Arizona Attorney - June 2016

 Provided legal seminars that addressed legal issues in the state and beyond, for example, Human Trafficking: Modern Day Slavery in Arizona; Drones, aka Unmanned Aerial Vehicles: The Rules and the Realities, 2015; Lessons from the Holocaust; the Stressed Out? Inquire Within series; and Domestic Violence: What All Lawyers Need to Know

 Graduated 18 students from the 2nd Annual CLE Institute, held for faculty development of new and experienced CLE faculty

Professionalism

 Presented at or visited voluntary bar associations across the state (Pima County, Yavapai County, Pinal County, Maricopa County, Mohave County, Cochise County, St. Thomas More Society, Christian Legal Society, Sandra Day O’Connor Inn of Court, Thurgood Native American Bar-AZ, Arizona Black Bar Association, Arizona Republican Lawyers Association, Arizona Association of Corporate Counsel); also presented to law students at ASU’s Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law and the U of A James E. Rogers College of Law

 Graduated 15 lawyers of the 8th class of the Bar Leadership Institute

 Partnered in statewide Judicial Mentoring, a program spearheaded by Justice at Stake to build a pipeline of future judges; 20 mentees were paired with 20 sitting judges

 Presented Grit Project – a free CLE program discussing traits successful women lawyers have in common; attended by 50 lawyers and judges

 Matched and monitored 59 mentor/mentee pairings engaged in year-long mentorships through the State Bar’s Mentor Program

 Conducted 30 half-hour consultations, in person or by telephone, on law practice topics

 Provided advice on law practice management during 181 calls from members to the Practice Management Hotline

 Advised members on issues relating to client trust accounts in 285 calls to the Trust Account Hotline

 Provided over 40 hours of continuing legal education, including Practice Management Monday and Tuesday Nite Tech series and the 2nd annual New Lawyer Boot Camp

 Peer Support volunteers provided information and support to 25 members by phone and in person, in a total of 28 calls or contacts, up from a handful of calls or contacts in 2014

 Handled an additional 31 calls from members to the Member Assistance Program Hotline, seeking advice, information and support – a 50% increase compared to contacts to the MAP hotline in 2014

 Provided support for the Bar’s 28 sections and the Young Lawyer Division, including monthly lunches, a variety of educational programs, section events

 Rolled out the Online Community to 28 sections, the Young Lawyer Division and the Board of Governors

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