Arizona Attorney - Annual Convention 2013

Highlights
Serving Justice, Serving Lunch

Wednesday, June 19 • Noon – 2 p.m.

Please join us for an exhibitor-sponsored lunch on Wednesday, at noon. During lunch, you will hear from our featured speakers who serve justice and who inspire us to do the same.

Tickets
are
$15
The Honorable Michael P. Pollard

Judge Pollard has served on the Tucson Municipal Court bench since 1994, serving as Associate Presiding Magistrate from 1997 – 2002. During his legal career, which included stints in private practice, the Pima County Public Defender’s Office, the Pima County Attorney’s Office and the Tucson City Prosecutor’s Office, as well as his time on the bench, Judge Pollard has been involved in a variety of committees focused on the public good. Judge Pollard was formerly the Chair of the Arizona Supreme Court Committee on the Impact of Domestic Violence in the Courts, and served on a national conference that formulated a Domestic Violence Bench Card. Judge Pollard served as the co-chair of the Tucson/Pima County Homeless Plan Implementation Task Force and currently runs Homeless Courts.

In 2009, Judge Pollard, a Vietnam War veteran, joined with other Southern Arizona lawyers, former judges and educators to develop the Tucson Veterans Court, over which he presided. Judge Pollard has also been a driving force behind the Regional Municipalities Veterans Treatment Court, a collaborative effort of the Tucson City Court, the Southern Arizona VA Health Care System and community agencies. The project provides services to those living outside the Tucson city limits and is intended to prevent veterans living outside of the Tucson Metropolitan Area charged with criminal offenses from falling into a life of crime by engaging them in rehabilitation and supportive services.

Ann-Marie Alameddin

In high school, Ann-Marie Alameddin volunteered at a hospital. That’s when she first wanted to work in health care and be part of an organization that provides essential services to the community and to people when they are most vulnerable. Ms. Alameddin serves as in-house counsel and Director of Government Relations with the John C. Lincoln Health Network. Ms. Alameddin participated in the 2009 Bar Leadership Institute and held leadership roles with the Phoenix Medical Legal Partnership for Children and the Sun Health Institutional Review Board. She was honored with the Community Outreach Award in 2009, and in 2010 was recognized as one of the Top 50 Pro Bono Attorneys by the Arizona Foundation for Legal Services & Education.

Ignoring nay-sayers, and believing that everyone should have access to justice, Ms. Alameddin started free legal clinics at St. Vincent De Paul and Mountain Park Health Center. Ms. Alameddin worked with St. Vincent De Paul staff to determine the legal needs of families, created recruitment materials, created templates to make the pro bono work uncomplicated and partnered with law firms, including Jennings Strouss and Gallagher and Kennedy, to provide this pro bono opportunity to attorneys seeking to serve. Hundreds of individuals who would otherwise have no access to legal services had the opportunity to have a top-rated lawyer on their side.

Jeff Jacobson

Jeff Jacobson started his legal career as an associate in a large law firm by serving as a prosecutor with the Pima County and United States Attorney’s Offices. Jeff went on to found the Jacobson Law Firm, where his practice includes employment law. Jeff is also Associate General Counsel of the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association (FLEOA), serving 26,000 members in 65 federal law enforcement agencies across the United States. Jeff was honored as Prosecutor of the Year by FLEOA’s Southern Arizona Chapter and has received other honors for his work as a prosecutor.

Jeff is the co-founder of the Wills for Heroes Foundation, providing support and services to eligible first responders and their families. The Wills for Heroes program began after 9/11 as a way to give back to the first responder community and now has programs in 25 states, and has provided more than 15,000 estate planning documents for first responders. The Wills for Heroes Foundation oversees the nationwide expansion of these programs. Jeff was named 2006 Member of the Year by the State Bar of Arizona for his work with the Wills for Heroes program.

Mix,Mingle and Munch

Wednesday, June 19 • 5: 30 p.m. – 7: 30 p.m.

Back for a second year, due to popular demand, is our Mix, Mingle and Munch event. And yes, it’s still a free event open to all attending the Convention!

Wrap up your first day at the Convention at this fun social event. Co-sponsored by the organizations below, it’s a great chance to network, to make new acquaintances, and to unwind. Munchies will be provided – you buy your drink.

Free event cash bar

Event sponsored by the State Bar of Arizona and the following fine
organizations:
• Arizona Women Lawyers Association – Silver Sponsor
• Scottsdale Bar Association – Silver Sponsor
• Arizona Asian American Bar Association – Copper Sponsor

Awards Luncheon

Thursday, June 20 • Noon

Join the Foundation, your colleagues and Foundation Fellows in honoring the 2012 Walter E. Craig Distinguished Services and the William E. Morris Pro Bono Services Awardees. Incoming State Bar of Arizona President Whitney Cunningham will be the keynote speaker.