State Bar of Arizona Course on Professionalism (Virtual Course) - 05/12/2026

Edwin Walter Slade III Related Seminars and Products

Administrative Counsel

Arizona Department of Environmental Quality

Edwin Slade is the Administrative Counsel (General Counsel) for the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality. He provides legal support to the Director's Office and Water, Air, and Waste programs, serves on the Agency's Executive Leadership Team, oversees the Agency compliance management process, and coordinates the Agency's work with the Attorney General's Office to resolve cases and provide legal advice. Prior to rejoining ADEQ in 2017, Edwin was an Arizona Assistant Attorney General in the Natural Resources Section, and a high school chemistry teacher with Teach For America. He attended law school at the University of Arizona, where he helped to start the environmental law certificate program. Edwin is originally from eastern Pennsylvania, and enjoys the Arizona outdoors with his family.

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.

Devin Sreecharana Related Seminars and Products

May Potenza Baran & Gillespie PC

Devin Sreecharana. Devin’s practice includes all aspects of complex commercial litigation in state and federal courts. He is a Shareholder in his firm’s Commercial Litigation Practice Group, serves as his firm’s Ethics Counsel, and assists with his Firm’s attorney recruitment efforts. He has been recognized as a Super Lawyers Rising Star (Business Litigation) for ten consecutive years, as well as an American Bar Foundation Fellow. Devin has and continues to hold Board and executive positions in a number of community and legal service organizations and enjoys serving as a Judge Pro Tempore for the Maricopa County Superior Court.

John C Kelly Related Seminars and Products

Coppersmith Brockelman PLC

John Kelly is a partner with the law firm of Coppersmith Brockelman PLC in Phoenix. He has substantial experience representing profit and not-for-profit companies in a wide variety of legal and business matters, including commercial, employment, real estate and construction, health care, tort and insurance-related litigation. As a trial lawyer, John has tried over 100 cases to conclusion, including jury and bench trials, arbitration matters and administrative law proceedings. He currently serves as a Judge Pro Tem with the Maricopa County Superior Court and has been retained to serve as a private mediator on more than 200 occasions. He is a member of the International Academy of Dispute Resolution and is a trained Neutral (Mediations/Arbitrations) and Peer Review Officer with the American Health Lawyers Association. He has conducted numerous internal and external training sessions and Company seminars on issues such as loss prevention techniques, sexual harassment avoidance, professional conduct in the workplace, litigation preparation, workers’ compensation, business contract review and best employment practices. He conducts workplace investigations into a wide variety of employment issues.

Prior to joining Coppersmith Brockelman, John was the General Counsel of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Phoenix. In that capacity, John supervised the Human Resources, Benefits, Corporate Management and Parish Administration offices of the Diocese, advised the Bishop on numerous non-profit and corporate governance issues, and advised the Catholic Schools Superintendent on school personnel decisions, education-related policies and procedures, and student disciplinary processes. Prior to joining the Diocese of Phoenix, John was the Vice President and General Counsel and a member of the Executive Board of Directors of Leslie’s Poolmart, Inc., a nationwide retailer of swimming pool supplies. John directed all litigation for the Company and its 900+ stores, and also supervised the Legal, Real Estate, Construction and Facilities Management, Loss Prevention, Risk Management, Safety, Regulatory Affairs and Workers’ Compensation departments. Prior to joining Leslie’s, John was in private practice in Phoenix for 12 years, most recently as a partner in the law firm of Leonard, Collins & Kelly, where his practice concentrated on business, contract and employment litigation.

John holds a B.A. from Stanford University and a J.D. from Arizona State University, and is admitted to practice in Arizona and California, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and the U.S. District Courts for the District of Arizona and the Southern, Northern, and Central Districts of California. He has been awarded the distinguished “AV Preeminent” peer review rating, Martindale-Hubbell (both judicial and peer endorsed), “Top Rated Lawyer in Labor & Employment” by American Lawyer Media and Martindale-Hubbell, and is a 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025 Southwest “Super Lawyer” in Civil Litigation and a recipient of The Best Lawyers in America: Commercial Litigation. He was appointed to the Professionalism/Ethics Committee of the State of Arizona Trial Practice section and conducts seminars for the State Bar of Arizona on Professionalism.

