State Bar of Arizona Course on Professionalism (Virtual Course) - 03/10/26

Marki Stewart Related Seminars and Products

Coppersmith Brockelman PLC

assists hospitals, physician groups, telemedicine providers, laboratories, and other health care organizations with a variety of business and regulatory issues, including the Anti-Kickback Statute and the Stark Law, HIPAA compliance, breach reporting, value-based reimbursement issues, medical practice acquisitions, Arizona Department of Health Services licensing issues, AHCCCS policies and payment disputes, and hospital-physician joint ventures. Marki has a special focus and interest in telemedicine, including licensing, reimbursement, credentialing, and security issues.

Stevie Van Tran Related Seminars and Products

Partner

Tran Arrowsmith PLLC

is a partner at the Phoenix law firm of Tran Arrowsmith. She is a graduate of the Maurice A. Dean College of Law at Hofstra University. Prior to founding TA, Stevie litigated full time in family court handling matters involving various aspects of family law, including custody/guardianship, dependency, adoptions, and the child welfare system. Stevie is a nationally recognized speaker and author who has advised numerous institutions and organizations in addressing transgender inclusion and developing policies on diversity and non-discrimination. Stevie authored one of the first articles on transgender inclusion within fraternal organizations and continues to educate and advise on this matter.

Hon. Kristin Schriner Related Seminars and Products

Pima County Superior Court

Honorable Kristin Schriner is a Commissioner/ Judge Pro Tempore on the Pima County Superior Court, Juvenile Court.

Commissioner Schriner was previously Senior Litigation Counsel for the Arizona Attorney General’s Office in their Consumer Fraud Unit.

Before joining the Attorney General’s office in 2021, Commissioner Schriner had been a complex litigation attorney with Goldberg & Osborne since 2008, where she participated in numerous jury and bench trial cases, drafted and argued appellate briefs, and handled formal settlement conferences as well as private mediations. Her practice included complex, high-profile litigation, including cases involving medical malpractice, sexual assault, and products liability.

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.

Dev K Sethi Related Seminars and Products

Partner

Schmidt Sethi & Akmajian

Dev is a partner with Schmidt, Sethi & Akmajian. He represents plaintiffs in a wide variety of complex injury and wrongful death cases throughout Arizona. Dev is the past President of Ben's Bells, an organization focused on the power of intentional kindness; the Arizona Minority Bar Association; Children's Museum Tucson; and the University of Arizona Law College Association Foundation. For several years he served as Chair of the State Bar Trial Practice Section and currently serves as on the Advisory Board of Angel Charity for Children. He is member of the American Board of Trial Advocates, a Fellow in the International Society of Barristers, and listed in Best Lawyers in America. He is most often on the sidelines of a soccer field or in the stands of a high school basketball game. He is a rabid Arizona Wildcats' fan. Bear Down. https://www.azinjurylaw.com/dev-sethi

Derek John Koltunovich Related Seminars and Products

Attorney

Pima County Public Defender

Honorable Derek Koltunovich is a Pima County Superior Court Commissioner and is currently serving on the Family Law bench. He was an attorney for 15 years and was a team leader with the Pima County Public Defender’s Office working with the family defense team, representing parents in child welfare cases, and with the juvenile defender team, representing youth who have been accused of crimes. Derek also previously represented children with the Office of Children’s Counsel and served on the board of Edge High School. When he is not working he spends time traveling with his wife and daughter, attending U of A basketball games, and exploring new foods.

Timothy J Agan Related Seminars and Products

Maricopa Coutny Office of the Legal Advocate

Tim Agan is an attorney with the Maricopa County Office of Legal Advocate (OLA) Capital PCR Unit, handling State Post-Conviction litigation in death penalty cases. Tim has previously worked with the Arizona Justice Project and as a trial attorney at both OLA and the Maricopa County Public Defender’s Office. Tim was the Deputy Director of OLA from 2007 until 2017. Tim has substantial experience in forensic science issues, death penalty litigation and trial practice. Tim has been active in Continuing Legal Education having presented seminars for numerous organizations that include the National Institute of Justice, the Arizona Supreme Court, the Maricopa County Superior Court, the Arizona State Bar, The Arizona Public Defender’s Association, The Arizona Attorneys for Criminal Justice, the Arizona Prosecuting Attorney’s Advisory Council, the Colorado State Public Defender’s Office, the National Innocence Network and the National Clearinghouse for Science, Technology. Tim has also served as adjunct faculty at the Sandra Day O’Connor school of Law. He has also done numerous community presentations on legal and criminal justice issues for law school, college, high school and community groups. Tim has served on several Arizona Supreme Court commissions and committees, along with the Arizona Attorney General’s Forensic Advisory Commission and Forensic Science Academy Board. Tim is a 1985 graduate of the University of Iowa College of Law. Tim may be reached at tim.agan@maricopa.gov or at 602.506.1295.

