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Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon with the @AZStateBar Bar Flys
Happy Monday morning! If you meet your work-week head-on, ready to take on the world, today’s post is probably aimed right at you! I yield the floor to State Bar Counsel David Sandweiss, who also...
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Lawyers offer free advice on bankruptcy issues in @UnivisionAZ call-in show
If the mark of a great blog post is a gorgeous graphic, I’m starting off the week with an epic fail. But gauging posts by their relevance and praiseworthy content, this kind of offering is among my...
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Supreme Court opinions assessed on 10/23 by @AZStateBar panel
I wrote yesterday about a few conferences that crowd this week, all of them worth your time and attention. Today and tomorrow, I’ll share two more. One week from today, we’ll have the opportunity to...
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Annual banquet of @AZHispanicBar rocks Tapatio Cliffs
The Los Abogados annual banquet, Oct. 19, 2013. I keep hearing that “people don’t want to join things anymore.” Or this: “Our organization can’t draw lawyers to events like we used to; law firms and...
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#SCOTUS panel mixture of law, magic
ASU’s Paul Bender as a bobblehead. My memory of law school professors is more head-shaking than nodding, but whatever. Yesterday, I spent much of the day hearing about last Term’s Supreme Court cases....
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New IOLTA scam targets attorneys
The following news arrives via John Phelps, the State Bar of Arizona CEO/Executive Director. He writes on a topic that should be of great interest to most all lawyers: scams aimed at those in the legal...
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Family law issues the topic for @AZStateBar lawyer call-in program
Some news from my State Bar of Arizona colleague Alberto Rodriguez: The State Bar of Arizona and 12 News hosted the November Lawyers on Call on Thursday, November 7. The topic of the public service...
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Larry Hammond of @osbornmaledon calls for Arizona indigent defense commission
Larry Hammond speaks at the State Bar Board of Governors meeting, Oct. 25, 2013 At the most recent meeting of the Board of Governors of the State Bar of Arizona, attorney Larry Hammond rose to shed...
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Consumer protection information doled out by staff of @AZStateBar
State Bar of Arizona staffer Patricia Seguin, foreground, answers viewer questions regarding about consumer protection, Dec. 12, 2013. For this Friday before the...
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Family Law Institute of @AZStateBar on January 9 and 10
A short post this morning, just to point you toward what looks to be a useful CLE program, addressing family law. The two-day event occurs Thursday and Friday, January 9 and 10. The Family Law...
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Give @AZStateBar your thoughts on a proposed dues increase
Happy Monday, which may be the first day back from a holiday week (or it’s just another Monday to you; sorry). To kick off my time at the office, I offer a link to what may be a controversial topic: a...
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Legal representation for the poor requires brave new ideas
Illustration by Yarek Waszul Last month, I reported that attorney Larry Hammond and others are seeking to establish an Arizona indigent defense commission. The unfilled need is dire, he said, and...
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Your messy or clean desk may win you a prize
A clean desk: Is that what we aspire to? Really? Happy National Clean Off Your Desk Day. OK, I admit that may be one of the least-elegant national days of recognition possible (right up there with...
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Arizona lawyers offer free estate planning advice at @AZStateBar event
News today from my State Bar of Arizona colleague Alberto Rodriguez, regarding the Bar’s first call-in program of 2014. The January 7 Lawyers on Call public service event was hosted by azcentral.com...
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Bar Flys of @AZStateBar successfully complete PF Chang’s Marathon
Some of this year’s talented and fleet Bar Flys. I don’t know about you, but I am exhausted just thinking about all the running done by the State Bar of Arizona Bar Flys in the PF Chang’s Rock ‘n Roll...
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As law profession changes, we all need not be technology pioneers
So what if my code sucks. We’re not all coders now, are we? Are we? Yesterday, I sat in on a State Bar CLE that asked the intriguing question, “The end of law firms?” The answer (spoiler alert): They...
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Volunteer lawyers offer #probono tax advice on @AZStateBar program
Here is a follow-up to a State Bar event, by my colleague Alberto Rodriguez: The State Bar of Arizona, azcentral.com and 12 News hosted the Lawyers on Call public service program on Tuesday, February...
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Veteran StandDown aided by @AZStateBar coordination, volunteers
I grow accustomed to learning about the great amounts of volunteerism about Arizona lawyers. That demonstrates how many attorneys recognize the value and importance of providing pro bono assistance....
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Book reviewer, young lawyers say success ≠ what it once was
Would I take professional advice from this woman? Um, yup, in a heartbeat. The smart and hilarious Roxie Bacon (on right) with a friend in New Zealand. What equals success? Do old measures of success...
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Law firm finance unraveled in @LMAintl presentation by @tcorcoran at @AZStateBar
Tim Corcoran, LMA President, speaks in Phoenix on Thursday, March 13, at the State Bar of Arizona. This Thursday, an event at the State Bar of Arizona is absolutely worth your time. Here are 3 reasons...
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