Ethics Session

CHAT GPT, SIRI, AND ALEXA ARE OUT TO GET YOU
Monday, July 7, 2025 | 1:00 - 4:45 pm

AI is coming for lawyers. Whether it’s Chat GPT, virtual assistants, or other new technology, lawyers are at risk. Join the CLE Performer Stuart Teicher, Esq., as he explores the never-ending problems with the hottest technologies. In this program, Mr. Teicher will:

Teach that Chat GPT is an Large Language Model, and explain what that means for lawyers (Competence, Rule 1.1)

Reveal the ethical hotspots like confidentiality, safeguarding client property, and supervision

Explore the problems with the “reasonable expectation of privacy” standard

Review what lawyers need to understand about deep fakes

Discuss the ethical issues with the metaverse (Rule 8.4)

SPEAKER:
Stuart I. Teicher, Esq., "The CLE Performer"

This program track may qualify for up to 3.0 hours MCLE, including 3.0 Ethics credit hours.

Litigation Track

Co-Sponsored by the State Bar of Arizona Trial Practice Section

NAVIGATING THE CIVIL TRIAL LANDSCAPE IN 2025: STRATEGIES, INSIGHTS, AND EVOLVING RULES
Tuesday, July 8 - Thursday July 10, 2025 | 8:15 - 12:30 pm (each day)

Topics will include:

Jury selection techniques since the loss of peremptories, including a demonstration.

Discovery issues.

Using experts including the electronic admissions practice.

Settlement, mediation and consent to use magistrate.

Immigration considerations for civil litigators.

Politics and the law and the integrity of the court.

Restrictive covenants: pitfalls and prohibitions.

Rules changes civil trial lawyers should know.

TRACK CHAIR:
Susan Corey, Law Office of Susan Corey

FACULTY:
Honorable (Ret) Scott Bales, Scott Bales LLC
Honorable Clint Bolick, Supreme Court of Arizona
Honorable (Ret) David Duncan
Honorable (Ret) Sally Duncan
Honorable John Hannah, Maricopa County Superior Court
Honorable (Ret) John Pelander
Honorable Christopher T. Whitten, Maricopa County Superior Court
Heather Baker-Mushkatel, Mushkatel Robbins & Becker PLLC
Nicholas Bauman, Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie LLP
Rocio Castaneda, Florence Immigration & Refugee Rights Project
Brian Chase, ArcherHall
Kendra Cobb, Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie LLP
Joel DeCiancio, Hill Hall & DeCiancio PLC
Veronika Fabian, Choi & Fabian PLC
Lisa Gray, Yavapai County Office of the Public Defender
Tom Hall, Hill Hall & DeCiancio PLC
Katherine Ruhl, Florence Immigration & Refugee Rights Project
Geoffrey Sturr, Osborn Maledon PA

May qualify for up to 12 hours MCLE, including 12 hours Personal Injury / Wrongful Death Specialization credit.

Probate & Estate Track

Co-Sponsored by the State Bar of Arizona Probate and Trust Law Section

ESSENTIAL STRATEGIES FOR PROBATE AND ESTATE PLANNING
Tuesday, July 8 - Thursday July 10, 2025 | 8:15 - 12:30 pm (each day)

Topics will include:

Creating an Emergency Attorney Succession Plan

Steps to take to make your practice marketable upon retirement

Decedent's Income Tax Issues

Comprehensive and Efficient Estate Planning Consultations

Beneficiary Defective Whats?!?

Critical Issues to Look for in any Estate Plan that Indicate the Need for a Special Needs Trust

How to Bridge the Individual & Pooled Special Needs Trust Gap in Every Estate Practice

How and When to Designate a Trust as the Beneficiary of Qualified Accounts

LLC Maintenance and Handling Businesses in Financial Distress

Planning with High Exemptions and Uncertainty

Probate Procedure Essentials: A How to Guide to Administer Informal Estates Efficiently

Litigating Claims of Financial Exploitation of Vulnerable Adults

Topics and content are subject to change to ensure the program addresses the most current and timely issues.

