dining concept Original ChopShop Co., which initially had four (4) restaurant locations throughout the Phoenix area. As reported by Business Wire and Yahoo Finance in July 2016, a majority stake of ChopShop was acquired by Hargett Hunter Capital Partners, a North Carolina-based private equity firm, which scales hospitality concepts on a regional then national level. There are currently fifteen (15) locations of ChopShop in multiple states. He also co-founded and continues as a partner in The Montauk and Diego Pops restaurants in Old Town Scottsdale.. Previously, he co-founded Smashboxx, a nightclub in Scottsdale’s entertainment district, which was named “Best Success Story in Scottsdale” by the Arizona Republic and won the award for “Best Management” by the AZ Nightlife Industry Association.. In 2012, Mr. Holcomb was inducted by his peers to join the Arizona Chapter of Entrepreneur’s Organization, which is a global business network of 14,000+ business owners in 196 chapters and 62 different countries whose businesses had total sales over $160B last year.. His numerous articles on business and estate planning have been published by the American Bar Association (in its national publication Probate & Property), the State Bar of Arizona (in the Arizona Attorney magazine), and the Giving Counsel of the Arizona Community Foundation.. Mr. Holcomb received his law degree magna cum laude at the University of Miami and was inducted into the Phi Delta Phi Legal Honor Society and elected into the Society of Bar & Gavel. He earned an LL.M. graduate law degree in Taxation at New York University, and his bachelor’s degree in English and Business from Brigham Young University.. In the philanthropic community, he has served on the boards of directors of the Foundation for Burns and Trauma, Inc., and the Joyner-Walker Foundation, Inc. (a charity established to promote financial literacy among inner city youth). He has also been a member of the Scottsdale Active 20-30 Club, which raises funds for local children’s charities.. Recognition of his community leadership has included being named: (i) Top 50 Pro Bono Attorney of Arizona by the Arizona Foundation for Legal Services and Education; (ii) Guardian Ad Litem Attorney of the Year for Arizona by the Children’s Law Center; and (iii) Attorney of the Month by the Volunteers Lawyer Program as well as the Maricopa County Bar Association. Mr. Holcomb has been recognized in the Phoenix Business Journal, the Maricopa Lawyer, and Scottsdale Health magazine.. He is a proud former member of the Boy Scouts of America and attained the rank of Eagle at the youngest possible age (13). He enjoys international travel, health and fitness, and his beloved Miami Hurricanes football team.

"There can be no keener revelation of a society's soul than the way in which it treats its children." …Nelson Mandela. Tamera focuses on Adoption Law, Juvenile Law, Child Advocacy and Indian Child Welfare Act (“ICWA”) matters. She has dedicated her entire legal career to championing children’s interests in the foster care system, having been the “voice” for thousands of abused and neglected children. Tamera has legally assisted in creating thousands of “forever families” through representation of Foster Families, Blended Families, Relatives, Private Couples, Same-Sex Couples, LGBTQ families and Birth Mothers.. Tamera has served as an Associate Justice for the White Mountain Apache Tribe Court of Appeals (three-year term); served as a Judge Pro Tem for the Maricopa County Superior Court (three years); is a member of the Arizona State Bar, Juvenile Law and Indian Law Sections; the National Native American Bar Association (NNABA); the Native American Bar Association of Arizona (NABA-AZ); National Indian Child Welfare Association (NICWA); and National Association of Counsel for Children (NACC). Tamera serves as a founding member on the National Adoption Day Planning Committee for Pinal County. Tamera is on the Advisory Council and is Chair-Emeritus for the Arizona Friends of Foster Children Foundation (AFFCF) after serving as a Director for 20 years, Board Chair for three years, and 18 years as the Scholarship Program Chair for AFFCF. Since its inception in 2012, Tamera has served as a Community Advisor on the Fostering Advocates Arizona (formerly Arizona Youth Opportunities Initiative). She served on the State of Arizona’s Foster Care Review Board from 1993-1996. Publications include: A Citizen’s Guide to Fact Finding and Action in the Juvenile Justice System, Children’s Action Alliance/Juvenile Justice Project, Arizona, contributor, 1995; Financial Services in the European Market of 1992, American Bar Association, Section of International Law and Practice, 1989 Spring Meeting, Washington, D.C.; Europe 1992: Obstacles & Opportunities for United States Business, Utah Business Magazine, August 1989. Tamera (Arapaho) was one of the founding directors of the Inter-Tribal, Native American Communications Council, established in 1993. Tamera worked directly with Senator Ted Kennedy on the drafting of the “Torture Victims Protection Act.”. Tamera is a graduate of Georgetown University Law Center (1994) in Washington D.C., where she served as the Senior Editor on the Law Center’s Legal Journal: Law & Policy in International Business. She received her Bachelor’s degree from the University of Southern California (1984) where she majored in International Relations. Tamera is admitted to practice in state, federal and Tribal courts in Arizona: Hopi, Pascua Yaqui, Gila River Indian Community, and Tohono O’odham Tribal Courts; and admitted before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and the U.S. Supreme Court.

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