Ethics, Practice Management, and Trust Accounts: Inside the SBA’s three helplines

Stacy L Shuman Related Seminars and Products

Staff Bar Counsel

State Bar of Arizona

STACY L. SHUMAN is Staff Bar Counsel at the State Bar of Arizona. In addition to working in the Attorney/Consumer Assistance Program, which handles all incoming inquiries and consumer complaints about Arizona attorneys, Ms. Shuman investigates and prosecutes formal ethics complaints against attorneys, as needed. Ms. Shuman received a B.A. in 1987 from Saint Mary’s College and a J.D. in 1990 from Indiana University at Bloomington. After law school, Ms. Shuman joined an AV-rated, commercial firm in Indianapolis, Indiana. In 1998, Ms. Shuman relocated to Phoenix and later joined the Child and Family Protection Division of the Arizona Attorney General’s Office, where she remained for eleven years before joining the State Bar in 2011.

Meredith L Vivona Related Seminars and Products

State Bar of Arizona

Meredith L. Vivona is the Ethics Counsel for the State Bar of Arizona, where she advises lawyers through the Ethics Hotline, presents ethics related CLE programs, acts as legal advisor to the Fee Arbitration Program, serves on the Ethics Advisory Group and acts as liaison to the Arizona Supreme Court’s Attorney Ethics Advisory Committee. Prior to becoming Ethics Counsel, Meredith served as Practice Management Attorney for Practice 2.0 and the Trust Account Helpline, the State Bar’s confidential practice management and trust account advice program. Before joining the State Bar of Arizona, 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 enjoyed a varied career in private practice, with experience in civil litigation matters throughout the state. Meredith is admitted to practice in Arizona and the U.S. District Court for the State of Arizona. Meredith received her Juris Doctor from Wake Forest Law School in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

Jamie Nicole Stankewicz Related Seminars and Products

Jamie Nicole Stankewicz is the Practice Management Attorney for the State Bar of Arizona. Jamie Nicole practiced complex civil litigation for many years including roles at Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, Shulman Rogers Gandal Pordy & Ecker PA, and Schulman Bhattacharya. In her most recent role as Attorney Development Manager at Snell & Wilmer, LLP, she excelled in developing and implementing impactful training programs for attorneys and paraprofessionals. Jamie Nicole earned her Juris Doctor from The George Washington University Law School, where she graduated with honors and received the Presidential Merit Scholar award. She received her Bachelor of Science in Accounting and International Business from Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In addition to Arizona, Jamie Nicole is licensed (though inactive) in Maryland, North Carolina, Virginia, and Washington D.C and is a Registered CPA in Illinois. Jamie Nicole spent a two-year sabbatical in Guatemala teaching English as a second language.