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2008-74 |
Reallocation of Client Protection Fund, effective January 1, 2009 |
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Client Protection Fund annual assessment will be reduced from $30 to $10 and the $20 difference will be redirected to the State Bar of Arizona operating fund. It is anticipated that this adjustment will alleviate the need to increase membership fees. Learn more about 2008-74. |
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Petition # |
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Rules Changed |
As modified means . . . |
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R-06-0017 |
State Bar Admission by Motion (MJP), effective January 1, 2010 |
Rule 38(h) |
Requirements include reciprocity, JD from ABA-approved institution, five of the last seven years in practice in jurisdiction, member in good standing in all jurisdictions where they have practiced, not currently subject to discipline, character and fitness, course on Arizona law. Learn more about R-06-0017. |
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R-06-0035 |
Expedite Handling And Resolution Of Charges Of Lawyer Misconduct, effective January 1, 2009. |
Rules 43, 44, 46-48, 53-58, 60, 61, 64, 70-72, 75 |
Redefines duty to
deposit client funds and funds belonging to third persons; adds
standards of performance including training and supervision of employees
administering the account; details requirements for maintaining
accounting records; addresses disbursement against uncollected funds;
permits the State Bar to conduct random trust account examinations of
any member’s trust account(s) in accordance with guidelines developed by
the Board of Governors and approved by the Supreme Court. Procedural
changes related to failure to comply with any informal request for
information made pursuant to rules of procedure; procedures following
screening; disposition prior to formal complaint; initial disclosure
statements; and form of brief for review by the commission.
Learn more about R-06-0035.
Learn more about R-06-0035 Corrections. |
Trust Account Ethics Hotline 602-340-7305 |
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R-07-0029 |
Increase Funding To Organizations That Provide Legal Services effective January 1, 2009 |
Rule 38(a) |
The Bar shall charge 100% of member dues as the Pro Hac Vice Fee out of which 15% shall be deposited into a civil legal services fund to be distributed by Arizona Foundation for Legal Services & Education. Learn more about R-07-0029. |
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R-07-0030 |
Emeritus Membership -- State Bar Annual Fees, effective January 1, 2009. |
Rules 32, 45, 64 |
Members born
before Jan. 1, 1939 are exempt from dues and MCLE after they turn 70.
All other active members are required to meet MCLE requirements and pay
dues. Includes permission for retired members to practice without being
active when volunteering for an approved legal service organization.
Additional requirements for returning attorneys who have been inactive
or retired.
Learn more about R-07-0030. |
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R-08-0003 |
Mandatory Continuing Legal Education Credit for An Arbitration Hearing, effective January 1, 2009. |
Rule 45(a) |
An active member
of the bar, not exempted, who serves as an arbitrator under Rule 73,
Arizona Rules of Civil Procedure, is eligible for two hours of
continuing legal education activity credit in lieu of financial
compensation otherwise available under A.R.S. § 12-133(g) or local rule
for service as an arbitrator. Such credit shall be included in the
maximum number of hours allowed for self-study (maximum five hours) and
shall be awarded under procedures approved by the Board of Governors.
Learn more about R-08-0003. |
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R-08-0004 |
Exception For Attorneys Licensed In Another State In Rural Indigent Defense Offices, effective January 1, 2009. |
Rule 38(g) |
Indigent Defense
Offices, as approved by the Supreme Court, in rural counties (less than
500,000) can employ two-year attorneys from any US jurisdiction as long
as there is an Arizona attorney to supervise. The attorney must comply
with Arizona MCLE. Permission to practice is granted for maximum of two
years.
Learn more about R-08-0004. |
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R-08-0006 |
Registration By In-House Counsel, effective January 1, 2009. |
Rules 38, 42, 46 |
The Bar is
responsible for developing and maintaining a registration system and
providing certificates to those in-house counsel who register. Fee set
at 75% of current dues. Submit to discipline and exempt from UPL.
Learn more about R-08-0006. |
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