https://storyconsole.phoenixnewtimes.com The Leading Independent News Source in Phoenix, Arizona Wed, 22 Jul 2026 18:14:28 +0000 Wed, 22 Jul 2026 18:14:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.6 https://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss https://storyconsole.phoenixnewtimes.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2025/09/cropped-Logos_Phoenix-favicon.png The Leading Independent News Source in Phoenix, Arizona https://storyconsole.phoenixnewtimes.com https://storyconsole.phoenixnewtimes.com/sc/rafis-hope-launches-third-annual-summer-of-service/ https://storyconsole.phoenixnewtimes.com/?p=1047 https://storyconsole.phoenixnewtimes.com/sc/rafis-hope-launches-third-annual-summer-of-service/#respond Wed, 22 Jul 2026 11:14:27 -0700 Services The 12-week initiative brings volunteers together to support local nonprofits and fill critical summer volunteer gaps across Arizona.  Sponsored by Rafi Law Group All photos courtesy of Rafi Law Group Summer may mean vacation time for many, but the volunteers at Team Rafi are also spending the “lazy days” of summer by helping others. Rafi’s Hope has kicked off its...]]> https://storyconsole.phoenixnewtimes.com/sc/rafis-hope-launches-third-annual-summer-of-service/feed/ 0 Story Console: Phoenixnew Times https://storyconsole.phoenixnewtimes.com/sc/future-lawyers-no-cost-rafi-law-group-backs-asu-summer-institute/ https://storyconsole.phoenixnewtimes.com/?p=1036 https://storyconsole.phoenixnewtimes.com/sc/future-lawyers-no-cost-rafi-law-group-backs-asu-summer-institute/#respond Wed, 01 Jul 2026 13:38:46 -0700 Services The firm covered every scholarship at ASU’s Future Lawyers Institute, introducing a legal career to students. To many high school students, the job of ‘attorney’ can feel like a career path they will never be able to follow. The cost of law school alone is enough to close the door before a young person can picture themselves walking through it....]]> https://storyconsole.phoenixnewtimes.com/sc/future-lawyers-no-cost-rafi-law-group-backs-asu-summer-institute/feed/ 0 Story Console: Phoenixnew Times https://storyconsole.phoenixnewtimes.com/sc/rafi-law-group-celebrates-dia-del-nino-with-50000-donation-to-st-vincent-de-paul/ https://storyconsole.phoenixnewtimes.com/?p=1024 https://storyconsole.phoenixnewtimes.com/sc/rafi-law-group-celebrates-dia-del-nino-with-50000-donation-to-st-vincent-de-paul/#respond Wed, 27 May 2026 12:45:53 -0700 Services For the children who gather at St. Vincent de Paul’s Family Dining Room each weeknight, dinner comes with something else: homework help, tutoring, and the kind of encouragement that challenges kids to pursue brighter futures. It’s all part of programming at the nonprofit’s Dream Center, which became the backdrop for a community celebration on May 1, when Rafi’s Hope, the...]]> https://storyconsole.phoenixnewtimes.com/sc/rafi-law-group-celebrates-dia-del-nino-with-50000-donation-to-st-vincent-de-paul/feed/ 0 Story Console: Phoenixnew Times https://storyconsole.phoenixnewtimes.com/sc/the-art-of-the-hustle-brandon-rafi-and-j-pierce-paint-the-town/ https://storyconsole.phoenixnewtimes.com/?p=1005 https://storyconsole.phoenixnewtimes.com/sc/the-art-of-the-hustle-brandon-rafi-and-j-pierce-paint-the-town/#respond Tue, 21 Apr 2026 15:33:44 -0700 Services How a “spoken-into-existence” collaboration between Arizona’s most visible law firm and a world-renowned local artist turned Valley Metro buses into rolling canvases.  Who says the law can’t be colorful? Historically, lawyers have been associated with white powdered wigs, black robes and gray three-piece suits. But times change, and Brandon Rafi, founder of one of Arizona’s most visible personal injury law...]]> https://storyconsole.phoenixnewtimes.com/sc/the-art-of-the-hustle-brandon-rafi-and-j-pierce-paint-the-town/feed/ 0 Story Console: Phoenixnew Times https://storyconsole.phoenixnewtimes.com/sc/packed-with-purpose-rafi-law-group-kicks-off-2026-at-feed-my-starving-children/ https://storyconsole.phoenixnewtimes.com/?p=981 https://storyconsole.phoenixnewtimes.com/sc/packed-with-purpose-rafi-law-group-kicks-off-2026-at-feed-my-starving-children/#respond Wed, 04 Mar 2026 09:00:38 -0700 Services Team Rafi starts the new year by packing nearly 50,000 meals for children facing food insecurity around the world. On January 21, more than 30 Rafi Law Group team members gathered for a hands-on volunteer shift at Feed My Starving Children, a nonprofit that packages nutritious meal kits for distribution to communities facing hunger worldwide. The event marked the first...]]> https://storyconsole.phoenixnewtimes.com/sc/packed-with-purpose-rafi-law-group-kicks-off-2026-at-feed-my-starving-children/feed/ 0 Story Console: Phoenixnew Times https://storyconsole.phoenixnewtimes.com/sc/rafis-hope-makes-a-lasting-impact-in-2025/ https://storyconsole.phoenixnewtimes.com/?p=955 https://storyconsole.phoenixnewtimes.com/sc/rafis-hope-makes-a-lasting-impact-in-2025/#respond Tue, 27 Jan 2026 13:59:38 -0700 Services The community initiative continues to support its neighbors. At Rafi Law Group, community involvement isn’t treated as a side project or a seasonal effort. It’s built into how the firm shows up. In 2025, that commitment continued through Rafi’s Hope, the firm’s community initiative launched in 2022 to invest in children, families, and underserved communities across Arizona. What defines Rafi’s...]]> https://storyconsole.phoenixnewtimes.com/sc/rafis-hope-makes-a-lasting-impact-in-2025/feed/ 0 Story Console: Phoenixnew Times