ARIZONA

Arizona Bar Center

Arizona Bar Foundation

111 W. Monroe, Suite 1800

Phoenix, AZ 85003

(602) 340-7372

Fax (602) 271-4930

e-mail: rjohnson@azbar.org

Contact Person: Ron Johnson, Director

 

State Bar Staff

•   Bar Foundation Staff

Other:____________

•   State Support Program

State Support Function

Access to Justice Program

Statewide Direct Delivery

Independent Program

None of the Above

 

The Arizona Bar Foundation is part of the Arizona State Bar and is responsible for all statewide pro bono support. The director of the Arizona Bar Foundation also staffs the state bar's Legal Services Committee. The position reports to the Executive Director and a board of the state bar.

 

# of Active Lawyers 14,000

# of Lawyers Providing Pro Bono Service: Information Not Available

# Pro Bono Programs 20

Poverty Population 564,000

# of Legal Services Programs 15

# of IOLTA Funded Programs 15  

 

1995 Statewide IOLTA Revenue $1,320,000

Program Budget n/a

Funding n/a

% of Funding paid by the Bar n/a

% of Funding paid by the IOLTA 100%

Other (foundations, filing fees, legal services) n/a

 

Ethical Rules & Bar Resolutions

Policy on pro bono

4 state bar resolution

state supreme court ethical rule

4 rule similar to Revised ABA MR 6.1 (includes hours and categories)

pre 1993 version of ABA MR 6.1

other rule

Reporting of Pro Bono Activity

mandatory (___ under consideration)

4 voluntary (___ under consideration)

Activities

Communication

4 newsletter

4 media publicity

Recruitment

mass mailings to new admittees

4 work with individual law firms

4 bar event presentations

4 personal contacts/phone calls 

phonathons

4 bar section or committee presentations/projects

Training

4 sponsor substantive legal training for volunteers

coordinate training programs for legal services providers

4 publish training materials

Coordination

assist development of local programs

4 coordinate activities with providers (i.e. training,)

state pro bono coordinator meetings

4 liaison with state bar foundation

Technical Assistance

outreach to programs

sponsor state pro bono conference

provide technical assistance to:

law firms

corporate counsel

governmental attorney offices

Recognition

4 program awards

4 state bar sponsored awards

4 state bar foundation sponsored awards

4 personal letters

4 magazine/newsletter articles

honor roll

certificates

4 CLE vouchers/publications

Case Intake & Referral

4 direct case referrals to volunteers

case referral to pro bono programs

statewide or regional:

centralized intake

hotline

clinics

Legislative Work

involved in legislative advocacy

4 participate in state planning for legal services and pro bono

Staff State Bar or Access to Justice Committee

pro bono ethics rules/resolutions/reporting

4 delivery of legal services/legal aid

Access to Justice

Other __________

Technology

4 web site www.AZBar.org

fax referrals

linkage between pro bono programs