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#azbarcon Convention Updates Available Via Twitter
Keep up with what’s happening at the State Bar Annual Convention by following http://twitter.com/azatty! Get short, timely messages (including photos, speaker presentations and more) from Arizona...
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Lawyering in a Political Environment a Timely #azbarcon Topic
Panelists of “Lawyering in a Political Environment,” June 19, 2013 The State Bar Convention offers a multitude of learning opportunities. But I’m only one guy, so I opted to attend a morning seminar...
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Holocaust Seminar at #azbarcon a Window Into Legal Ethics
Dr. William Meinecke, Jr., State Bar of Arizona Convention, June 19, 2013. A seminar titled “What You Do Matters” challenged Arizona lawyers at Wednesday’s State Bar Convention to confront a disturbing...
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Foundation Luncheon Honors Leading Attorneys at #azbarcon
The 2013 luncheon of the Arizona Foundation for Legal Services & Education once again recognized some of the finest lawyers in the state for their commitment to access to justice in Arizona....
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Arizona Attorney Facebook Page Honors Arizona Women Lawyers Association (and...
The Arizona Attorney Facebook page sports a new button on June 21, 2013. Happy Friday at the State Bar of Arizona Convention. In case you haven’t wandered over to the magazine Facebook page recently...
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Battle of Lawyer Bands at #azbarcon a Love Fest, After All
Booker T. Evans is in the house — as he emceed (and sang) for the Battle of the Lawyer Bands, June 20, 2013. The Thursday night party has become a loud and raucous staple of the Bar Convention. As I...
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Annual @AZStateBar Board Meeting at #azbarcon Melds Business, Pleasure
Amelia Craig Cramer opens her gift of a bound volume of Arizona Attorney Magazine, while State Bar CEO John Phelps looks on, June 18, 2013. On the Tuesday before the State Bar Convention begins, the...
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Dee-Dee Samet of @AZStateBar Honored by AWLA at #azbarcon
During Convention, the Arizona Attorney Facebook page sported a new button in recognition of the AWLA Breakfast. Amidst the bustle of an annual conference, it’s always a pleasure to find a quiet but...
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“Economics of Law Practice” Released by @AZStateBar
Is the attorney job picture improving in Arizona? A recent study says yes. Do you have all your financial and law practice questions answered? I didn’t think so. In the September issue of Arizona...
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Bollards, good design and other attractive obstacles
We’re sprouting bollards today. Here’s a mushroom one in Belgium (Wikipedia) When I received an email this week from the State Bar of Arizona CEO and glanced at the subject line, my first thought was:...
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How will bar associations fare in the new legal economy? asks @jordan_law21
Jordan Furlong If you care about the direction the legal profession is headed (and I think you do), one person you ought to be reading is Jordan Furlong. The lawyer and accomplished speaker strategizes...
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Help sought by @AZStateBar in a @MilitaryLegal assistance effort
This month, the State Bar of Arizona launches a collaboration with an organization committed to making legal service more available to former military personnel. Here is news about how you can...
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Help protect servicemember rights via @militarylegal initiative
Last week, I introduced you to a collaboration of the State Bar of Arizona in an initiative to assist military personnel who were formerly deployed. As the organizers pointed out, those former...
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Help protect returning servicemembers’ jobs via @militarylegal
Over the past month, I have shared information from a collaboration of the State Bar of Arizona in an initiative to assist military personnel who were formerly deployed. As the organizers point out,...
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Consumer call-in @12News program by @AZStateBar lawyers answers immigration...
Here is some news from my colleague Alberto Rodriguez. He regularly reports on a successful program providing legal information to the public. Congratulations and thanks to those lawyers who shared...
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Program by @AZStateBar touts lawyer safety, security
State Bar of Arizona CEO John Phelps, interviewed by CBS5 regarding a free seminar on protecting yourself against workplace violence in the legal profession. How substantial is violence in the legal...
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Increased demand for military legal assistance
This is week 4 in the State Bar of Arizona effort to assist formerly deployed military servicemembers. (You can read more about it here.) Over the next two years, large numbers of servicemembers will...
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Leadership Institute of @AZStateBar selects 2013-14 lawyer participants
Here is some great news I pass on from the State Bar of Arizona. Congratulations to all the lawyer–leaders of the Bar Leadership Institute. Sixteen attorneys from across the state have been selected to...
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Lawyers help military servicemembers in the community via @militarylegal
Here is another in a series of news items related to an initiative of the State Bar to help fill the legal needs of recently deployed military personnel. (Read more about it here.) Tomorrow, I have a...
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Lawyers can help military families move forward
The State Bar of Arizona is now at the end of its multi-week campaign to help military servicemembers get the legal assistance they need. (Read more about it here.) The strain of deployment isn’t just...
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