Presentations And Publications

• Articles
• Contributing Author, “Arizona Legal Ethics Handbook,” Third Edition, State Bar of Arizona, Committee on the Rules of Professional Conduct (2015)
• Author, “Conflicting State and Federal Marijuana Laws Create Ethical Complications for Lawyers,” ABA Member E-newsletter (2014)
• Author, “Change on the Horizon,” Attorney at Law Magazine (2010)
• Author, “Exploring the Unthinkable in Lawyer Discipline: Disbarment, Suspension and Reinstatement,” Advocate: Arizona Trial Lawyers Association (2008)
• Blogs
• “Arizona Supreme Court Rules that Lawyer Seeking Reinstatement Need Not Identify ‘Root Cause’ of Weakness that Led to Suspension,” Jennings Strouss Blog (April 29, 2013)
• Interviews
• “J. Scott Rhodes Discusses Arizona Town Hall’s Report on Vulnerable Populations in Arizona,” Arizona Horizon (May 7, 2014)
• Videos
• “Considerations For Lawyers Starting Careers as Sole Practitioners” (September 24, 2013)
• “Why Sole Practitioners and Small Firms Should Seek Out Ethics Counsel” (September 24, 2013)
• “Client Selection: Considerations For Identifying a Worthy Client from an Unworthy Client” (September 24, 2013)
• Podcasts
• “What an Arizona Attorney Should Do When They Receive a Bar Complaint” (July 2, 2012)
• “What a Law Firm Should Do When an Attorney Has a Substance Abuse Problem” (July 6, 2012)
• “What Attorneys Should Know About Having a Virtual Law Office in Arizona” (July 6, 2012)
• Presentations
• “Regulation Year in Review,” College of Estate Planning Attorneys (2018)
• “2017 State Bar Convention Ethics Game Show,” State Bar of Arizona (2017)
• “Third Annual CLE in the Gardens: Practical Lessons for the Intellectual Property Practitioners,” State Bar of Arizona (2017)
• “Out of the Shadows: The Impact of Substance Abuse,” State Bar of Arizona (2016)
• “State Bar of Arizona Course on Professionalism,” ASU Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law (2016)
• “A New Lawyer’s Boot Camp Day 2,” State Bar of Arizona (2016)
• “A Lawyer’s Day in Court,” State Bar of Arizona (2016)
• “Nineteenth Annual Public Practice Legal Seminar,” ACIP & Arizona Counties Civil Deputies Association (2016)
• “Managing the Conflict of Interest Maze for Public Lawyers,” Nineteenth Annual Public Practice Legal Seminar/HR Summit (2016)
• “Managing the Conflict of Interest Maze for Public Lawyers,” Arizona Prosecuting Attorneys’ Advisory Council (2015)
• “Ethics Update,” Asimou & Associates, PLC (2015)
• “Hypos and Hippos: Survival on the Ethical Savannah,” U.S. District of Arizona Conference (2015)
• “Ethical Considerations for Tribal Prosecutors,” Tribal Prosecutors’ Association (2015)
• “New Year, New Trends: 2014 in Arizona Lawyer Discipline and Ideas for 2015,” Asimou & Associates, PLC (2015)
• “What Hat Are You Wearing Today?,” Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers (2015)
• Panelist, “The Wild World of Cannabis: A Quick Trip Through the Civil Law Issues of Medical and Legal Marijuana,” American Bar Association (2015)
• “State Bar of Arizona Course on Professionalism,” ASU Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law (2015)
• “How to Work Effectively and Ethically with Investigators,” Maricopa County Bar Association (2014)
• “New Lawyer Boot Camp Day 1,” State Bar of Arizona, Continuing Legal Education (2014)
• “Ethics Update,” Asimou & Associates, PLC (2014)
• “I’ll take Ethics Potpourri for $1000, Please,” Tiffany & Bosco, Continuing Legal Education (2014)
• “Challenges and Tools in Estate Planning: Ethics and Liability Concerns in Estate Planning, Elder Law, and Probate,” State Bar of Arizona, Continuing Legal Education (2014)
• “Lawyer Ethics and the Business of Marijuana,” American Bar Association (2014)
• “What All Estate Planning Professionals Should Know About Legal Ethics,” Central Arizona Estate Planning Council (2014)
• “10 Ethical Concepts for Arizona Lawyers to Know in 2014,” Asimou & Associates, PLC (2014)
• “Ethical Morning at the Movies,” State Bar of Arizona, Continuing Legal Education (2012, 2014)
• “Fee Simple,” State Bar of Arizona, Continuing Legal Education (2013)
• “Let’s Talk Fees,” State Bar of Arizona, Continuing Legal Education (2013)
• “Sixteenth Annual Public Practice Legal Seminar,” ACIP & Arizona Counties Civil Deputies Association (2013)
