Author: Carpenter Hazlewood

Joshua Bolen Named Co-Managing Partner of Carpenter, Hazlewood, Delgado & Bolen

Carpenter, Hazlewood, Delgado & Bolen (CHDB) are pleased to announce that Joshua Bolen has been named Co-Managing Partner for the Firm. Josh joins Co-Managing Partner Scott Carpenter in guiding the overall direction of the Firm. Working closely with the other firm leaders, the co-managing partners have the responsibility of implementing the firm’s strategic plan, ensuring efficient and responsive client service, overseeing growth, and attracting and retaining the best talent to serve clients’ needs.

Based in Tempe, Arizona, Josh started his legal career 14 years ago as a summer associate for the Firm. He received his J.D. from Southwestern School of Law and also holds an Accountancy Degree from the W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University. He has successfully tried numerous jury and bench trials in Arizona on both the state and federal level. He has also practiced in the Arizona Court of Appeals, The United States District Court of Arizona and The United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit.

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Online Status Report Client Portal is Now Active!

Carpenter, Hazlewood, Delgado & Bolen is pleased to announce that our online status report Client Portal for community managers and board members is now active.

Enhanced features include a collection stage graph that categorizes accounts based upon the collection stage that they are in.

Three report styles make it easier for you to filter the information that you need. The Board Decision Report shows you only accounts that require an immediate board decision. The Snapshot Report serves as a quick account summary. The Historical Report shows a chronological detailed view of your accounts.

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International Women’s Day 2019 #BalanceforBetter

At Carpenter, Hazlewood, Delgado & Bolen, LLP we practice #balanceforbetter every day. Our firm is proud to have women excelling at every level. Our roots are in Arizona, the home state of Sandra Day O’Conner, so nothing less would be acceptable.

The Foundation for Community Association Research (“FCAR”) released a study in 2017 that found more than 60% of professional community association managers are women. More than half of all CEOS and management company executives are also women. When an industry does not have an inherent gender bias, women have limitless opportunities. When a law firm does not have an inherent gender bias, the glass ceiling melts away. Together, our law firm and our industry continue to lead by example in providing equal opportunity for all.

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Fredric Bellamy Joins Carpenter, Hazlewood, Delgado & Bolen

Carpenter, Hazlewood, Delgado & Bolen (CHDB) are pleased to announce that data security and privacy attorney Fredric D. Bellamy has joined the Firm as its newest Partner. Based in Tempe, Arizona, Bellamy counsels business and municipalities across all 50 states in the areas of cybersecurity, data privacy and technology law. Named by U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Lawyers in America” as the “2018 Lawyer of the Year” in Technology Law in Phoenix, Bellamy brings his wealth of experience and dedication to CHDB.

“Fred’s vast experience in cybersecurity and technology law brings a unique opportunity to our existing community association, insurance carrier and general business clients,” explains Scott Carpenter, CHDB’s Managing Partner. “As more and more of our clients allow accessibility to their data over the internet,” Carpenter continues, “Fred’s experience advising clients on preventing and responding to data breaches brings a level of expertise we are confident our clients will appreciate.”

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