Arizona Attorney - 2016 Convention

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Evidence Law Update

This session addresses important recent changes and developments in the law of evidence,;including;post-January;1,;2012, changes;to;the;Arizona;Rules;of;Evidence and;recent;significant;cases;addressing evidence issues. The session will highlight the ongoing work of the Arizona Supreme Court’s;Committee;on;Rules;of;Evidence.

The session will be split into two parts.

The;first;part;will;be;a;discussion;of;recent significant;cases;addressing;evidence;issues decided within the past year or so and recent rule;changes;;the;second;part;will;involve interactive evidentiary hypotheticals with electronic responders for participants to use and panel discussion of the responses.

Presented by: Arizona Supreme Court
Advisory Committee
on;Rules;of;Evidence
Chairs: Hon. Samuel A. Thumma,
Arizona Court
of Appeals,
Division;One
Mark W. Armstrong,
Arizona Supreme
Court;Staff;Attorney
Faculty:;Dave;Cole,
Maricopa County
Osborn Maledon PA
Bill Klain,
Lang Baker & Klain PLC
Carl Piccarreta,
Carl A. Piccarreta –
Attorney at Law
Trish;Refo,
Snell & Wilmer

Environmental Law:
The Year in Review

This program provides an update on the major regulatory and case law developments affecting;environmental;laws.;Topics;covered include the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, Comprehensive;Environmental;Response Compensation Act, Endangered Species Act and their state counterparts.

Presented by: Environmental and
Natural;Resources
Section
Chair: Maribeth Klein,
Snell & Wilmer LLP
Faculty: John Burnside,
Snell & Wilmer LLP
Monique Coady,
Office;of;the;Attorney
General
Lisa McKnight,
Salmon Lewis &
Weldon PLC
Scott Thomas,
Fennemore Craig PC

1. 5 CLE CREDIT HOURS

Money, Money, Money Ins and Outs of Fee Agreements

This program provides practical advice on creating the best fee agreement, essential clauses to have and to avoid, and ethical issues in fee agreements. It also addresses best practice billing policies, and how to bill and collect from clients ethically.