Arizona Attorney - December 2013

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each had received and with the stipulation that the transmittal letter include the same information regarding the board’s prior practice regarding incumbents as stated above.

d. Southern Arizona Legal Aid

Board of Directors–Lawyer Members–two openings. The deadline has been extended to November 15 as no applications had been received. Applicants must practice law in either Apache County or Navajo County. e. City of Scottsdale Judicial Appointments Advisory Board–Lawyer Member–one opening. The board was informed that the Scottsdale City Council intends to reappoint incumbent attorney Donald Alvarez to a second three-year term. No action by the board was required regarding this matter.

3 Information—Informational reports were provided:

3Letter from President Cunningham to Chief Justice Rebecca White Berch regarding the State Bar’s position on various Ethics 20/20 proposals.

3 Business Law Section’s Arizona
Entity Restructuring Act–pro-
posed legislation. This is infor-
mational this month and will
be discussed and voted upon
at the October board meeting.

3 Meeting Schedule—The full
schedule is posted on the
Bar’s website:
http://www.azbar.org/
aboutus/leadership/boardof
governors/meetingschedule
Lieberman, Patrick J.

McGroder, Patrick Irvine, Nora F. Greer, Elizabeth Feldman, Michael L. Boreale, Jr., Sandra Fromm, Alane V. Breland, John O’Neal, Loren Ungar, Lawrence Lieberman and Wendy Harnagel Roberts.

The Court requests three nominations per opening.

3 The recommendation from the committee came as a motion, requiring no second. After discussion, the board voted unanimously to send the 12 names recommended by the committee to the Court, noting the votes each had received, and with the stipulation that the transmittal letter include the same information regarding the board’s prior practice regarding incumbents as stated above.

c. Arizona Supreme Court Committee on Examinations–Lawyer Members–one opening.

3 The committee recommended three nominations be sent to the Arizona Supreme Court for its consideration and ultimate selection to fill the one attorney vacancy: Howard D. Sukenic, Marc L. Schultz and Elizabeth L. Fleming. The Court requests three nominations per opening.

3 The recommendation from the committee came as a motion, requiring no second. After discussion, the board voted unanimously to send the three names recommended by the committee to the Court, noting the votes

The State Bar of Arizona Board of Governors held a regular meeting on Sept.

27, 2013, in Phoenix. To see the complete minutes go to www.azbar.org/aboutus/ leadership/boardofgovernors/minutes.

3President Whitney Cunningham called the board meeting to order at noon. In the interest of time, he postponed his report to the October meeting.

3 Consent Agenda

3President Cunningham stated that item 4.a “Business Law Dues Increase Request” and 4.b. “Solo and Small Firm Dues Increase Request” were withdrawn from the consent agenda and will be discussed separately. Nothing else was removed from the Consent Agenda, and the board voted unanimously to approve the remainder of the items as submitted.

3 Finance Committee

3 Business Law Dues Increase Request—After discussion, Jim Smith moved, Jeff Willis seconded, and the motion carried unanimously to approve the Section’s dues increase request as submitted.

3Solo and Small Firm Dues Increase Request—After discussion, Jim Smith moved, Dee-Dee Samet seconded, and the motion carried unanimously to approve the Section’s dues increase request as submitted.

3 Appointments Committee—
Chair Lisa Loo reported:
a. Arizona Supreme Court
Committee on Character and
Fitness–Public Members–two
openings. The committee inter-
viewed seven applicants. Emily
Holliday, the Supreme Court’s
Attorney Admission Manager,
sat in on the five in-person inter-
views. Two interviews were done
telephonically due to the candi-
dates’ scheduling conflicts.

3 The committee recommended six nominations be sent to the Arizona Supreme Court for its consideration and ultimate selection to fill the positions: Fernando Gonzales, Chantell Cornett, Judith Register, Thomas Mitchell, Alexander Jamison and David Hyde. The Court requests three nominations per opening.

3 The recommendation from the Appointments Committee came as a motion, requiring no second. After discussion, the board voted unanimously to send the six names recommended by the committee to the Court, noting the votes each had received, with the stipulation that the transmittal letter would include an acknowledgment that, should the Court choose to reappoint an incumbent if that individual is eligible, the board would support said action as has been the board’s previous practice with regard to eligible incumbents.

b. Arizona Supreme Court Committee on Character and Fitness–Lawyer Members–four openings.

3 The committee recommended 12 nominations be sent to the Arizona Supreme Court for its consideration and ultimate selection to fill the four attorney vacancies: Mark R.

(“MCAO”) became involved in a number of disputes and lawsuits involving members of the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors, sitting Superior Court judges and others.

In 2009, Mr. Thomas prompt-

County Attorney, Alexander was hired as a deputy county attorney and his special assistant. In that role, Ms. Alexander did not handle cases and performed non-legal tasks. In 2006, the Maricopa

County Attorney’s Office

SANCTIONED ATTORNEYS RACHEL ALEXANDER

Bar No. 020092; File Nos. 09-2293, 09-

2294, 09-2296, 10-0423, 10-0663,

10-0664

PDJ No. 2011-9002; Sup. Ct. No. SB-

12-0039-AP

By Arizona Supreme Court order dated May 2, 2013, Rachel R. Alexander, Phoenix, was suspended from the practice of law for six months, effective June 1, 2013.