Az Business Leaders magazine spotlights Arizona’s influential business leaders. Today, meet Jennifer Cranston, shareholder at Gallagher & Kennedy.
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Jennifer Cranston, shareholder, Gallagher & Kennedy
Background: Cranston is a member of the firm’s board of directors. Her unique practice includes real estate litigation, insurance coverage, and utility regulation. For more than 24 years, she has counseled land developers and private property owners in condemnation actions and valuation issues. In her insurance practice, Cranston advises insurers, business owners, and individuals on coverage and bad faith issues. In her regulatory practice, she advocates for public utilities in rate cases and policy matters before the Arizona Corporation Commission.
Professional advice: “‘If you haven’t committed malpractice, you haven’t been practicing law long enough.’ It was a joke, but it reminds me that no one is perfect. We all make mistakes; what matters is how we deal with them.”
Movie with impact: “‘Beautiful Girls Even though it’s a romantic comedy, there’s something very real and poignant about the characters and writing. It also features a bar room sing-along of Sweet Caroline, which evokes fond memories of good times with old friends.”