Arizona Attorney - December 2013

FROM THE EDITOR
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VOLUME 50, NO. 4

DAVID H. BENTON
THEODORE CAMPAGNOLO
ANN MARIE CHISCHILLY
NICOLE MAROULAKOS
GOODWIN
ASHLEY KASARJIAN
MAY LU
CONNIE J. MABLESON
HON. WEND Y S. MORTON
JAMES B. PENNY
MARK D. SAMSON
THOMAS STACK
LACEY STOVER GARD
KEI TH SWISHER
ANTHONY TSONTAKIS
EMILY K. WILFINGER

What’s next? is something we all wonder.

Here at a law magazine, that’s how we describe our job.

You may catch me talking quite a bit about the
future of law in the coming year. We’re very inter-
ested (and pretty invested) in the topic. And as
we considered the way forward in a profession as
complex as the law, we realized we had to break it
down—way down.

That is why we will cover the topic category by cate-
gory next year. After all, what is going to transform large
firm practice is not the same thing that will make law school
education a compelling draw once again. Sole and small practition-
ers have their own challenges, as do our courts.

That’s why we’re engaged in the NextLaw Project. In it, we want to help portray the best practices available in those (and perhaps other) categories.

How could you, your law office or court get involved? I’m glad you asked.

It’s possible that you’re aware of a remarkable tool or strategy that has made your work more competitive. Perhaps you’re developing a killer practice area, or your small law practice is suddenly benefiting from a resource—human or otherwise—that you hadn’t anticipated.

Or maybe you know about your local courthouse that has made service to all its constituents better through initiative and imagination.

So we’re interested in your stories, which we’ve broadly grouped
into the following categories:
• The Emerging Law Firm
• The Emerging Solo Practitioner
• The Emerging Law School
• The Emerging Courthouse
Why do I say “emerging” Because we all feel we’re peering out of a
dark recession, not sure if the light we see is sunrise or sunset. If expe-
rience is any guide, those who deem it sunrise will have some com-
pelling stories to tell. Write to me at arizona.attorney@azbar.org. AZ AT