Sanctioned Attorneys: What Would YOU Do?
Total Credits: 2 CLE, 2 Ethics
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- Ethics
- Faculty:
- Geoffrey M T Sturr | Hon. Cynthia J Bailey | Kelly J Flood
Description
Learn what lawyers are doing to put themselves in ethical hot water, and how you can avoid making the same mistakes. Hear some of the real (redacted) stories behind the cases (from the back of AZ Attorney magazine) as told by Bar counsel, Respondent's counsel, and a Lawyer Discipline Probable Cause Committee member. Also, learn how the lawyer discipline system works.
Program Chair
Kelly J. Flood, State Bar of Arizona
Faculty
Judge Cynthia Bailey, Arizona Court of Appeals, Div. 1
Geoffrey M. T. Sturr, Osborn Maledon
Faculty
Geoffrey M T Sturr Related Seminars and Products
Osborn Maledon PA
Geoffrey Sturr is a member of Osborn Maledon, P.A. in Phoenix. He serves as the firm’s general counsel. He is admitted to practice in Arizona and California. His practice includes commercial litigation, legal malpractice cases, fee disputes, Bar admission and Bar discipline proceedings, and advising law firms and lawyers on professional responsibility and law practice management issues. Mr. Sturr has been recognized by Best Lawyers in America from 2007-2025 in the categories of Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, and Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law. He was named Phoenix Lawyer of the Year for Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law in 2021 and Phoenix Lawyer of the Year for Bet-the Company Litigation, in 2019. Mr. Sturr was named “Southwest Super Lawyer” by Law and Policy Magazine, in 2007 and from
2009-2024 Editions. In 2024, he was listed in Top 50 Arizona Super Lawyers. A graduate of Haverford College and the UCLA School of Law, Mr. Sturr served as a law clerk for the Honorable Cynthia Holcomb Hall, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, before entering private practice.
Hon. Cynthia J Bailey Related Seminars and Products
Judge
Arizona Court of Appeals, Division 1
Hon. Cynthia Bailey was appointed to the Court of Appeals in April 2020. From 2010 until her
appointment, Judge Bailey served on the Maricopa County Superior Court, presiding over cases in the
criminal, family, and civil divisions. As a practicing lawyer, in addition to a broad private practice,
Judge Bailey worked in both the executive and legislative branches of government. She served as the
Rules Attorney for the Arizona State Senate, worked as a criminal prosecutor in Maricopa County, and
as a lawyer representing Maricopa County in the mental health court. Judge Bailey received her B.S.
and J.D. from Arizona State University.
Kelly J Flood Related Seminars and Products
Bar Counsel
State Bar of Arizona
practices at the State Bar of Arizona as Bar Counsel, Litigation, handling attorney discipline matters. Prior to joining the Bar, Kelly was a Supervising Attorney for the ASU Alumni Law Group, a teaching law firm created by the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law. At the ASU Alumni Law Group, Kelly engaged in the practice and supervision of new attorneys in areas including: complex commercial litigation and class actions, labor and employment, general contract disputes, criminal defense, and appeals in civil, criminal, administrative, and family law. Kelly was also responsible for curriculum development, structured in-house training of new associates, and general law firm management. Before joining the ASU Alumni Law Group, Kelly was a Senior Staff Attorney at the ACLU of Arizona, and before that she was a Shareholder at Polsinelli, in the commercial litigation section. After law school, Kelly clerked on the Arizona Court of Appeals, for Judges Sarah Grant, Rudy Gerber, and Rebecca Berch. Kelly is a graduate of the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, where she teaches as an adjunct professor.