Laura Lawless Related Seminars and Products

Partner

Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP

is a Partner at Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP and a trial lawyer who represents employers before federal and state courts and administrative agencies, as well as in arbitration and mediation proceedings, defending employers in matters arising under federal and state employment laws, including claims of discrimination, harassment, retaliation, whistleblower retaliation, wrongful termination, wage and hour violations, and breach of contract, as well as in noncompetition, nonsolicitation, nondisclosure, trade secret and unfair competition cases. Laura also counsels and collaborates with human resources professionals, including assisting in workplace investigations, auditing wage and hour practices under the Fair Labor Standards Act and analogous state laws, reviewing and advising on leaves of absence, preparing executive employment agreements and separation agreements, drafting employment policies and handbooks, advising on drug and alcohol testing and workplace violence prevention, delivering interactive management and executive training, and advising on reduction-in-force planning and implementation. She is also a frequent contributor and speaker on employment and labor law topics, including at state and local affiliates of the Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM). In addition to her labor and employment practice, Laura assists private business owners in complying with Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act and analogous state laws, requiring disability accessibility in places of public accommodation.

Denise M Quinterri Related Seminars and Products

The Law Office of Denise M Quinterri PLLC

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.

Megan K Page Related Seminars and Products

Pima County Public Defender's Office

Terri L Clarke Related Seminars and Products

Maricopa County Superior Court

Honorable Terri L Clarke was a prosecutor with the Maricopa County Attorney's Office for over 17 years. Ms. Clarke has tried over 85 felony cases to Arizona Superior Court juries and has lectured at national, state, and local seminars to law enforcement officers, prosecutors, and community groups about criminal justice topics. She also taught as adjunct faculty at Glendale Community College and taught courses in the "Detective School" program to police officers. Since 2010, she has served as a Commissioner/Judge Pro Tempore with Maricopa County Superior Court.

Kathleen Stillman Related Seminars and Products

Attorney

Stillman Smith Gadow

Kathleen Stillman is a partner with the Phoenix law firm of Stillman Smith Gadow where her practice is dedicated solely to the area of family law, specifically complex divorce, premarital agreements, child-related matters, post decree modifications, and mediation. Kathleen is a fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers and a Certified Specialist in Family Law. She brings thirteen years of teaching experience, advocating for children and working with families, to her practice. Admitted to the State Bar of Arizona in 2013, she graduated from Arizona State University with a B.A. in Elementary and Special Education in 1995 and the University of Wyoming Law School in 2001. Kathleen served as chair of the Maricopa County Bar Association Family Law Board in 2023, is a Court Appointed Advisor, provides pro bono legal services through the CLS Volunteer Lawyers Program, and serves as a Judge Pro Tem. Additionally, she serves on several mentorship committees within the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. She is the mother of two college students (a house divided: one at University of Arizona and the other at ASU) and enjoys riding horses and team roping.

Kareen O'Brien Related Seminars and Products

Associate Attorney

Maricopa County Attorney's Office

Kareen O’Brien has been practicing law since 2004. A graduate of Southwestern University Law School in Los Angeles, California, Kareen began her career in the areas of civil litigation and intellectual property rights’ enforcement. Eager to have more trial experience, in 2006 she became a Deputy District Attorney for the County of Los Angeles, where she eventually handled the most serious and violent family violence and sexual assault cases. In 2012, Kareen moved to Phoenix with her family, and became a member of the Arizona State Bar that same year. After a short time as a Deputy County Attorney with Maricopa County Attorney’s Office (“MCAO”) in their sex crimes bureau, Kareen decided to try something different, so she began practicing Family Law. In 2023, Kareen rejoined MCAO where she now works as a prosecutor in the Sex Crimes Bureau.

Katherine Claire Belzowski Related Seminars and Products

Sandra Mary Bensley Related Seminars and Products

Pima County Superior Court

Honorable Sandra Bensley is presently assigned to the probate bench at Pima County Superior Court and became presiding probate judge on January 1, 2025. Prior to being appointed as a judge in 2024, Judge Bensley was a shareholder at Waterfall Economidis where she practiced in the area of trust and estate law, with a concentration in probate litigation. Before joining Waterfall Economidis, Judge Bensley was an assistant public defender with Pima County.

