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Disbarred but not disqualified so he stays on the bench.
“You can’t fire me — because I quit!” was the old joke until it wasn’t. Now it’s “you can’t fire me — because you’re not the boss of me!” The Honorable Luis Quintana of the Municipal Court of the...
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Much ado about not much: the AZ Bar task force report.
So Friday afternoon the Arizona Supreme Court’s Task Force on State Bar of Arizona Mission and Governance posted its draft report to the sound of one-handed clapping. Anyone inclined to read the report...
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‘Pants on Fire’– Fact Checking the Arizona Bar’s Task Force.
“States that have voluntary bar associations by and large do not have lower overall bar dues,” says a footnote in the Draft Report posted by the Arizona Supreme Court’s State Bar of Arizona Mission and...
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No proof of attorney competency enhancement — but at least the CLE is FREE.
Engagingly educational continuing legal education program? I don’t remember when. But who said lawyers were supposed to be engaged let alone entertained at these programs. Continuing legal education...
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Too many law students and the still unrestrained law school scam.
There was a very good Op-ed in this morning’s New York Times, Steven Harper’s “Too Many Law Students, Too Few Legal Jobs.” I know. It’s all been said before, especially by the now declining scamblog...
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MCLE ‘Truth-in-advertising’ petition denied by state supreme court.
To no one’s surprise, today the Arizona Supreme Court turned down an Arizona lawyer’s petition that would have required an acknowledgement on all mandatory continuing legal education (MCLE)...
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10 reasons a voluntary state bar is better than a mandatory bar.
Voluntary is ‘mo bettah.’ Voluntary bar jurisdictions: Have a longer history than mandatory bar jurisdictions. The so-called integration movement didn’t start until 1913. That’s when the now...
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Pies in the sky.
A while back, someone recommended John Molloy’s 2004 book, The Fraternity: Judges and Lawyers in Collusion. Molloy? I wondered. Wasn’t that the guy who wrote the now dog-tired advice book on sartorial...
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Arizona Bar continues offering commercial discounts most members don’t value.
Scientists at the University of London concluded last year “that the key to happiness is having low expectations.” But did it really take scientists to reach that conclusion? Among others, the late...
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Disbarred but not disqualified so he stays on the bench.
“You can’t fire me — because I quit!” was the old joke until it wasn’t. Now it’s “you can’t fire me — because you’re not the boss of me!” The Honorable Luis Quintana of the Municipal Court of the...
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“Save the Bar”— but from what?
“Save Our Bar!” he declared. But lest anyone be confused, he wasn’t talking about saving that kind of bar or this kind of bar rescue. In 2012, facing a member referendum to cut licensing fees from...
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‘Pants on Fire’– Fact Checking the Arizona Bar’s Task Force.
“States that have voluntary bar associations by and large do not have lower overall bar dues,” says a footnote in the Draft Report posted by the Arizona Supreme Court’s State Bar of Arizona Mission and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
No proof of attorney competency enhancement — but at least the CLE is FREE.
Engagingly educational continuing legal education program? I don’t remember when. But who said lawyers were supposed to be engaged let alone entertained at these programs. Continuing legal education...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Too many law students and the still unrestrained law school scam.
There was a very good Op-ed in this morning’s New York Times, Steven Harper’s “Too Many Law Students, Too Few Legal Jobs.” I know. It’s all been said before, especially by the now declining scamblog...
View ArticleClik here to view.
MCLE ‘Truth-in-advertising’ petition denied by state supreme court.
To no one’s surprise, today the Arizona Supreme Court turned down an Arizona lawyer’s petition that would have required an acknowledgement on all mandatory continuing legal education (MCLE)...
View ArticleClik here to view.
10 reasons a voluntary state bar is better than a mandatory bar.
Voluntary is ‘mo bettah.’ Voluntary bar jurisdictions: Have a longer history than mandatory bar jurisdictions. The so-called integration movement didn’t start until 1913. That’s when the now...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Pies in the sky.
A while back, someone recommended John Molloy’s 2004 book, The Fraternity: Judges and Lawyers in Collusion. Molloy? I wondered. Wasn’t that the guy who wrote the now dog-tired advice book on sartorial...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Arizona Bar continues offering commercial discounts most members don’t value.
Scientists at the University of London concluded last year “that the key to happiness is having low expectations.” But did it really take scientists to reach that conclusion? Among others, the late...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Disbarred but not disqualified so he stays on the bench.
“You can’t fire me — because I quit!” was the old joke until it wasn’t. Now it’s “you can’t fire me — because you’re not the boss of me!” The Honorable Luis Quintana of the Municipal Court of the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
“Save the Bar”— but from what?
“Save Our Bar!” he declared. But lest anyone be confused, he wasn’t talking about saving that kind of bar or this kind of bar rescue. In 2012, facing a member referendum to cut licensing fees from...
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