Bryan B. Chambers received his law degree from Brigham Young University in 1992 where he was an articles editor for the law review. Since law school, he has been employed in various capacities at the Gila County Attorney’s Office. In 1998 under his leadership, the office’s child support division received the 1998 National Child Support Enforcement Association Most Improved Program Award for having the nation’s most improved child support program for 1995-98. He has been President of the Gila County Bar Association and was President of the Arizona Family Support Council in 1997-98 and 2000-01. He is active in his community and in the local bar and has served on several community non-profit boards of directors.

Discipline Disclosure Statement: Not applicable.

Since 2004, I have been privileged to represent the attorneys of Gila, Graham, and Greenlee Counties at the Board of Governors of the State Bar. Throughout those years, I have done my best to make sure that the perspective of rural attorneys has been heard at the State Bar. During this time, I have served on many bar committees and have even chaired some of them. Currently, I serve as the Bar's 2nd Vice President. According to State Bar tradition, if I am re-elected to the Board of Governors, I will continue to move up the officer ranks and will become the first attorney from our counties that anyone living can remember to become President of the State Bar. So I ask for your support for one last term on the board. If re-elected, I pledge to continue to work to ensure that 1) the board adequately considers the interests of District 3 attorneys, 2) the board is aware of the effect of dues increases on rural attorneys, and 3) the bar works to maintain the privilege of self-regulation and the independence of the judiciary. I thank you for allowing me the opportunity to serve these last nine years.

• BSC (Interpersonal Communications), cum laude, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio (1975)
• J.D. Capital University Law School, Columbus, Ohio (1984)
• President, Pickaway County Bar Association, Circleville, Ohio (1988)
• Private Practice: Fields of practice: Workers’ Compensation, Social Security Disability, Small Business  (1984-2003)
• Moved to Tombstone, Arizona (2003)
• Passed Arizona Bar (February 2004)
• First attorney to open a law practice in Tombstone, Arizona in 71 years: Fields of practice:  Social Security Disability, Small Business (2004)
• Vice President: Sierra Vista Bar Association (2008)
• Appointed Cochise County Special Prosecutor  (2001)
• Appointed City Prosecutor for Huachuca City Magistrate Court (2012)
• Appointed to Cochise County Board of Adjustment (District 2) (2011)

Discipline Disclosure Statement: Not applicable.

I am eager to represent the interests of my fellow attorneys here in Cochise County. I look forward to accepting the duty and responsibility in representing my fellow Cochise County attorneys but also with an eye as to the best interests of the State Bar as a whole. I believe I have a responsibility as a lawyer to contribute something back to the profession.

Significant issues:

1. Information technology: The Bar must position itself in order to educate and inform the membership.

2. Ethics: I believe that substance abuse and other addictions are the primary cause of professional ethical failures. The Bar must be vigilant with regards to detection, professional intervention and resolution. Continuing education and peer intervention is a must.

3. Professional Reputation: The Bar needs to encourage all lawyers to be involved with pro bono work, community service, and charitable works. The Bar needs to consider innovative and ever-evolving means of providing incentives for such activities. Media advertising by lawyers should always be scrutinized.

For more than a decade, I served with the Pima County Bar Association; as a director, secretary, president-elect, president and past president.  During my tenure, I also served on many committees, including the CLE, Strategic Planning and Nominating committees.  This year, I am chairing PCBA’s Sports and Leisure Section.

Since 2008 I have been certified as a Specialist in Injury and Wrongful Death Litigation.  Currently a member of the Arizona Association for Justice (AAJ/AzTLA), I have previously served on its board and various committees, including the Legislative and CLE committees.

Presently, I serve as treasurer and a trustee of the Client Protection Fund Trust of the State Bar of Arizona, which was created to compensate clients who have been victimized by dishonest lawyers.

Discipline Disclosure Statement: Not applicable.

District 5 needs an experienced representative on the Board of Governors; one who understands our legal community and its interests. My experience and commitment make me well suited for that position.

Recently, we have seen a number of efforts aimed at affecting the judicial branch and the administration of justice in Arizona. For instance, last November, a proposition was placed on the ballot designed to modify the appellate and trial court judicial selection and retention process.  During our current legislative session, a bill was proposed raising the qualifications necessary for licensed attorneys to handle certain types of cases. A different bill, however, proposed lowering the bar for practicing law in Arizona by eliminating the requirement that an applicant have a degree from a law school.

It is imperative that the State Bar makes our voices heard when the administration of and access to justice are implicated. Twenty years ago I began practicing law in District 5, primarily in Pima County. For ten years, I served on the Pima County Bar Association, including as President. I hear the voice of the membership of Southern Arizona and would welcome the opportunity to represent each of you on the Board of Governors.

