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Advance detail about #azbarcon Thursday AM seminars
In advance of the Bar Convention, I contacted seminar chairs seeking their response to four questions about their upcoming panel. Here are the questions I sent: Who should attend this seminar? What is...
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Caption contest = #azbarcon fun, prize and community praise possible
On Tuesday, after the formal State Bar Board photos, Bar CEO John Phelps invited two leaders to participate in what has become a photographic tradition at Convention: the choo-choo photo. Here it is....
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#azbarcon coverage available via too many channels #makeitstop
Keep up with what’s happening at the State Bar Annual Convention by following us on Twitter! Get short, timely messages (including photos, speaker presentations and more) from Arizona Attorney...
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Advance detail about #azbarcon Thursday PM seminars
Here is another post that lets Convention seminar chairs speak for themselves. In advance of the Bar Convention, I contacted seminar chairs seeking their response to four questions about their upcoming...
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Let’s get swaggy at #azbarcon
Here is my annual slideshow of select swag (OK, promotional items) provided by exhibitors at the Bar Convention. A caveat: This is not all there is. What is shown here is an extremely subjective,...
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#azbarcon silent auction wows with art, more, closes in 1 hour
More than 500 items await the discerning—and persistent—bidder at the annual State Bar Silent Auction. The items run the gamut, from jewelry, to artwork, to golf and resort packages. And the bidding...
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Advance detail about #azbarcon Friday AM, all-day seminars
Here is another post that lets Convention seminar chairs speak for themselves. In advance of the Bar Convention, I contacted seminar chairs seeking their response to four questions about their upcoming...
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Advance detail about #azbarcon Friday PM seminars
Here is the last in a series of posts that lets Convention seminar chairs speak for themselves. In advance of the Bar Convention, I contacted seminar chairs seeking their response to four questions...
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Lawyer–leaders sought for next class of @AZStateBar Leadership Institute
Here’s where the rubber hits the road: You know an attorney whom you think is going to tear up the profession (in a good way). Or you suspect you’ve got the leadership DNA within yourself. But how to...
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Caption contest winner of #azbarcon announced, involves #twerking
Whitney Cunningham, Richard Platt, John Phelps Was it only a week ago that I was at the State Bar Convention, and where I (unwisely?) launched a photo-caption contest? No matter about my poor judgment:...
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Free estate planning advice offered tomorrow by @AZStateBar pro bono lawyers
I often communicate the results of the State Bar’s Lawyers on Call events after they occur. But as I looked at the topic for tomorrow’s pro bono lawyer event, I thought that many of us may have family...
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Why every @AZStateBar @AZCLE should begin with a selfie
Continuing legal education may never be the same again. After an event yesterday, W.E.B. DuBois, Temple Grandin, Ann Sullivan and every other famous educator may have spun in their graves. Why is...
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Water, water everywhere at the @AZStateBar for @lodestardrc drive
To the uninformed, the State Bar of Arizona offices may look like we’re getting ready for the next big disaster. But in fact, Bar staff are working hard to address a disaster that strikes unfortunate...
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Photos, memories of the @AZStateBar CLE By the Sea sought
CLE By The Sea 2014: The Last Beachhead Those of you attending CLE By the Sea this week may be unaware that you’re in the midst of an historic event. In case you haven’t heard, this will be the last...
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Veteran advocate and attorney Roger Ferland receives national honor
Volunteers Roger Ferland and Kay Nehring at the 2013 Arizona StandDown. (photo: Alberto Rodriguez) Some great front-page news: How often can you say that? But that’s exactly what we had in yesterday’s...
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Non-attorney, attorney sought by @AZStateBar for lawyer-applicant review...
The State Bar of Arizona has issued a call for new members of the Arizona Supreme Court’s Committee on Character and Fitness. As the Bar says, “This Committee is responsible for the investigation and...
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Brief @AZCLE video examines contractor complaint process
Our July/August 2014 cover story (and now a video): Changes to the complaint process at the Ariz. Registrar of Contractors Get ready to snippet. (snippet good) No, this is not a Nip/Tuck episode (or a...
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Here, abroad, legal profession under scrutiny
This morning, if my plans don’t go awry, I’ll be attending the kickoff meeting of the new Arizona Supreme Court task force that will assess the management and governance of the State Bar of Arizona....
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Family law issues the topic for volunteer @AZStateBar lawyers
Arizona family law attorneys answer consumer questions during Lawyers on Call, September 2, 2014. Some news from my State Bar colleague Alberto Rodriguez: On Tuesday, September 2, volunteer lawyers...
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I’m a leader; my fortune cookie says so
The cosmos have spoken through my fortune cookie; I’ll have to alert my high school guidance counselor. Last Friday, managers at the State Bar of Arizona engaged in the first in a series of leadership...
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