Arizona Attorney - February 2015

of Arizona’s nomination of John J. Bouma for the

2015 National Conference of Bar Presidents Fellows Award.

3CLE Task Force Report and Recommendation—Jeffrey Willis:

3Of the 44 jurisdictions that have mandatory continuing education, only two have no form for pre-certification, Arizona being one.

3Discussion regarding the feedback received in September from members on the CLE Task Force’s recommendation to adopt pre-certification.

3Issue will return for vote at the Dec. 12 meeting of the board.

3 Meeting Schedule: The full
schedule is posted on the
Bar’s website: www.azbar.org/
aboutus/leadership/
boardofgovernors/
meetingschedule
Arizona Bar Foundation;

President of Western States Bar Conference; President of National Conference of Bar Presidents; Master Member of the American Inn of Court; President of the Arizona State University Law Society; Fellow and State Chairman of the American Trial Lawyers; and longtime delegate and leader in the American Bar Association.

3Mr. Bouma’s professional accomplishments and contributions to his community are extraordinary, and his humility, grace, compassion, integrity and commitment to excellence have influenced a generation of lawyers in and outside Arizona.

3 MO TION: Coming from the Awards Committee, requiring no second, the motion carried unanimously to approve the State Bar

3 Resolutions:

3Larry Cohen will be moving to Vermont and retiring. He has donated his time and efforts to State Bar CLE’s over the years, and his program has been one of the most popular. Staff asked for special recognition of Mr. Cohen. MOTION:

Coming as a motion from the Awards Committee, no second required, the motion was unanimous to approve the recommendation to present Larry Cohen a framed Board Resolution, signed by the President and CEO, at his last CLE program to be held on December 5.

3Recommendation was made
to honor Judge Robert
Duber II from Gila County,
who is retiring after 28 years
on the bench, second-
longest sitting judge in the
county. The committee’s
unanimous recommendation
was to present Judge Duber
with a framed Board
Resolution thanking him for
his service to the profession.

MOTION: Coming as a motion from the Awards Committee, requiring no second, unanimously passed to approve the recommended draft resolution to be signed by the President and CEO and presented to Judge Duber at his retirement reception.

32015 National Conference of Bar Presidents Fellows Award Nomination:

3Recommendation was made by staff to nominate John J.

Bouma for the American Bar Association’s prestigious NCBP Fellows Award.

3Some of Mr. Bouma’s qualifications include: served as President of the State Bar of Arizona and President of the Maricopa County Bar Association; President of

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