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Foundation Founding Fellow and Justice Hero Passes
Dan McAuliffe, Foundation Founding Fellow and 2005 Walter E. Craig recipient passed away Friday March 12th. While Dan was most broadly known for his service to the profession, he also served the public in the area of civil rights. He spent four years at the United States Department of Justice in Washington, D.C., where he worked with issues of civil rights including school desegregation. He continued his commitment to public service through his work with the Human Relations Commission for the City of Phoenix. In 1992, when Arizona faced a vote on the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday, Dan served as co-chair of Lawyers for the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday and as a volunteer for Victory Together, an organization that spearheaded the effort to have the MLK Holiday adopted in Arizona. Dan chose an unglamorous and low profile role, but with high importance to the campaign. In a similarly low key fashion, Dan assisted the least advantaged in our community through his pro bono services to those most in need. He expected great things of those around him and worked hard to help make such things happen.
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Bar President Speaks of Becoming a Foundation Fellow
Great Loss to Justice Community- Elvera Anselmo
She was a courageous and dedicated fighter for equal justice for all, and will be very missed by the justice community as a whole.
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ARIZONA OUT 4 Life Conference
April 26-28, 2010
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High School Students - Enter the 2010 Law Day Editorial Cartoon Contest and win a Wii System!
Who are the pirates of today? Some still roam the high seas. Others use the Internet to strike their victims. Piracy dates back to 1300 B.C. but continues today in many forms.
Use your wit and imagination to depict a pirate of the 21st century for this year’s Law Day Contest! Win some great prizes!
First place: Wii system
Second place: iPod touch
Third place: iPod shuffle
Each year on or about May 1, the State Bar of Arizona participates in Law Day, a nationally celebrated program sponsored by the American Bar Association. In 1958, President Dwight D. Eisenhower proclaimed the first Law Day to strengthen our country’s heritage of liberty, justice and equality under the law. Over the years, legal and civic organizations nationwide have used these general ideas to develop educational programs for the public.
This year the State Bar, the Superior Court in Maricopa County and the Arizona Foundation for Legal Services and Education have partnered to sponsor an editorial cartoon contest on the theme, Modern Day Pirates: Piracy Laws & Issues in the 21st Century.
The contest is open to Arizona students enrolled in grades 9-12.
Cartoons may be submitted electronically to lawday@azbar.org
Or in printed format to:
State Bar of Arizona
Law Day Cartoon Contest
4201 N. 24th Street, Suite 200
Phoenix, AZ 85016-6288
You can download the contest entry form and guidelines at www.azbar.org
Nominations now being accepted for both LRE Teacher and Officer of the Year Awards!
Do you have an exceptional LRE Teacher or Officer? Hurry....the date for nominations ends March 31st!
The Arizona Foundation for Legal Services and Education invites you to recognize your outstanding Law Related Teacher and Officer. Each year the Foundation honors those who have demonstrated exceptional contributions to the advancement of legal education. This award focuses on those individuals who have improved public awareness of law related topics, and in turn have strengthened the community that surround our Arizona schools.
John J. Ross Memorial Award for Excellence in Law-Related Education
Created through the Arizona Foundation for Legal Services & Education to honor the memory of Mr. Ross, who was a senior partner in the law firm of Brown and Bain. Each year, the Arizona Foundation for Legal Services & Education Center for Law-Related Education awards at least one $250 cash award for teacher excellence in law-related education.
The Law-Related Education Officer of the Year Award
Recognizes exceptional contributions of Arizona police and probation officers in furthering education and understanding of the role of the law in our democratic society. This award focuses public awareness on the contributions that officers provide to the community and Arizona schools.
If you have an exceptional LRE Officer or LRE Teacher, and would like to nominate them for their efforts please click on the “Awards” tab.
Foundation News
2010 We the People Summer Institute
The Arizona We the People summer institute is now accepting applications. This year's free institute will be held June 28 - July 2, 2010. For more information and to apply please click on the link below.
2010 We the People Summer Institute Application Form.
Congratulations, Barb Dawson
The Foundation would like to congratulate Barb Dawson on her win for the Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce's Athena awards. The award honors Valley businesswomen for their "excellence in business and leadership, exemplary community service, and their support and mentorship of other women." Finalists are chosen not only for excelling in their careers, but for outstanding work in the community. Barb Dawson is a Foundation hero and we are happy she is being recognized by the community as a whole. Thank you, Barb!
Attorneys Need to Take Extra Care in Watching Client Trust Accounts
With the precarious economy and the number of financial institutions either failing (such as IndyMac Bank) or being taken over by other institutions (such as Washington Mutual), lawyers who have client trust accounts should be thinking about the safety of those accounts.
Actually, lawyers with client trust accounts should be thinking about the safety of the accounts – property that belongs to clients and others -- all the time, not just in a financial crisis and not just to comply with the specific requirements of Rules 43 and 44, Ariz.R.Sup.Ct.
Upcoming Events
LRE Academy: Jury of Peers: Enhancing Arizona Teen Court Programs
LRE Academy presents...Jury of Peers: Enhancing Arizona Teen Court Programs
March 25, 2010
Register today!
Project Citizen 2010 State Showcase!
Project Citizen 2010 State Showcase
May 7, 2010
Black Canyon Conference Center
Arizona High School Mock Trial 2010 State Tournament!
Arizona High School Mock Trial State Tournament
March 27, 2010
Sandra Day O'Connor Federal Courthouse (Phoenix)