Ryan Kenneth Gant Related Seminars and Products

Deputy County Attorney

Town of Marana Legal Department

is a Deputy County Attorney at the Pima County Attorney’s Office. Currently assigned to the major crimes bureau, Ryan prosecutes a variety of criminal offenses including high-profile murder and aggravated assault cases. He also handles all extraditions to and from Pima County, working with Local, State, and Federal Authorities to extradite domestic and international fugitives. Originally from small-town Illinois, he attended the University of Illinois (B.A. Communication, 2015) before moving to the Sonoran Desert to pursue his J.D. from the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law (J.D., 2018). Ryan is an active member in the local bar community, sitting on the boards of the Pima County Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Division and the Morris K. Udall Inn of Court. In his free time, he enjoys hiking, watching sports, officiating high school basketball, and spending time with his wife, Caitlin, and infant son, Theodore.

Flynn P Carey Related Seminars and Products

Attorney

Mitchell Stein Carey Chapman PC

Flynn Carey is a founder and member of Mitchell Stein Carey Chapman in Phoenix. He is a graduate of the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law (cum laude) where he was on Law Review, the recipient of the Honorable Rufus C. Coulter Scholarship and President of the Criminal Law Society. Flynn’s practice focuses on the defense of licensed professionals, criminal defense, school discipline, and Title IX litigation. He is one of only two attorneys recognized by the State Bar of Arizona as a Certified Specialist in Administrative Law. Flynn frequently represents and defends students in criminal matters.

Elizabeth Feldman Related Seminars and Products

Matthew E McGregor Related Seminars and Products

Intake Bar Counsel

State Bar of Arizona

Matt McGregor is Bar Counsel with the State Bar of Arizona’s Intake department. Born and raised in the far suburbs of Chicago, IL., his first legal job was with the Maricopa County Attorney’s office, where he worked from 2002 – 2007. Matt worked in the Preliminary Hearing, Juvenile, and Family Violence Bureaus. Matt then moved over to the State Bar of Arizona’s Lawyer Regulation department in 2007, where he worked as a Litigation Bar Counsel, and then transitioned into a part of the Intake department. In 2011, Matt returned to the County Attorney’s office, where he worked in Charging / Grand Jury, Family Violence, Gangs, and as a Mentor for newer attorneys in the Preliminary Hearing bureau. Matt then returned to the State Bar’s Intake department in February 2016, and he also assists in conducting in-person law office assessments for the State Bar’s Law Office Management Assistance Program. Matt regularly teaches as part of the State Bar of Arizona’s Professionalism Course and other CLEs.

Stephen P Little Related Seminars and Products

State Bar of Arizona

is Senior Bar Counsel in the State Bar of Arizona's Lawyer Regulation Division and a Judge Pro Tempore for the Maricopa County Superior Court. Steve has prosecuted numerous Lawyer Regulation cases over the years, in addition to presenting substantive CLEs on legal ethics and professional responsibility. Steve also runs and oversees the State Bar's Law Office Management Assistance Program, which offers in-person law office management assistance to lawyers in need. Steve has previously worked as Assistant Ethics Counsel for the State Bar, as a prosecutor for the Maricopa County Attorney's Office in the Major Crimes Division, and has run his own legal practice, representing personal injury clients and defending lawyers from ethics and malpractice complaints.

Kyle A Bryson Related Seminars and Products

has served as Pima County presiding judge since July 1, 2015. Since his appointment as a retained judge in March 2010, Judge Bryson has served as associate presiding judge, presiding judge of both the probate and family law divisions, and as a member of the civil bench.
Prior to his appointment to Division 5, Judge Bryson served as court commissioner and judge pro tempore for over nine years, presiding over civil, criminal, family law and probate matters. During his over 20 years on the bench, he has also served and continues to serve on various committees, workgroups and commissions on both the state and local levels. He is a frequent speaker to the bench, the bar, and the public on topics including the role, selection and retention of the judiciary, ethics, professionalism, courthouse security and safety, procedural rules, substantive and constitutional law, and leadership.