• “2013 Ethics CLE,” Gurstel Chargo, PA (2013)
• “Candor, Courtesy & Confidences: Common Courtroom Conundrums,” State Bar of Arizona, Continuing Legal Education (2013)
• Ethical “Tune-Up” Seminar, City of Phoenix Law Department (2012)
• Ethical “Tune-Up” Seminar, City of Glendale City Attorney’s Office (2012)
• “Fifteenth Annual Public Practice Legal Seminar,” ACIP & Arizona Counties Civil Deputies Association (2012)
• “Ethics and Public Lawyer,” State Bar of Arizona (2012)
• “The Ethics of Ancillary Businesses,” Warner Angle Hallam Jackson & Formanek, PLC (2012)
• “The Lawyer Discipline System: How is it Working?,” State Bar of Arizona (2012)
• “Dial ‘E’ for Ethics,” State Bar of Arizona (2012)
• “Conflict of Interest Restriction After Carrigan: Legislative Voting and First Amendment,” American Bar Association, Section of State and Local Government Law (2011)
• “Avoiding Ethical Pitfalls: Navigating the Ethics Rules,” State Bar of Arizona, Continuing Legal Education (2005-2009; 2011, 2013, 2015)
• “Moving On: Closing, Selling or Otherwise Leaving Your Practice,” State Bar of Arizona (2010)
• “Ethics Seminar,” West Maricopa Bar Association (2010)
• “Changes to Arizona’s Attorney Discipline System,” Arizona Attorney General’s Office (2010)
• “A Lawyer’s Day in Court: The Mechanics of Arizona’s Attorney Regulation System,” State Bar of Arizona’s CLE By the Sea Conference (2010)
• “Game Show Ethics!,” U.S. Attorney’s Office – District of Arizona, AUSA Symposium (2010)
• Panelist, “Minding the Store: Internal Ethics and Liability Management for Law Firms of All Shapes and Sizes,” State Bar of Arizona (2010)
• “Arizona State Bar Ethics Training,” Yavapai County Public Defender’s Office, Continuing Legal Education (2009, 2010)
• “Are We All In the Same Sandbox? The Various Facets of a Multi-Jurisdictional Practice,” State Bar of Arizona, Continuing Legal Education (2009)
• “Real World Negotiation Ethics,” State Bar of Arizona’s Alternative Dispute Resolution Section (2009)
• “2009 Course on Professionalism,” State Bar of Arizona (2009)
• “Minding the Store: Internal Ethics and Liability Management,” State Bar of Arizona’s CLE By the Sea (2009)
• “Ethical Estate Planning and Administration: The Devil’s in the Details,” Maricopa County Bar Association (2009)
• “Lawyer Discipline – And 20 Tips on How to Avoid It,” Lorman Seminars, Legal Ethics in Arizona (2009)
• “Balance in Life and Law Practice,” Panelist, State Bar of Arizona, Minority Bar Convention (2009)
• “Changes to Ethics Rules and Trust Account Audits: Lawyers Who Represent Lawyers Explain What You Need to Know,” Maricopa County Bar Association, Continuing Legal Education (2009)
• “Ethics Café,” State Bar of Arizona, Continuing Legal Education (2008)
• “The Ethics of Dealing with Difficult People,” City of Glendale, City Attorney’s Office (2008)
• “Double Trouble: Concurrent Disciplinary Actions and Legal Malpractice Suits,” ABA (2007)
• “The Ethical Challenges and Opportunities of Public Representation,” Glendale City Attorney’s Office (2007)
• “Annual Ethics Game Show!,” State Bar of Arizona (2006)
• “Twenty Ways to Avoid Discipline!,” State Bar of Arizona, Continuing Legal Education (2006)
• “Confessions for the Pocketbook as Well as the Soul?,” Moderator, American Bar Association Center for Professional Responsibility National Conference (2005)
• “Due Process and Ethical Considerations in Probate Litigation and Estate Planning,” Maricopa County Bar Association Estate Planning, Probate, and Trust Section (2005)
• “What to Do When the Bar Comes Knocking at Your Door: What You Should Know About the Discipline Process,” Arizona Attorney General’s Office (2005)
• “How to Open and Keep Open a Profitable Law Firm,” State Bar of Arizona, Continuing Legal Education (2004)
• “Professional Responsibility,” Guest Lecturer, ASU Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, Professional Responsibility Course (2004)
• “Ethics and Professionalism Seminar,” Salt River Project (2003)
• “2003 Amendments to Arizona Rules of Professional Conduct,” Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Arizona (2003)
• “Lawyer Discipline System: Introduction,” State Bar of Arizona (2002, 2003)
• “Fourth Annual Public Practice Legal Seminar,” ACIP & Arizona Counties Civil Deputies Association (2001)