Total Credits: 6 CLE, 5 Ethics
New (or new-ish) to the practice of law in Arizona? Our Annual New Lawyer Boot Camp was created just for you!
Filled with important basics, how-to’s, and useful take-aways, this fast-paced CLE will give you the tools to build and grow your practice, and practice more effectively with sessions from experienced practitioners and your peers. Presentations will cover:
Chair:
Jennifer Fite, Lawyer Assistance Programs Director, State Bar of Arizona
Faculty:
Hon. Gary Popham, Arizona Superior Court, Maricopa Count
Chad A. Anderson, J.D., MSL, CIPP/E, CIPM
Amy Diederich, Arizona Attorney General
Alexis Firehawk, Carpenter Hazelwood Delgado & Bolen LLP
Craig Henley, Senior Bar Counsel, State Bar of Arizona
Mae M. Innabi, Greenspoon Marder LLP
Amanda D. Lauer, Maricopa Legal Defenders Office
Daniel J. Mazza, Mazza + Niro, PLC
Denise M Quinterri, The Law Office of Denise M Quinterri PLLC
Raymundo Reyes-Sanchez Esq, Schneider & Onofry PC
Meredith L. Vivona, Ethics Counsel, State Bar of Arizona
is the Lawyer Assistance Programs Director for the State Bar of Arizona. Before joining the Bar, Jennifer had a varied career working primarily in civil litigation, most recently serving as Litigation Attorney and Managing Partner of a small firm. Jennifer has a Juris Doctorate from Southern Illinois University School of Law, Carbondale and received her Bachelors of Arts in International Relations from the University of Southern California. She has been licensed to practice in the State of Arizona since 2002 and is also admitted to practice in the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona and the United States Supreme Court. She is a past Judge Pro Tempore.
is a solo practitioner and municipal court Judge Pro Tem who has been licensed in Arizona since 2002, Iowa since 1998, and Nevada since 2017. He earned bachelor’s degrees in both Economics and Accounting from the University of Northern Iowa before earning a J.D. from the University of North Dakota and a Master’s Degree in Cybersecurity Law and Policy from the University of Maryland. Chad entered the profession in 1998 and six months later unseated a 12-year incumbent for the office of County Attorney in Worth County, Iowa, becoming one of the youngest lawyers in the state’s history to win an elected prosecutor’s office. Snowy winters and convicting bad guys took its toll so he emigrated to Arizona where he found warm winters (good) and a counsel position at a small real estate title company (not as much). After two years of reading loan documents Chad entered into a partnership with a personal injury attorney before striking out on his own in 2005 where he practiced general business law and found a niche litigating copyright infringements and advising clients on data privacy. He currently serves as a Judge Pro Tem on the Tempe Municipal Court and will begin serving as a Judge Pro Tem for Maricopa County Justice Courts in 2024. Mr. Anderson served on the Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Committee for 8 years with 2 years as Chair and on the Professional Responsibility (Ethics) Committee from 2011 to 2017. He co-chaired Spring Training for Lawyers twice, served on the Member Assistance Committee and currently mentors attorneys facing substance abuse issues.
Craig Henley is a motivated, personable lawyer with thirty (30) years of trial experience in a variety of forum including, but not limited to, local, state and federal courts in the states of Arizona, Louisiana, Texas and Ohio. Craig is licensed in both the State of Arizona and State of Louisiana (inactive) but has practiced exclusively as Senior Bar Counsel with the State Bar of Arizona for the last eleven (11) years. He has previously served as an Assistant District Attorney with the Louisiana 16th Judicial District Attorney's Office and practiced law with various sized law firms in the State of Arizona. Craig was a partner at the Law Offices of Henley & Hicks and solo practitioner at the Law Office of Craig Henley for six (6) years. Among his high-profile cases, Craig has successfully litigated a securities fraud case in the State of Ohio valued at well over one hundred eighty million dollars ($180MM), prosecuted an extensive voter fraud case in the State of Louisiana and represented the State of Arizona Treasurer.
