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Carolann Cervetti Business Profile in Arizona Woman - 2005 Who’s Who in Business SPECIAL EDITION

Carolann Cervetti Business Profile in Arizona Woman - 2005 Who’s Who in Business SPECIAL EDITION The following business profile was included in Arizona Woman – 2005 Who’s Who in Business SPECIAL EDITION

50-year-old law firm builds case on innovation and creativity

Established in 1948, Ryley Carlock & Applewhite is a full-service law firm with expertise in employment and labor, environmental and natural resources law, corporate and securities, real estate and real estate finance, estate planning and litigation. The firm recently opened an office in Denver, Colorado as part of a strategic plan to grow the firm’s presence and expertise in the Southwestern and Rocky Mountain regions of the United States.

Carolann Cervetti, a shareholder with the firm since 1999 and Practice Group Leader of the firm’s highly respected Labor and Employment Group, Cervetti practices in the areas of labor and employment law. She has appeared before the Arizona Court of Appeals, the Arizona Supreme Court and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in defending employers who are faced with claims of sexual harassment disability, gender, age, race, national origin and religious discrimination wrongful discharge and employment-related tort and contract claims.

Carolann also engages in proactive labor and employment counseling, advising employers about their rights under federal and state employment laws, reviewing handbooks and policies to ensure legal compliance, and training managers and supervisors to effectively administer policies and develop positive employee relations. Carolann and the other attorneys in her practice group also represent management in collective bargaining negotiations and counsel employers about existing collective bargaining negotiations.

Services wide-ranging

Carolann says she is thrilled to be at the helm of the firm’s Labor and Employment Group, the members of which clients and competitors have described as “technically accomplished,” “incredibly bright” and “deserving of a place on the dream team.”

Becoming an integral part of clients’ businesses

Representing a broad spectrum of clients of all sizes and types, from high-tech corporations and sports manufacturers, to public entities and emerging start-up companies, attorneys and staff at Ryley Carlock & Applewhite are encouraged to provide the highest quality service to clients, while helping them to control and minimize legal expense and risk.

The attorneys at Ryley Carlock & Applewhite believe that one of the critical keys to their success is the effort they make to understand their clients and appreciate the business implications of the legal advice which they provide.

As part of their desire to exceed client needs and expectations, Cervetti says that the firm has begun to take a more hands-on approach to better partner with their clients. “By having our attorneys temporarily go in-house and work in our clients’ legal or human resources departments, we’re able to get a better understanding of their business, which helps us to provide the best legal advice possible” says Cervetti. “Our clients value the way we continue to take a creative and innovative approach to the way we practice law, and they appreciate having a more active role in what we do.”