Standards and Certification

Jennifer Rebholz: Board-Certified
Personal Injury & Wrongful Death

Within Arizona trial practice, certain professional designations reflect defined standards of experience, peer review, and continuing evaluation. These distinctions are administered by the legal profession and are intended to recognize focused practice and demonstrated trial work.

This page outlines those standards and Jennifer Rebholz’s qualification within them.

Board Certified Specialist - State Bar of Arizona

State Bar of Arizona

Board-Certified Specialist in Personal Injury & Wrongful Death

Board of Legal Specialization

What Certification Requires

  • Defined trial and contested matter experience
  • Peer review from judges and attorneys familiar with the applicant's work
  • Successful completion of a written examination
  • Ongoing continuing legal education
  • Periodic recertification

Board certification is a credential administered by the State Bar of Arizona's Board of Legal Specialization. Certification is not automatic. Attorneys must demonstrate substantial involvement in the specialty area, complete a written examination, and undergo independent peer review from both judges and opposing counsel.

Fewer than 2% of Arizona personal injury attorneys hold this designation. As of the most recent certification cycle, 93 attorneys statewide are certified in Personal Injury & Wrongful Death, 9 of whom are women.

Board certification is not a directory listing, a peer-voted award, or a reflection of marketing presence. It is an independently administered credential with defined requirements, one that distinguishes attorneys who have met a specific, verifiable standard from the broader field.

Jennifer Rebholz has been certified as a Specialist in Personal Injury & Wrongful Death Law since 2020 and maintains certification through ongoing renewal.

She chaired the State Bar Task Force appointed in 2024 to modernize the Board of Legal Specialization program, the certification framework governing all ten Arizona legal specializations, and currently chairs the Working Group that succeeded it in 2025.

State Bar of Arizona, on the program’s purpose

“The purpose of the legal specialization program is to identify to the public those lawyers who have demonstrated superior knowledge, skill, integrity, professionalism and a high degree of competence in a specific field of law.” Certifications are valid for five years and require re-application to maintain.

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American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA)

American Board of Trial Advocates

ABOTA Member, Phoenix Chapter

Invitation-Only Membership

What ABOTA Membership Requires

  • Demonstrated jury trial experience
  • Nomination by current ABOTA members
  • Peer review for professionalism and civility
  • Approval by the organization's national board

The American Board of Trial Advocates is a national, invitation-only organization of experienced trial lawyers and judges dedicated to preserving the civil jury trial and promoting professionalism.

Membership is grounded in demonstrated trial experience and peer review and represents a limited segment of the broader trial bar.

Jennifer Rebholz has been a member of ABOTA since 2017 and serves on the Phoenix Chapter Executive Board.

ABOTA, on membership and mission

Founded in 1958, ABOTA draws its 7,300+ members equally from plaintiff and defense lawyers, making membership a genuine cross-bar assessment of trial skill, not a specialty-side affiliation. Attorneys cannot apply; they must be nominated and approved by the national board.

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Professional Standing

Additional Recognition & Service

Leadership roles and professional recognition awarded by the Arizona legal community and its institutions.

State Bar of Arizona
President, State Bar of Arizona
2021–2022
The State Bar of Arizona Board of Governors oversees the policy making and operations of the organization. Its 16 attorney members are elected by fellow Bar members in their district; the president leads the organization for a one-year term. Jennifer Rebholz served as president in 2021–22. During her year of service she traveled to affiliate and county bars statewide, testified before the Arizona House Judiciary Committee on bar admissions, and contributed a monthly column to Arizona Attorney Magazine on mentorship, civility, and access to justice.
Arizona Supreme Court
Ethics Advisory Committee
Appointed 2026, present
Created under Arizona Supreme Court Rule 42.1, the Ethics Advisory Committee issues opinions on lawyer ethics, professionalism, and the unauthorized practice of law. Members are appointed by the Chief Justice and selected from a variety of practice areas, settings, and geographic locations across the state. Jennifer Rebholz serves as an Attorney Member, representing Zwillinger Wulkan.
From the Bar
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What board certification means in practice — and what keeps a trial lawyer in the courtroom after 20+ years.
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