Jessica Jean-Marie Kokal Related Seminars and Products

Broening Oberg Woods & Wilson PC

Jessica Kokal is a partner with Broening Oberg Woods & Wilson. Jessica moved to the Valley from the Detroit metropolitan area to attend Barrett, the Honors College at Arizona State University as a National Merit scholar recruit. She remained at Arizona State University to attend law school at the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law while also working full-time at a small Phoenix firm. After joining the firm of Broening, Oberg, Woods & Wilson as an associate in 2016, Jessica was invited to become a partner in 2018.

During her career, Jessica has defended over 30 arbitrations both in what are now known as Tier 1 cases in the state of Arizona and in the AAA forum, taken and defended hundreds of depositions, participated in dozens of administrative hearings and settlement conferences, and defended multiple trials, before both juries and the presiding disciplinary judge and disciplinary hearing panel, to verdict. She currently focuses her practice in the areas of general liability defense, insurance bad faith with a focus in workers’ compensation bad faith, and professional malpractice and lawyer disciplinary proceedings.

In addition to maintaining her practice, Jessica oversees the firm’s mentorship program and chairs the firm’s marketing and recruitment committees. Between 2017 and 2019, she also directed the Phoenix Ladder Down program, designed to help women lawyers extend the “ladder down” to other women lawyers. She currently leads the firm’s mentorship program.

Alejandro Perez Related Seminars and Products

Nonnie L Shivers Related Seminars and Products

Shareholder

Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart PC

is a shareholder at Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak Stewart PC. Nonnie advises and counsels private and public employers in all aspects of employment law. Nonnie regularly partners with clients to plan and implement reductions in force, severance plans and agreements, and pre-litigation disciplinary matters. Nonnie’s unique practice also includes providing employment advice for employers doing business on the Navajo Nation and other tribal lands, including cultural and employment law training on unique tribal code requirements. Nonnie has successfully defended employers against allegations of discrimination, sexual harassment and wrongful termination in state and federal court, as well as administrative forums. Nonnie has handled hundreds of charges with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the Arizona Civil Rights Division, as well as claims filed with the Industrial Commission of Arizona. Nonnie has also litigated whistleblower claims against air carriers under AIR 21 and handled investigations with numerous other federal agencies, including the U.S. Department of Labor. Nonnie regularly speaks and trains on current and emerging employment law topics, including recent presentations to industry and trade groups on gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender workplace issues, joint employment challenges, avoidance of retaliation claims, etc. Nonnie’s advanced degree in education and years of experience as an instructor and student affairs professional at Arizona State University help make her training sessions and presentations one-of-a-kind. Nonnie has also published several scholarly articles focused on employment law, including a book chapter on the impact of reasonable workplace accommodations for employees with disabilities on employers and employees’ expectations of privacy outside the workplace. Nonnie has received numerous accolades recognizing her skills. Nonnie was named a Rising Star by Southwest Super Lawyers in 2012, 2013 and 2014. This distinction is awarded to attorneys under the age of 40 based on 12 indicators of peer recognition and professional achievement. Nonnie also obtained the recognition of the legal community by receiving an AV Preeminent Rating by Martindale Hubbell beginning in 2014. Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Shivers served as a law clerk to the Honorable Patricia K. Norris on the Arizona Court of Appeals.(4/2015)

Joy E Herr-Cardillo Related Seminars and Products

Paul A Katz Related Seminars and Products

Judge

Maricopa County Superior Court

Judge (retired) Paul A. Katz is a graduate of Chicago Kent College of Law in 1976. He served 7 years as an Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Arizona, engaged in private practice performing commercial and environmental litigation as well as white collar criminal defense. He served as a Maricopa County Superior Court Judge from August 1989 until December 31, 2010. He then worked for 14 months as a deputy Maricopa County Public Defender and was then hired by the Arizona Attorney General’s office in its Natural Resources Section. He retired a second time from the Arizona Attorney General’s office on February 28, 2023 and is now working part time as a Maricopa County pro tem Justice of the Peace. He is also currently serving as a member of the Arizona State Bar’s Civil Practice and Procedure Committee and is on the board of directors of the University of Michigan Letterwinners M Club.

