An announcement from the State Bar of Arizona:
Members of the State Bar of Arizona have elected 10 attorneys to serve as their representatives on the Bar’s Board of Governors. The Board is the governing body of the State Bar, a nonprofit association that exists to serve and protect the public with respect to the provision of legal services and access to justice.
Thirty people serve on the Board of Governors, including four public members who are not attorneys. Board members are elected by district on a staggered schedule.
Below is a list of the newly elected Board members and returning incumbents. Their election will be confirmed by the certification of the results at the State Bar’s annual convention, June 14-16, 2017.
Elected Board Members
District 6 (Maricopa County)
- Benjamin P. Taylor, Taylor & Gomez LLP
- Sam Saks, Smith Paknejad PLC
- Jessica S. Sanchez, Tempe Union High School District
- Jennifer R. Rebholz, Choate & Seletos
- Pouria Paknejad, Smith Paknejad PLC
- David Wm. Engelman, Engelman Berger PC
- Tyler J. Carrell, Gallagher & Kennedy PA
- Sara A. Siesco, Ely, Bettini, Ulman, Rosenblatt & Ozer
- Robert J. McWhirter, The Law Offices of Robert J. McWhirter
District 8 (Pinal County)
- Denis M. Fitzgibbons, Fitzgibbons Law Offices PLC
President, Young Lawyers Division
- Daniel J. Mazza, Mazza Law Center PLC, Scottsdale
The president of the State Bar’s Young Lawyers Division is not elected, but automatically serves as a voting board member during his/her one-year term as YLD President.
Public Member
- Jason E. Cobb of Compass Fiduciary Group LLC in Phoenix was selected by the board to fill one public member opening on the board.
This press release is also posted online here.
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