Total Credits: 1.5 CLE, 1.5 Ethics
Do you sometimes feel like you’re burning out more than you’re burning brightly? You’re not alone! As lawyers, we deal with incredible amounts of pressure, every single day. Not only can this affect your overall competence, but it can also affect your other ethical obligations, as well. In this program, you will learn:
Speakers:
Cynthia D. Bowkley, J.D., LAC, SEP, Desert Somatics & Psychotherapy, LLC
Meredith Vivona, Practice Management Attorney, State Bar of Arizona
Meredith Vivona is the Practice Management Attorney for Practice 2.0, the State Bar’s confidential practice management and trust account advice program. Before joining the State Bar of Arizona as Practice Management Attorney, Meredith served as Independent Bar Counsel, investigating and prosecuting misconduct allegations brought against attorneys, when the Lawyer Regulation Office had a conflict. Part of Meredith’s responsibilities included serving as Acting Disciplinary Counsel for the Commission on Judicial Conduct where she investigated and resolved judicial misconduct complaints.
Before serving as IBC, Meredith worked in private practice in Phoenix for ten years. Her practice included advising and advocating on behalf of individuals in civil litigation matters throughout the state. Meredith received her Juris Doctor from Wake Forest Law School in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.