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Jim Jutry
November 2007
By Stacy
Rupprecht Butler
Jim Jutry has been
selected as
the Outstanding
Pro Bono Attorney
of the Month for
November. Jim
began to volunteer
with the VLP
in 1986. Since
that time he has
helped many
non-profit organizations
incorporate and
obtain their tax-
exempt status.
Recently, Jim
completed work on
a matter for
a local
organization that promotes independent living and provides a variety
of
services to people
with disabilities. Jim dedicated 52 hours to the case. The
VLP’s monthly
award is a distinct honor: of the 1220 attorneys who volunteer
their time with
VLP, only 12 receive the VLP’s Outstanding Pro Bono Attorney
award each year.
Q&A with Jim Jutry:
How long have you lived in Tucson?
I am a native
Tucsonan which means I’ve been in Tucson for over 50 years.
Where did you go to College/Law School?
I have
undergraduate and masters degrees in Accounting from the University
of
Arizona. My JD is
from the University of Arizona and I have an LLM (Taxation)
from the
University of Florida.
What is the history of your practice of law?
I started as a law
clerk with the DeConcini law firm in 1978 and I am still here.
What drives you to volunteer with VLP?
Our firm has
always encouraged and valued VLP representation and other civic
and community
service. I think we honestly want Tucson to be a great place to
live and we
recognize that we can help with a little volunteer work.
Other VLP volunteers you’d like to give a shout out to?
VLP representation
really is a firm-wide undertaking. Most of my VLP referrals
involve forming
nonprofit organizations and qualifying those organizations for tax
exemption. One of
our certified paralegals, Robin Barnes, also does a lot of
work in these
areas. In one particular VLP matter Robin spent about 150
hours over a three
year period. She convinced the IRS the organization
should qualify as
tax exempt. So, she did all the work and I basically claimed
all the credit.
Are you a dog or cat person?
I am really just
an animal person. At one point in the not too distant past, I
had three dogs,
three cats, three horses, an Amazon parrot and a desert
tortoise. The
menagerie is now a little smaller.
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Past Pima
County Monthly Award Winners
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