Dee-Dee Samet, B.A., L.L.B., J.D. U of A.; past president State Bar of Arizona, Federal Bar- Tucson Chapter; Pima County Bar; Member Executive Committee, Federal Bar; past co-chair; Alternative Dispute Resolution Section and Worker’s Compensation Section. Judge Pro Tempore, Pima County Superior Court, 1985-present. Past member, Committees: Examinations, Quick Court, Appellate Case Processing, Judicial Evaluation, Public Trust and Confidence in the Judiciary, State Judicial Evaluation Commission, State Judicial Council, Victim Witness Dialogue.  Member State Bar Disabilities Committee.  Past president and member Casa de Los Niños Board, Member Invisible Theatre Board, Southern Arizona Children’s Advocacy Board, secretary.  Alice Truman Award (Arizona Women Lawyers); Fred Kay Award (William Browning Federal Bar Association-Tucson Chapter); Award from Minority Bar Association; Soroptimist Award Advancing Status of Women.

Discipline Disclosure Statement: Not applicable.

Problems facing attorneys including legislative proposals touching on the independence of the judiciary, admission of lawyers and legislative regulation. There are changes to the practice due to the electronic age and the need for revisions of various rules. It is critical that District 5 has a strong voice. Input from the various county bars, specialty bars and attorneys is important. Sometimes there is little time to adequately respond or not enough information to assess the recommendations. Since these decisions affect all our lives proposals should be widely circulated in enough time to obtain comments from various lawyers and bars. I am committed to seeing that this is accomplished.

It is important that the Bar find ways to make our lives as lawyers more rewarding. Working together we can improve the legal field and we can benefit the public. My past experience with the Bar, staff and attorneys will help me represent you in a dedicated, responsive and efficient manner. Arizona stands for a progressive legal system. We need to continue to improve without causing our lives as attorneys to be more burdensome. I hope you will vote for me to be a member of the Board and represent your interests.

I was admitted to the Arizona Bar in 1977.  I received my BA from NAU and my JD from Washington & Lee University.  I have tried cases in all but two counties in our state.  I have engaged in substantial service to the Bar and the public, including five years on the BOG from 2002 to 2007.  I have served in the ABA House of Delegates and as Chair of the ABA Legal Services Training Committee. I was president of the Tucson Chapter of the Federal Bar Association and was a Lawyer Representative to the Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference.  I am currently on the Board of the Patronato San Xavier, which is dedicated to restoring and preserving the San Xavier Mission.

Discipline Disclosure Statement: Not applicable.

My interest in serving on the Board of Governors stems from my desire to give back to the legal profession, which has provided a good living for me and my family. I have been involved in Bar leadership at various levels during most of my thirty-seven year career. I believe my professional and life experiences provide a healthy perspective to recognize and resolve the challenges faced by the State Bar.

Among those challenges is the pressing need for legal services for the disadvantaged. In matters involving housing, health, sustenance and child custody (at a minimum), all citizens should have the benefit of legal counsel if desired. This need currently is partially satisfied by the selfless efforts of legal service attorneys and by the pro bono efforts of a great number of practicing lawyers. If elected to the BOG, I will strive to create further incentives for practicing lawyers to engage in pro bono publico representation and for legal services lawyers to obtain the help and assets they need to continue their good work. The incentives to be considered should include CLE credit for pro bono representation and some credit toward dues, among other possibilities

Education: Associates Degree - Arizona Western College
B.S. Northern Arizona University

Member of Founding Class:  Arizona State University, College of Law, J.D. 1970

Professional Background:
Private practice of law in Yuma, Arizona since 1970
Branch  office in Parker, Arizona 1971-1975

Professional Certification: Certified Bankruptcy Law Specialist

I have been a member of the State Bar Board of Governors since 1998.  If re-elected, I will attend all Board meetings, continue to voice the views of the rural lawyers from Yuma and La Paz Counties.  I will also continue to support qualified members from Yuma and La Paz Counties who apply for appointment to State Bar committees and commissions and support qualified members that apply for judicial appointments.

Discipline Disclosure Statement: Not applicable.

In my opinion the most significant issues today for the State Bar of Arizona and its members are [1] continued legislative attacks on merit selection of judges and the legal profession and [2] the large number of lawyers graduating from law school with limited employment opportunities and large student loan debt.

If re-elected I will continue to support Arizona’s present merit selection of judges, the mandatory Bar and work on issues concerning the future of the legal profession.