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Bar convention offers free help for pink-slipped legal eagles
Lawyers have not been spared the pain of job loss in a moribund economy. Million-dollar partners have been let go by big New York City law firms. In Arizona, law firms have downsized by shedding associates, says Maria Bahr, director of lawyer assistance at the State Bar of Arizona.
Merit-selection stalwart Hanna ready to take helm at State Bar
As an advocate for merit selection of judges, Ray Hanna, incoming president of the State Bar of Arizona, has experienced firsthand how the system works.
2009 State Bar of Arizona award winners
Bennie R. Click Award of Appreciation Given to a non-lawyer in recognition of outstanding service toward the creation of a better public understanding of the legal profession and the administration... […]
From science to scents, animal trackers get creative
Biologists have long sought ways to pull back the curtain on wildlife. Over the past century, they have gone from banding birds to tracking whales with satellites.
‘Green’ energy debate over nuclear vs. solar heats up
Nearly a decade ago, Arizona lawmakers intent on weaning the state off fossil fuels approved a measure designed to reduce the cost to businesses to develop renewable energy in the state. The decision was the first in what would become a long line of mandates that now comprise the state’s “green” energy policy.
Second APS solar plant expected to exceed Solana’s capacity
Arizona Public Service Co. announced the construction of a solar plant last week that is expected to surpass the capacity of the planned Solana Generating Station and to help the company meet state-imposed renewable-energy requirements.
Communities needing dental care hitch their hopes to a trailer
Delia Coronado awaits her fate under the glare of a dental lamp, as Dr. Gary Watkins prepares to drill. Along with dentist and patient, a half-dozen volunteers are crammed into the small trailer of a clinic.
Interim director takes on long-term challenges
Will Humble still hands out his “old” business cards, showing his former title as deputy director of the Arizona Department of Health Services. He explains that he hasn’t ordered new ones printed with his current job title of interim director of DHS. While higher-ups conduct a search, Humble wonders whether he’ll be named the next director of the agency.
Ignored no more: Juvenile Corrections programs get gender-specific
Raven has spent much of her teenage life in the juvenile corrections system. Numerous stints in county detention centers, followed each time by months of parole, have taught her what life is like “inside the fence.”
Last stop for felons is no field of dreams
FLORENCE — A five-acre cemetery in this small community holds the remains of shattered lives — the lives of the people buried there, the lives of those they touched and, by extension, the lives they took. Here lie murderers by the dozens, as well as rapists, robbers and other felons. There are 457 in all, with room for an additional 440, says Carson McWilliams, warden of the Arizona State P[...]
5 questions to ask before considering a reverse mortgage
1. Do you really need a reverse mortgage? Why are you interested in these loans? What would you do with the money you would get from one? Are the needs you intend to meet really worth the high total cost of these loans? If you want to take a dream vacation, a reverse mortgage is a very expensive way to pay for it. Investing the money from these loans is an especially bad idea, because the loan [...]
Homecare a lifesaver for many seniors, but funding is in jeopardy
Charles Harper married his high-school sweetheart, Charlotte, 20 years after graduation. They had rekindled an old romance at a high school reunion. The couple lived in a nice Mamaroneck, N.Y., townhouse and had good jobs. Things changed, though, one day in early 2001 when Charlotte was walking to work. She collapsed when an aneurysm burst in her brain stem, and a blood clot left her paralyzed [...]
