Jeff Gould

Owner - Sole Practitioner Jeff GOULD Law - The "Attorney In Your Corner"

Year: 2015 - Current

Description: The “Attorney in Your Corner.” Injury practice emphasizing plaintiff’s personal injury, dog and animal bites, insurance, claims and first party insurer bad faith. Contractual work on variety of civil issues: policy interpretation; corporate and labor law; real estate transactions; insurance coverage and administrative disputes. Sole practitioner with multiple roles as attorney, administrator, paralegal, law clerk, marketer and receptionist. Direct clients through all phases of negotiation, mediation, binding arbitration and/or litigation to resolution.

Owner - Sole Proprietor Just Jeff

Year: 2009 - 2015

Description: The “How May I Help You?” Handyman. Troubleshoot, problem solve, readily interpret vague instructions of a complicated nature. Clarify and respond to challenges with a "get the job done" attitude. Grasp customer’s requirements and needs quickly, cost effectively and complete jobs in a timely meet-and-exceed manner. Negotiate and monitor preventative maintenance contracts and service. Energetic, with a broad range of general home maintenance and repair skills.

Director Mentoring Empowerment Program OPCF - Old Pueblo Community Foundation

Year: 2007 - 2009

Description: Mentoring Program for Federal Department of Labor and Pima Prisoner Re-Entry Partnership (PREP). Supervise, match and help over 300 newly released men / women attain stable employment, a greater quality of life and improve their transition back into community through trust, teamwork and interaction with volunteer mentors. Advance Mentoring services for participants from 10/06 when PREP/Mentoring was ranked in the lowest 5 of the 30 PRI sites nationwide, through 2008 where PREP/Mentoring moved up to 4th nationwide; and reduced recidivism at participant levels to below 20 percent.

Volunteer Resources SAAF - Southern Arizona Aids Foundation

Year: 2005 - 2006

Description: Volunteer trainer / educator in HIV/AIDS awareness, prevention and outreach. Outreach with current and potential volunteers and community organizations by enhancing SAAF Volunteer and Development Division’s communications.

Owner - Sole Proprietor Law Office of Jeffrey A. Gould

Year: 1999 - 2001

Description: High-volume personal injury practice emphasizing plaintiff’s personal injury, insurance, claims and first party contractual insurer bad faith. Independent contract work on a variety of issues. No insurance company is too big - no person is too small. Direct quarterly revolving caseloads of 35 (+) clients through all phases of negotiation, mediation, binding arbitration and/or litigation to resolution.

Litigation Specialist - Alaska Region Progressive Insurance Company

Year: 1997 - 1999

Description: High Exposure Loss Profiler (HELP). Risk management and analysis. Liability determination, allocation and counsel. Direct Progressive Alaskan insurance claims handling practices and all Alaskan litigation through outside counsel. Manage large-volume (150 +), high-exposure injury cases throughout Alaska on all pretrial, trial litigation, mediation and/or arbitration to resolution. Develop ongoing professional relationships with: majority of Anchorage personal injury plaintiff’s and defense bar; numerous nationwide insurance companies; and more importantly, their claims adjusters. Responsible for: management of 40 employees; 7 out-of-house law firms; defense strategies; litigation strategy, including trial management, cost containment and damage exposure reduction.

Arizona State Bar &nbsp# 031871 Member (2015 - Current)

Alaska Lawyers' Assistance Committee Member (2013 - Current)

Alaska State Bar Torts / Injury Law Member (1993 - Current)

Alaska State Bar &nbsp# 9306021 Active Member (1993 - Current)