ALEXIS FIREHAWK practices in the areas of community association law, business law, and litigation. She focuses on entity formation and dissolution, securities, general counsel, and civil litigation. Alexis counsels nonprofit and for-profit organizations of all sizes, across industries, regarding business transactions and strategy, capital market transactions, intellectual property disputes, and conflict resolution. Alexis’ practice includes advising companies, boards of directors, and individuals on statutory and regulatory compliance; assisting clients with respect to employment and consulting agreements, contract interpretation and negotiation; and advising clients with regard to compliance with internal policy and procedure. Alexis also represents companies on both sides of civil litigation, bringing affirmative claims and providing litigation defense. Alexis manages the Firm’s summer associate, internship/externship, and mentor programs. She believes that success is inspired by building relationships. Prior to joining the firm, she created corporate policy for global companies and advised on Information Governance and eDiscovery issues including privacy, security, and regulatory compliance. She is admitted to practice in Arizona; US District Court, Arizona and the US Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: California Western School of Law, JD, cum laude; W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University, BS, Economics, cum laude; University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland, International Business Certificate; Arizona State University’s Center for Mindfulness, Compassion, and Resilience, Mindfulness Leadership Certificate; Warrior One Mindfulness in Law Teacher Training, Certificate of Completion.
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.
Denise M. Quinterri focuses her practice on legal ethics and professional responsibility. She formerly served as Bar Counsel for the State Bar of Arizona. She now represents lawyers in State Bar proceedings ("Bar complaints") and applicants in the Character and Fitness process. She also provides expert opinion letters. Ms. Quinterri enjoys presenting at the occasional CLE seminar or conference and is an active member of the Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers. She has been recognized in The Best Lawyers in America© for Ethics and Professional Responsibility and is rated AV® Preeminent™ by Martindale-Hubbell. Ms. Quinterri is highly experienced in lawyer discipline, having personally handled over 500 bar charges. She has represented over 250 applicants to the State Bar in the Character and Fitness process. She understands various aspects of the practice, having worked at a large law firm, a small to mid-size law firm, as a solo attorney, and for a non-profit, quasi-governmental organization.
is an attorney in the Corporate and Real Estate practice groups at Greenspoon Marder LLP. As a highly effective, diligent, and dedicated attorney, Ms. Innabi provides professional legal representation to a wide range of commercial clients, including both Fortune 500 and closely-held companies, real estate developers and investors, and entrepreneurs, high net-worth individuals, and C-suite executives. Her legal approach is grounded in a commitment to identify the most practical and cost-efficient solutions that protect her clients’ interests and accomplish their objectives. Ms. Innabi works with her clients to help them build a strong foundation on which to thrive, including entity formation and governance, business and succession planning, and contract drafting and review. She also helps her clients purchase and develop real estate, acquire or merge with target companies, and enter new markets.
Practicing since 2012, Phoenix-Scottsdale based attorney Danny has represented hundreds of clients in estate planning, probate, guardianship, and conservatorship matters with the utmost care and empathy. He is the immediate past-president of the Young Lawyers Division of the State Bar of Arizona and is a member of ASU’s School of Political and Global Studies Alumni Advisory Board. Recently, Danny was named a Super Lawyers Rising Star in 2017 and 2018, a distinction that is limited to just 2.5% of attorneys, and is based on peer nominations and a comprehensive evaluation of 12 indicators of professional achievement.
Danny attended law school in Arizona, where he excelled in Gift & Estate Taxation and served as Vice President of the Student Bar Association. During law school, he was honored to serve as one of only two legal interns to Governor Jan Brewer. Additionally, Danny obtained a Certificate in International Commercial Arbitration from Georgia State University College of Law while studying overseas. Before attending law school, Danny graduated from Arizona State University with a Bachelor of Science in Political Science and Minor in Business, and interned in the office of U.S. Senator John McCain as an undergraduate.
Danny is dedicated to community involvement. He currently serves on the Paradise Valley Village Planning Committee, a position he was appointed to by the Mayor and City Council. Prior to his career in law, Danny worked in politics, government, and public affairs. He has traveled the country working on political campaigns, most notably spending time in New Hampshire during the 2008 Presidential primary season. Previously, he served as the Government & Public Affairs Manager at Arizona Federal Credit Union.
The son of two real estate professionals, Danny grew up in the real estate business, and has a special interest in probate matters involving real property. Danny has been licensed by the Arizona Department of Real Estate since 2013, which has enhanced the scope of his knowledge, enabling him to more fully advise his law clients on issues related to real property matters.
Originally from Hackensack, New Jersey, Danny moved to the Scottsdale area with his family in 1991. He attended Horizon High School where he met his wife, Bonnie. Danny and Bonnie reside in Phoenix with their two beautiful young children.
