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
Southern
Regional
Office
The State Bar of Arizona serves the public and
enhances the legal profession by promoting the
competency, ethics and professionalism of its
members and enhancing the administration of
and access to justice.
MISSION STATEMENT:
Lawyer
Regulation
39
Lawyers
suspended 25
Lawyers
reprimanded
80
Informal
Sanctions
86
Diversion orders/
agreements
State Bar Annual Award Recipients
AWARD OF APPRECIATION
Grace M. Hawkins
AWARD OF SPECIAL MERIT
David B. Rosenbaum
HON. JOHN R. STICHT EXCELLENCE IN
DISABILITIES ACCESSIBILITY AWARD
City of Peoria
JAMES A. WALSH
OUTSTANDING JURIST AWARD
Hon. Lawrence F. Winthrop
MICHAEL C. CUDAHY
CRIMINAL JUSTICE AWARD
Kellie L. Johnson
SHARON A. FULLMER LEGAL AID
ATTORNEY OF THE YEAR AWARD
Laura Belous
TOM KARAS CRIMINAL JUSTICE AWARD
Tom Henze
PRESIDENT’S AWARD
Robert E. Schmitt and William C. Porter
MEMBER OF THE YEAR AWARD
George C. Chen