Jennifer Lazovich Elected to the Board of Directors of Susan G. Komen
Wednesday, June 18th, 2008
For release June 17, 2008
Contacts: Diane Lancaster Gibes, Kummer Kaempfer Bonner Renshaw & Ferrario,
702-792-7024 or dgibes@kkbrf.com, Jackie Brown, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, 702.822.2324 or director@komensouthernnevada.org
Jennifer Lazovich Elected to the Board of Directors
of Susan G. Komen for the Cure’s Southern Nevada Affiliate
LAS VEGAS – Susan G. Komen for the Cure, the world’s largest grassroots network of breast cancer survivors and activists, recently appointed Jennifer Lazovich, an attorney with Kummer Kaempfer Bonner Renshaw & Ferrario (Kummer Kaempfer), to the Board of Directors of its Southern Nevada Affiliate. Lazovich will also assume the role of public policy chair in which she will help guide the local advocacy efforts in the fight to end breast cancer.
Lazovich will serve a two-year term for the Southern Nevada Affiliate which serves Clark, Nye, Lincoln, and Esmeralda counties.
Rachelle Crupi, president of the Susan G. Komen Southern Nevada Affiliate’s Board of Directors, said “We are delighted to welcome Jennifer as a member of the board and feel very fortunate to have someone with her dedication and commitment to women’s health issues join us in our continuing journey to eradicate breast cancer. Her leadership and advocacy skills will help advance our overall mission of finding a cure and reinforce the importance of awareness, education, and early detection.”
A native Nevadan, Lazovich is a partner of Kummer Kaempfer and works in the government and legislative affairs practice. She is active in several community organizations and provides pro bono legal services for Nevada Partners, a community-based, non-profit organization that provides education, employment and training services to youth, adults and dislocated workers. She also worked to expand the operations of the Huntridge Teen Clinic, a nonprofit medical and dental clinic that serves uninsured or at-risk youths ages 12 to 18 at no or extremely low cost.
Lazovich is a 2004 graduate of Leadership Las Vegas and a 2008 recipient of the prestigious 40 under 40 award by In Business Las Vegas. She is a member of the North Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce and a member of the North Las Vegas 2020 Visioning Committee. She also serves on the Nevada Secretary of State’s Help America Vote Act Advisory Committee.
She received her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Southern California and her law degree from Southwestern University School of Law in Los Angeles.
Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Lazovich worked in Washington, D.C. in the finance division of the National Republican Senatorial Committee. She also served internships in the Washington, D.C. office of United States Senator Harry Reid and the elections division of the Nevada Secretary of State’s Office. While in law school, Ms. Lazovich gained trial experience in the juvenile division of the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office.
The Southern Nevada Affiliate (www.komensouthernnevada.org) of Susan G. Komen for the Cure, along with those who generously provide support through their talent, time and resources, is working to better the lives of those facing breast cancer in our community. The Southern Nevada Affiliate joins more than 100,000 breast cancer survivors and activists around the globe and is part of the world’s largest and most progressive grassroots network fighting breast cancer. Through events like the Komen Southern Nevada Race for the Cure®, the Affiliate is able to invest in local breast health and breast cancer awareness projects in the Las Vegas area. Up to 75 percent of net proceeds generated by the Affiliate stay in Southern Nevada while the remaining income goes to Susan G. Komen for the Cure Award and Research Grant Programs supporting research, awards and educational and scientific programs around the world.
Kummer Kaempfer is a prominent force in Nevada, serving local, regional, national and international clients in the real estate development, hospitality, gaming, manufacturing, service, high-technology, and energy and utilities industries. Founded in 1994, Kummer Kaempfer is one of Nevada’s largest law firms, specializing in complex corporate transactions, federal and state securities matters, commercial litigation, zoning and land use and regulatory law.
With offices in Las Vegas, Reno and Carson City, Kummer Kaempfer’s lawyers provide counsel to top corporations, business owners, corporate executives and individuals. Kummer Kaempfer is the Las Vegas member of Meritas, an affiliation of outstanding business law firms that serve international customers worldwide. The firm’s attorneys are routinely rated among the best corporate, mergers and acquisitions, real estate and litigation lawyers in Nevada, including high-ranking recognition by the prestigious “Chambers USA – America’s Leading Business Lawyers” since its inception in 2003. For more information about Kummer Kaempfer, call (702) 792-7000 or visit www.kkbrf.com. Kummer Kaempfer Bonner Renshaw & Ferrario, Ltd., is a Nevada professional corporation.