MCBA NEWS & EVENTS ...            CALENDAR OF EVENTS (click here)   Cool 50%-off Membership Available! It's another hot summer and MCBA is offering a cool and refreshing half-priced membership to eligible attorneys who have not been a member since 2006, or who have never been a member. Invite a peer or friend to join today! The 50%-off membership extends from July through December 2008. Download a special 50%-off membership form here, (and an explanation of membership categories here) or a potential member may call Cynthia at (602) 257-4200 Ext. 114 and join using Visa or MasterCard. County Law Firms Generously Support MCBA Diversity Committee's Outreach Programs Over a dozen firms generously supported the Diversity Committee's Summer Associates Social and the Minority Legal Writing Program last month. They have our thanks, and you'll find them listed here. MCB Foundation Awards 2008 Grants   The Foundation has distributed a total of   $37,250 in grant monies to six organizations.  Shown accepting the grant for Advocates for  the Disabled is Sherry Whitener. Go here to  to read more. See photo of all recipients here. LEGAL NEWS OF THE WEEK Sex abuser jailed by Texas judge for 4,060 years msnbc.com  7/3 Charges brought in 2000 Concorde crash msnbc.com  7/3 Phoenix mortgage broker pleads not guilty to fraud charges azcentral.com 7/3 Thomas asks high court for help in bar dispute eastvalleytribune.com  7/2 Mesa revises immigration-status policy easvalleytribune.com  7/3 Bankruptcy judge approves removal of Greenberg Traurig as Mortgages Ltd. representative bizjournals.com/phoenix 7/2 Petitions files for Stop Illegal Hiring initiative azcentral.com 7/2 Airport's ban on guns is disputed in Atlanta nytimes.com 7/2 In court ruling on execution, a factual flaw nytimes.com 7/2 Group fights affirmative-action ban azcentral.com 7/1 Buyers initiative inches on azcentral.com 7/1 Woman dies ignored on hospital waiting room floor cnn.com 7/1 New California cell phone law could trip up Arizona drivers bizjournals.com/phoenix 6/30 Navajo president backs tribal lawyer azcentral.com 6/30 U.S. advised Iraqi ministry on oil deals nytimes.com 6/30 eBay to pay damages in sale of fakes nytimes.com 6/30 Hard fought budget sent to Napolitano azcentral.com  6/27      › Budget details      › Health District audit      › Political Insider Countrywide Financial hit with lawsuits as shareholders approve merger bizjournals.com/Phoenix  6/27 Statute on expert witnesses voided by state appeals court azcentral.com  6/27 Projects' future unclear with Mortgages Ltd. Chapter 11 bizjournals.com/Phoenix  6/27 Mesa Sweeps heat up Arpaio-Gascón feud   eastvalleytribune.com  6/27

UPCOMING CLE... CLE programing is on hiatus until late August. Have a great summer!       . . . . . . . MCBA Creates Hall of Fame, Seeks Nominees This is an opportunity to honor outstanding Maricopa County attorneys. Please read more details here and download the nomination form here. Arizona Paralegal Conference 2008-- Register Now! Set for Sept. 26, this is the premiere event for ALL paralegals in the state. Full details here. Golf Your Game? The Comerica Bank 2008 Pro Bono Golf Classic is set for Nov. 8. Find info and registration here. Thanks 2008 100% Club Members Go here to find out who they are.  . . . . . . . TRIAL MEMBER