Picturing Justice: Andrew Thomas Hearing and Press Conference

Today is not only Change of Venue Friday; it’s also Friday the 13^th. Therefore, I will tread lightly and offer nothing but images for your easy viewing.

Here are a few photos from Tuesday’s hearing at the Supreme Court regarding the ethics charges against three lawyers: Andrew Thomas, Lisa Aubuchon and Rachel Alexander. The photos were mainly shot in the Court parking lot after the hearing. There, media interviewed, among others, independent counsel John Gleason, County Supervisor Mary Rose Wilcox, activist Randy Parraz and respondent’s counsel Scott Zwillinger.

John Gleason, independent investigator, interviewed. April 10, 2012

Maricopa County Supervisor Mary Rose Wilcox, April 10, 2012

You can read the Court’s complete ruling here.

Then, on Wednesday, Andrew Thomas and Lisa Aubuchon spoke at a press conference in downtown Phoenix.

Andrew Thomas, April 11, 2012

Lisa Aubuchon, April 11, 2012

All of the photos are at the Arizona Attorney Magazine Facebook page. Have a great weekend.

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What Unites Us: Anxious Trader Photos

The other day, thinking I was keeping current, I posted the following photo on the Arizona Attorney Magazine Facebook page:

Head-gripping fear and anxiety

The debt crisis and the ensuing Standard & Poor’s downgrade of the United States have been in the news a lot lately, so why shouldn’t we reflect that on our page? (I thought.)

Little did I know that I was merely swept up in a cliché—the Trader With His Hands On His Head Photo.

It’s true. News outlets around the world appear to have captured people on trading floors hands-on-head—a lot! So much so that a wise and smart-assy person created an entire Tumblr page dedicated to the prevalence of that recurring image.

I felt a little silly, until I remembered, that’s why they call it pop culture. It’s popular.

Have a great weekend, and don’t hold your own head too tightly.

By the way (not to bury the lede), I’ve decided to launch my own Tumblr page. It’s quiet so far, but its potential is mighty!

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Smile and Say Cheesy

Goofy and committed to service: The staff of the State Bar of Arizona

Yes, I know I just posted the State Bar’s first-ever staff photo (originally written about here). But what was I thinking when I omitted the fun version?

Moments after the first photo was snapped, a variety of embarrassment-inducing items were produced, and many of us adorned ourselves, slaves to fashion that we are.

Among our choices: clown nose, Mardi Gras beads, pirate eye patch, and the classic eyeglasses-with-nose-with-moustache.

Enjoy (click on the image for a larger version). And I’m the one with the red nose.

 

Smile and Say Cheese

Smile ... I said SMILE!

Recently, I told you about a new tradition that the State Bar of Arizona has launched: the staff photo.

Sure, we already have an inside-the-group online headshot of everyone. That is helpful if you cannot recall who Buddy in Accounting is, or whether Trent in Lawyer Discipline is the bald one or the balder one.

But we’ve never had a full-blown all-staff, stand-up-and-look-Bar-ish photo.

Until now.

Here is the official 2011 staff shot of the State Bar of Arizona (click for a larger image). As people come and go, there may be Kremlin-esque airbrushing of the dearly departed. But until then, here we are, standing up and serving (when we’re not being posers). I’m the one with the glasses.

 

Picture Imperfect

This afternoon, the State Bar of Arizona launched a new tradition: the staff photo.

In what may be an annual effort, all of us gathered in the relative briskness of a January Arizona afternoon (eat your heart out, Northeast) and smiled—at least, some of us did.

After a few standard shots, the Bar’s Chief Communications Officer, Rick DeBruhl, rolled out a cart with a wealth of shticky shtuff—red clown noses, plastic carnival necklaces, and the classic eyeglasses with nose and moustache.

We each selected one piece of attire, and then the photographer snapped the final goofy picture.

Here’s hoping we each get a wallet-sized photo to treasure for our own.

And here are a few shots of the group getting photographed—and what we wore. When we get the final result, I’ll post that, too.

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