Carlos Daniel Carrion Related Seminars and Products

Maricopa County Public Defenders Office

Carlos Daniel Carrion is an attorney supervisor with the Maricopa County Public Defender's Office. He began as a trial attorney then he was chosen to create and supervise a trial group specializing in vehicular litigation, Vehicular Group. After that, he was chosen to create and manage a new division, Early Representation Unit. As Attorney Manager, he worked with Maricopa County stakeholders in developing Mental Health Court and Veterans Court. He served as President of the Arizona Association of Drug Court Professionals and co-chaired a planning committee that developed a statewide conference for those involved in treatment courts. Carlos has been on the State Bar of Arizona Criminal Jury Instructions Committee since 1996.

Anna M Unterberger Related Seminars and Products

Anna M. Unterberger was a Deputy Public Defender with the Maricopa County Public Defender’s Office for 31 years. After 7 years in the Trial Division and 10 years in the Appeals Division, she spent 14 years in the Capital Trial Unit. Her practice in that unit focused on written advocacy and tenacious negotiations. She does not have any clients on death row. Prior to joining the Public Defender’s Office, she was an attorney in private practice, working primarily in the area of commercial litigation, and an Assistant Attorney General with the Arizona Attorney General’s Office in the Antitrust Division. She served as Judicial Law Clerk for the Hon. James Duke Cameron at the Arizona Supreme Court during the 1983-84 judicial term, and as a Congressional Intern in 1979 for then House Minority Leader John J. Rhodes, Jr. Anna received a B.A. in Psychology and Political Science from Rice University in 1980, and a J.D. from the University of Arizona College of Law in 1983, where she was a member of The Arizona Law Review. She is a former member of the State Bar of Arizona’s Revised Criminal Jury Instructions Committee and the Bar’s Committee on Professional Conduct (“Ethics Committee”). She was also on the Editorial Board for the Bar’s Revised Ethics Handbook, as well as being a contributing author. She was one of 18 Arizonans who received the Bar’s Gideon Award, in recognition of her contributions to indigent criminal defense. She was also the recipient of the Jack Williams Appellate Achievement Award from the Arizona Attorneys for Criminal Justice, and she has argued (and even won) cases in the Arizona Court of Appeals and the Arizona Supreme Court.

Maurice H Goldman Related Seminars and Products

Attorney

Goldman & Goldman PC

Maurice Goldman works in Tucson, Arizona at Goldman & Goldman, P.C. He holds a J.D./M.B.A. from Hofstra University. He graduated from Syracuse University with a B.S. in journalism. His law practice is focused only on immigration-related matters including employment-based, family-based, asylum, removal defense and other humanitarian-based immigration issues. Mr. Goldman has served on multiple national American Immigration Lawyers Association's (AILA) committees. He's a recipient of the 2010 AILA Joseph Minsky Young Lawyer Award and the 2018 Randy Tunac Courage in Immigration Award. Mo previously served as the AILA Arizona chapter chair. He was previously a trustee to the American Immigration Council (AIC) and sat on the boards of the ASISTA, Border Action Network and Immigrants List.

Reid P Potter Related Seminars and Products

Reid P. Potter works with lawyers and law firms in all legal ethics law and risk management aspects. Mr. Potter has over a decade of experience in compliance and legal roles, previously serving as Intake Bar Counsel at the State Bar of Arizona. In his role, he evaluated and investigated complaints against lawyers alleging violations of the Rules of Professional Conduct. With a deep knowledge of the ethical rules surrounding the legal profession, he played a key role in determining whether violations had actually taken place. As a Practice Management Advisor and Attorney, he provided guidance and resources to lawyers on best practices for managing their practices ethically and efficiently.

Before joining the State Bar of Arizona, he had served as Chief Compliance Office and General Counsel at EZ-Messenger, a legal support services provider located in 15 states. In his role, Mr. Potter led the quality and compliance team, oversaw compliance and security programs, and negotiated contracts and service agreements.