Gerald L Shelley Related Seminars and Products

Fennemore Craig PC

C Christine Burns Related Seminars and Products

Kristin Marie Wrobel Related Seminars and Products

Kristin M. Wrobel is a Partner in the Phoenix office of Manning Kass. She is a member of the Insurance Coverage / Bad Faith team.

Ms. Wrobel is a seasoned trial attorney with over a decade of experience advocating for clients. She began her legal career as a felony trial attorney with the Maricopa County Public Defender’s Office, where she honed her courtroom skills over nearly ten years. During this time, she served as lead trial counsel in numerous complex matters. For the last half of her career as a public defender, Ms. Wrobel focused almost exclusively on death penalty litigation, navigating the intricacies of these high-stakes cases. Ms. Wrobel has worked on environmental and consumer fraud cases, litigated Section 1983 civil rights claims, and represented plaintiffs in personal injury litigation. This experience has provided her with invaluable expertise in complex legal strategy, evidence presentation, and appellate procedure, which she now leverages to defend and advise clients in a variety of complex litigation matters.

Ms. Wrobel is admitted to the State Bar of Arizona, the United States District Court for the District of Arizona, and the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.

Memberships
— Regional Co-Chair, Mentoring Program, American Bar Association Judicial Internship Opportunity Program

Education
— Arizona State University, Juris Doctor
— Arizona State University, Bachelor of Arts in Sociology

Brian Y Furuya Related Seminars and Products

Judge

Arizona Court of Appeals - Division One

Hon. Brian Furuya was appointed as a judge of the Arizona Court of Appeals, Division One, by Gov. Doug Ducey effective January 25, 2021. Prior to his appointment to the bench, Judge Furuya served as a deputy county attorney for Coconino County, in the office's civil division from 2016. In his government practice, Judge Furuya handled a wide variety of matters, including tax valuation appeals, code enforcement matters, general civil litigation, and providing legal advice and representation to local fire districts, as well as many county officers, commissions, and boards. From 2007 through 2015, he was in private practice, where he handled cases in the areas of real estate and business transactions, landlord-tenant, appellate, personal injury, and corporate and employment law, as well as civil litigation with the law firm of Aspey, Watkins & Diesel, P.L.L.C. Judge Furuya was named as a Rising Star by Super Lawyers in 2015 and again in 2016.

Residing with his family in Flagstaff, Judge Furuya is active in the community. In addition to volunteering for community focus groups for the City of Flagstaff, he has served as President of the Board of Directors for the Coconino County Bar Association, and was also selected as a member of the Flagstaff Leadership Program's class of 2013. From 2014 through 2021, he served as a member of the State Bar of Arizona's Board of Governors for District 1, representing Apache, Navajo, Coconino, and Mohave counties. He also filled a term as president of the State Bar of Arizona from 2019 to 2020. He continues his volunteer service to the legal community as a member of the Board of Directors for the Arizona Foundation for Legal Services and Education.

Judge Furuya graduated with a degree, cum laude, from Brigham Young University in 2003, studying political science and philosophy. He attended the J. Reuben Clark Law School and was awarded a juris doctor degree in 2007. In law school, Judge Furuya was Managing Editor of Articles for the Brigham Young University Journal of Public Law. He also was an adjunct professor of law with the J. Reuben Clark Law School, teaching legal interviewing & counseling theory and technique until 2010. In addition to obtaining law licenses for all State and Federal courts in Arizona and the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, Judge Furuya was also admitted to practice before the courts of the Navajo Nation in 2008, where he took pro bono cases to serve indigent members of the tribe.

Ann B Ching Related Seminars and Products

Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, Arizona State University

Ann B. Ching is a Clinical Professor of Law at Arizona State University Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law. Prior to this appointment, Professor Ching served as Ethics Counsel for the State Bar of Arizona (2016-2019) and Assistant Professor of Law at Pepperdine University (2013-2015). Professor Ching began her legal career in the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General’s Corps (2001-2012), where she achieved the rank of Major and was awarded the Bronze Star Medal for her service in Iraq. Outside of teaching, Professor Ching serves on the Arizona Supreme Court Ethics Advisory Committee, the State Bar of Arizona Ethics Advisory Group, and as a judge pro tempore for the East Valley Regional Veterans Court. Professor Ching frequently speaks and writes about ethics, legal writing, and appellate practice. Her book Contemporary Appellate Advocacy (Carolina Academic Press) was published in 2025. Professor Ching is a graduate of the University of Arizona (B.A.), the University of North Carolina (J.D.), the Judge Advocate General’s School of the Army (LL.M.), and Pepperdine University (M.B.A.).

