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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 19, 2012
Contact: Alberto Rodriguez, Communications Department
Phone: 602.340.7293
Email: alberto.rodriguez@staff.azbar.org

State Bar Convention Celebrates 100 Years of Service by Arizona Attorneys

Event will provide a forum for attorneys to reflect on advancements, discuss current issues,
and plan for the future.

PHOENIX - June 19, 2012 - The State Bar of Arizona will host the 2012 Annual Convention at the Arizona Biltmore Resort & Spa in Phoenix, June 20-22. More than 1,600 attorneys from across the state will convene and participate in the 79th annual convention.

This year, the convention will offer more than 40 seminars, nationally recognized speakers, unique social and networking opportunities, along with a silent auction benefitting Defenders of Children. Many seminar chairs have incorporated this year's theme of "Celebrating 100 Years of Lawyer Serving Arizona" into their programs that will better educate and enhance the legal profession.

Incorporating State Bar President Joe Kanefield's commitment to technology, several cutting edge advances will be used to present this year's convention, including a mobile app, and downloadable materials. All while maintaining the Bar's commitment to "going green."

Other convention highlights:

  • Alison Levine, the first American to complete a 600-mile journey from west Antarctica to the South Pole and who was featured in the PBS documentary Living Courageously, will deliver an inspiring keynote address at the State Bar Luncheon on Friday, June 22.
  • Honorable Medhat al-Mahmoud, the Chief Justice of Iraq and President of the Iraqi Higher Judicial Council will speak about the state of the country's judiciary nearly a decade after the U.S. led invasion brought about regime change at a FREE CLE seminar on Friday, June 22.
  • The Bar will launch its first-ever convention mobile app that provides convenient and time-saving information including registration information, seminar schedules and presenters, sponsor and exhibitor listings, a sitemap to help guide registrants and direct access to news and social media.
  • Amelia Craig Cramer of Tucson will be introduced as incoming president of the State Bar of Arizona.

For more convention information, click here.


About the State Bar
The State Bar of Arizona is a non-profit organization that operates under the supervision of the Arizona Supreme Court. The Bar includes approximately 16,900 active attorneys and provides education and development programs for the legal profession and the public. Since 1933 the Bar and its members have been committed to serving the public by making sure the voices of all people in Arizona are heard in our justice system.

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