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Jeannette
Geiser
September 2006
by
Stacy Rupprecht Butler
Jeannette Geiser
has been selected as
the Outstanding
Pro Bono Attorney of
the Month for
September. Jeannie has
been a volunteer
with the VLP since 1992.
She assists the
program by helping clients
with wills and
estate matters. She recently
closed a case that
she worked on for several
years and to which
she dedicated more than
100 hours. The
VLP’s monthly award is a
distinct honor: of
the 1100 attorneys who
volunteer their
time with VLP, only 12 receive the VLP’s Outstanding Pro Bono
Attorney award each year.
Q & A with
Jeannie Geiser:
Where are you
from?
I’m a native
Arizonan – I was born in Phoenix; went to ASU for undergrad and
graduated U of A
law school in 1973.
What is the
history of your practice of law?
I began with
Holesapple, Conner, Jones & Johnson doing subrogations and
insurance defense,
3 years with the Pima County Public Fiduciary as a deputy,
10 years with
Molloy, Jones & Donahue and as a sole practitioner since 1990.
What drives you
to volunteer with VLP?
The clients are
interesting and appreciative.
Anyone you
would like to acknowledge for contributing to your legal
career / pro
bono service?
I would never have
gone to law school without the encouragement and support I
received from my
husband, Ed, and his offer to do the laundry if I did go. When I
started law school
my youngest of 3 children was still in diapers.
One reason you
would encourage attorneys to volunteer with VLP?
The time involved
is relatively insignificant and the personal reward is great.
Best thing
about being an attorney in Tucson?
The cooperation
and mutual respect among members of the probate bar.
What do you do
to unwind after work?
As little as
possible.
Food you can’t
live without?
Chocolate.
Best vacation
destination?
Kaibab forest – no
phones, no planes, no cars, no people.
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Past Pima
County Monthly Award Winners
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