The Maricopa County Bar Association (MCBA)  is in one of the fastest-growing metropolitan areas in the nation. (Phoenix has jumped to being the fifth largest city in the United States, and the rate of growth is greater than the ones above it in the list.)  Over 4,500 members, four divisions, and eleven sections, give it a size and diversity of membership which provide something for everyone who practices in Arizona and its thriving legal community. The  Maricopa County Bar Association of Arizona web site has a directory of all its members and several other handy features. Get right to several Arizona links by going through the Maricopa County Bar Association (MCBA) , which has a great links page.  For example, you can heck on your AZ CLE credits earned through the MCBA  by logging into your member portal at www.maricopabar.org. Once in your portal, click on “Professional Development.”  Can’t get logged in? Call (602) 257-4200 or send email to Karla at kdurazo@maricopabar.org for help. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Arizona Bar Ethics Opinions thru Arizona Bar  is a good place to start research on specific legal ethics opinion that will help lawyers in their daily practice.

Arizona Rules of Professional Conduct

Arizona Statutes thru Arizona Legislature page. The Arizona Revised Statutes on the Legislature's server have been updated with the 47th Legislature, 2nd Regular Session information, and contain the version of the statutes effective January 1, 2007

Arizona Supreme Court Decisions

Arizona Supreme Court 

 Arizona State Bar, at http://www.azbar.org/  is well organized with a wealth of information  to help you.  Email them at resourceguide@azbar.org . They can  provide public record information on attorneys such as addresses, telephone numbers and history of public complaints or discipline. You also can learn an attorney’s area of expertise, if he or she speaks a foreign language, and what law school he or she attended. www.azbar.org   See their links page at Arizona State Bar Law Links

Maricopa County Superior Court  has been judged as the best court web page in the world in the 7th annual National Court Technology Conference.  The court's web page offers many resources, including the  Maricopa County Superior Court Self Service Center , which provides plain-English instructions, forms and assistance for some legal procedures. The court's web page also includes a list of lawyers willing to advise self represented individuals on a per-hour, non-retainer basis at locations in Phoenix and Mesa.  24-hour hotline: 602-506-SELF (7353).

Arizona State University Libraries

Arizona is in the Federal Ninth Circuit. See Federal Links at this research subweb.

In most states lost punitive damages are not recoverable in a subsequent legal malpractice case.  Leading proponents of this view are Illinois, California, and New York.  See  See Ferguson v. Lieff, Cabraser, Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, 30 Cal. 4th 1037, 69 P.3d 965 (2003); Summerville v. Lipsig, 270 A.D. 2d 213, 704 N.Y.S.2d 598 (2000); Tri-G, Inc. v. Burke Bosselman & Weaver, 2006 Ill. LEXIS 1090 .  The legal theory is sound: punitive damages are awarded to punish the wrongdoer and to deter that party and others from committing similar acts; punitive damages are not awarded as compensation to the plaintiff.

Arizona and some other states are in the minority. See Haberer v. Rice, 511 N.W.2d 279 (S.D. 1994); Scognamillo v. Olsen, 795 P.2d 1357 (Colo. App. 1990); Elliott v. Videan, 164 Ariz. 113 (1989); and Hunt v. Dresie, 241 Kan. 647 (1987).