Peter W Hochuli Related Seminars and Products

Children and Family Representation Compliance Chief

AOC

Honorable Peter Hochuli received his undergraduate degree in Sociology with an emphasis in Juvenile Corrections from Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona, in 1977. He earned his Juris Doctor degree from the University Of Arizona College Of Law, in 1980. He has practiced law in Tucson, Arizona since 1981. He was in private practice with an emphasis in Juvenile delinquency defense and dependency matters as well as family law/domestic relations cases. In 1996, he joined the Pima County Attorney’s Office, Juvenile Division, and was promoted to supervisor in April, 2003. During that time he represented the Pima County Attorney during the implementation of the Juvenile Detentions Alternatives Initiative.

He was a founding member of the Juvenile Law Section of the Arizona State Bar and was Section Chair from June 1999 to June 2000. Over the course of his career he has participated in a number of state and local juvenile committees, collaborations, and faculty for legal education.

Peter W. Hochuli was appointed to the Pima County Bench as a Court Commissioner/Judge Pro Tempore of the Superior Court, Juvenile Division effective March 17, 2008. In October 2013, he was rotated to the Pima County Probate/Adult Mental Health bench, where he served for 27 months. December 11, 2015, he was appointed by Governor Doug Ducey, to the Pima County Superior Court Bench, Division 13, and is currently serving on the Juvenile Bench.

He has been married for almost 46 years and has four beautiful children and four exceptional grandchildren.

Dale H Cardy Related Seminars and Products

Pima County Attorney`s Office

Dale Cardy graduated from the University of Arizona College of Law in August of 1998. He began working for the Pima County Attorney’s Office in 2000. In 2002 Dale began work at the Juvenile Unit of the Pima County Attorney’s Office. He became the supervising attorney for this Unit in 2008, and has continued in this role ever since. Dale is currently responsible for supervising three other attorneys. Dale also works closely with Juvenile Court on numerous initiatives to achieve better outcomes for the youth in Pima County.

Hon. Nathan Thomas Wade Related Seminars and Products

Judge Wade was appointed to the Arizona Superior Court in Pima County by Governor Hobbs in February 2025 and is currently serving on the Family Bench. He served as a Commissioner on the Family Bench in Superior Court prior from July 2023 until his appointment. Judge Wade was previously a Deputy Public Defender in Pinal County and Co-Chair of the Legislative and Policy Committee for Arizona Attorneys for Criminal Justice. In Pinal County, in addition to his felony trial work, he served as the designated attorney for clients in the drug court program. He also spent 7 years with the Pima County Public Defender as a felony trial attorney, handling cases from drug possession to first degree murder.  Judge Wade also worked on criminal justice legislation at the Arizona state legislature both through AACJ and as a public defender. He is a 2013 graduate of the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law and currently serves as the Vice-President for the U of A Law College Association. Judge Wade also teaches Interviewing, Negotiation and Counseling at the Law School.

Jennifer Luna Espino Related Seminars and Products

Honorable Jennifer Espino was appointed as a Commissioner of the Pima County Superior Court in March 2021 and currently serves at Juvenile Court. Prior to her appointment, she was with the Tohono O'odham Nation Office of Attorney General where she advised tribal government departments and offices and represented the Nation in tribal, state, and federal matters. Her volunteer experience included Wills For Heroes, Volunteer Lawyers Program, and the AMBA (Arizona Minority Bar Association) Writing Program.

Robert John Curigliano Related Seminars and Products

Robert J. Curigliano has been a licensed attorney since 2008. He was originally licensed in Pennsylvania state court, and the Western District of Pennsylvania. He was subsequently barred in Arizona in 2014 in both state and federal court. Mr. Curigliano has practiced in diverse fields including utilities law, bankruptcy law, domestic relations, criminal defense, and juvenile law. He has worked for the State of Arizona as an assistant attorney general, at a private law firm, operated his own private law firm, and for Pima County at the office of Children's Counsel. He currently operates a private law practice, Curigliano Law P.L.L.C., and is also currently a deputy legal defender for Cochise County.