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JUNE 16
2:00 P.M. – 3: 30 P.M. T- 29 THURSDAY JUNE 16 2:00 P.M. – 5: 15 P.M. T- 31
Regulating Arizona’s Desert
Water Supply
An In-Depth Discussion of Public
Regulation of Water Rights
This interactive panel will survey the administrative regulation
of water under the Arizona Groundwater Management Act,
focusing on the innovative Assured and Adequate Water
Supply;Programs;of;the;Arizona;Department;of;Water
Resources,;groundwater;withdrawal;rights;and;permits,;rate
of groundwater withdrawal in Active Management Areas
(AMAs),;and;potential;legislative;reform;of;groundwater
regulation in rural areas of Arizona to protect diminishing
groundwater.;The;panel;will;review;the;regulation;of;the;350
privately-owned water companies registered with the Arizona
Corporation;Commission,;covering;financial,;infrastructure,
and;water;pricing;issues,;and;will;analyze;the;significance;of
the Federal Bureau of Land Management opposition to the
ADWR;approval;of;available;groundwater;for;a;privately-owned water utility based on the reserved federal water rights
in;the;adjacent;San;Pedro;Riparian;Natural;Conservation;Area.
There are three regulators of water supply in Arizona: the
Colorado;River;(managed;by;the;CAP),;groundwater;(managed
under the Groundwater Management Act) and the surface
waters;of;Central;Arizona;(managed;through;the;Salt;River
Project,;which;also;controls;significant;groundwater;resources
in;its;project;area.);SRP;water;rights,;contracts,;and;current
water supply issues will complete the discussion of regulating
a desert water supply.
Presented;by:;Administrative;Law;&;Regulatory
Practice Section
Chair/
Moderator:;William;R.;Ralls,;The;Ralls;Law;Firm;LLP
Faculty:;Margaret;R.;Gallogly,;Fennemore;Craig;PC
Joe;Gysel,;President,;Epcor;Water;(USA);Inc
Kathleen Ferris, Legal Counsel,
AMWUA and Senior Fellow at ASU’s
Morrison Institute for Public Policy
Doug;Little,;Chairman,
Arizona Corporation Commission
Kenneth Slowinski, Chief Counsel,
Arizona;Department;of;Water;Resources
Bruce;L.;Hallin,;Director,
Water;Rights;&;Contracts,;SRP
Ray;L.;Jones,;Executive;Director,
Water Utility Association of Arizona
So, You Think You Want to Be a Judge?
What do judges really do? How do they decide cases? Is being a judge as easy
or as hard as it looks? What goes on behind the scenes? What do judges do
when;they;are;off;the;bench;but;on;the;job?;Is;being;a;judge;rewarding?
Frustrating? What skills does a judge need to have? Can a person be a judge
and have a life?
This program is designed for all lawyers who think they might be interested
in becoming a judge, whether in the trial or appellate courts and whether
elected, appointed, or selected through Arizona’s Merit Selection System.
Presented by: State Bar of Arizona Convention Committee
Chair: Hon. Patricia K. Norris, Arizona Court of Appeals,
Division;One
Panel: Hon. Kyle Bryson, Presiding Judge,
Pima County Superior Court
Hon. Jennifer B. Campbell, Yavapai County Superior Court
Hon. Maria Elena Cruz, Yuma County Superior Court
Hon.;Louis;Frank;Dominguez,;Presiding;Judge,
Surprise City Court
Hon. Maria Felix, Chief Administrative Judge,
Pima County Consolidated Justice Court
Hon. Pamela Gates, Maricopa County Superior Court
Hon. Michael O. Miller, Arizona Court of Appeals,
Division;Two
Hon.;Monica;Lyn;Stauffer,;Presiding;Judge,
Greenlee Superior Court
Hon. Samuel A. Thumma, Vice Chief Judge,
Arizona;Court;of;Appeals,;Division;One
THURSDAY
JUNE 16
2:00 P.M. – 3: 30 P.M. T- 30
Winning Strategies for
Expert Depositions
This seminar will discuss the various approaches to expert depositions,
including;impeachment;of;qualifications,;discovery;of;opinions,;limiting
of;opinions,;polarization;of;the;expert,;and;setting;up;effective;cross;exam
for trial.
Presented by: Trial Practice Section
Chair: James Campbell, Kinerk, Schmidt & Sethi PLLC
Faculty: James Campbell
John A. Micheaels, Beale Micheaels Slack & Shughart PC
Tom;Slutes,;Slutes;Sakrison;&;Rogers;PC
1. 5 CLE CREDIT HOURS
1. 5 CLE CREDIT HOURS
