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Andrew J. Becke practices primarily in the areas of personal injury and wrongful death, appellate prac- tice, and professional licensure and discipline. He is a 1999 graduate of Northern Arizona University, a ;;;;; JUDGXDWH; FXP; ODXGH; RI; $68¶V; 6DQGUD; 'D\; 2¶&RQQRU;&ROOHJH;RI;/DZ;ZLWK;SUR;ERQR;GLVWLQFWLRQ;;D; former Arizona Supreme Court Law Clerk and a for- mer member of the Arizona Board of Osteopathic Examiners in Medicine and Surgery.
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(Certified Specialist Personal Injury & Wrongful Death - Arizona Board of Legal
Specialization, Past President State Bar of Arizona), Robert E. Schmitt
(Certified Specialist Personal Injury & Wrongful Death - Arizona Board of Legal
Specialization, Past President State Bar of Arizona), Milton W. Hathaway, Jr.
(Past President Arizona Association of Defense Counsel) and Dan A. Wilson
(Managing Member).
the first order by issuing the second (AO
2012-94), directing the Certification and
Licensing Division of the Administrative
Office of the Court to open a comment period and receive comments through Jan. 15,
2013. Comments should consider whether
LDPs should be allowed to execute 20-day
notices (under A.R.S. § 33-992.01) and liens.
Because the comment is due before the next
board meeting, it was requested that Scope
and Operations act on this issue on behalf
of the board at its next meeting on Jan. 11,
2013.
Meredith Peabody moved, Jana Flagler
seconded and the motion carried unanimously to authorize the board officers to act on
the board’s behalf after considering the Rules
Committee’s recommendations and in order
to meet the Court’s January 15 deadline.
3Diversity and Inclusion Task Force
Report—Task Force Chair Lisa Loo welcomed the chairs of the three State Bar diversity-related committees and the leaders of the
minority bar associations. Each representative
gave a brief presentation on their group’s history, mission, achievements and challenges:
Committee on Persons With Disabilities in
the Legal Profession; Sexual Orientation and
Gender Identity Committee; Committee on
Minorities and Women in the Law; Arizona
Women Lawyers Association; Arizona Asian
American Bar Association; Los Abogados
Hispanic Bar Association; Arizona Minority
Bar Association; Native American Bar
Association of Arizona.
The board discussed the Task Force’s proposed action plan. A June 2014 timeline to
design and implement programs was
reviewed. Board members were encouraged
to provide input to the Task Force.
3 HR Committee—Chair Meredith Peabody
reviewed the timeline to perform the CEO’s/
Executive Director’s annual performance
review.
3 Meeting Schedule—The full schedule is
posted on the Bar’s website: www.azbar.org/
aboutus/leadership/boardofgovernors/
meetingschedule
BOARD OF GOVERNORS
—continued from p. 73
LAWYER
REGULATION
SANCTIONED ATTORNEYS
STANFORD E. LERCH
Bar No. 001287; File No. 11-3768
PDJ No.2012-9061
By judgment and order dated Nov. 21, 2012,
Stanford E. Lerch, Scottsdale, was suspended
from the practice of law for 20 months retroactive to Feb. 16, 2012, the date of his interim
suspension. He also was assessed the costs and
expenses of the disciplinary proceeding.