TRACK CHAIR:
Shawn Garner, Deason Garner & Hanson

FACULTY:
Victoria Collier, Quid Pro Quo Law
Samuel DiPietro, Spencer Fane LLP
Shawn Garner, Deason Garner & Hanson
Vanessa Heim, Tiffany & Bosco PA
Nora Jones, Tiffany & Bosco PA
Will Lindahl, CPT Institute
Brent Nelson, Rimon, P.C.
Andrea O'Neill, Becker & House PLLC
Lisa Thompson, Thompson Law Group, P.C.
Michael J. Tucker, Michael J. Tucker P.C.
Steven C. Wagner, JD, CPA, Fletcher Struse Wagner & Derksen PLC

This program track may qualify for up to 12.0 hours MCLE, including up to 9.0 hours Estate & Trust Law Specialization and up to 2.0 hours Ethics credit.

Family Law Track

Co-Sponsored by the State Bar of Arizona Family Law Section

NAVIGATING ROUGH WATERS AND BRINGING CALM SEAS
Tuesday, July 8 - Thursday July 10, 2025 | 8:15 - 12:30 pm (each day)

Join us in sunny San Diego for our annual gathering to talk about the latest in Family Law. Presented by family law attorneys, and industry experts, this event promises information and practical strategies to elevate your practice.

Topics will include:

Legal decision making and parenting time considering actions with special needs children.

Intro to business valuations - personal vs. enterprise.

Dealing with complexities and experts in cases involving children.

Advanced business valuations - professional practical valuation vs. tiered buyouts/capitalization payments vs. spousal support.

The infamous legislative/case updates.

So you want to appeal - the appellate process and you

Exploring rule 78 and final judgments

TRACK CHAIRS:
Gloria L. Cales, Gloria L. Cales, PC
David N. Horowitz, Warner Angle Hallam Jackson & Formanek PLC

FACULTY:
Sally Colton, Reardon House Colton PLC
Lidiya Deane, Stout
Taylor House, Reardon House Colton PLC
Sandra Mayberry, Case & Miles LLP
Kristi Reardon, Reardon House Colton PLC

This program track may qualify for up to 12.0 hours MCLE, including up to 12 hours Family Law Specialization.

Criminal Law Track

Co-Sponsored by the State Bar of Arizona Criminal Law Section

THE EVOLVING CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM: UPDATES, RULES, & REPRESENTATION
Tuesday, July 8 - Thursday July 10, 2025 | 8:15 - 12:30 pm (each day)

Day One
Day one begins with a discussion of recent criminal law decisions in the Arizona appellate courts. The day will continue with a panel discussion on jury selection under the new rules, including some suggested best practices. After the break there will be a with a discussion of the issues involved in identifying and gathering DNA evidence; the analysis of DNA evidence; and presenting DNA results in court. The day will end a discussion on how to utilize NGOs and nonprofits as a criminal defense practitioner.

Day Two
Day two starts with a discussion of Rule 32/33 Post-Conviction Relief litigation. The day will continue with a discussion on how to make plea negotiations and settlement conferences more productive. After the break the discussion will turn to firearms identification testimony. The day will end with a discussion of expungement litigation including recent case law update and best practices.

Day Three
Day three starts with a criminal law legislative update. The discussion then turns to the trial practice pointers to present an effective case to the jury. After the break there will be a panel discussion of victim’s rights issues. The day and the conference will end with a discussion of the issues involved in fugitive from justice cases, including the extradition process and the uniform detainers act.

TRACK CHAIR:
Tim Agan, Maricopa County Office of the Legal Advocate

FACULTY:
Honorable John Napper, Yavapai County Superior Court
Mike Gingold, retired prosecutor Maricopa County Attorney's Office
Grace Guisewite, Maricopa County Office of the Legal Advocate
Lindsay Herf, Executive Director, AZ Justice Project
Jared Keenan, ACLU of Arizona
Hilary Weinberg, prosecutor City of PHX
Catherine Parker Williams, Maricopa County Public Defender's Office

This program track may qualify for up to 12.0 hours MCLE, including up to 12.0 hours Criminal Law Specialization.